Oceanna World

“Mom! - Mom! What are you doing?” Mykee yelled from the deck of the boat that she and her mother had boarded together just minutes before. It was just beginning to pick up speed when Mykee saw her mother standing back on the shore waving at her! Mom was right behind me! We boarded the boat together. But, now she’s standing on the shore. Mykee said to herself, This isn’t happening! It can’t be happening! She quickly peered around the boat to make sure her eyes weren’t playing tricks on her. She kept yelling at her mom as she moved further and further from the shore. “Mom!! HELP!” Mykee saw her mother cupping her hands together in the shape of a heart and then waving goodbye! As Mykee’s cries for her mom grew louder and louder, her mother’s silhouette grew smaller and smaller until she was just another pebble on the beach. Mykee realized her cries to her mom were worthless. The waves of the ocean seemed to swallow her words up long before they could reach the shore. To Mykee, the ocean had always seemed alive, as though it had a mind of its own. Defeated, she hung her head and cried softly. Mykee said to herself, This is not real- this can’t be real! How did Mom get off the boat? Did she never get on? Yes, she did! I saw her! SHE WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME! I have to find the captain to stop this boat!! Mykee looked around and did not see one other person! She said, “I know there were other people here and mom was with me! What is going on?” Panicked, Mykee ran around to the cabin of the boat. There was a tall man there. Relieved, she ran up to tell him he needed to turn the boat around. But he just glared at her with a coldness she had only seen in movies. He didn’t speak a word! Mykee told him again several times and still, he acted like he couldn’t understand her! He gave her a hateful look, then stepped toward her and stared hatefully into her eyes and motioned for her to leave the cabin. Frustrated and scared, Mykee ran back out and onto the deck. She could no longer see the shore. The waves were starting to get rough, and the boat was rocking violently! She looked around again and suddenly she saw a girl sitting on the far side of the boat. The girl had long beautiful pink hair. Her hair was wet, but it looked freshly combed and didn’t seem to be affected by the wind. Mykee, hanging on to the railing with all her might, struggled to make her way over to the girl. Mykee yelled, “Hey! Looks like we’re in trouble here! The captain apparently doesn’t speak English and we have to get back to shore right away! My mom is still on the shore!” The tears, along with the fierce wind were stinging Mykee’s face. With her back still to Mykee, the girl calmly said, “Don’t worry. It will be Okay, Mykee.” Relieved to have anyone to tell, Mykee started explaining as fast as she could. “I don’t know what’s going on! My mom and I were going over to Shell Island and suddenly she was not on the boat but she was, and it has taken off without her, and now this storm! - Wait! Did you say Mykee? How do you know my name?” The girl turned around and looked at her. Mykee was stunned. She looked at her with the same Emerald eyes that Mykee had! The girl very sweetly said, “Hi, I’m your cousin Lily.” And with that, she grabbed hold of Mykee and pushed her off the boat into the raging sea.