C17 After the drowning

When he opened his eyes he saw grey clouds passing by hastily in the sky. Coughing he spat the oily water out and turned onto his side.

A brutal pain was about to make his head explode. Markus groaned in pain, trying to get some air. He forced himself to breathe calmly and evenly, counting to one hundred while doing so. The ground on which he was lying was wet, cold and sandy