She was standing in a pool, waist-deep in the water. Friends and strangers surrounded her. The floor turned slick and she fell, head going under. She flailed, but couldn’t get a grip with her feet on the ground or her hands in the water. Suddenly everyone was too far away, too trapped in their own worlds to realize something was wrong. Her lungs burned as she struggled. She refused to breathe in water, but her body overruled. Her mouth opened; her diaphragm engaged. She awoke, heart pounding, lungs taking in air. She was safe, home. It was only a dream.
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