Deep
Music engulfed the two story boat. Morgead could here his friends laughing and screaming as they jumped off the side and into the warm ocean water; even from inside his cabin.
The day was beginning to darken and some of the stars were struggling to show themselves. The island air was extremely warm and the water looked very inviting, except Morgead was extremely terrified of the sharks that swam these waters. It was one of the only things that he was scared of. But it was one of the worst fears to have if you lived on the beach of an island.
"Morgead!" one of his friends called to him from the water. "Come join us!" Morgead pulled open the door and stepped out into the fading day light. He strolled over to the railing and peered over the edge.
Crystal clear water stretched for what seemed like forever. The waves gently rocked the boat from side to side making a 'smacking' noise. On the horizon, Morgead could see the shore of the island; clouds covered the mountains in the back ground, making for a beautiful scene.
"Don't be a chicken!" they called again.
"When you get eaten and I'm fine, you'll realize how smart I am!" Morgead joked around.
Little did he know, that as crazy as this sounds, what he said might just happen.
Morgead finally worked up the nerve and leaped off the edge of the boat. By now, everybody was in the water and splashing around, they were all having a great time.
"Hey! Do you think that we should get out of the water? It's getting sort of late and it's pretty dark." That of course was an understatement. It was pitch black. And the previously clear water was also opaque. They had made this a good thing by going underwater and tickling each others legs and scaring them half to death.
Jenny, one of Morgead's closest friends said, "Yeah, I think we should be getting out."
"Okay," came the muffled sounds of voices that were drowsy with the lack of energy. Together the group moved back to the boat.
"Where is the ladder?" Jenny asked when she reached the boat. Morgead circled the entire exterior of the craft but he could not find it.
"Hey! Is that it?" somebody asked from the back of the crowd.
And sure enough, there it was. Still rolled up in a tight bundle, as if it didn't know that it was the only way out of the water.
"Oh my God!" Jenny shrieked slowly realizing their fate. "Were stuck!" she yelled again, hysteria finally showing it self.
Morgead rushed over to her and tried to calm her, but his wake had only alarmed her even more. She was thrashing and screaming bloody murder.
Morgead had not thought about sharks until now. Suddenly all of why he was worried to even jump in, came rushing back to him at full speed. He nearly choked remembering all of the things that sharks came to. One drop of blood. And any movement on the surface of the water. All of which was happening right now.
"Stop! Stop! Sharks!" and then that's when all chaos broke out. Everybody was bellowing and kicking and running into each other. And then the worst possible thing that could happen at that moment happened.
A dorsal fin broke the surface. Morgead could not even control his fear and he joined in with the chorus of screams.
"Help! Help!" they all shouted. This went on for what seemed like an interminable amount of time. But it probably only lasted for about five minutes. Enough time for them to figure out that they were in huge trouble.
Finally the dorsal fin went under and the screaming and trembling came to an end.