what was the condition of douglasunder water - English -

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what was the condition of douglasunder water

Shivangi · Accepted Answer

The
above line is taken from the lesson "Deep Water" When Douglas was
at YMCA pool alone, a big bruiser, a boy of eighteen, picked him up
and tossed him into the deep water The pool was nine feet deep but
to Douglas it seemed to be ninety feet Before he could touch the
bottom of the pool, his lungs were ready to burst However the
terror stricken Douglas gathered all his strength and sprang
upwards But he had already swallowed water and choked He was
suffocating and felt lifeless and paralysed The situation was
filled with stark terror but midst of this terror came a touch of
reason Being courageous, with his stiff and rigid body, he decided
that he must jump with all his strength when he touches the
water
Unfortunately
this touch of reason did not prove to be successful The stark of
terror gripped him even more fiercely He limbs did not move He
tried calling for help but nothing happened