by gossypiumYeoman » Sat Dec 26, 2009 3:46 pm
Emilyth heard a door break off the hinges and float off with the water. She kept her face emotionless, but started to feel a bit worried. There were very heavy things on the weak, old shelf. Two big, dusty books, a large photograph in a frame, and a big turquoise necklace with heavy beads, and a medium-sized sapphire in the middle of the silver chain that held all of the beads. The shelf creaked and groaned. The water got higher. Emilyth quickly got onto her now soaked - and almost subdued by the water - bed. She tried grabbing the items off the shelf, but the bed started to get carried away by the water seeping through the already weakened door. Emilyth lost her balance. She fell off the bed as it rushed towards the door, and the door gave way, carried by the water. Her face paled. The shelf squeaked a final time before giving way too. NO! Emilyth rushed for the objects as they fell. All she could catch were the necklace and one of the books. The photograph and the other book were carried quickly and helplessly away by the merciless water. She shook her head and ran out of her dorm, quickly bolting after the photo and book. She was fast. The water was faster. It was about up to her waist now, and she shook her head.
The book and photo, far out of Emilyth's reach, were ruined. Still being carried through the water, but ruined. The book's pages, soaked, started to tear out and the cover was ripping. And the photo; torn, wrinkled, and its ink smeared.