The grandson pushed his grandmother into the lake, knowing full well that she couldn’t swim and was afraid of water, just for fun: relatives stood nearby and laughed, but none of them could even imagine what this woman would do as soon as she got out of the water.
Somehow — through panic, instinct, and sheer will — she managed to hook her forearm over the edge. She dragged herself up inch by inch, elbows scraping, shoes slipping. Finally, she collapsed onto the boards, chest heaving, water streaming from her hair.
The laughter faded.
She lay there for a few seconds longer than necessary, not because she continue reading …
