Sea Patrol

Chinese Whispers

We were all on deck under the party rainbow lights and everyone was laughing and enjoying the night i was sitting with charge and some other just listening to them ramble on about engineering me having no idea what they are talking about then swain yells out "did you hear that everyone jake reckons i'm having a boy little swain" we all cheered for him and applauded i was happy for him

I couldn't sleep because I was getting sweaty,headaches and not very tired I was leaning on the railing the swain saw me and joined me and said "you not tired" I looked at him smiled looked away and said "nah not really...what about you" he looked at me then said "just nervous about being a father" I smiled and said, "You will be an amazing dad swaino i can guarantee you that" he chuckled then sighed "you will be an amazing mother when you get older scar" I shook my head and said "I don't know if I want to become a mother," he looked at me then said "why" he leaned down on the railing i stood up and leaned my back on it and said "my mum wasn't really around long enough for me to understand what parenthood is, it kinda scares me knowing that I would be stepping into my mother's shoes and I didn't even know who she was" he looked away and said "from what i heard about your mother she was amazing and so will you" i smiled looked down then at him then said "thanks swain" he nodded then after a few minutes of just sitting there talking the master of the vessel that is sinking came up to us and said "can't sleep either" i shook my head and swain said "nah mate to much going on at home" then the master said to us " I understand with me, it's my ship"..."married to your ship, eh?"...."you could say that" he looked over at me and said "what about you" i looked at him then said " headache" he nodded then it went quiet then he said " I don't see your watch about" swain then said "oh no they're there flying bridge, bridge, engine room, they're always there, mate" i then looked at him and said "there's never not a watch person buddy" then i looked over at him and he pulled a gun on us and said "the thing is we need to borrow your inflatable" he then cocked his gun and as soon as swain saw the gun he pushed me behind him i never had a gun pointed directly at me i heard it happen to people but this is the worst feeling ever swain has his arm in front of me so he couldn't touch me i hate when people think they have the need to protect me because i'm a girl but i don't need protecting but at this point i couldn't think i didn't even realise i had my arm on swain holding onto it i then said in a shaky voice "swain" he then chuckled and said "that's not funny mate" then the master said "no it isn't" swain chuckle faded and he then said "ok well let's talk...let's talk then. Wh-what is it that you want?" Swain looked at me and I just stared at the gun i have never been held at gunpoint before but this feels too familiar and I'm honestly shaking inside but keep a strong face on for swain then he said "the inflatable"..."we're in the middle of the ocean. Where you gonna go" then the guy said to us "well, you're gonna find out. We need insurance, and you're it.". Swain looked at me then back at him then said "no you can take me but she stays" then the master then said "no she comes to"...."no" he then pointed the gun higher and yelled "jake" then his mate jake came up behind us with a gun pointing directly towards our heads i turned towards the jake guy facing him then harry came up towards us and said "g'day fellas! Kickin' on are we?" the master then pointed the gun in his face me and swain looked at each other then harry "no one be a hero, richo, get the boat" his crew mate richo went off to get the boat as he was moving us he pointed the gun at swain and me and said "in now?" Swain looked at me then said to the master "no she isn't coming" pushed swain behind me and I said "swain -" and I never got to finish my sentence because I felt this shooting pain go through my shoulder and fell back onto the ground "scar!!" Swain went to go help me but jake stopped him from pointing the gun in his face the master then said "jake grabbed her get her in the inflatable" he then pointed the gun at swain and said "you get in the inflatable" swain looked at me concerned and they forced us into the RHIB swain was in the driver's seat and i was sitting on the side holding my shoulder swain kept glances over to me to make sure I was ok "keep pressure on the wound" the master pointed his gun at swain and said "be quiet" swain then half yelled at him and said "if she doesn't keep pressure on the bullet wound she could lose a lot of blood" he shoved the gun in swains face and said "don't care" the jake dude was on the ship holding harry at gunpoint