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Thank God

As I made my way back to the front of the boat where Ben was,I sat next to Ben and looked at him His eyes were set forward, fixed in concentration

Then he eyed the gun I was holding, and raised a brow "Did you kill them?"

"No I could have just let them climb aboard and come near you if I’d wanted to do that… I just scared thehts of the men aside

"So noe’re headed for the Red Sea," I said "Do you think this boat will last us?"

"I hope so"

I hoped so too, because I really didn’t fancy stopping by another port toanother boat for that matter

I tried not to think too much about it, and instead just focused on the iainst the wall, and to ain This coldness was really beco tiresome It wasn’t even cold outside

I left Ben and went back down to the lower deck I entered the bedrooood refurbishment But at least it was clean I tore off the blanket from the double bed and wrapped it aroundback up to join Ben in the control room

But as I climbed the stairs, I stopped short

Noises filledof footsteps, the dripping of water, the

My tattoo prickled uncomfortably

I scrambled up the steps and ran toward Ben He looked at me in surprise as I clutched his shoulders

"I hear it," I said, my eyes wide "I hear what you hear It’s like… It’s like we never left"

Chapter 5: River

After the noises disappeared a few ain by the sound of water lapping against the boat

My breathing was quick and shallow as the prickling indown at the skin around the etching, I could’ve sworn that it was gloith a slight tinge of red