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Chapter Sixteen: The Calm

A/N: Hello! I am so sorry it has taken me so long to update. Work and summer classes have been taking up most of my life and I apologize. I worked writing this chapter into my schedule this week and I hope I'll be able to do that for the rest of the summer as well. So please bear with me, I will not be stopping this story for awhile. I have a lot planned.

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Chapter Sixteen: The Calm

The rest of the day past by swiftly. Strand didn't ask for Elyza again and she got the chance to suture up Aden's side. Alicia ended up calling in Travis and Nick to help hold him down while Elyza did it, because they didn't have anything to numb the area with.

After that, they left Aden to rest. When Elyza didn't hear anything from Strand that day, she assumed he was considering letting them stay. At least he wasn't tossing them overboard for the sharks to enjoy. Elyza didn't see him the rest of the day, in fact.

Once Aden was settled, Alicia took Elyza on a tour of the ship. There was a mirroring bedroom just behind the one Elyza deemed the Sick Room where Aden was staying. It had two twin beds, the same desk and a small closet. Another, master bedroom with a queen sized bed and a master bathroom was directly across from the sick room. A small bathroom with a very tiny, glass shower was directly outside and to the left, nestled between the two doors to the master bedroom and the sick one.

A staircase wound upwards towards the main area with its dining room and connected entertainment room. If Elyza kept walking straight, she entered the white colored crew quarters. But Alicia took her up the stairs and showed her the lower deck.

Outside, it was hot and the sun beat down on the wooden deck. She could feel her skin crisping underneath the shirt she had on after a few minutes. It was a good thing the lounge couch was white or it would have been bleached by the overwhelming amount of sunlight shining down on it. Elyza had to shade her eyes it was so bright.

Alicia took her further down to the swimming deck where she explained at the dingy boat was in the wall before opening it up and pointing out that they had gone out on it to rescue Elyza and Aden. After explaining what was inside of the cramped dark corridor they closed it and gazed out at the ocean.

Elyza was impressed and her fingers twitched. The water was so blue and expanded out endlessly in all directions. The horizon was a brilliant blue that blurred with the hazy, sparkling of the ocean. She imagined what it would look like once the sun hit the horizon and the light reflected off of the fluffy white clouds lazily rolling through the sky.

It would be beautiful, she knew and wished she had something to draw it with. But Elyza wouldn't be asking Alicia for anything and leisure as drawing utensils, they had bigger problems to deal with. Aden was sick and their fate was still unknown. She didn't have the time to be drawing.

"So where are you from?" Alicia broke their companionable silence. Elyza was surprised how easily she fell into a simple conversation with the quiet brunette. She wasn't outright friendly, but there was a quiet, calming atmosphere that seemed to draw Elyza in. Maybe it was the steadfast confidence she sensed, but Elyza felt comfortable.

Elyza shrugged, "Australia. I've been going to University for awhile and I planned on becoming a doctor. Melbourne has a lot of beaches and I was there most of the time."

Alicia pursed her lips and Elyza caught the frown on her face. It was one of those deep in thought expressions that people got when they were thinking hard about something. Elyza realized her response had been a little clipped and bumped her shoulder against Alicia's, drawing her attention.