The Water That's Killing You

Venus suddenly buckled and Fisher caught her. She was afraid and refused to go any farther. It wasn't an accident that I found you, the child said. You were the only ones who have sought this water in a long time. Why not? The water has to find you. That's the loveliest water I've tasted in my life, she said. They resumed their descent. But they became aware that their boy was not with them anymore.