There was a lighthouse in the distance.
I was drifting in the sea, floating, half submerged
There were no sensations in my arms or legs
But my eyes were wide open.
How did I get here? I don’t know. But it seems, I had been floating on top of the water for a long long time, for so long, that I no longer felt my arms or legs. I no longer have any thoughts, but only my sight remained. There is no hunger nor pain. There is just… a small tingle of hope.
I remembered now, he pushed me off the boat upon finding the treasure. I remembered it clearly, like it was yesterday. He loaded the treasure onto the small boat and tied an heavy chest onto my ankle before he pushed me off.
Yes, I remembered sinking and blanking out. I remembered something take over me that instant. The darkness. The shadow self, that blinded my vision. When I woke up, I was floating on top of the water.
I wondered what he wanted to do with those treasures without me, has he lost his mind?! We had searched for the lost treasure for years, and we finally found the island, that was not located on any map. But it was a series of riddles we had to solve. It was by pure luck and accident, we found the hidden treasure.
I remembered the many handwritten letters he wrote to me, to persuade me to go on this hard journey into the unknown, into the vast ocean, finding something so difficult. He wanted to work no more as a low life. He wanted to be… different.
Go on this journey with me. Please.
I guess he didn’t want to share those treasures with me, he had other plans. But during the journey, he fooled me into thinking we are going to live happily ever, with our own garden in the countryside, with a few adopted cats, and a chicken coop. And we will finally own a home.
He took the treasures, and pushed me off the boat. He fooled me into this imaginary future. I don’t know how did I end up floating on top of the sea, but the lighthouse now was in the distance and I had to swim towards it.
Fortunately the direction of the wind was pushing me towards shore. I could smell the forest now. It will be only a matter of hours before I will feel land below my feet.
This time, I am safe.
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AVERRAL writes under pen name Scarlet Risqué. She stars in Scarlet Queen YouTube with over a million views. She holds a degree in business. The RED HOURGLASS is ranked Top 50 Espionage Thriller on Amazon. She is currently writing the sequels to the Hourglass Series. Grab a free copy of her novel now RED HOURGLASS on Amazon |
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