I knew Maria was probably gone for good, and we could only lament her bad luck. Her death left us all deeply saddened. Though we hadn't known her for long, she had become our companion, and we had gotten along very well these past few days. Yet, she was suddenly erased from our lives without any warning!
Zoe clung to me in fear and sorrow, unable to speak through her tears. If I hadn't helped her earlier, her fate would have been the same as Maria's.
'What was pulling her underwater? Where did Maria go? Did she end up on that eerie ghost ship?'
We couldn't imagine, and we didn't dare to. I felt the cold as the seawater evaporated, taking my body heat with it.
During our first attempt to sail, we encountered strange storms and reefs. On our second attempt, we faced a ghost ship.
