Chapter 12- The Death Song

At the docks Laura and Kristaline were sitting on the old wooden dock watching, waiting for the boat to return and everything to be fixed, "So how do you think they are doing?" asked Kristaline.

Laura stayed silent and just watched the waves pound against the docks, "Hey what say we flip on some tunes?" said Kristaline, Laura just shrugged, Kristaline hopped up and walked over to her car she turned on the car radio. The music began to play.

All our times have come
Here but now they're gone
Seasons don't fear the reaper
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain...we can be like they are
Come on baby...don't fear the reaper
Baby take my hand...don't fear the reaper
We'll be able to fly...don't fear the reaper
Baby I'm your man...

Kristaline walked back over to Laura, "Please talk Laura, say something." said Kristaline looking at Laura, "Come on bitch! Stop living in the past, I mean if you keep mopping and holding us down we all are going to die!" And when Kristaline said the word death Laura shot up.

"Listen! Just shut up!" said Laura pushing Kristaline "Let me figure this out!" Laura was fumed, "Don't push me!" Laura then slapped Kristaline, "Got it bitch!?" Kristaline was speechless, she let out a sigh. She got up smiling.

"Thank god, I thought I had lost you there for a second." said Kristaline, Laura blushed and they both broke out into laughter, "Now there is the Laura everyone knows, welcome back!" The song still echoed through the air.

Valentine is done
Here but now they're gone
Romeo and Juliet
Are together in eternity...Romeo and Juliet
40,000 men and women everyday...Like Romeo and Juliet
40,000 men and women everyday...Redefine happiness
Another 40,000 coming everyday...We can be like they are
Come on baby...don't fear the reaper
Baby take my hand...don't fear the reaper
We'll be able to fly...don't fear the reaper
Baby I'm your man...

Meanwhile everyone was still stunned, Gino's body was still laying on the deck and Mikey was still underwater and was swimming up towards the boat, Farah had puked and Tom was just lost in thought, but Sparky was trembling, Caraan just stared and Jared was a wreck, "That's it were dead. Nothing is going to stop death." said Jared.

Caraan grabbed him by the collar, "Listen don't freak out now, we can beat it but it is too late for Gino. It got him but it hasn't got us yet alright, so cool It." said Caraan, she grunted as she walked over and examined Gino's body.

The glass had been lodged in his mouth, Caraan could see fragments of tongue and skin in his mouth, but mostly it was pooled up blood that was now spilling onto the boat, Caraan grimaced, Caraan grabbed a towel and put it over Gino's face.

Mikey surfaced with a huge breath, he quickly threw his oxygen tank and fins onto the deck and rushed towards Gino, "Is he?" asked Mikey looking at the towel covering Gino's face, Caraan nodded, "Shit." Mikey removed the towel, "Jesus!" Mikey backed up.

Sparky walked forward, "Lets get him back to shore, by the way who was next again?" asked Sparky beginning to move Gino's body away from the group so no one would have to look at his disfigured face.

"Kristaline, her and Laura should be waiting at the docks." said Caraan, Sparky walked over to the ignition and started up the boat, Mikey carefully made his way over to Gino's body and uncovered his face.

"Guys look away." said Mikey, he grabbed a towel and wrapped his hand with it, he grabbed the piece of glass lodged in Gino's mouth and pulled it wouldn't come out, Mikey gave a huge tug and the glass flew out and hit Mikey's oxygen tank, Mikey saw the extent of the damage, the glass had cut out his tongue and apparently some major arteries, he covered Gino's face again with the towel.

Tom and Farah had sat down in the front of the boat again, Sparky just watched ahead as he drove the boat towards the docks which were still far away, "So guys," started Jared, "What do you think happens after you die?"

"I hope I get reincarnated or something." said Tom, "Because I really don't want to just be dead you know." Farah stayed silent and the others were lost in thought, Mikey grumbled.

"Well I think it will be black you know." said Sparky still staring ahead, "Well because heaven and hell really don't make sense and neither does reincarnation, but like I deserve anything like that."

"What, why wouldn't you deserve it?" asked Caraan intrigued by Sparky.

"Well lets just say I have done some bad things in my life, I think I can see the docks." said Sparky, "We should be there in like ten minutes so hold on I am speeding this bad boy up!" The boat gave a sudden jerk, meanwhile oxygen from the oxygen tank started to slowly leak out.