Chapter 12 Riptide part 1

"You know I just realized, this is the first day that the entire team is actually off of work," said Calleigh, as the team walked to the beach.

"Well, after Ryan fell asleep with the toaster oven on and set the break room AND the ballistics lab on fire, we really can't work until everything gets repaired," replied Eric, as they found a spot close to the water, but far enough to where their stuff wouldn't get wet. Ryan overheard him and rolled his eyes.

"I said I was sorry! Can we please just drop it?" he asked, sitting down on the blanket and putting his head in his hands and wiping his eyes, as embarrassed tears started to escape.

"Ryan, you don't have to cry about it," Natalia said soothingly, rubbing her fiancé on the back.

"I'm not crying! The wind blew sand in my eyes, ok I'm getting in the water," said Ryan, getting up and running towards the ocean. Jesse ran beside him holding a surfboard. He gave Ryan a look that said 'I don't blame you for falling asleep. It's ok buddy." Ryan smiled, knowing Jesse was on his side. Jesse let out a loud 'WHOOP!' and jumped on top of his surfboard as it hit the water. He started paddling out and then waited near deeper water as a wave was starting to form. Then, he paddled out farther and just as the wave was coming up, got on his board and rode the wave.

Some of the bikini clad teenaged girls on the beach stared as Jesse started doing random tricks on his surfboard. One of the girls walked up to Cecily and said

"Hey, is that your friend? How old is he? He's hot!" Cecily laughed and replied with,

"Sorry, he's taken, I'm his girlfriend." The girl frowned then said,

"He's cute, hold on to him." Jesse landed back on his board and heard a thump, then both him and the board flipped and Jesse landed head first into the water. He swam up to the surface. When he finally hit air, he coughed. When the water was finally out of his lungs, he took a few deep breaths and scanned the shore for Ryan… no sign of him anywhere on shore.

He got caught in a riptide and swam to the side, escaping, then dove under to search for Ryan.

"Ryan!" shouted Jesse, in a watery voice. "Ryan!" Jesse got caught in another riptide and started tiring as he fought to get out.. This riptide, however, was much stronger than the last. The waves started getting rougher and one of them pulled Jesse underwater. He resurfaced and started to look for his surfboard, he spotted it and saw Ryan, passed out, with a death grip on the surfboard. Jesse fought against the riptide and managed to make it to Ryan. He checked Ryan's pulse. It was slow. And just barely there. He also noticed that Ryan was bleeding and had a huge gash in his head. The surfboard was also bloody. Jesse realized he had to act fast, in order to get Ryan to shore alive before a shark got to him. He did the one thing he could do and would be embarrassed about later. He slipped off his bathing suit and tied it tightly around Ryan's head, to stop the bleeding then shouted

"HELP! LIFEGUARD! BRING IN THE COAST GUARD AND FAST! HELP! INJURED PERSON! HELP!" Jesse noticed Ryan starting to stir.

"Ugh my head hurts *coughs up blood* where am I?" asked Ryan, weakly.

"Ryan, don't talk.. We were swimming.. Well you were swimming and I was on my board and I didn't realize you were that close to me and my board collided with your head. We're still in the water and about 50 feet or so from shore. I can't get you out of the water because the riptides are horrible today," Jesse explained. He braced himself and managed to slide Ryan onto the surfboard, as Ryan passed out again.

Back at shore, Horatio noticed that Ryan and Jesse were stuck in the water, he got the lifeguard to clear everyone out of the water and call the Coast Guard.

"Horatio! The Coast Guard might not make it in time," said Natalia, running over, her eyes wet with tears.

"That is why we pray Miss Boa Vista. God is in control."

What happens to Jesse and Ryan? Do they get saved?