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Five full days of nothing but ocean. Chris couldn’t tell if he was excited for it or dreading it. Probably dreading it, seeing as the ship they were on had a strict ‘No pets’ policy, which meant no cats on the ship. Chris almost couldn’t stand the idea, but the thought of seeing his mom finally able to relax was good enough incentive.
The day had finally arrived where the ship left the dock and set out on its voyage. Chris found himself slowly warming up to the idea of relaxing on this trip and exploring the boat with Aiden. Chris’s mother stayed behind in their room to finish unpacking and told her sons to go explore and not to bother the other guests. Chris turned to Aiden after they left the room. “What do you want to do first?” He asked.
“Nothing with you, freak.” Aiden snapped before mumbling, “I want to go look at the water…”
Chris just smiled and started walking. “C’mon, we’ll head to the front of the ship and look out over the edge. We’ll be able to see for miles!” He said. Aiden gripped his backpack straps and went running after his brother.
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Two days into the trip and Chris had already gotten bored. It was fun at first but now he really wished he had more to do. I just wish something interesting would happen… He thought. It was then that he noticed dark clouds looming on the horizon. But he thought nothing of it and left the front of the ship to go find Aiden.
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Alarms were sounding and people were shouting. Chris had picked up Aiden and was holding him tightly to his chest as he ran after his mother towards the lifeboats. Who would’ve guessed they would run into a storm bad enough to damage the ship and cause it to sink.
His mother got on the lifeboat first and Chris handed Aiden to her. As Chris was about to step into the boat, one of the men in charge stopped him. “This boat is full, you’ll have to go to the next one.”
Chris just nodded and turned to leave. “Chris! Stay here with your brother, I’ll go to the next boat.” His mother called, standing up.
“No, it’s fine mom. I’ll go! Just stay together!” Chris called as he ran off to the next lifeboat station. He sounded calm but in reality he was terrified. He just got separated from his family and now had to find the other lifeboats. He felt the ship groan and shudder beneath his feet, he tripped and smacked his head against the floor. He stood back up, vision spinning, and kept moving.
The ship was taking on a lot of water very quickly and was starting to go down faster. Chris couldn’t find the other lifeboats and his head was killing him. Pieces of the ship were coming off in chunks and drifting out to sea. Suddenly a large fissure appeared by his feet and the part of the ship he was standing on started to slide towards the water. The only thing he could do was hang on for dear life as the debris hit the ocean surface.
The cold seawater clung to his clothes and hair, chilling him to the bone. Rain was coming down in torrents and felt like knives against his skin. His head was hurting even worse and he could barely keep his eyes open. His vision was beginning to darken. I’m sorry mom…
His world went dark.