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Chapter One Jeremy

The water rushed over his head, sweeping Jeremy along with it. He struggled to keep his head above the water, but the undercurrent kept pulling him down. It didn’t matter how hard he kicked or how hard he moved his arms, he couldn’t stay above the water, and when he did make it, he managed to take a quick gasp of air, then the water sucked him under again.
He shivered continuously and knew the ice-cold water would cause hypothermia if he didn’t get out. He had already lost the sensation in his hands and feet and struggled to use them when an object came close enough for him to grab hold off.
He was going to die. He knew it, but he refused to give in. If this deluge of water wanted him so badly, it would have to fight him every step of the way. He wanted to live.
The forecast had mentioned heavy rain, but no one appeared to have predicted the torrent that came. Up high in the mountains, the rain fell, and as it moved down the hills it gathered pace, and by the time it hit Jeremy’s small town the rain turned into a flood. It swept up everything in its path; boulders, trees, cars and houses, Jeremy included.
The alarm came too late, the majority of the townspeople caught unawares, and as they attempted to flee, the waters came crashing down around them. God knows how many were swept away.
Something smacked into his side, and Jeremy tried to grasp it, ignoring the pain that crashed through his body. He needed to stay afloat; otherwise, he was dead.
His arms and legs grew weaker, and he knew it wouldn’t be long before he couldn’t fight anymore. He’d slip beneath the waves and not resurface. Shit, he was scared— no, petrified. He wanted to live; he fought to live, and he wasn’t giving in easily.
Everything kept fading in and out, and Jeremy struggled to stay conscious. He couldn’t fall unconscious because he would die. If death wanted him, it would have to fight hard. Jeremy wasn’t going to die.
He fought to keep his head above the water, trying desperately to hang on and stay alive. He wanted to live!
Where was help? Why wasn’t it here yet? With that thought, another wave crashed over his head, and Jeremy fought on.