The Gloaming by Kirsty Logan

Author:Kirsty Logan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Published: 2018-05-04T04:00:00+00:00

And just when she ran out of breath, when her lungs began to burn, when she felt the cold trickles of panic behind her eyes – there was Pearl, pressing her lips to Mara’s, breathing into her mouth. Mara inhaled Pearl’s breath and pushed bubbles out through her nose. Pearl waited a moment, then pressed their lips together again, breathing into Mara’s mouth. She squeezed Mara’s hand to check she was okay, and Mara squeezed back.

They surfaced, and Pearl taught Mara how to swim: not to kick the feet, but to flex the legs from the hips. Think seal, think otter. Think mermaid. Back down they went, and Pearl breathed for both of them, and Mara flexed her legs from the hips. She grinned into the darkness, teeth cold against the sea. She was blind and freezing, but she could do it. She could stay underwater.

She emerged triumphant: body numb, eyes burning, lungs aching. Together they swam to the sandbank and staggered ashore, water sheeting from their bodies. The clouds were back and the rain had started again, but they didn’t notice. With the water still licking at her ankles, Mara took hold of Pearl’s waist and lifted her into the air. Pearl laughing, kicking, their wet skin slipping, and Mara lowered her back down into a kiss.

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