THE HEIST

Day 10

Only two cans were left.

Although I ate the least I could and was always in a state of hunger, I guess those nanobots weren't easy to maintain. I had only 10 bottles of water too, so I'd only be able to live off of them for another 5 days at max.

Days passed very slowly. All day, I would spend breathing the salty air and be looking over the horizon with the binoculars for any sign of land or life and at night, I'd start gaze to my heart's content, with the sky full of stars above me, and the moon soothing my heart.

This morning the sky was looking different. Greyish of sorts, like a storm was brewing. I thought I'd be safe in my lifeboat, given it was built to withstand the fury of the ocean when the main ship couldn't.

Four hours into the morning, and I was able to hear lighting. Using my binoculars, I noticed the current was taking me towards an actual storm. And though I thought the lifeboat could take on the storm, nature had other plans.

The whipping rain came first and it was followed by the cruel, cold air. I was reliving the day I boarded the cruise, and the storm was only getting worse. I tied myself up with the safety rope in the boat and prayed for the best while holding on to the boat for my dear life. The small boat was getting tossed everywhere by the huge waves but managed to stay afloat.

I could see the eye of the storm and knew it had to be calm in there. I tried to make my way there with my paddle but it got pulled away by the water as soon as I tried to use it. I then used the other paddle to get to the eye of the storm but tied it to the boat as well, to prevent it from being taken away by the current.

Making my way to the eye, I felt like God had answered my prayers. I could see a huge ship on the horizon, and it too was making its way to the eye. Hoping for the best, I kept paddling like a maniac.

I knew better than to waste a flare now, I was sure they wouldn't be able to see it. As soon as I reached the eye, however, I fired two of them. No response. They were still around 4 nautical miles away and I had no option now than to wait for them to come closer before firing the final one.

An hour later, when it was closer,

I took the final gun out, 

aimed, 

and fired.