On With the first Chapter
Onboard Hammersley, Kate's PoV
Sitting cross-legged on my bunk, feeling yet more tears begin to well up in my eyes looking down see the same result positive...yet again. Throwing the stick to where the others lay scattered throughout the cabin. A quick glance over at the time finds me sprinting to the opposite direction I ideally need to be heading with yet another urge of throwing up. Where the hell had things suddenly gone so damn wrong?
Roughly five minutes later my legs have somehow managed to make their way to the bridge, whilst my mind is still trying to comprehend the events of this morning. I see the boss looking at what appears to be a fishing boat. "You're late again X" He says while looking over at me. I turn my attention to the EOD avoiding all eye contact.
"Sorry Sir, I wasn't feeling too well." I glance over at him as I say a slight worried look on his face, "but I'm fine now." I finish with a reassuring yet at the same time so fake smile. Hoping that this will be enough to convince him that I am fine, knowing full well that for Mike that would be a hopeless task. I see him weighing up the options in his mind whether grilling me now or later would be the better option.
He sighs, "very well X, prepare the boarding part."
Nav take the radio from his hands. "Hands to boarding stations, hands to boarding stations"
Same time onboard the little fishing boat Millie's PoV.
I'm hidden behind one of the smelly boxes, like a normally am when they fight hidden that is I've never been here before well not on this boat at least, he has others too but they're bigger and have really really big fish onboard, like sharks. They always fight it's like it's all that they do. And then he hits me just like he does to her. It hurts so much, I sometimes wish he was dead mum says it's not nice, but what does she know? After all she's with someone who hurts her, why doesn't she just leave him, I wish she would. Sometimes now it gets bad and she also takes it out on me, she never has before. She never used to hit not before he came along. He was real nice at first just like the others were, but now it's like the only thing that feels safe is my teddy Mr Dreams.
My daddy got him for me before he left, well that what she says anyway, I used to believe her but now I'm not so sure, maybe she drove him away, but daddy never hurt me, he loved me. A year after he left I still saw my grandparents, and now I don't. It's been just over two years; my teacher reckons I have a really good memory 'cause I can remember soo far back to when I was three and my daddy gave me this bear before he left, I never saw him since. He said that if I wasn't there to keep me safe then Mr Dreams would be, but he doesn't, not really, I'm really scared. For Christmas all I wish for is my daddy to come home and save me, but it never happens.
I see him; my mum's boyfriend he looks angrier than usual, storm out from the room with all the stuff inside it there the big wheel is. Mum says it's how you steer the boat. He shouts at his men to go faster. And at my mum, he asks where the little bitch is, I know he means me. I crouch smaller hoping he doesn't notice me. But I accidently kick the box; I hear his footsteps as he storms close. I look up to see him peering over the box. He just looks at me and picks me up by my arm lifts me up over the boxes. I fight him as hard as I can. Kicking and screaming. But he just throws me to the floor and kicks me hard. He raises his fists, but one of his men calls him from the room with the wheel. He ignores me then goes to see what he wants, and for once forgets all about me. I painfully pick myself up and find somewhere else on the small boat to hide away from him and mum.
Kate's PoV
On the way yet another wave of sickness overcomes me. Maybe I shouldn't be doing this; things never seem to go right. I shake it off and sigh I just hope this one does. I sprint over to the side of the boat, "uhh as if I actually have anything left after this morning" I mutter to myself, According to Nikki I seem to be doing a lot of that lately. I feel a hand on my shoulder.
"You ok ma'am? You look a lil pale."
I smile at him, "yeah I'm fine Buff," I take a deep breath before continuing, "now let's go." And before anyone one of them could stop me I hop onto the RHIB.