Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
Captain! Do you see her anywhere
blegh
I shout while searching the ocean of tears for any sigh of life
No ma'am, no sign of the poor lass james the captain of the ship
DTP shouts back to me this storm is making it hard to see I think to myself
I hope we find her soon she can't survive much longer out there by herself
a member of the crew rushes toward me, Admiral!
the storm is clearing up towards the west kevin a young *** apprentice
informs me over the roaring of the storm
ay, thank you, back to your station, it's safer there
I instruct the kid, he can't be more than 18 years old, he complies and heads back to the main deck
to help anyway he can
with the storm clearing up that must mean she's near
the end of the book my inner monolog notes. All hands on deck!
I shout to the crew
we'll ride out the storm, I just hope we're not too late to save
her dot dot dot
admiral
are you sure this is the best plan ma'am
James worriedly asks me
i have to save her
I got her into this mess and I have to get her out
no Captain I'm not sure
but this is the only plan I have
and this crew seems to know what they're doing
james nods his head
and walks off to attend to the ship and crew
far off into the distance i see the storm clearing up just like the kid said
I'll find you Mimi, I promised you I would and I never go back on my promises
just like how most things in the universe go the storm had to get worse before it got
better
Captain! I shout through the frightening storm. He looks over at me awaiting my next command
that doesn't come the secondary mast of the vessel collapses in my direction
after a huge wave of tears hits the ship I daftly
roll out of the way
of the falling wood and cloth
admiral, are you okay?
admiral another member of the crew shouts
he helps me to my feet and I
find that it's Ensign Alex Jones, yes Jones I believe I'm fine
I shakily answer him, that was close, way too close for comfort
it left me quite flustered
Enough of this tomfoolery, I have to find her before it's too late,
that measly life preserver won't keep her alive
out there for long
Admiral, I don't think you're fine, your arm is bleeding. It looks serious. The Ensign points out
I look at my arm
I look down at my arm and low and behold
my left arm has a gash in it!
I guess when I rolled out of the way
part of the mast splintered off and struck my arm
I ripped of the slea-
I'm not done with that
I rip off the sleeve of my rain jacket and tie it around the wound to stop the bleeding
The Captain walks up to me and places a hand on my shoulder. Admiral
can I- I can take care of- I am not done with that!
I can take care of the ship!
you go visit the doctor, He suggests, concern written all over his face. I shake my head at his
offer
I'm sorry captain but i can't do that
i promised her i would find her and save her and I never break a promise I can't find her while
while I'm wasting valuable time in the doctor's cabin, now
as I was saying earlier captain, tell the crew to keep an eye out for her
I instruct him with athority ringing in my voice
james pulls me aside, still looking concerned
permission to speak freely ma'am
he inquires of me
pursing my lips I nod my head
to his request
I'm sorry to say this ma'am but we have lost her- but we may have lost her it's been over three have lost their it's been over three
hours since she fell in, not many people can survive one hour in the Ocean of Tears,
let alone three
it could be hopeless
My heart sinks at the realization of what he said.
I turn away from him
with my head down so he can't see the
tears escape my eyes resume your duties captain I'm not giving up hope yet
I command, attempting to hide the pain in my voice. the captain sighs and walks off.
what have I done? I just
subjected this poor woman to the
terrors of the ocean of tears I won't be able to live
with myself if i don't find her
I'm so sorry Mimi
I wisper to the roaring winds of the storm
the clouds break revealing a sunny sky and
calming waters. I wipe the tears off my face and frantically scan the water MIMI
I scream beginning to panic because I still can't find her
even after the storm ended. Admiral!
The Ensign from earlier shouts to get my attention.
He's pointing to something in the water on the other side of the boat. I rush over to him, jumping over boxes and barrels.
when I reach
the side of the ship I lean over the edge
trying to see what he's pointing at
In the water I see you, the woman I had been searching for hours to find. MIMI!
I shout to you. Your body doesn't move, you're just floating there in that sea of emotions
unresponsive, laying on that measly life preserver.
Without thinking I dive into the ocean in an attempt to rescue you, but before I make it
over the side of the boat
the Ensign grabs me by the waist and prevents me from foolishly risking my life to help
you
Unhand me! I scream!
i'm sorry Admiral, but I can't do that the Ensign states
Anger fueling my actions, I punch him square in the jaw.
He stumbles backwards releasing me from his grasp. I climb on top of the edge of
the ship, Lower down a life boat Ensign
I spit the words-
spit the words at him before jumping into the freezing cold waters of the tears-
of the Ocean of Tears.
I hit the water and come back up
soon afterwards
oh god! where is she
Where is she?! I frantically scan the water for your life preserver.
Fifty yards away I spot it. With all of the energy I can muster I swim towards you,
while on the ship the Ensign arranges for a life boat to be lowered.
I finally reach you, swimming up to your life preserver I search for any sign of life. Mimi, can you hear me? Mimi, please answer me. MIMI!
answer me! MIMI!
Tears begin falling freely down my face now
You groan and then lift your head and look at me
I finished it
you whisper to me
I finished the book Michaela. My
tears of sorrow are replaced with tears of joy. You're alive, you survived in the Ocean of Tears
Come on Mimi, Let's get you back on the ship