InsaneJournal

Current mood:	cold
Entry tags:	coraline

The first breath of air hurt like fire; she gasped and spat out a mouthful of the foul water, then twisted around, hooking her hands under Wybie's arms. "C'mon, c'mon! Geez, when you'd get so heavy?"

A yank and a kick and she heaved herself out of the water and into the mud, dragging Wybie behind her. She lay on her back for a moment, still wheezing, then raised herself onto her elbows. "Damn damn damn damn!" Somehow she'd knocked over two more mushrooms - Great, just great. Of the original fairy circle of nine mushrooms, there were only five standing. "Less than half," she said, talking to keep eerie silence at bay. "See that, Wybie? Less than half. C'mon, say something, will ya? C'mon!"