Arkapeligo- Rising by Ma West

Author:Ma West [West, Ma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-01T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Cold Dawn

It wasn’t going to work. Nothing was happening, and Sasha could barely feel any movement at all in the water. She cursed herself, as she had once again failed. Fearing it was already too late, she hooked her arm in the weakening grip of Emilia’s armpit. Sasha thrashed her legs, pushing with as much force and determination as she had ever had in her life. Had they not been submerged, tears would have been streaming down her face.

Sasha had never prayed for a miracle, nor had she ever been inclined to, but at the moment, she felt like she had been granted one. The water grabbed the girls, and with a force much stronger than Sasha, the two were rushed up the elevator shaft at a confusing speed.

It was impossible for Sasha to keep her orientation, breath, or wits. So she did the only thing she could: she held on to Emilia for all her worth. A strong jostle from Emilia only worried her further, as there was no way of knowing what lay in the shaft above or to the sides—until Sasha’s left shoulder slammed into a hard surface. The elevator cord kept the rebound to a minimum, but Sasha could feel the hurt.

It would bruise, but Sasha had experienced worse physical pain. Although, she had never found it so easy to power through it before. Despite the soreness of her shoulder, she pounded the ceiling until, at last, a panel moved. Directly above the impact point, something had loosened, so Sasha pounded vehemently until it finally shook free.

Precious oxygen had never seemed so miraculous to Sasha before, and yet so distant for the one she loved. She pulled herself out with one arm, refusing to release Emilia. There was no breath for Emilia, no sudden gasp for lifesaving breath—only a limp, pale body, and Sasha was the cause.

The water continued to sink but left behind a bile grime on everything it had touched. Pacing proved too slippery and nasty a proposition for what it would offer in relief. Drexter’s stomach churned with worry, hunger, and disgust, and a dryness began to form all around his mouth. His day was getting worse and worse.

He had faced similar kinds of challenges before. Like any career officer, he couldn’t escape the inevitable difficulties the army supplies. This time, however, the stakes seemed almost higher than life and death—it was both personal and spiritual. Only the Lord himself could concoct such a terrible menagerie of events.

For the next several hours, Captain Drexter leaned against the upper part of the back wall, internally cursing a Lord who before had no formal place in his life.

“No, this can’t be the end of the miracle.” Sasha wondered why she would be forced to face this alone after just being given a chance. She grabbed Emilia’s limp, pale arm, laid it against her weeping face, and fell face-first onto Emilia’s stomach. It wasn’t much, nothing more than a wheeze, but she heard it, and Sasha bolted upright, waved her hands in panic, and continued to cry.

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