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“Her brain, which had up until then still been in the shower, toweled off and joined her on the beach. It whispered a tiny…

— Adrienne Kress

“She climbed into bed and clenched her eyes and jaw and fists—held everything clenched until she could breathe without screaming.”

— Rainbow Rowell

“The water was everywhere. It was soaking her clothes and in her ears and burning her eyes. It wrapped around her like a cocoon,…

— Jacqueline Green

“... she didn’t even have time to scream, just gave a startled “Oh!” and was gone,”

— Naomi Novik

“Can I have a glass of water?" Her voice was hoarse, probably from screaming. She'd always sounded like that after they'd- He didn't just…

— Jennifer Armintrout

“Instead she was wet, bedraggled, and a stranger here.”

— Dianne Salerni

“She cried herself to sleep, and I held her until she stopped. I rolled over and pushed my face into the pillow. I figured…

— Linwood Barclay

“She got back into bed and then leapt out again when she remembered what had awakened her. The noise! It had been so loud!”

— Austin J. Bailey

“Woke up screaming with no sound. The room filling with a bluish water called dawn. Went to kiss grandma on the forehead just in…

— Ocean Vuong

“She was wet with my crying. Up around her collar the cotton of her dress was plastered to her skin. I could see her…

— Sue Monk Kidd

“Jo's whimper rose slightly but the scream she yearned for wouldn't materialise. Instead, as she looked at her hand, she began to make a…

— Martin Pond

“She was in so fast that she didn’t have a chance to scream. The icy cold water stole her breath away…”

— B.J. Daniels