As soon as I hit the water, I started flailing my arms, trying to keep myself above the water. It hurt to move the arm that still had an arrow sticking out of it, and I had limited motion because of that. Not that it mattered. Even if I was at full strength, I didn’t think I’d be able to keep myself up. The water was too strong, and it kept pulling my head under the water.
I inhaled a mouth full of water and started coughing immediately. My lungs burned with pain, and I couldn’t get a proper breath. At the same time, the river pulled my body along with its wild antics, whipping me around. I couldn’t get my bearings. I kept seeing flashes of land and trees, and for a brief moment, I saw Navarro’s face.
Then I heard a splash.
The river spun me around in its wild rapids before pulling me
