Dead Silent

Dead Silent - Chapter Ten

I'm gonna die.

As of now, there is nothing I can do. I'm on a ship in the middle of the ocean. I couldn't ask for food or anything if I needed it. I didn't even think about getting caught in the bathroom. Wait, I can steal the boat. Yes, that is what I'm doing. I have to. I looked around and saw the control room with a man standing inside. I started running towards it but I remembered I had to watch the soldiers down on the deck. I didn't get spotted on the way there. I was at the door. I leaned against the doorknob as I twisted it so it wouldn't be so loud. Once I was in, I was standing behind the captain. I took his knife out of his holster, he turned around, and I stabbed him in the neck. I don't like killing poeple. I had to. I locked the door and put a chair against it so no one could get in. I also put on the captain's uniform and hat. I was now in control of the ship. I just turned randomly around, guessing that it was back to where we came from.

It's been a few hours, telling by the night sky. The water is very smooth. The soldiers all went inside, except a few once in a while, carrying cargo and such. But the way the boat just streamed through the ocean like a hot knife through butter was almost peaceful. I was starting to doze off, but I looked at the door, the chair still there. Eh. I closed my eyes.

Switching to Henry

Oh my. I'm in quite the pickle, aren't I? My feet hurt, I'm carrying poor, unconcious Esther, it's dark out, and I don't know where I am or where I'm headed. It's been a while since I freed the two of us. "Henry." Esther whispered with squinty eyes and a raspy voice.

"Oh good, you're up! Start walking." I was kidding, of coarse, I held on to her. She was weak.

"What is going on?" She asked.

"We were taken away from James and-"

"James!" She fell out of my arms, "Where is he?"

"Well-"

"Where is he?" She shouted.

"Hey, hey! We don't know where we are. We don't want any trouble!" We were still on a dirt road somewhere. I was hoping we were going toward the city. I didn't know if anyone was around here so I didn't want to make too much noise.

"You're right, sorry, but where is he?" She said in a calmer tone of voice.

"Listen." I grabbed her shoulders, "We were separated. Back at the city. He went into a school to look for supplies and while we were outside waiting, we were taken by men in trucks. They put us in the trunk, and you were hit in the head with something. They took you into a small building were I was sure they were going to rape you. Turns out, they didn't. I don't know what they wanted, and I don't want to know. I'm just glad because soldiers came thinking you and I were dead, and shot the guys who took us."

"Oh my god."

"You don't have to worry though. Look what I have!" I grabbed the man's AK-47 and brought it with me.

"Anything for me?" She asked.

"This." I took out a stubby revolver pistol from the back of my pants.

"Really," She said, "I get that?"

"Haha! You know me, I have to have the big guns!"

We were hungry, and tired. I decided to stop and rest for the night, and hopefully shoot a dear or something in the morning. "Will you be okay sleeping on the ground like that?" I asked Esther.

"Do I have a choice?"

"No." I layed down.

Switching to James

Ah, yes. I haven't had such a good night's sleep in weeks. There were no inturruptions. I felt good. The sun was shining, the water was still smooth, and I was still in control. I was worried though, because I must have been asleep for atleast eight or nine hours and there was still no sign of land. I don't want to end up in Antarctica. But it was still warm, so I was good with that. I put my feet up. I heard static. I looked around frantically. There was a radio. "...this is...if you...a team...immediately..." I scrambled to answer the man. "Hello! Hello! Yes! This is James Allen, I am in trouble, send help!"

"...I...and clear...your location..."

"I don't know my location." I paused, "I'm on a boat, with a bunch of Russian soldiers, I need help!"

"...we can't...your location...I'm..."

Can't what, can't what? "Can't you just track the signal or something? Come on!"

"...well...tracking...give away...position...attack us if...where we...they will..."

"Ok so kill them and save me!"

"...we are tracking...location..." he paused, "...you're in the...ocean. We're sending a chopper. Be ready." He cleared up.

"Oh, thank you so much." I said.

No reply. I had someone coming to get me, I just had to wait to see what would happen. I found a walky-talky and started messing with it.