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Damn, this is a haunting read. I don't know why I was expecting to read that Kadin would die before she got to that part. And it's gutting, given how the autho
by acjohnson55 2y ago
Damn, this is a haunting read.
I don't know why I was expecting to read that Kadin would die before she got to that part. And it's gutting, given how the author talked about their bond but also how she struggled to communicate fully with him.
Sadly, I know too many people who have drowned to death. One of my two childhood best friends died that way, and the other best friend lost his younger sister in a rafting accident, when she got caught in a strainer. Reading this makes me imagine what their last minutes may have been like. It's heavy.
I've had my own instances of realizing I was in way over my head in a situation. Not quite as bad as what the author describes. To me, her situation is one where you've crossed over to the "default dead", and I have to imagine that's a whole other level of emotion than anything I've experienced.
- harryp_peng 2y agoWhy would your brain 'split into sadness and action' on the brink of death? Because mine would go GPU and split into multiple threads of solutions.
- piva00 2y agoHow many times have you been on a brink of death moment in your life? If none you have absolutely no idea how your brain will react.
- aws_ls 2y agoI searched for Kadin on the page and came to your post. I was hoping to see a romantic end to their story. But that would have been too much Mills and Boon, I guess (sigh!). TBH large part in the middle does read like that, also the author reflecting on whether she has a crush on him. A very poignant long read.