I have always loved the water. As a child, no one would ever wonder where I was because I was always in or by that always warm and peaceful lake outside our cottage. It was beautiful. Tranquil even. Like all teenagers I stressed about almost everything I could think about so I spent all of my time at that lake.

It was a beautiful summers day so I was spending my afternoon sat by the lake reading my favourite book.

When all of a sudden I saw a flash of light hit the water. Many thoughts ran through my head but none of them made sense.

Oh it happened again. And again. But this time it was brighter. It’s getting brighter and brighter the more I focus on it.

Curiosity was taking over my body. My thoughts, my intentions, my actions. Before I knew it I was I. The water swimming toward that blinding light. It was getting bigger, the closer I got the more it seemed like it was spreading. The next minute I know it was surrounding me.

After taking a huge breath, I looked down and there it was the source. So without thinking I took my last breath and plummeted down. All I could see was light. I looked up and all I could see was light...