Save me (one shot story)

One shot story

I wake up in darkness. I feel cold and wet. I have something covering my eyes but I don't know what it is. I wriggle in an attempt to move it but my hands don't budge. I groan in frustration. When I manage to calm down my other senses try to pick up what's around me. I can hear the sound of waves hitting against a boat? I'm stuck on a boat, I can feel it swaying beneath me. How the hell did I get here?

Attempting to free my hands, something pricks me under my wrists making me wince at the pain.

"Hello?" I yell out, maybe someone's on here with me. When no one responds I try for a second time, "Hello, is anyone there? Help me, I'm stuck," it comes out all raspy since my throat feels like sandpaper. Water I need water.

"Please someone help I can't move." Desperately, I look around but all I see is black from the cloth that is covering my eyes.

"Hi there honey," I jump suddenly at the familiar voice at the side of my head.

I breathe out a sigh of relief, "wade? Thank goodness, I'm stuck can you help me please somethings pinching into my hand."

He lets out a chuckle and no doubt he can see me frowning through the material, "sorry babe, no can do." A state of panic rushes through me as I grow more desperate to get my hands out from behind my back.

"What do you mean, no? Are we on your boat? I don't remember getting on it? Why aren't you helping me? I'm hurt." He lets out a hollow laugh again and this time I'm positive he has gone crazy.

"So many questions my love, yes we're on my boat, you hit your head pretty hard last night." He moves away from me and I can hear the boards from the boat creak as he moves.

"Why won't you untie me? Did you do this?" I frustratingly tug my hand again but the rope wrapped around them won't budge.

The boat suddenly makes a huge dip from a wave, causing another set of anxieties settle in. I need to get out of these ropes.

"Don't be silly honey, you somehow managed to tangle yourself in the ropes, there's a massive rock on top that's pinching into your skin, I can't move it." I'm surprised of the revelation. Rocks? Why would rocks be on the boat? Wouldn't that weigh it down?

All my thoughts continue turning in my head, I have no recollection of what happened last night. I start over thinking, who really is wade? He works out all the time surely he can lift a rock with ease. I try and picture him sitting next to me.

"Can you at least get me a drink? My throat is killing me." I try to swallow but I barely have any saliva.

I hear him laugh again, "you think if I could I would've already? We don't have any fresh water all there is, is the water around us."

In my mind I picture him pointing out to the vast ocean and I scoff in response, "what about my blindfold, take it off."

"I can't, it's to protect your eyes from the sun that's about to rise, since your stuck." Geez thanks for the reminder. I nod getting where his reasoning is coming from.

"Can you cut the ropes?" The thought getting my hopes up.

"Again I can't do anything. We got into a pretty big storm last night and it washed almost everything away, you hit your head pretty bad, I tried to help." I turn and glare at where I guess he's standing.

"You left me unconscious out here in a storm? Where were you, wrapped up safely under the boat? I could've died you idiot." I yell out to where he's stand and I imagine him lowering his head in shame.

"I- Bella, I'm so-"

"No stop, this is all your fault! Now I'm stuck here, go away and leave me alone." I'm seething now. What a crap boyfriend. Once we get help I'm going to dump his ass. Help, "at least tell me you've called for help?"

"Yeah, you did before you blacked out." At least one of us was useful.

I nod still mad at him, "you can go away now, leave me alone."

"Bella-"

"I said go," I hugged and turned away. I didn't hear him leave so I assume he's still there. Even though I can't see him just sensing his presence gets me frustrated.

I can't wait to be out of this and back home in my beautiful bed after a nice hot shower. A cold gust of air makes my barely clothed body shudder.

"Bella I'm sorry. I know it was a dick move. I was so worried about you all night. Please forgive me," he pleaded.

One thing about this boy was that I could easily forgive him. I lobe him so much, "promise me you won't ever leave me again?"

"I promise I'll love you until the world stops turning around, with iced animals on top," I can hear the grin in his voice. I let out a croaky voice at what he said. He knows my favourite snacks are iced animals.

"Fine, I forgive you. You make a pretty good deal you know."

He laughs in response and I join him, "alright it's about time I try and get out of these ropes."

I don't even question why he hasn't touched me. Maybe he's to scared to hurt me even more than the pain I'm feeling right now.

The rope seems to dig into my wrists on both sides so I try wriggling my fingertips trying to grab hold of anything. I let out a short breath of excitement when I feel something against my bum. Pushing it back into my fingertips I feel a sharp edge to it.

I laugh in rejoice, "I found something! Look wade!"

He laughs at my excitement, "keep going love you can do it."

I grab it with my fingertips and I slowly start cutting the rope from an awkward angle. Exasperated I try and give up.

"Keep going Bella, you've got this, I can see the cut!" Wade try's to encourage me and it makes me smile slightly.

Getting back to work I shuffle the piece back and forth against the rope, it feels like a sharp piece of solid plastic. I hear the rope breaking and my heart beats faster. Suddenly my arm rips out of the rope and I yell in success!

"Yes love! One more left, you can do it," he seems so excited for me.

My other hand is still attached to the rock and as I'm cutting it I scream out when the rocks weight slowly digs into my my arm.

I can hear wade yell words of encouragement, "love, I love you," his tone suddenly gets serious. I pause for a second paying attention, "you are the greatest thing that has happened to me. Look how strong you are. Keep on going you can do it, I love you my darling. Always and forever."

I smile and once my second arm is free I quickly pull my arm out before the rock crushes it.

"I did it! I finally got free!" I quickly use my good arm and rip my fold off with a sudden rush of adrenaline. Standing up I open my eyes.

Everything is white, I let my eyes slowly adjust to the light and I see the ocean spread out right ahead of me. It's breathtakingly beautiful. Still squinting I smile in delight.

I spin around to give wade the biggest hug I could give him but he's not there.

"Wade?"

My eyes adjust and widen in horror. There's only half of the boat, I can't see him anywhere, was I imagining it all? I pinch myself and I feel the pain. Everything hits me all at once.

The storm, the ropes, the sails, a look of horror as I see wade fall of the side of the boat.

I fall down in pain. I look around me and see ocean, no land. The pain is to much, I was hallucinating the whole time. All energy has drained out of me and I lean back again the massive rock.

With one last breathe of air I let out the biggest scream I could muster, but no one can hear me.

THE END