all of a sudden i found myself in the water.
"swim." he was standing on the shore behind me. i could sense impatience just
from his voice.
i didn't recognize that voice, but it made me believe the speaker has my autho
rity. i had just only the guts to put off my obedience but doubt his superiori
ty.
"…but the water is…rough…" i mumbled, but wished that he could hear me.
i put half of my head into the water and stared at the surface. though i could
feel the wind, there wasn't any ripple on the water surface.
"so what are you saying now? we are here just because you asked for, and now a
gain you…"
my temples ached. i didn't actually know that person who was shouting at the b
ack. usually i would have fought back or at least walked away from the person
before i had to bear such great pressure. but him, wasn't sure about the reaso
n, and the only thing i knew was that i couldn't do that. something has formed
an invisible wall in front of him, which stopped me from looking at his face.
the lake water was rougher and heavier than normal water. i felt like being bu
ried in the sand, and could barely breath.
"you, swim!"
wasn't sure which i was suffocated by: the heavy sandlike water, or those supp
ressed confusion deep inside me. but the water was indeed heavier than before.
it started to become more and more difficult to move my lower body. i knew i
had to make a quick decision. whether just drown myself into the sand to end a
ll these, or stay still, get my head stuck on the surface forever as the water
turn solidified, and suffer for my inferiority for the rest of my life. and i
chose the former. but before that, i had to see his face for myself. "i will
remember that person, and i will hunt for him through the next life."
so then i turned my head back, and saw that face—the exactly same face as min
e. suddenly, the water rised, and buried me.