"Would you like to talk Miss Lillian?" Mike asked gently. Lillian turned around to see Mike looking at her longingly.
"What do you want? It's none of your business," Lillian said as she wiped away the tears.
"Hey, I'm just trying to help. You looked upset and I offered to listen. You don't have to tell me twice," Mike said as he threw up his hands in surrender. Lillian was ashamed of the way she treated Mike. True, this affair was none of his business, but he didn't know why she was upset. He was just trying to be a gentleman.
"I'm sorry I snapped at you. I've got some personal issues I'd rather not talk about right now. By the way, what are you doing up here? No one is suppose to leave their cabin," Lillian said.
"I had to get some air. I've got the worst case of sea sickness you can imagine. By the same token, what are you doing out here? You should get back to your cabin. This storm could be dangerous," Mike said.
"Well, I'd rather brave this storm than deal with Derreck. Oh never mind, it doesn't matter now. I'd be better off if I could just disappear," Lillian said as she turned to look at the ocean.
"Oh he hurt you, didn't he?" Mike said as he noticed the red mark on Lillian's face.
"Leave me alone! Why do you care? No one else cares. What is your deal with harrassing me?" Lillian shouted through her tears.
"Well fine! I'll just leave," Mike said. As he started to leave, a humogous wave tossed the ship as Lillian and Mike both were thrown overboard. Mike was plunged under the current and tossed about like a beach ball. Every once in awhile, he was able to come to surface to catch a breath. Finally, when the wave had settled he came to surface. He screamed as the icy cold water stung his skin. He looked around and saw that the ship was several hundred feet away from him. He looked for Lillian and called her name as he searched the immediate area.
"Lily! Lily! Where are you?" Mike asked. Suddenly, he noticed a jewel sparkling from the water. He reached down and pulled Lillian up by the wrist. Lillian gasped for air as she coughed.
"Let me go you bafoon!" Lillian screamed as she tried to wriggle out of Mike's grasp.
"Ok, let's see how well you swim on your own," Mike said as he let go. Lillian panicked and immediately began to sink. She flailed her arms about trying to reach surface. Mike grabbed her once again and smiled in satisfaction.
"Oh, how dare you! Are you trying to drown me?" Lillian asked angrily.
"No, you told me to let go," Mike said. Lillian suddenly noticed just how far out they were.
"You imbecile! Why didn't you grab the life preserver?" Lillian shouted.
"Oh sure, like I knew we would get thrown from that boat. Boy, you're a real piece of work," Mike said. Sparkles from Lillian's bracelet glared in his eyes and he suddenly remembered a very important bit of nautical information. He ripped the bracelet off of Lillian's arm and threw it as far as he could.
"What did you do that for? I'll have you know that diamond bracelet cost two thousand dollars," Lillian said.
"Well, it wouldn't do you much good if you were dead. Shiny things attract sharks, unless you want to be a shark's dinner," Mike said.
"Oh," was Lillian's reply. "I sure didn't want to die this way either."
"We're not going to die," Mike said, trying to convince himself. His toes were starting to become numb. He had to do something quick before hypothermia set in all over his body.
"Yes we are, we are going to freeze to death, drown, or be eaten by some sea creature," Lillian said in tears. Mike shushed her and perked his ears up to a far away sound.
"Another wave is coming, hold on to me as tight as you can," Mike said as he buried Lillian's face into his chest. He held her for dear life as the wave washed over them, sending them another few hundred feet. By this time, the ship was completely out of their sight.