Sweet Revenge

The sea breeze washes over you, followed by the smell of the port and the sound of seagulls. You gotta admit, when your friend approached you with the idea of taking his uncle’s boat out for a fishing trip, you were a little worried at first – after all, your friend has no captaining experience, and there were reports of a storm rolling in. However, all worries were washed away by the beautiful sight of the ocean before you. Maybe you were paranoid for nothing… Or maybe you should’ve listened to your gut. Rumble. Crash. Boom. The storm came in faster than anyone could expect, and before you know it, the ship capsizes, and you are struggling to keep your head above water. You grasp around and luckily grab hold of a bouy. After a couple of deep breaths to steady yourself, you survey the situation – luckily, it seems that all your friends managed to grab hold of various pieces of flotsam. But with the capsized ship and no land in sight, it’s only a matter of time before exhaustion takes you. Hours pass, the night falls, and hope falters within the group. Everyone was conserving energy and staying silent until someone said “Do you guys hear that?” You perk up your ears but hear nothing at first over the sound of the waves. But then, suddenly, you start hearing faint… singing? Seemingly from the sweetest voice you’ve ever heard in your life. Not long after, the waves break in the distance and from the foggy sea comes an ominous, decrepit boat – one that in any other situation, you wouldn’t even consider getting on. You and your friends look at each other, shrug, and climb aboard…