_Splash._

It felt like the water was going to consume me, but it wouldn’t, not yet. It was cold. Insanely cold. I swum deeper and deeper, I was going to find him. It was too dark for me to see, I just had to feel it. Two floppy ears, a button and gem for eyes and a few loose stitches. Was this necessary for any plush rabbit? Probably not. For Jerry? Most definitely. My lungs were on fire, I had no choice to go back up for water, because Jerry would sink far too deep into the water, so I opted for holding my breath and occasionally swallowing water. _I can keep going, just for a little longer, _my heart told myself. Just a little longer. I rubbed my eyes gently and reopened them to see a sparkle, a sparkle in the dark that I couldn’t mistake for anything else.

Jerry’s gem for an eye.

_I’m nearly there._

My eyes burned. My arms were aching. My legs no better.

_Swim faster. He’ll be gone forever if you don’t._

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The next thing I knew, Jerry the floppy rabbit was in my hand.

_Swim lower, there’s something else here for you. You’re here for a reason._

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I wasn’t here for any other reason but to save Jerry and go back home.

_You’ll regret it if you go back up._

I kicked my feet through the water and swam to the surface, I would finally be able to get a breath of air.

Though it never occurred to me how fast the ice would freeze over.