Chapter 263
I turned around to see if there was anyone else on the raft. Lyle and Crystal were there, but they
weren’t looking good. Lyle’s wound was deep, and I could even see the bones jutting out from his skin.
I stared up into the sky silently, praying for the sun to set sooner, or else Christopher’s wound would get
infected because of the heat.
My prayer seemed to work because dusk eventually fell. I tried to see if there was anything around us,
but all I could see was the deep, dark sea. Since we had no GPS, we couldn’t go anywhere even if we
wanted to. We were truly lost and stranded on the sea
A long, long timeter, I was starting to get parched. Christopher’s lips were cracking from theck of
water too, so I tried to get some water from the sea. No good. It’s salty. This’ll kill us. Christopher can’t
drink this. The gravity of our situation made my heart sink.
Stars started twinkling as night finally graced us. Thanks to them, we saw an ind that was standing
right before us. The sight of the ind ignited the mes of hope within us, and we quickly rowed
ourselves there in excitement.
I helped Christopher up to the sandynd of the ind. There was somebody talking in the distance,
and we thought it was a boating into the pier. Thinking it was salvation, we quickly went in the
source of the sound, but much to our disappointment, they were also survivors just like us. When we
found them, they were huddled together in the basin.
The stragglers seemed to be hunting for food on the ind. When they saw us, they quickly huddled
closer around a big fish they caught. But when they realized our group was wounded and weak, they
let their guard down. “Get out. This is our territory,” they barked.
I ced Christopher against the trunk of a big tree and tore a piece of cloth down from his shirt to cover
up his wound before bandaging it. I didn’t know if it would work, but this was better than nothing.
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It was a blustery night. As the waves crashed against the beach, I could feel gusts of cold win buffeting
against me. Oh, so that’s why they’re in that basin. There are a couple of trees around them that can
protect them from the wind.
“Christopher, you’re gonna be fine. I’m not letting you die, not after we escaped the ship.” I caressed
his face hopefully.
Christopher held my hand and smiled. “I’m not letting you die, Eve. I promise.”
“That’s my line.” I gnashed my teeth, then I stood up to survey our surroundings. There was a big reef
that could keep the winds at bay not far from us. I took Christopher there and put his jacket on the reef
beforeying him against the reef. “I’ll get you some food and water. You stay put. I don’t want you to
tear your wound.”
Just when I was about to scrounge for supplies, Christopher held my hand. “Be careful. Those guys we
met earlier are dangerous, so don’t get into any fights.”
I nodded solemnly and handed him a little stone for peace of mind, then I left to search the ind for
supplies. There were a few trees here and there, but aside from that, it was barren. No matter where I
looked, it was sand, sand, and more sand. Left with no choice, I took a dive into the sea for some
fishing.
I wasn’t overwhelmed by fear this time, and I forgot all about my trauma because there was only one
thing on my mind at the moment: to get some food for Christopher. We had tost until the rescue
team’s arrival.
I wasn’t sure what kind of seafood was edible, but I could recognize an abalone when I saw
one. Abalones are sulent. Shouldn’t be a problem eating them raw. I came across a sharp stone
between the reefs’ crevices, so I picked it up and pocketed it forter use.
Food was easy, since all I had to do was swim around. There was always seafood around, but water
would be a problem. Humans could go for a week without food, but only three without water.