Post by greentongue on May 23, 2011 17:19:58 GMT -6
The cruise seemed like a good idea. When you got there they offered to upgrade your room because they had overbooked. Everything seemed to be going great. This was going to be one of the best times you’ve had in years.
After dinner you went to look out at the sun set over the ocean. The sunset was beautiful and the deck was getting empty as everyone went below deck to gamble and watch the shows.
Below you in the water something flashed. As you leaned over to get a better view you felt yourself slip like someone had jerked your feet out from under you. You tried to yell then wished you had drawn a deep breath instead as you hit the water. You were worried that you wouldn’t make it to the surface because you had to kick off your shoes and swim up as hard as you could. Just as you felt like you were blacking out, you broke through the surface. When you got your breath back and looked around, the ship had passed you and was drawing farther away.
You yelled and yelled but nobody seemed to hear. Remembering an old trick you had seen on TV, you quickly pulled off your pants, tied knots in the ends of the legs, and filled them with air. They acted like a life preserver as long as they stayed wet. That night seemed to drag on forever. During the night you had the strangest nightmare. It was about large black insect like creatures that were swarming around you. You strongly felt that they wanted to catch and eat you. In your dream you ran screaming in terror and jumped off of the ship you were on into the water below. You must have fallen asleep because you awoke as your face went underwater. Gasping for air you splashed back to the surface.
In the morning you saw a sail in the distance. As the ship approached you noticed that it seemed to be of strange construction. In fact you didn’t think they still sailed ships that old anymore. That didn’t stop you from yelling and waiving however. Luckily, the sailors saw you and swung the ship in your direction. As they drew you aboard you noticed their strange dress and speech. When you untied your pants and put them back on you noticed the pants had changed to a different material. Your wallet was missing, in fact there wasn’t even a pocket to put it in, plus what had been your watch was now a gem encrusted bracelet.
As you looked around, a wave of dizziness swept over you and images flashed before your eyes. When the dizziness cleared, you remembered clearly what you had thought was a nightmare last night. In fact you are having difficulty remembering anything about the cruise ship except as if it was the dream.
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After dinner you went to look out at the sun set over the ocean. The sunset was beautiful and the deck was getting empty as everyone went below deck to gamble and watch the shows.
Below you in the water something flashed. As you leaned over to get a better view you felt yourself slip like someone had jerked your feet out from under you. You tried to yell then wished you had drawn a deep breath instead as you hit the water. You were worried that you wouldn’t make it to the surface because you had to kick off your shoes and swim up as hard as you could. Just as you felt like you were blacking out, you broke through the surface. When you got your breath back and looked around, the ship had passed you and was drawing farther away.
You yelled and yelled but nobody seemed to hear. Remembering an old trick you had seen on TV, you quickly pulled off your pants, tied knots in the ends of the legs, and filled them with air. They acted like a life preserver as long as they stayed wet. That night seemed to drag on forever. During the night you had the strangest nightmare. It was about large black insect like creatures that were swarming around you. You strongly felt that they wanted to catch and eat you. In your dream you ran screaming in terror and jumped off of the ship you were on into the water below. You must have fallen asleep because you awoke as your face went underwater. Gasping for air you splashed back to the surface.
In the morning you saw a sail in the distance. As the ship approached you noticed that it seemed to be of strange construction. In fact you didn’t think they still sailed ships that old anymore. That didn’t stop you from yelling and waiving however. Luckily, the sailors saw you and swung the ship in your direction. As they drew you aboard you noticed their strange dress and speech. When you untied your pants and put them back on you noticed the pants had changed to a different material. Your wallet was missing, in fact there wasn’t even a pocket to put it in, plus what had been your watch was now a gem encrusted bracelet.
As you looked around, a wave of dizziness swept over you and images flashed before your eyes. When the dizziness cleared, you remembered clearly what you had thought was a nightmare last night. In fact you are having difficulty remembering anything about the cruise ship except as if it was the dream.
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