Prologue
I am Lukas. But everyone calls me Luka, because the extra S was such a bother according to my friends. I am 18 years old and currently on a plane with my family members and friends. My friends are not only my friends but also my parent's. So we were basically a whole family.
Since we were small we went on vacations and almost everywhere with them. There's Josh, Luke and Mick, all of us were guys. Then they also had some bratty sisters who also tagged along with us. It wasn't like I could say not to bring them, but I disliked them.
I turn around to look at my friends. There were in the middle and I was stuck at one side with an old lady. We are not wealthy enough to afford a first class section so we booked the normal economy area, no complain.
Josh looked at me and winked motioning his eyes at the old lady next me. I gagged at him turning again. What a dirty freak!
I peacefully sung along with the song I was listening to, on my head phones. Somehow after a while I unbuckled my seatbelt to use the washroom. My stomach started acting up after I had the donut in the airport cafe. So this is the third time I use the washroom. I went to the washroom groaning like an old man.
I went in and locked the door with a sigh. Finally. It was clean and smelled nice. The fragrance they've used is close to lavenders mixed with roses. I unzipped my pants slipping them down and used the washroom. After doing my business I zipped my pants up again washing my hands.
I took a glance at my messy hair in the mirror while washing my hands when suddenly there was a sudden shake. I hold on to the wall calming myself down. I felt scared all alone in the little cubicle.
"....blah blah nothing worry, just passed a messy cloud..." the pilot blabbered in the intercom.
I released a relief breath trying to open the door. For some reason I couldn't open it. I started shaking the door when I jerked away from it by another shake. I went flying to the other end of the washroom hitting the wall hard. My shoulder bumped hard which made me whimper.
Wincing I quickly collected myself. There were screams outside and I started panicking. I didn't know what was happening outside. Maybe there was a villain attack like in the Miraculous Ladybug; New York episode.
I couldn't stand straight on the floor. It started feeling like the airplane is aligned to one side. I shook the door opening it quickly. Luckily that time it opened.
As soon as I opened the door I got pushed to one side with a large crowd emerging from everywhere. People were running while flight attendants were trying to calm them down.
I started panicking.
What was going on?!
I quickly run to the direction where I came before. I wanted to bond with my parents because I was really scared
As I found the area I was I saw my parent's worried faces and they were all wearing life jackets. I was about to fall again when Mick caught me. He helped me to wear the life jacket which was neatly packed under my seat while I asked him what was happening.
He didn't reply he looked as if he saw a something deadly.
I looked out of the window.
We were in the middle of the sea...
...and our airplane was falling... it wasn't directly falling because the pilot was yelling at the intercom that he was trying to do a safe land so at least we'll be able to jump to the sea from a healthy height. Well... that information made me want to die on the spot.
A bulky man from behind opened the emergency exit. Sharp wind flowed in making our hair messy and some who were afraid of heights started screaming.
People started jumping out to the water. It was too high.
My parents held both my hands from either sides. I saw how they tried their best not to panic. I looked at my friends. The last solution was to jump to the water.
Suddenly the airplane turned over. We all got thrown to the other side of the plane. The exit was almost vertical from us.
My parents didn't let the grip on my hands go. I too held them tight. My palm felt like it was going to stretch and get bruised. But I still held their hands. I didn't want to get separated by them.
We were stuck on the airplane.
Some people somehow were able to jump out but we were stuck inside.
Everyone was still panicking and screaming because no one knew when the machine would explode or crash in to waves.
Papa dragged me to the emergency exit.
I lost mama's hand as she was left behind.
I screamed a 'NO' because I didn't want to leave her.
Because of the slope it was hard to go. But papa somehow hoisted me up and suddenly he pushed me roughly and I tripped.
My feet left the ground and I started falling out of the airplane.
I saw my sister falling after me.
I tried my best to stay conscious. Because if I loose it I die. I saw people floating and swimmer in water... some unfortunately left their lives... some trying to survive. Some dying right in front of me. And I felt like it was the same for me.
My body hit the water hard. I got pushed away by a rough wave. We were near a rocky place. It was in the middle of the sea.
Many people were floating around.
I tried to keep my head above the water. The lifejacket helped me to stay on water but it was still hard to swim against the rough waves.
Suddenly a sharp light spread, with a really loud explosion. The airplane came crashing down with the loudest sound I've ever heard. It burnt my ears, it was deadly hot in the water. The sudden clash pushed me towards the rocky place where my side hit it hardly.
Pain spread around the area as water turned in to a light red there.
My surroundings were brightly led by fire. The ruins of the airplane flying everywhere. Fire sparks lighting the sky... it wasn't a beauty. It was death.
More screams.
And my parents couldn't leave the airplane.
A loud sob escaped my mouth as I accidently swallowed a chug of sea water. It tasted like a saltern with bitterness.
The waves hit my body clashing me against the big rock again and again. I gagged and emptied my stomach.
Gasping I saw a familiar looking body floating ahead of me. It was my little sister.
I started kicking and swimming towards her. But fire spread around because of oil leakage and I couldn't go to her.
My breathing quickened by knowing my own little sister died right in front of me. My parents were no where to be found. My friends were lost... I found no one around me alive as smoke blurred my vision.
I started coughing when smoke invaded my nostrils. It was toxic. It was drying my eyes, mouth and throat.
The hard waved pushing me in to the water making me swallow dirty sea water. I felt like not only sea water entered my mouth but I swallowed a ton of sand too.
My throat felt like a knife went through it.
I started coughing and screaming for help.
My limbs felt weak. I couldn't swim and fight against the sea any longer. I didn't have any stamina left to live.
I stopped swimming .
I accepted defeat as sea water welcomed me.
My eyes started closing. Cold water running through my nose and I breathed water. My lungs filled with water making no room for air inside.
From the corner of my eyes I saw a search light.