[ WP ] Water is generally viewed as an element of life , of healing , with fire being one of destruction and death . I 'd like to see a world where the opposite is true .

I yell once more, a deafening shriek only to keep sleep away. I know no one can help me. The buried river that murdered me is only a few feet away from me, undetectable except for the hole in the snow where I fell in and came out. I close my eyes for a whole minute. My cigarette blackened lounge force a life saving fit of coughs. and finally my waterlogged brain starts to think of a way to survive. 
 
 3 cigarettes, the pack they came in, and the thinnest layer of clothing I have, all damp. I pull out my cheap lighter and desperately try to get my shaking, near frozen hand to work it. It sparks, it sparks again. But the chill wont allow the spark to light. With the last of my strength I crack the lighter, adding the precious liquid inside to my already wet bundle. My now bloody hand strikes at the metal head of the shattered lighter directly into the makeshift fireplace. The fire starts against all odds, a red beacon of life in a white-washed death trap. 
 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
 First post here hope you all like it!
