Ha'ven's Song by Smith S. E

Author:Smith, S. E. [Smith, S. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Science Fiction, Adult
Goodreads: 18075916
Publisher: Createspace
Published: 2013-11-22T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Emma shivered as icy cold water rushed around her ankles. She jerked awake, looking around disoriented for a moment until she remembered what happened. Gazing out the front viewport, she could see they were partially submerged in the lake. The transport listed at an odd angle with half the nose sticking up above the water line.

“Ha’ven?” Emma called out, worried.

When she didn’t receive a response, she quickly fumbled with the release on the straps. Impatiently pushing them aside, she grabbed the console for support and pulled herself out of the chair. The water was rushing in from the corridor behind them. She could feel the transport shifting as the weight of the water rushing into the back of the ship pulled it into deeper water. She had to get them out of it before it completely filled.

She gripped the chair and console for support and pulled herself over to Ha’ven’s chair. He was leaning to the side. Blood continued to seep from his nose. Emma was afraid he had some type of internal injury.

“Ha’ven,” she said, gently brushing his hair back from his face. “Ha’ven, please wake up. I need your help. I can’t get you out by myself.”

She shivered as the water crept up to her knees. She looked worriedly around when he didn’t answer or show any signs of hearing her. Even the cold water was doing nothing to help wake him. She pressed her trembling fingers to the side of his neck and breathed a sigh of relief when she felt a strong pulse beating in it.

“We have to get out of here before the ship sinks,” she whispered.

She quickly undid the straps holding him into the chair. If she had to, she would drag him out. She wouldn’t leave him to drown. Touching his cheek one more time, she pulled away from the chair, sliding down to the wall leading to the corridor.

“There has to be some type of emergency equipment for if the cabin lost pressure. They have them in airplanes back on Earth, for crying out loud. You would think aliens would have them in a spaceship,” she muttered as she began pulling open anything that looked like it could be storage.

She pulled on several panels, opening them before growling in frustration when all she found were tools. They might come in handy later but not right now. She was almost crying in frustration as the water reached her waist. She fell when the transport shifted again. Icy water closed over her head as she rolled. She pressed her hands on the floor of the transport and burst upward with a gasp as the chill of the water sucked at the breath that she was holding. She pushed her tangled, wet hair out of her eyes and glanced frantically back to where Ha’ven was seated. Her eyes lit on a panel to his left. It had a strange marking on it. She pushed against the wall, struggling against the slant of the ship and the water that was beginning to numb her body.

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