In The Air Tonight Meaning Drowning Novels & Stories

“We do this now. Tonight.” The word tonight made the air sharp. Dawn would be too late — Draci’s window that night could mean the difference between rescue and burial. I felt the old dial turn in my head, the one that set the engine of action in motion. Ten minutes of current-free water meant an island we could touch, breath, and grab things from. Ten minutes was a knife, but a knife with an edge when we sharpened it right.

"Promise me you won't give up." The heavy material finally clears my thrashing limbs as I kick as hard as I can desperate to reach the surface, I couldn't bring enough air into my lungs. Salty seawater gushed down into my lungs, causing a surge of intense pain to ricochet off my ribs and around my torso. I never thought I'd die like this. Im ready to let the darkness take me when I hear. "Sush baby it's just a dream." As his strong arms wrap around my body.

ARI I am drowning, I am being pulled under. These gnarly hands are dragging me under. I am screaming, but there is no sound coming out. It's suffocating, I am beginning to lose it … I can feel the sanity slipping slowly. I can't get back up, it's heavy, the current is dragging me under, no air … maybe if I let go, it will be okay. Maybe …. Something ice cold pierces my neck, the feeling travelling fast through my bloodstream, so I gasp so heavily and deeply, coming up for air.

I don't have air to breathe. The fun is over.

I saw myself floating in the air all of a sudden, and then I was suddenly in a pool of water. Swinging…… well I'm not so good at swimming, so it's hard for me to swing. I was drowning, and I saw myself stuck in a hospital bed. It was as if I'm glued to the bed, and I just couldn't get up. Breathing and understanding water is just impossible for me……. But I can't let myself drown. Drowning isn't, and it would never be an option. Still struggling to get away from the bed…… I find myself drowning.

Purple, familiar, but hard to recall. My struggles had become weaker and weaker. I grunted, my eyes became heavy, and I found that even taking a breath was impossible. Instead I fought in my head, unable to lift a finger. I was dying. ‘Aurora!’ I heard Amber’s voice suddenly and it felt like my body was underwater, and a force pulled me to the surface. The rush of air I inhaled as I sat up was liberating. It set my lungs alight, and I found myself gasping in the middle of the night.

The world turned cold and blue. The glass floor had vanished, and I was falling. I hit the water hard, the impact knocking the air from my lungs. I squeezed Elle against my chest, my heart screaming. I couldn't let her go. I couldn't let her drown in this nightmare. The water was salty and dark. Above me, the lights of the glass house looked like dying stars. I kicked my legs, fighting to stay near the surface, but the weight of my wet clothes pulled me down.

I’m flying, falling, gasping for air and it’s perfect! Somewhere far below I hear it. Hear him. “Ellie! Noooo!” He screams, but it’s too late. Because I’m already going under and everything above the water ceases to exist.

--- SPLASH --- We hit the water hard and I didn't see it coming, honestly how could I. The wind was knocked out of my lungs and I gasps for air at the wrong time. I inhaled water and no longer did I feel panic, it was replaced with dread. Not knowing if I was going to drown or if we were close to the surface the dread just heightened.

“Drowning in your damn tunnels.” Strong hands cupped my face, forcing me still. “You listen to me,” he said, each word sharp as a blade. “I don’t care if you’ve never touched water deeper than your knees. You will not drown here. Not while I’m breathing.” The promise was reckless. Impossible. And yet, something in me clung to it like the last rope in a storm. Another rumble shook the chamber. Water surged higher, hitting my waist. I stumbled, choking on a gasp. Adrian’s arm went around me instantly, dragging me against his side.