Desiree I drift for a day or so before someone finds me. A ship pulled up beside me. Dad walks out on the deck, taking stock of me. I can't believe my eyes. Am I hallucinating?! "Daddy!" He climbs over board, taking a life jacket with hin and some rope shoving it on my body, pulling me toward the ship. I glance back at the parachute. "Dad, hold on, I need to get the parachute. Someone helped me, I want to find them." I smile. "I bet he's a nice man. We have to help him." Dad freezes. "No," He pulls me up. Dehydrated and weak, I can't exactly fight back. "Why not! Dad it's important!" "What's most important is getting you home, and taken care of." I glance sorrowfully at the parachute. "But...they took care of me. How could I leave them behind." He looked at me. He put his hand

