Man of the Sea: Abandoned Lighthouse by Nathan Kippley

Author:Nathan Kippley [Kippley, Nathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pirate Island
Published: 2023-06-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter nineteen

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The dark, rippled water splashed into Silas's mouth. They both were going up and down like lost buoys on the sea. The wake from the boat exemplified it. The light was still blinding; they were stuck like deer in headlights. Then it was dark. Quiet. No motor roaring. The spotlight went out. They could see the magnificent white silhouette of the boat dancing in the waves to the moonlight.

"Hello," shouted Silas with a gurgle from the salty sea water.

No response.

"Hello. Who's there?" shouted Billie even louder.

Then a flash and a "bang" rang out. Through the moonlight and stars, Silas could see the massive net flying through the air, but it was too late. The giant net doused him in the water. He waved his arms and kicked his legs to get out, but it only made it worse. He was like a mosquito stuck in a spider web, only this web would drag him to the sea floor. He kicked and yelled, but only kept getting sucked down. His lips barely reaching the air, he poked them out of the water and gulped all the air he could before the heavy lead weights that surrounded the edge of the belt took him under. He fought with one last chance. He tried to swim down under the net, but only made it worse. The net plummeted faster and never let off his skin. The water got darker and darker. With the last drips of moon light Silas could see a face, a beautiful face. Billie grabbed the massive net from the outside and swam up with all her might. Silas kicked his legs in sink. His arms were so bound and wrapped in the net they were rendered useless. He plowed his legs through the water with all his force and wiggled his body like a dolphin trying to surface. They made little ground, only delaying the inevitable for a minor minute. Billie grabbed with her left hand and swam as hard and as fast with her right hand and feet as she could, but it was no use. The net was heavy and kept sinking into the black abyss of the ocean. Billie put both hands on the net and pulled her face down to an inch from Silas's. His eyes were open and she could barely see the white, but she couldn't miss the terror, the shame, the scared. The eyes never lied, and neither did Silas's. Billie pressed her lips to the net and against Silas's forehead and gave a kiss. She let go. She swam two strokes up and by that time through the salty dark water, he had already vanished. The ocean claimed another. Billie shot up to the surface and gasped for air. She filled her lungs to the brim and let it out. She looked at the white boat in the moonlight. The shadow of a man stood motionless on the back deck of the boat. Twenty yards away at most. It froze Billie.

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