...' It might have been ' ...

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__ Meadowrose felt her heart pounding in her chest. Her hard raspy breathing was barley heard by the sound of the crashing and deafening river all around her. The current swung her to the left and she winced with agony as she hit a branch nearby, slashing her ribs. Mea felt weak, she thrashed wildly, coughing, trying to keep her eyes open. She called out for help. No one heard. Was she too loud? Or maybe it was that she wasn't loud enough. Meadow screamed again. And again. Was no one awake? A cool breeze flew past her and the waves, it swept around her. Whispering. Was it her time? No. No. No, no, no it couldn't be. She didn't even get to say goodbye to her beautiful kits. Oh and Boomrumble, he would break down, he would cry. No. He couldn't cry, she had to be there next to him if he was to cry. She had to tell him it was alright. Another wave crashed over her, drenching her head with water. Tears ran down meadows face. It didn't matter, water was all around her. Her biggest enemy engulfed her to the tail. But she had no strength left. Her limbs and muscles were weak and wrenched. It was hopeless. Just let go. It whispered. Mea stopped thrashing. She stopped moving. Meadowrose let her body sink in the depths of the river slowly. She felt something heavy hold her up. No. 'Let me go.' It hurt. Hurt more than lavander yelling at her. It hurt more than bearing her mate and kits cry. But it felt good. Mea closed her eyes. Sinking. Her heart hurt. She closed her eyes and thought of those wonderful and precious memories. Flashing in this last minute. Boomrumble, lavandermist, her family...so much wonderful faces mea would never forget. She opened her eyes, still sinking, water stung, leaving tears float soundless around her face...floating into the water around her as she sank deeper and deeper. A smile. A small smile spread across her face. Mea felt herself reach a paw out to the surface, a paw. What was she reaching for? For her kits? For her life? Mea didn't know. She never found out. Her last thought was.. She never got to say goodbye. Her friendly smile went stiff. Her whole body went stiff. It was hopeless. She could feel herself loose her breath. Suffocate...Maybe boomrumble could tell them goodbye. That reaching paw never held what it reached for. It just sank to the bottom of the river. Soundless. And that big, bright and kind heart sank with it. 'Down.' __