Chapter 35

For the first few seconds after Roxanne had surfaces from the water, it felt like air had been forcefully put into her lungs. She choked: coughed brutally as she tried to adapt and get as much water as she could out of her lungs. Her eyes stung from the sudden sea water and her body shivered brutally from the cold fabric and remnant of water that clung to her body. It took her a few seconds to realize that she was being cradled in the arms of Lance and slowly, his shouts and people whispers came back to her ears. "... Are you all deaf? I said get me blankets!" Lance barked at the onlookers who were whispering underneath their breaths. Why wouldn't they. Suddenly, before Roxanne could really register what was unfolding and how things were unfolding, there was another splash from the sea and minutes later, Christopher came up with Penelope cradled weakly in his arms. "Spread out!" He ordered of the people who were suddenly gathering him as he climbed aboard. "What? Why is the second youn