To be honest, I’d probably be dead if it weren’t for that old man and that 35-year-old swimmer nearby. Every time I rode past this place on my scooter, I was intrigued by the people swimming in that vast lake at the park. And on July 29th last year, I went to swim with my friend, even though he didn't really want to. So I was gonna swim by myself, and dove right in. Before that, I told him to watch how it'd be going, 'cause it's my time in water. (I didn't tell him it's my first time.) Once I dove into the water, I immediately went under and couldn't resurface no matter how hard I tried. I was thinking, definitely there'd be someone saving me and I was so convinced that I was kinda calm inside. And shortly after, an old man on land saw me struggling and called over a swimmer in the water, who saved me. I remember that he put his hand under my armpit, dragged me up to the surface, and pulled me onto land.thereafter. I was literally fucking around and finding out. That friend of mine turned out to be minding his own business, 'cause he was close to the deadline for submitting his university and major preferences for gaokao admissions. The place was kinda crowded. But it was still a chance that I drowned, 'cause everybody would be minding their own business and it was kinda difficult to differentiate a drowning person in a chaotic situation. It would be much better if I could've screamed but when you were drowning, you couldn't make any sound. If it weren't for that old man and that swimmer, I legit could've died that day. I was really primed to think swimming was easy for a newie like me. I fucked up and it nearly cost my life

Wow...!