

I love to swim but I'm afraid of the deep. When I was a little girl I almost drowned in a river. Adults drank beer on the beach, and I swam with an inflatable ball. At some point, the current began to take me farther and farther, but the ball kept on the surface. I wasn't scared because the ball kept me from drowning. It was getting dark outside, and I swam further and further... At some point, the ball began to deflate. I started screaming but no one heard me...Water began to get into the ears and nose.I don't know how I swam to shore. Maybe it's the adrenaline. I do not know. I learned to swim that day, but I'm still afraid of drowning...