" Ocean eyes "

Chapter 19: Lost at Sea

(( ALL POVS ))

(( IN THE BOAT ))

Alexander, Elaine and Brandon would all be at the location where Irebella was last seen by Elaine and where Elaine was found. To their surprise, the waves were non-existent. It was flat, not a single swell in sight. The wind was gone, and the weather conditions were overcast above them but foggy around them, and the visibility wasn't clear.

Although they all looked for traces of Irebella, between the three of them they couldn't see. Alexander would be steering the boat as he'd hit a sand bar. He'd look at Brandon to see a clear patch within the fog. 

Brandon would question Alexander's thought as Elaine would say, " Alexander... I know what you're thinking.. its too risky to go diving, especially with this fog. "

Alexander would roll his eyes before saying, " Brandon hand me the diving gear. " Elaine would give Brandon a death stare as he'd say, " Alexander are you sure about this.. I know you're experienced in diving but... "

Alexander would look at Elaine giving her a cold death stare, " Brandon I'm sure, I mean how hard can it be? If this is the only way to find her, we have to do it wither its dangerous or not it's not like this is the most dangerous thing I've done before anyways.. "

Elaine would interrupt Alexander before he had a chance to say anything else. " Alexander, I know you're a confident swimmer, diver what not but remember the water is going to be murky due to the fog. Remember to take your safety stop at 2 meters down for about a minute. We don't want to end up in hospital for the bends do we? "

Alexander would nod as he'd say, " What like bend me over? " he'd laugh at his own joke before he'd be interrupted by Brandon, " no! The bends kill you Alexander. If you come up too quick, the pressure underwater causes breathing difficulties leading to sudden death. Be careful Alexander. "

Alexander would be shock as he'd say, " Gotcha! How much air does the tank have Elaine? "

Elaine would respond with, " The amount of air in the tank is, half. You've got half a tank to do this mission. You're diving 10 meters underwater. It's a long way, here's a torch to go with you underwater but other than that it's all the gear we have. "

(( UNDERWATER ))

(( ALEXANDERS POV ))

Alexander would nod, " Right, half a tank, safety stop at 2 meters down for a minute. Seems easy enough. " Alexander would put his diving gear on as he'd lean on the side of the boat. Brandon would say, " diver down. " Alexander would then repeat after Brandon before he'd push himself backwards into the water.

Elaine and Alexander would wait for Alexander to fully submerge as they'd connect to the radio station listening to nearby news about Irebella. Communicating straight from the search and rescue officials. By now Alexander would be fully submerged now, he'd use his torch to analyze the water conditions before swimming down further. 

He'd reach the 10 feet mark by now as he'd notice the water was clear right here. He'd see something sparkly in the water as he'd pick up taking a closer look to his surprise it was Irebella's gold drop pearl earrings. Beside it would be her pearl necklace. He'd also spot a another figure underwater near him, he'd be confused as he'd realise it wasnt Elaine it was another diver. Alexander would hide as he'd see it was a proper search and rescue diver. The diver would swim away from Alexander as he'd notice they left a trail to led to another clue. 

To Alexanders surprise Irebella left a lot more clues then expected. He found her jewelry and now her shoe was Infront of him. It was a white mule sandal that had blood on it, he'd be confused as he'd realize that there were cliffs, submerged rocks near him. The dots would connect. His air tank would beep as he'd realize he only had quarter of a tank left. Before he'd go to 2 meters to do his safety spot he'd look around one last time just incase, nothing else was left behind.