Chapter 12.
In high school, Shin Kim realized for the first time how scary an emotion could be. Since being little boy, swimming was part of his life and he had no doubt that it was going to be with him forever, like the air he breathed.
It was just a fact, nothing more nothing less.
It would've been a lie to say the training was easy, but the satisfaction he got from his achievements was more than enough to keep him going. He felt almost blissful at certain moments.
But an unexpected accident caused him to lose over half his lung capacity.
It was a hellish time for him during the recovery and a long time after. He developed a sudden hate for water. He even began to fear it.