Bones of the Lost
“Darkness.
I listened.
Absolute quiet.
By instinct I’d cupped a palm around my mouth to create an air pocket. And my helmet had helped. But the small bubble of space wasn’t enough. My chest was compressed, my lungs squeezed too tightly to function. The heavy armor only made the pressure worse.
I tried to breathe. Couldn’t.
I tried again. Got no air.
Panic began to set in.
How long could a person go without oxygen? Three minutes? Five?
How long had I been trapped?
I had no clue.
Again I tried to ...inhale. Again I failed.
My heart was banging. Pumping blood that was fast losing what little oxygen it held.
I tried moving the hand away from my mouth. Hit resistance within millimeters.
My other arm was numb. I had no sense of its position. The position of my legs.
A wave of dizziness flooded my brain. I saw images of the mesa. Of the ladyfinger rocks.
Rocks that now imprisoned me like a coffin.
How many feet? How many tons?
The panic increased. Adrenaline shot through me.
Breathe!
I tensed my neck and shoulder muscles.MoreLess
I listened.
Absolute quiet.
By instinct I’d cupped a palm around my mouth to create an air pocket. And my helmet had helped. But the small bubble of space wasn’t enough. My chest was compressed, my lungs squeezed too tightly to function. The heavy armor only made the pressure worse.
I tried to breathe. Couldn’t.
I tried again. Got no air.
Panic began to set in.
How long could a person go without oxygen? Three minutes? Five?
How long had I been trapped?
I had no clue.
Again I tried to ...inhale. Again I failed.
My heart was banging. Pumping blood that was fast losing what little oxygen it held.
I tried moving the hand away from my mouth. Hit resistance within millimeters.
My other arm was numb. I had no sense of its position. The position of my legs.
A wave of dizziness flooded my brain. I saw images of the mesa. Of the ladyfinger rocks.
Rocks that now imprisoned me like a coffin.
How many feet? How many tons?
The panic increased. Adrenaline shot through me.
Breathe!
I tensed my neck and shoulder muscles.MoreLess
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