Martin was busy chucking fish across the deck.
"I think we've got ourselves a nice catch." Martin cheered.
"One more day and I think we can start heading for shore again." Said Bruce.
"I can't wait to get off this….Hey! What is that over there?" Martin Shouted.
The men raced to the bow and peered into the water. To their surprise, there was a man. A sickly, beardy, skinny old man just resting on a pile of woven sticks.
"Hey you over there!" The Men shouted.
Chuck's lifeless body began to move. He sat up. His pale face was frozen. Astonished.
The men paddled up to Chuck's raft and threw him a life ring. Chuck then sat on the ring as if it were a pool toy from his childhood. The men pulled him aboard. Along with a strange UPS package the man insisted on bringing aboard.
"How the hell did you get out here?" Martin sassed.
Chuck's sunken face fell towards the ground. He dropped his package. Chuck stumbled forward, backward, forward and then finally collapsed on deck. The boat swayed from side to side. Martin brought water and a stack of saltines. Chuck dragged his body off the ground and took a sip of the crisp water. Never had anything tasted so pure to him in his life. He bit into the cracker, almost forgetting how to savor the salty taste. At last he was rescued. There was hope, for him at least. He has been without his best friend for what has seemed like years. Too bad Wilson wasn't around to celebrate. Chuck continued to nibble on his cracker like a tiny hamster.
Martin and Bruce went back to work, pulling in nets of precious fish. Chuck stumbled over to the side and began to rest on top of what seemed to be a woven basket. He set the package down next to him.
"You never answered my question. Who are you and how did you get out in the middle of the fucking ocean?" Martin demanded.
Chuck's ears had gone so long without hearing another human's voice he didn't quite know how to respond. He opened his mouth only to have gibberish escape. The fishermen were startled.
"We need to travel back to shore" Bruce nervously said.
Martin nodded his head and the men set off to shore.