Chapter 10

"Marie! Marie! Come on! Try to keep your head above the water." John instructed as more water filled his mouth as well.

"I'm...trying...it's so...so...cold.." Marie said, choking on words.

"I know baby...but you have to fight it. Be strong." he said, pulling her against the roaring waves.

John swam as much as he could, but soon, he felt as if he couldn't swim anymore. The water was just too deep, and he couldn't pull Marie, much less himself, any longer.

"John, we're not getting anywhere. I'm making this too hard on you. Just let me go."

"No! Come on!" John said, feeling one more strong urge come over him.

Cameron and Chris rushed down to the dock.

"Where are all the fucking boats??" Chris screamed.

"Shit! What are we going to do now?" Cameron asked.

"There's no fucking dockhand here either! What the fuck is going on?"

"Look! Chris!" Cameron said, pointing to a sign. "Last boat departure: 6:00pm. Due to storm season."

"Storm season? No fucking shit! We have to get them out of this!"

Cameron looked around the moving water. "Chris! Look! Is that them!??!" she screamed.

Chris looked and nodded. "I'm going to get them."

"Chris! You can't get them both by yourself! Let me help you!"

"Cameron! You can't swim in this!"

"Fuck that! I'll swim in it to get my best friend out of there!" she said as she jumped in the icy water.

"Shit! Cameron, wait!" he said as he grabbed two floats and, also jumped.

"Marie...I...can't...swim...any...more." John said, gasping for breath.

"John...We...can't give up...come..on." she said, trying to pull him with whatever she had left.

Cameron and Chris swam as fast as they could until they reached Marie and John.

"Marie!" Cameron screamed as she gave Marie the float.

"John!" Chris said, giving John the other float.

Cameron and Chris pulled the two back to the docks.

Chris jumped up onto the dock as he and Cameron pulled John up, followed by Marie. Then Cameron jumped up also. Cameron and Chris helped John and Marie back to the hotel.

"That wasn't supposed to happen!" Dawn screamed. "John was supposed to get away, and leave Marie to drown!"

"Yeah! And Chris wasn't supposed to get Cameron out of the tanning bed! She was supposed to burn in there!" Trsih yelled.

"We told you it wouldn't work." Kurt laughed.

"Yeah, well, you weren't their knight in shining armor were you?" Dawn smirked.

Then, Randy walked in the room, blood dripping from his shirt. He was holding a blood-stained knife as well.

"What the fuck happened to you?" Trish asked.

"I just had some fun with a few extra people at this hotel, in case they were to get in my way." Randy smiled.

"Where did you put the bodies?" Dawn asked.

"Places where John, Chris, Cameron, and Marie will be sure to find them." he smiled again.