Stay Awake Till I Come Back

Stranded

I wake to the sound of waves and cool water surrounding my body. Slowly easing my eyes open I look to the sky and stretch my neck. I don't know what happened but I know that somehow I am stranded. I am stranded in the middle of the ocean with only a boogie board to keep me afloat.
     
I survey my surroundings with open eyes. Only when I see blue, blue, blue all around me do I finally become scared. How on earth did I manage to survive floating through the water long enough to reach here?

Then, gasping a wave of memories hit me like a brick. I remember. I remember the sea dragging me out, I remember him, not only him himself but his frantic swimming to save me, I remember afterwards, the look on my parents faces. That forlorn but mostly sad look that means they thought for sure I was lost forever. And even though they believed that. He kept trying, he kept swimming, he kept loving me.

"Will" I whisper in a hoarse voice. I have to keep myself alive for him, I have to keep myself alive for William.

So, ignoring the stuff pain in my legs, I kick. I kick for what seems like hours, and after a while I let go of the board and use my hands. Frustrations wells up inside of me as no change comes upon the water. No land comes into view.

Pretty soon I have to stop and catch my breath. It doesn't help that my life rests mostly on a flimsy foam board. The situation begins to set in and my breathing gets more rapid as I realize that I have a very small chance of getting out of it.

I start swimming again and set my mind on the task ahead. I breath deeply then plunge into the water, swimming for my life.