Chapter 1
Elena woke up to the sounds of footsteps and waves crashing into the cruise ship. She sat up wearily, "What's going on?" She mumbles to herself. "There's a rough storm outside" a voice replied. Elena jumped not noticing her best friend Mia sitting on the bed across the room from her. Mia has been her friend since Second Grade when they figured they have something in common. They are both missing a parent. Elena's mom left her when she was younger and Mia's dad disappeared a little while after she was born.
Mia stood up and walked towards the door "Come on El, Let go asses the seriousness of the situation" She said as she waved the sleepy blonde over. Elena pulled her Good High School sweatshirt over her grey tank top and black jeans. She tugged on her well-worn gray converse and trudged towards her bubbly friend. Mia always seemed to be full of energy mainly because of her ADHD. Another thing they had common was they both had ADHD (Elena was less severe) but only Mia had Dyslexia.
In fact the only reason they were on this cruise was because in week Mia will have to leave for a special camp for Dyslexic children. Elena wanted to do something special before Mia left for the rest of the summer. Mia pushed open the door and urged Elena out "Hurry up Sleeping Beauty!" She huffed as Elena continued to use baby steps to get to the stairs that led to the deck. As soon as they reached the top the heavy rain has already soaked them to bone. "Nobody's here" Elena said surveying the area around the two girls. "Ya, the moment it started to rain everybody rain to shelter. Wusses" Mia responded whispering the last part. She didn't feel like getting a smack for being rude this early in the morning.
Suddenly the wind picked up and the boat leaned to one side. "El!!!!!" Mia screeched as she tumbled to railings. Thankfully she grabbed the last bar before she fell in the swirling ocean below. Elena grabbed the nearest railing and shimmied her way towards the young Latino. Once she reached her she put out her hand. "Grab my arm" she yelled over the wind. Mia snatched Elena's hand before she could fall into the water. As Elena was pulling Mia up another wave this time bigger than the rest dragged both girls under the crashing waves. Elena hit her head on the side of the boat and the last thing she heard before everything faded to black was a muffled scream.