And it scared the shit out of me when I was doing it. I have never done anything like this before. I though the scene in Glitch in the Machine was hard, but this has been... really scary. I was concerned that it might appear frivolous, or OTT, or simply ludicrous. But my beta-reader approves. So here is a snippet;
You won't enjoy it.. But you are not supposed to .
Water poured onto the cloth, poured onto it, saturated it, drenched it, dribbled through, then suddenly it was flooding through, filling his mouth, his nose, a torrent that invaded his throat, filling every passageway. He choked, tried to swallow then retched, gagged, blood pounding in his ears, the absolute terror of drowning, of choking, filling him, consuming him. And, despite all his resolve, despite all his tenacity he tried to scream. But he could not, could not call out, could not answer as the water continued to pour into his mouth, into his nose, into his throat, gushing, gurgling, engulfing him. He felt his stomach react, felt vomit filling his throat, acid and burning against the coldness of the icy water deep in his throat.