On Fire

Chapter 1: The Fall

"How long do you think we need to reach the ferry?" I asked my mother. We were on our way back from Sweden, where we were for two weeks. Too shortly if you ask my mother and me. Right now we were in Denmark towards the ferry that would take us back to Germany.

"Maybe ten minutes." I nodded as I looked out of the window, watching the fields go by at our side. As my mom started singing to her music again I sighed. My mom can't sing for her life. She has no rhythm nor can she hold a tone but she didn't notice that. I could hear our dog whine a little in the background and had to stifle a laugh. I pulled out my tablet and continued reading a fanfiction about Red vs. Blue. I love this webserie and had watched the seasons so often it wasn't funny anymore. My mom gave me a look and sighed.

"Why do you continue reading about something, that is not real? Why waste your time with that?" I rolled my eyes.

"Because I like to see what other people have for ideas about what could happen in this universe. I just like to read it mom." She shook her head and began singing again.

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"Gosh it's freezing up here." I glanced at my mother who stood with me outside on the ferry. It was cold here. But I liked the wind in my hair. I had cut it a few days ago. It was now only reaching my ears and I loved how the wind would ruffle it.

"I go inside and wait for you there." I nodded to show that I heard her and made looked out to the sea. The water foamed where it reached the side of the ferry and I sighed. Looking down into it. I pulled out my headphones and my phone and put on my favorite song. Humming softly the tune, I didn't notice that the sea was getting wilder. I had closed my eyes and just felt the waves. Suddenly I was thrown into the railing.

"Uff." I groaned. I opened my eyes and saw that no one else was on the deck. I pulled my headphones out of my ear and heard a person talking over the speakers.

"Please stay inside. We have sailed into a storm and the crossing could be turbulent. Please stay inside." I turned around and walked towards the door but before I could reach it, I was again thrown against the railing. But this time I hit my head.

"Ow, fudging fiddlesticks! That hurt!" My hand grabbed the railing and I pulled myself up. The world around me was moving too much and I got dizzy. When the next wave hit I couldn't hold myself and I went overboard. I hit the water with my side and it was cold. Colder than I thought. I tried to swim to the surface but I just got pulled under the water again and again. The air in my lungs began to get too little and the last thing I notice was that I touched sand. Then everything went black.