"Drowning in a Time Loop" - 50 word mini-saga

She’s falling through the water. The last bubbles of breath are leaving her. Something feels familiar about this. Why isn’t she scared? 

A passing fish stops to watch her. He’s seen her before, and he knows he’ll see her again: the girl who drowns every day and keeps coming back.

 
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CeciliaSweeney

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