Stranded with the Pop Star

CHAPTER 1

Ship 1xx200 will depart soon as the speaker said, people are started to get on the ship, once again the speaker repeat Ship 1xx200 will depart soon. My mother and my sister look at me with gloomy eyes. I know I need to leave them soon but I don't want to, still...

My sister approaches me and hugs me tight; I looked into her face and see her crying. I can't stand her seeing like this so I hug her back. It was a touching moment until the speaker announces something.

"Ship 1xx200 will depart in 2mins all passengers please come aboard."

After hearing this we separate and I hold my suitcase, and fix my backpack then prepare to leave. My mother gave me a handkerchief with embroidery, it was beautiful and it has my initials.

"Be careful on your way, and don't forget to call us."

"I will... send my regards to father."

I look at the ship with a strong face, I took a deep breath and take a step forward.

As I step on the boarding deck, I hear my sister yelling saying that I should be careful and she loves me. I wave my right hand to her directions and she waves back, tears started to fall on my eyes remembering the days that we once have.

The speaker then announces the departure of the ship. People started to push me so I started to walk inside the deck. I see still my sister waving at me, so I got up to the railings and wave at her with a big smile. Seeing my sister's waving hand disappear into the sea. I go to the location of my room and place my belongings on the bed, Diving on the bed, I collapse.

On the next day, I started my job as a Plant Geneticist, I have been invited as a guest to a conference to explain my successful genetic modification on plant x. This experiment was very successful that other scientists know the secret about this, so they invited me.

As I do my work, I keep being distracted thinking about my mother, my sister, and my sick father. Will they be okay without me? Do they eat properly? Did my father drink his medicine?

These questions circulating on my mind like a carousel spinning all the questions at ones. I give up, I lay on my bed and trying to do a meditation to keep my head calm and relax.

Still... I'm being bothered by, so I decided to call them, luckily the ship has a built-in Wi-Fi, so I connected my cell phone and started to contact them. After a few rings, they answered.

"Hello, sis? HA! Mom! I told you sis can't resist us!"

On the other side of the line, I can tell that my sister was very happy. I laugh a little.

"Sis, how was the ship? Is it great? Did you feel dizzy?  They say people became dizzy when they take a boat and a ship? Do you, you?"

So many questions I can't answer them all, thank life that my mother gets the phone from my sister.

"Are you okay child?"

That's my mother's tag line, every time, she knows that when we feel sad or down, she will just say that and give us warm hugs, but now, no warm hugs.

"I'm okay, just checking you guys, I'm just worried about- "

"Don't worry about us were good and healthy, you should be taking yourself properly okay?"

I can't answer her, I'm distress. Then I was brought back by my mother's concerned voice.

"LAELIA!"

"Uhm... yes... I'm fine."

"I know you can take of yourself, and I know that you are very anxious but please trust us on this okay? You're not like-"

"I know mom, just don't mention 'him' again ..."

I know and I trust them but still... I don't want to be like 'him' Leaving his family for money. I can't forgive him! And I don't what to be like him! After all the hardships and sufferings of our parents had done for him, what an ungrateful brat!

As my temper rises up my stomach starts to rumble.

*growling stomach*

"I'm going to hang up now, I know you are hungry, don't forget to rest up and don't push yourself too hard, okay?"

"Okay... take care."

After the call, I can feel my stomach growling so hard, so I decided to find food first before going back to the room. When I went outside, I discovered many things, the elegant walls, the expensive chandeliers and many more! But I'm not really fond of luxury, really my sister thus. Stuff saw me and gave me a map around the ship and look at the restaurants in there and... gosh, it was very expensive. As a person who grows up in a humble home, we don't have the luxury to eat that kind of food.

They said that the food will be delivered to my room so, I walk fast and got to my room. There's no one there, so I got to my room to wait for the food and I was about to lay on the bed when my sister texted me.

"I put your favorite snacks on your suitcase ~"

"And also, I put your tumbler on it too, so just you know."

Now I know why my bags are heavy, but all thanks to her that I will be able to eat. As a search to my suitcase, I saw the head of the tumbler hidden beneath the stack of clothes and the snacks...wow, she really did put them.

When I was about to open my delicious snack, someone knocks on the door. With a disappointment on my face, I open the door hazily. I saw a staff holding a food trolley.

She offered me foods and I accept it. As I continued to munch on my snack. The ground starts to rumble. First, I thought it's just a minor shake but then it starts to become shakier.

I left my room to see the situation outside then I see the flood of water rushing from the stairs. After seeing this I quickly shove my backpack on my back and then carry my handbag shaving all the unopen foods on the bag, I open the door and a couple of water have gotten into my shoes.

I started to walk to the opposite side of the current. Thankfully I haven't fully unpacked yet so most of my things are still intact except for the lovely snacks, of course, such a shame to leave it be but still, life is most precious than food.

As I battle with the current, I see many people panicking throughout the hallway. Some have bumped into me but they don't even care and continued to run. The crew members of the ship tried to calm the people but they did not succeed.

Truthfully, I'm scared... everyone was, but I still have a calm face and thinking I can still make it out and see my family. I pull the map from my pocket and look at the nearest lifesaving boat and start heading there. When I was about to get there one staff came into me.

"Miss, please proceed with the others on the deck. It's for your own safety."

Calmly he said, I was about to go with I'm when the ship starts to tilt. I grab on the nearest post and hugging it as my life depends on it. The staff's head has been smacked on the nearby post.

I watch in horror, my hands are shaking from fear, my legs are trembling against the cold water and my head was a mess. I can see the ship capsizing. I tighten my grip to embrace at impact.