Will and Elizabeth hung on to the boat for dear life. The oars were pulled from Will's hands from the shear force of the winds. They both sank down as low as possible into the boat. They as suddenly as it had begun it was over and the boat came down with a hard crash. "Are you alright," Will immediately asked Elizabeth.
"I think so maybe a few new bruises but otherwise ok. I can't believe we survived that. Just how did we survive that?"
"I don't know how we survived but we are stranded with no land in sight and no oars. We may have survived to die a crueler death."
"But Will maybe Gibbs and the rest can find us."
"I hope so but unfortunately I think that they most likely think we perished in the storm."
They spent the next day barely talking. Will was thinking about what he witnessed and Elizabeth was facing her guilty feelings. The sun was beating down on them as they were sprawled out on the boat. Then when a cloud covered the sun, Will opened his eyes welcoming the shade but then he jumped up as soon as his eyes opened, "Elizabeth, I think were in trouble once again." Elizabeth opened her eyes and sat up. The shade wasn't from a fluffy white cloud; it was from angry storm clouds. The calm seas that just had lapped quietly at their boat were now sloshing over the side. The winds began to pick up and push the boat along the water as the waves became bigger and bigger.
"Hang on," Will yelled as they peaked at the top of a giant wave and came crashing down to the bottom of it. The waves were more than the tiny boat could take. Will knew they would not be able to take much more. Then with the next giant wave, the boat capsized throwing Elizabeth out. Will saw her and quickly headed in her direction. She was fighting to stay above the water and unfortunately the sea was winning. "Elizabeth, hang on. I'm coming." Will got to her just as she went under the water. He held her tightly and started to swim out of instinct. He didn't know where he was going but something told him to swim in a certain direction. Elizabeth began to get her wits about her and began trying to help Will. Then without warning their empty boat came up behind Will. Elizabeth only had a chance to yell, "Will!" before it hit him in his head. She felt his arms loosen their grip around her and watched in horror as his eyes closed. She only heard a groan escape his lips and then he disappeared under the water.