Wake Up The Relentless Ocean

Chapter 1

As I open my eyes water splashes over my head blurring my vision. I become very confused, after blinking away the water in my eyes I look around, all I see is never ending ocean in every direction. Why am I just floating around in the ocean?

"Hello is anyone there!?" I yell. No answer, "Great." I start swimming in hopes of finding land, but quickly get tired and have to stop. I feel something hit my foot, then my back.

"Show yourself," I say trying to act brave, I see a fin come out of the water and think that it's a shark, but then I see it's just Atlas.

"Atlas don't scare me like that." I smile as he splashes me with water then do the same to him. Atlas is a grey dolphin, and I don't know why, but he is the only thing I can remember right now.

"Atlas do you have any idea where there are other people?" He responds with some whistle noises then starts to swim away.

"WAIT! I can't swim that fast. Where are you going anyways!" He's already out of sight by now, dang that dolphin is fast! Well, if I want to catch up I better start swimming. After a few minutes, my legs are already getting tired, I then realize that there is a sort of drawing on my arm like a tattoo. Weird. Well, I guess anything can happen when you wake up somewhere and not one piece of land is in sight. I have rested long enough if I stay in one spot too long I am sure to drown.... just the thought of drowning gives me the chills. But I cannot give up yet the sooner I find land the longer I can think about what is happening. All the sudden I'm hit in the back again.

"What the Atlas is that you again? I told you not to scare me and why did you swim away and leave me alone?" I continue to get hit in the back and legs. Then something grabs my foot and I yank my leg away.

"Atlas is that you? Please stop you're really scaring me. " My foot is grabbed again and I'm pulled down I get out of the grasp of whatever just grabbed me and swim up. This is definitely not Atlas.

"ATLAS!! Where are you?! Help, someone!" I'm again dragged under the water, I try my hardest to get out, but fail. Just when I think I'm doomed I see Atlas swimming towards me. He hits whatever is dragging me so it lets go of my foot. I grab onto Atlas with all the strength I have left and he helps me to the surface. Once my head is out of the water I start breathing hard to catch my breath.

"Thanks, Atlas, but please don't leave me again." He whistles something at me and I'm guessing that means ok. He nudges my arm telling me to grab on, so I do. He starts swimming and I look back to see if whatever grabbed me is following us, but I can't really see anything that looks like it's following us. I become very tired I lay my head against him and close my eyes.