Chapter Three: The Wave
Gabriella lay in her bed below deck, staring up at the ceiling. Jack had told her to go and do what ever she felt like, so she did. She could still feel Derek's lips on hers.
She touched her lips with her finger and smiled. 'He's perfect.' Thought Gabriella.
"GABRIELLA! WE NEED YOU UP HERE NOW!" Gabriella jumped up. Jack was calling her, and it sounded urgent. She ran up the stair to the deck, and saw a huge wave coming towards them. They sky had darkened, and it was raining harder than she had even known it to. How could she have not noticed this below deck?
"Oh my goodness! Jack, what do you want me to do?" cried Gabriella, trying to scream over the wind. "HELP DEREK TRIM THE SAIL!" cried Jack, pointing to where Derek was. Gabriella nodded, and climbed up. "We need to trim this before it gets too bad! The weather I mean!" cried Derek. They worked quickly, and swiftly, but didn't manage to finish before the wave hit.
Derek had his harness on, but Gabriella did not. He grabbed her arm, and pulled her close into his chest, and held her tightly.
A huge force of water hit them like concrete. Gabriella felt as if she were drifting around. She soon opened her eyes to see that Derek's harness had snapped, and they were tumbling around in the water, nowhere near the ship. She couldn't breath. Her lungs stung from the loss of oxygen. Derek was trying franticly to swim to the surface, but not letting go of Gabriella.
She managed to get out of his grip, and swim to the surface, where all had seemed to calm down. In a few seconds, Derek was beside her, breathing deeply.
"I thought I'd lost you." He said, swimming over to her, and holding her close as they tread water. "We need to find land." Said Gabriella. "I saw a small island a few miles away before the wave hit. Maybe we can get there. Can you swim that far?" said Derek. "Yes, I think so. Let's go..." said Gabriella.
They swam for what seemed like days, but finally managed to make it to a small island.
Gabriella collapsed as soon as she felt her bare feet touch the warm sand. The sun had come out, and it brought rays of warmth to them. Derek lay next to her and held her hand. "I'm glad I'm with you, Gabby."
Gabriella lay in her bed below deck, staring up at the ceiling. Jack had told her to go and do what ever she felt like, so she did. She could still feel Derek's lips on hers.
She touched her lips with her finger and smiled. 'He's perfect.' Thought Gabriella.
"GABRIELLA! WE NEED YOU UP HERE NOW!" Gabriella jumped up. Jack was calling her, and it sounded urgent. She ran up the stair to the deck, and saw a huge wave coming towards them. They sky had darkened, and it was raining harder than she had even known it to. How could she have not noticed this below deck?
"Oh my goodness! Jack, what do you want me to do?" cried Gabriella, trying to scream over the wind. "HELP DEREK TRIM THE SAIL!" cried Jack, pointing to where Derek was. Gabriella nodded, and climbed up. "We need to trim this before it gets too bad! The weather I mean!" cried Derek. They worked quickly, and swiftly, but didn't manage to finish before the wave hit.
Derek had his harness on, but Gabriella did not. He grabbed her arm, and pulled her close into his chest, and held her tightly.
A huge force of water hit them like concrete. Gabriella felt as if she were drifting around. She soon opened her eyes to see that Derek's harness had snapped, and they were tumbling around in the water, nowhere near the ship. She couldn't breath. Her lungs stung from the loss of oxygen. Derek was trying franticly to swim to the surface, but not letting go of Gabriella.
She managed to get out of his grip, and swim to the surface, where all had seemed to calm down. In a few seconds, Derek was beside her, breathing deeply.
"I thought I'd lost you." He said, swimming over to her, and holding her close as they tread water. "We need to find land." Said Gabriella. "I saw a small island a few miles away before the wave hit. Maybe we can get there. Can you swim that far?" said Derek. "Yes, I think so. Let's go..." said Gabriella.
They swam for what seemed like days, but finally managed to make it to a small island.
Gabriella collapsed as soon as she felt her bare feet touch the warm sand. The sun had come out, and it brought rays of warmth to them. Derek lay next to her and held her hand. "I'm glad I'm with you, Gabby."