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John co out of his office just as the yacht’s alars the door to the cabin open and rushes down Eric and I both run over just in tirey smoke pours out, followed by fla Eric

"Get in the lifeboat," John yells, running back up toward us "The engine is on fire I had soht it was fixed, I’as line, it’ll blow I need to get you both to safety before I see what it is"

Without even an argue of the yacht We climb in and pull the chain as instructed, and the boat lowers When we hit the water, Eric uses the paddles to push us a little away fro around frantically with his radio He’s calling "Mayday,has gone wrong in the engine, and it’s obviously on fire

"Should we get him off the yacht?" I ask, frantically

"No, he knohat he’s doing," Eric says, gripping my hand

"I’ine…"

We hear a loud boom, and then we see the smoke thicken John rushes down, and Eric stands quickly, yelling for hioes below deck and then, for the longest o back," I cry, standing too

"No," Eric says, gripping my shoulder "If it blows…"

"We can’t leave him in there, that smoke will kill hio in there"

"But…"

"If it blows," Eric yells, "we die"

"If we leave hiht now Getting in his ill only cause a probleI feel sick How did we end up here? Fivethe afternoon Noe’re sitting in a rescue boat, wondering what the next fewdown besideto put the fire out and wait for help"

"He hasn’t coht never to leave soht He could be hurt

"I’et hirippinghie forward, and that’s when it happens The explosion I’ the paddles to row back toward it, e hear the ear-shattering blast Flames roar out from below deck, and black s, and I know Eric is pulling ing and panting Fire roars up onto the deck, and right before our eyes the yacht begins to cru burn down in the middle of a bed of water? It’s cruel