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...iverbank, I immediately remembered the pain in my feet as they touched the cold stony ground. I looked up and through stinging eyes, sickeningly realised there were no boats left; they were all now half way across the river.

“We’ll have to swim it, come on,” and without time for objection, he pulled me into the icy water, dragging me along. I gasped with the shock of the cold and I couldn’t get my muscles to function. I floated helplessly, gulping mouthfuls of salty water, and sometimes sinking below the surface. Each time I was pulled up again by my rescuer and managed to breathe once more. After nearly passing out, we finally reached a barge and were helped aboard by passengers. My whole body was numb and I just wanted all the pain and exhaustion to seep away forever.

For a while I just silently lent over the rim of the boat and breathed heavily with relief. All I could think about was that I was safe and away from those devouring flames.

who and how the boy found her

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RedheadRose It's set in the time of the Great Fire of London.
I want to keep the tone quite serious and maybe keep the identity of the boy secret for a few more
chapters.

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