Mermaiding Mishap[12P] by WaveLens,chef-cheir(15)

Undulating their bodies in a mermaid-like rhythm, both Aya and Mi'ara made their way up towards the surface. The wooden raft approached but neither of the girls could really see it as they kept their eyes closed, just cycling water back and forth.
P12--- 12: A true mermaid? ---
The last few seconds of the ascension disappeared from Mi'ara's memory as her mind clearly could not function properly anymore for this period. However what she does remember is how she somehow ended up on her raft, pressing both her hands into her chest to coax out all the water. Her first gasp of air finally rang in her ears and breathing had never felt so good before as in that moment - despite the pain of how sore her lungs were after that torture and the saltwater.

Her eyes blinked aimlessly as she still fought with her consciousness while she laid stretched onto the raft and pushed another, last torrent of water out. She faintly saw this girl who had clearly saved her and just smiled at her from the water surface. She could only assume whether she had breathed air again, or whether she still held the water in her chest.