C38 So Soft

The fountain, mechanically driven, gave the illusion of a surge of water. Ye Jianjia felt increasingly constrained, as if forces were closing in on her from every direction. In her panic, she swallowed mouthfuls of water, her cries for help stifled and swallowed back down.

The terror of death struck her heart in an instant.

"Save..." she gasped, struggling.

Suddenly