Chapter 21

They glance at the waves of the ocean and admire the ambient beauty on display.

"So peaceful," They think and take a deep inhale and let out a deep sigh.

"I have a feeling all that is about to change soon" A young man walks towards them.

"Michael!" Amy runs towards him and hugs him with delight. She turns and faces the other man also walking with him and frown. She passes to the next person.

"Pat! How I have missed you!" She squeezes her in her embrace and quickly pulls back. "I feel neglected by you" She pouts.

"I have missed you too" The young woman in Amy's height, with deep black silk on the shoulder hair, tainted light skin, small round eyes, small waistline adorned with a full chest. Her generously proportioned slender body stood opposite Amy's full-figured physique.

"Wow! I missed you too" Nick pulls Amy by hand in his direction and squeeze her into his embrace. "I know you did too" he retorts with Amy trying to squeal her way out of his embrace.

"Let me go!" She cries. Argh! She forgot he can be childish.

"Say the three words and I will let you go" Nick tighten his embrace.

"Okay, okay. I miss you" She could feel his firm embrace was getting tighter and she was going to pass out anytime soon. How is he this strong?

He lets her go and grin wickedly. She scoff at him and walks back to where her siblings were. They follow her pursuit and join the Utah children on the beach watching.

"How was the meditation retreat?" Nick yells and they all turn to him with surprised faces.

"Why are you yelling?" Peace asks baffled by his actions.

"Just to get you out of your zone" Nick shrugs and land his body on the sandy ground and fixate his gaze on the ocean.

"You can be something you know..." Sydney shakes his head and smile thereafter.

A period of silence stretched while they are admiring the ocean view. Their eyes dilated in shock. Something doesn't feel right.

*

"Are you ready for today?" The young man asks while fixing his black bow tie and brushing off invisible dust.

"I got nerves, but I am hoping that I nail it" The young lady nervously smile.

"Great!" The young man turns his face and glance at the lady with a grim face. "This is an important gig Wendy, you better not slip up or it will be the end of you" The young man walks away and abruptly stops, "Literally! I hope you heed that" He walks away disappearing into the yacht's corridors.

She let out a deep sigh of relief and fix her collar which now felt like it was choking her. This man looks short and petite, but he knows how to make her life a living hell. How long will she keep up with this? She lines her body with her hands and purses her lips. She recalls his words.

"you better not slip up or it will be the end of you"

She swallows hard in fear. She shakes her hands in fear.

"You alright Wendy?" An English accent voice talks to her.

"Yeah, just nerves" She awkwardly smiles.

"Okay...if you need something to calm your nerves, I got you" He smiles and she returns his smile warmly. He walks away.

She starts walking through the corridors scanning the beautiful patterns of the walls. She emerges on the exterior part of the yacht and her eyes met the beautiful radiating sun. She stood there with her hands on the rails. It was sunny, but the breeze of the ocean created a beautiful ambience. It felt perfect and peaceful.

She sips a deep sigh and closes her eyes. How good of a swimmer is she? Her body slowly aimed for the ocean waters. What happens when a person tries to breathe inside water, do they drown or get saved? Her body sips deep and deep into the deep waters.

"Why live when you don't have a purpose?"

The words echoed in her head.

"So you can find your purpose? "

Her voice echoes accompanied by giggles. She was happy, with him, her life had a purpose. Maybe she will meet him in another life.

Everything became dark and when she started to swim her way up, her lungs were failing her.

"Wendy!"

"Oh shit! "

Everyone was running around and yelling.

"Damn it! Now I need a new waiter" The head employee curses under his breath with frustration.

*

They all ran towards the ocean and quickly start swimming as fast as they could.

"Stay! I got this" Peace commands them but Amy followed ignoring his orders.

"They are people, do you risk being seen?" Peace asks with a concerned voice.

"I don't care" She snaps when they swim faster and deeper in the ocean.

They stop swimming when they see the body floating.

"Wendy..." His voice cracked when his eyes saw her grey corpse.

"You know her?" Amy glance at her teary-eyed brother.

He moves closer to the corpse

"Don't touch it, you will pollute it" She warns him seeing that his emotions had overridden his mind.

He stops almost as close to the corpse. He glances at her and a tear dropped, but Amy ran and wiped the tear before it left the cheek. She gazes at him helplessly. What is she supposed to do to prevent anything from going from bad to worse?

"I should have said yes..." he paused, "Goodbye Wendy" He twirls his fingers and the body went aloft and floated above the ocean.

They glance at the people who were on the life-saving boat pulling her cold and grey body onto their boat.

"I am sorry" Amy embraced Peace. She felt his pain.

"I will be fine in due time" He pulls back and start swimming.

She falls behind gazing at her brother swimming with a broken heart. So she is the one that got away? She shakes her head in the realisation that time waits for no man. This should be a lesson to her.

They arrive on the beach finding everyone waiting for them.

"Did you save her?" Sydney asks with a worried face.

Peace just pass dejected ignoring his question.

"It was too late...please look after brother" She taps Sydney's shoulder and abruptly ran in the hotel's direction.

Everyone was sad that a life was lost but confused by both their actions. Sydney observed in a distance. He turned his head around and gaze at the ocean. Only the water holds answers to that.

*

She enters her room breathing heavy and quickly searches for her phone. She slows her breath so that she doesn't sound like she was running for her life.

She thrashes her body on the bed as she waits for the line to be picked on the other end.

"Hello," A female voice echoed in her ear.

Her mouth went dry and her tongue got stuck.

"Hello..."