The crystal water gently lapped against the hull of the boat. Wind whispered through the sail, rocking me softly so that it was a struggle to keep my eyes open. I hadn't caught many fish that day. I hadn't caught many fish at all recently and my funds were starting to run low.
Finally, I felt a tug on the line. I reeled it in and was rewarded with... a skimpy little fish that looked like it was probably starving to death.
I sighed, unhooked the fish, and plunked it into the worryingly low pile of equally small fish in my cooler.
I crawled into the small room on my boat and onto the old mattress I slept on. I flung my arm over my eyes to try and block out the sun glaring in through the windows. I tried to sleep, but I couldn't. I opened up the small box of snacks and pulled out a few pieces of dried seaweed. I had been hoping they would last longer, but it didn't surprise me that they didn't.
I crawled back out of the room. I trimmed the sail a bit and started steering north. I wiped the sweat off of my neck, not that it made much of a difference. I just started sweating again. I grabbed a cup and scooped some water out of the ocean, then poured that into my small, portable desalination chamber. That thing was probably the only reason I wasn't dead yet.
I continued steering as the sun dropped lower and lower into the sky, and then I climbed back into my room. That time,I was able to fall asleep.
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Ocean Planet
AdventureThe melting of the icebergs around the north and south poles caused be global warming has flooded the world. Now, the people live on house boats and many make a living through fishing. Some small islands are all that is left of the earth's mainland...
