Trouble with a capital T

Suddenly, the boy is thrashing her around. Up and down and up and down. Over and over, making her paws smack the ground as she tried to scramble for purchase. Clearly, that wasn't going to happen as he backed them up. In the flurry of their bodies, she too didn't notice the lake. Instead, Delphi was focused on keeping hold of her bag. She was not going to let this guy get her stuff! Grasping to the leather for dear life, Delphi swung back and forth, slowly getting dizzier as the seconds passed. Oh, she really didn't know how long she could on for.

Just as she thought she was going to have to give in, she felt him fall backward. Opening her eyes wide, she watched from the corners as he stumbled back into the lake. A startled scream left her lips as she finally let go of the satchel. In the next second, she was plopped onto the ground among the mud and shallow water. It was freezing! Tears bubbled at the corners of her eyes as she rolled over into a sitting position. "My stuff!!" Delphi screeched as she snapped wildly in his direction.

When her eyes opened next to get her satchel, she noticed he was nowhere to be seen. All that she could see was the water flailing about. A gasp leaves her as she stumbles to her paws, slipping and sliding in the mud. "Hey! Can you swim?!" Delphi yells as she rushes into the water. Half of her wanted him to drown for how mean he was to her, but the other half of her knew better. She had to make sure he didn't die! Looking back to shore, she calls for her companion, Binti the Binturong, to come help in case he really couldn't swim.