Chapter 13- Get A Grip

Kristaline and Laura were still giggling when they saw the boat speeding towards the dock, it wasn't too far away, Laura stood up and waved her arms, "Hey guys!" yelled Laura although they were still to far away to hear Laura.

"Hey there they are." said Jared giving a half hearted wave, Laura saw this and her joy dulled down a little. She looked at Kristaline and they both got the signal that someone was either hurt or dead.

"I think we may have a tragedy on out hands." said Laura, "I am not sure but they don't seem all that happy." Not one person on the oncoming boat was smiling, well that she could see anyway, "Please don't let someone be dead." Laura was shaking a little but Kristaline stayed strong.

The boat finally reached the docks it bumped against the lower docks, Laura and Kristaline ran down the stairs from the top of the dock, "Hey what is up?" asked Kristaline with hope in her voice, but her tone died down after she saw the faces of the people on board they were pale and sulky/

"Okay what happened?" asked Laura looking at the body still lying on the boat, "Who is that!?" She cocked her head to get a better view of the body.

"It is Gino." said Sparky lighting up a cigarette and taking a big puff out of it, Farah pushed him and he dropped it into the boat, "Hey what was that for!?" Sparky was already on edge and he didn't need Farah to baby sit him.

"You quit remember." said Farah, meanwhile Laura pulled the towel off of Gino's face she screamed and hoped the oxygen tank back onto the deck, the oxygen tank rolled a little, she was shaking and crying at the same time, it looked like a faulty human sprinkler.

"It is pretty bad huh?" said Mikey looking at the corpse of Gino, disgusting white puss had festered around the gaping wound that was Gino's Mouth, "Alright lets get someone to clean him up." Mikey began to walk up the steps with the others not far behind, but Kristaline didn't move.

"Wait!" said Kristaline shaking in fear, "Who is next?"

Everyone adverted their gaze, Kristaline backed up and fell back, "Well you guys are going to save me?" said Kristaline fear in her voice, everyone nodded and began to walk up the stairs, meanwhile the cigarette was still lit and it was approaching the oxygen which had been leaking for quite some time, "Wait guys!"

Everyone looked back and Kristaline stood up just as the oxygen came in contact with cigarette, the oxygen ignited and the boat exploded and everyone ducked, and then out of a cloud of smoke flew the windshield frame of the boat, it was flying right towards Kristaline, Sparky tried to run to her but tripped over his feet.

The windshield frame hit Kristaline in the gut, she coughed out blood the windshield frame kept going right through her stomach, the windows squeaked loudly as the frame ran right through Kristaline, blood was smeared on the glass as it exited her body and was smashed against the dock, glass danced in sunlight, Kristaline's entrails were spread behind her in a grotesque display. Kristaline stood in shock for one moment before literally sliding apart.

Tom just stared at the corpse he then thought to himself, "Could that be me someday?" Tom was freaked. He ran up to the top of the dock and started calling for the others, "Come on lets go!" yelled Tom. Farah ran up after him frightened for his life, she grabbed him but he pushed her off, "Go and get the others!"

"Tom don't be like this." said Farah trying to hold her tears back. Everyone else had walked up behind Farah, "You need to calm down this is not the way Tom, so please stop it and lets move on, for the better of all of us." Everyone was looking at Tom.

"No! I can't believe you guys! It is all about you isn't it!" said Tom now boiling with anger, "I refuse to accept death is stalking me! That is a ridiculous idea and I spit on it, you see death doesn't control my life I do!" Tom was clenching his fists shaking, he knew on the inside he was being silly but he was so mad that someone had died, on there watch, on his watch.

Caraan backed up to get a better view of the situation, she then heard what sounded like a boat motor, and she looked over the edge of the dock. Caraan then saw the out of control boat roaring towards the docks pillars, the drivers were screaming and shouting, "Guys prepare for impact!" yelled Caraan, everyone saw the boat and hit the deck except for Tom he looked below and saw the boat, he laughed.

"It won't kill us! GET A GRIP!" yelled Tom, the boat hit the pillar and the entire dock shook, planks were loosened and came unattached Tom wobbled and fell over the edge, it looked like he would hit the water safely except for a protruding board with plenty of nails sticking out of it. The nails were rusty and had been begging to come loose for some odd years.

Tom hit the board with his head, the nails pierced his face killing him instantly, the board didn't break though it just hung Tom there this allowed everyone to look over the edge, and they were disgusted with what they were seeing. Everyone was left speechless and what a day this had become.

Nails were protruding from his left cheek, you could see the inside of his mouth, his tongue still moved a little although it had a nail stuck in it also, one had pierced his throat and was spraying blood, three had gone directly though his forehead and one appeared to have a little chunk of brain on it. Then there was one was sticking out his eye, it was oozing gray and red, the eye looked like it had been but through a cheese grater, Farah started to bawl her eyes out. She couldn't hold the sad anymore.

Then with one last surprise and a loud crack the board broke and Tom plummeted to the ocean and landed on the deck of the boat that had crashed, they two girls on board screamed, "Who is next?" asked Sparky standing up, looking away from the horror show that had unfolded in front of them.

Caraan looked to Farah, "Were you in the same room as Tom?" asked Caraan looking at the nervous wreck that was Farah, she nodded, she was so scared she couldn't speak, when she tried all that came out were odd gasps for breath. "Farah I am sorry but you are next on deaths list, then Jared." Jared flinched.

"This is bullshit." said Mikey sitting down on the dock and letting out a grunt of displeasure.

"I know it is Mikey." said Caraan sitting down next to him, the wail of the sirens were heard in distance as the ambulances the police and possibly the fire station approached the horror show of dead bodies and broken souls.