THROWN INTO THE SEA BY CHERYL V.-FINISHED STORY

THROWN INTO THE SEA


CHAPTER I



Michael and Cher Bear were inside his cranberry Cadillac Sebring on their way to go on their cruise on Lake St. Clair, one fine sunny day with hardly any clouds in the sky. He was getting very frustrated because the traffic was very heavy. And he was afraid that they were going to be late and not be able to make it on the ship on time.

However, jus when he thought, they weren’t going to make it in time to their cruise; he pulled into the parking lot. And then, in seeing some other couples, boarding the ship, Michael and Cher Bear ran as fast as their feet could carry them. And when they reached the ship, they ran up the stairs to the third floor. And upon taking their seats, the ship jus was taking off for its destination.

Michael felt like a drink, so, then, he said to Cher Bear, “C’mon honey, let’s go to the bottom floor to the inner part of the ship. How about if we both have a drink to celebrate our first night on the cruise?”

“I don’t know if I should have any drinks being that I’m on all this medicine for epilepsy. And for one thing, alcohol doesn’t mix with any medications.”

“Oh, c’mon here, now, one little drink of wine is not going to affect you at all. This white wine which they serve on this boat has very low alcohol content in it. So, how about one drink of wine, and it’ll be on me.”

“Alright, then, Mike, but I’m not going to have anything other than the white wine. It’s the only wine which I know to have hardly any alcohol in it.”

So, then, he took her by the hand being that it’s dusk now, and it’s hard to see where they’re going being that the sun is down by this time. And they reached the entrance of the partying area, and walked inside it.

So, then, they couldn’t help but notice jus how glorious this part of the ship looked being it’s all lighted up. Also, not only is there a bar, there, however this area includes a heated pool with a bright white floor all around it with a bunch of orange and white stripped lounge chairs to relax in.

There, one can, easily, soak in all of the moonlight along with having enjoyment in getting a tan from all of the tanning lights around the outside of the cemented area.

However, some of the couples seem to be on their way up to the second floor where they are going to get some making love in, tonight. Some of the couples, though, are jus going up there for some moonlighting being there’s an area on that floor where some of the couples can enjoy the bright moonlight, coming in through a huge sunroof.

However, Michael and Cher Bear didn’t even have moonlighting on their minds, as the two of them wanted to spend some time near the bar area where there are a few tables.

Also, in that area, there’s a good sized bright white tiled dancing floor. And this dance floor is, seemingly, and, constantly, turning different colors of red, blue, and pink from the lighted glass balls, circling above the dance floor area. On this dance floor, they along with the other couples, sitting at the tables, having a drink or two, can throw one or more dances in during the course of the night if they wish to do so.

So, as the two reached the bar, the bartender appeared so official-looking with his special black suit on with pin stripes in it underneath his black bartender apron.

As Michael and Cher Bear sat down at the bar, Michael said to the bartender, “I would like a couple of glasses of white wine if you have it, here.”

“Sure, we do, sir, we, always, serve the finest drinks, here, during every cruise which this ship takes down the beautiful lake of St. Clair.”

“Yes, we would, sir, and along with the white wine, we both would like an appetizer, a shrimp cocktail would be the best way for the two of us, to spend the evening on this beautiful cruise, tonight.”

So, then, as soon as the bartender served them, their drinks, Cher Bear wasn’t wide awake at the time, so, she was unaware of Michael, having something up his sleeve at this time. Jus when she wasn’t paying attention to him, and keeping her eye on some couples, dancing, he went ahead and spiked her drink.

When she took a couple sips of the white wine, to her, it seemed like the white wine tasted a little funny. However, she jus thought the reason why the white wine tasted differently to her, was because of the taste of her medicine, mixing with the drink. And as soon as she had a few sips of her drink, for some odd reason, she jus didn’t want to drink, anymore.

However, he insisted she drink all of her wine, simply, because the drinks were very expensive on the cruise. And he didn’t want to end up throwing any of his money spent on her, down the drain.

It seemed that as soon as she finished that drink of white wine, he insisted that she have another white wine jus because he wanted to her to enjoy a couple of drinks with him. However, as she’s in the middle of that drink, she started growing very sleepy. So, then, she seemed to fall right asleep in her chair. And since, he didn’t want any attention or suspicion from any of the other couples on the floor at the time, he, then, didn’t know what else to do.

So, then, he scooped her up into his arms as every single couple around them at the time, seemed to be giving out a bunch of oohs and aahs.

So, that he wouldn’t get any more reactions from any more of the couples, he, then, carried her up the steep stairs to the second floor. And he walked up the stairs, ever so softly, so that he wouldn’t disturb any of the other couples up there on that floor.

Upon Michael arriving with Cher Bear near one of the empty cubicles, he, then, carried inside one of them. And upon arriving inside one of them, he, then, set her down on a pretty white cot with blue flowers on it. This jolted her awake somewhat but she wasn’t the least aware of what’s going on around her.

So, then, he felt like he wanted to, really, take advantage of her, tonight. And being the two were on a cruise, he thought this was a good time to do it. So, then, he hopped on top of her, however she kept squirming underneath him. So, then, he got off of her, and then, he shoved some pill down her throat, so that she would settle down.

She settled down, quickly, so, he, again, tried taking advantage of her. He pulled some of her clothes off, and then, he pulled her on top.

And as soon as he did, he tried to make love to her, however, she was so drugged up, that she wouldn’t respond to him.

So, then, he gave up on making love. And as he tried to wake him up, he jolted out of her sleep, again.

And this time, she grew very angry with him, but he wasn’t going to put up with her at all, not tonight on this cruise.

So, then, he carried down to the first floor, and then, set her down as she opened her eyes. She, still, wasn’t aware of all what was going on around her. But he took her back to the bar where he ordered a few beers for himself and a white wine for her.

However, as she wouldn’t drink her white wine, he, then, forced most of it down her throat through putting the glass to her mouth.

Since, the bartender wondered why he’s doing this to her, he told him, “Well, don’t get suspicious because she jus loves it when I shove a drink down her throat. And by the way, I think she’s a little drunk by now, however, still, wants to drink. I know her pretty well by now, and what her preferences are.”

So, then, the bartender didn’t even pay attention to what was going between the two, because he has other couples to serve drinks to. And he, simply, is too busy serving drinks to bother what Michael and Cher Bear are up to at this time.

As he got the last sip of wine down her throat, she jus sat there like she’s in a stupor. And the bartender wasn’t even aware that she’s in one at this time. So, she jus sat there at the bar, as Michael spent a little time, trying to finish his beers.

After he’s done drinking his beers, jus after this, aware that she could tell what was going on because she drank some coffee, he said to her, “Let’s take a walk over to the edge of the boat. Don’t worry about not being able to see where you’re going because being there’s a full moon, tonight, you’ll have plenty of light coming from the moon, itself.”

So, he, then, walked with her out of the area to the outside part of the ship. He, then, being he’s quite drunk at this time, got into a big fight with her jus because he’s stone drunk. She jus didn’t go for him, taking her to the outside of the ship, simply, because she’s having trouble, seeing where she’s going because her eyes seem to be blurry.

As soon as they reached the very edge of the ship, she found herself, hanging onto the fencing of the ship because she could, hardly, stand up, anymore. And she has this fear inside of her of the water below her jus be because she’s afraid she could fall right into it, defenseless.

When she couldn’t take anymore of his yelling at her, it’s surprising that no one else can overhear him, so he jus is lucky at this time, he didn’t get arrested by some guard on the ship.

So, then, he’s jus seething with bloody murder by now jus because he’s mad at himself for shoving some white wine down her. And at this time, she’s jus senseless because of this white wine.

He didn’t know what else to do with her, so, he got carried away, and grabbed her. And the next thing, he knew, he has thrown her overboard. And upon realizing what he’s jus did, he threw a life raft over to her. However, she can’t seem to get a good hold on the rope. So, then, somehow, the rope slid off the raft, and she found herself, holding onto the raft for dear life.

That evening, after he has thrown her into the sea, he, then, doesn’t realize what he has done at first.

In the meantime, later that evening, while she’s, still, fighting for survival, as he was sitting inside the ship partying area, he, suddenly, became sober after drinking some coffee while sitting in a lounge chair near the pool. At first, it came as a shock to him that he started hunting around the pool area, thinking, he might have thrown her into the pool. However, he doesn’t see her anywhere around the pool area, or even in the area where the bar and dance floor are at.

Upon arriving inside the partying area, he went from one couple to another, asking each one if anyone has seen a woman with long, blonde hair, and a beautiful smile, wearing a white gown with sequins on it. However, he couldn’t get a good response from anybody.

So, then, he walked all around the outside of the partying area with a flashlight, and he can’t seem to find her, anywhere. So, he walked around near the fence area, and upon seeing someone, whom he can’t make out in the distance, figured that he must have thrown her overboard.























CHAPTER II


And now he felt guilty inside for having done this to her. However, since, she seems to be far away by now, he couldn’t do anything to rescue her. So, he walked back into the partying area, and then, up the stairs where he started daydreaming of moonlighting with her. However, this didn’t seem to help him out, one bit.

So, then, he jus entered one of the empty cubicles, and lay down on one of the white cots with purple flowers on it. And he couldn’t even bring himself to enjoy the rest of the evening while the ship was on its cruise which was supposed to last at least three days. So, then, he realized he couldn’t do anything about his woman until he arrived back to where he started from on his cruise.

However, then, he jus realized that she, really, is in danger because he and all the other couples on the ship, that night, are aware of a bad storm brewing on the sea. So, then, he and the other couples who were inside the ship started filing upstairs to the second floor. And hopefully, there, all of the couples would be able to find some shelter from the storm about to hit the ship.

And the other couples who were in the partying area or around the pool, jus played it smart, or thought it was a smart thing to stay right where they were. And it’s a good thing that there aren’t any couples near the fencing on the first floor because in that area, it wouldn’t be a good place to be when a storm is about to hit.

And since, the waves outside the ship, really, were starting to get fierce, the captain decided to turn around to try to avoid being caught in the middle of a bad storm. And then, right after he has the ship, turned around, then, every couple on the ship at that time, suddenly, are aware, that the Captain has turned the ship around. And all of them know this is a sign that a bad storm, really, a fierce one, was jus ahead of them the other way.

So, all the couples could do at this time, is to stay undercover where they are at this time. And since, the ship was going the other way, all they could do is pray and hope, that the ship doesn’t encounter a storm on the way back to the beginning where the ship, first, took off at the docks.

In the meantime, Cher Bear found herself struggling to stay afloat in the waves. And she’s aware that a storm’s brewing out there on the sea. So, then, she grew very scared, and wondered why Michael threw her out into the sea. But at this time, there’s nothing she can do but, frantically, fight to stay alive on the sea.

Right now, it won’t do her any good to be mad at him and being that the shore wasn’t too far away, she, frantically, found herself, swimming as fast as she could to the shore. And when she couldn’t swim, anymore, as the shore, now, seemed to be further than she had anticipated, it seemed, as though, she couldn’t breathe, anymore, jus because a wave overcame her.

Being that the water temperature, actually, brought her body temperature down past freezing, this stopped her from drowning. And then, she slipped into a coma, and, actually, started floating to shore.

However, once, she reached the shore, it jus so happened to be another guy, a stranger to her, walking down the shoreline. And it was only an hour later when the guy happened to notice Cher Bear’s body, floating near the shore.

So, then, he hurriedly grabbed her into his arms, and then, he quickly carried her up to his cabin which wasn’t far away at all. And upon him, reaching it, he walked inside with her, still, in his arms. And right away, he took off her wet clothes, and wrapped her in several warm blankets including a heating blanket.

In what seemed like jus about an hour later or so, she, suddenly, came out of her coma. And he has been lying on the floor in a sleeping bag, jus waiting for her to come out of her coma.

Since, she was talking to herself, it woke him up, so, then, he walked over to her, and said to her in a desperate voice, “What is your name, my dear? Can you remember your name, or do you know where you are, or how you got here, in the first place?”

“No, I can’t remember anything; by the way, where am I, right now? Here, I am lying on this couch, here, with hardly any clothes on. And I can’t seem to remember a darn thing.”

“Well, for one thing, my dear, I found you, lying in a coma on the shore. So, then, I carried you inside my cabin, here, and wrapped you in all those blankets. Do you want anything to eat or drink at this time? You must be very hungry and thirsty by now.”

“Yes, I would like something to eat and drink. If you have any bread, I would like some eggs and toast, and some coffee, that’s decaffeinated or some decaffeinated tea or I think some hot chocolate would be better.”

“Some hot chocolate and eggs and toast are coming your way. In fact, don’t you remember me, at all? I’m your husband, Ted, and these three kids by the couch are all mine and yours, too.”

“I don’t remember getting married to you, though, and neither do I remember the children either.”

“Well, we are all your family and we were married jus a few years ago. And jus after we got married, you were pregnant with triplets. And that’s why you have three kids to your name.”

So, then, he walked to the kitchen, and made some eggs and toast and hot chocolate for her. In fact, he jus threw the eggs into the pan and made some scrambled eggs. And in the meantime, he toasted some bread for her in the toaster.

As he brought all this food back to her, he has her, sit up on the couch with a portable tray on her lap. And as he set the food on the tray, the kids sat down next to her, and while she ate, none of the kids knew what to say to her because at first, none of them thought she was their mother.

However, Ted said to his kids which was hard for them to accept at the time, “Hey, kids, she is your mother from my last marriage. She has been, here, on the couch for about an hour or so. You kids were too young when I split up with her. That’s why none of you remember her.”

Then, he said to all of his kids, “Now, it’s time for all of you to go to bed. C’mon, your mother has to get her beauty sleep, and get a chance to recover for she has been in a coma. Now, get going and hurry upstairs to bed before you kids get me mad, and I have to spank each one of you.”

So, then, all of the kids, finally, accepted her as their mother. And
Even though, it’s hard for Cher Bear to accept them as her kids, she did make an effort to believe Ted, and the kids were all her family. And she couldn’t even remember having a boyfriend, Michael, who has been the one, who got her into this coma after throwing her overboard on a cruise ship.

Then, all of the kids ran up the stairs to their room as they all shared one room jus because they are triplets. And jus after they all were upstairs, then, he said to Cher Bear, “Now, jus lay on the couch and rest; you need all the rest, you can possibly get now. I put the television on for you, so, that you can watch it. There’s a good movie on right now which I think, you’ll love watching.”

“Will you stay right here in the room with me, in case I grow tired of watching television, and want to go to sleep for the night?”

“Sure, I will, my dear Sheila. In fact, I’ll stay right here on the couch with you. Will that be alright for you, my dear?”

“Of course, I don’t mind you being with me on the couch. By the way, you’re my husband, so, you deserve to spend all the time, and you can with me.”

So, then, after Cher Bear and Ted sat on the couch, together, as soon as the movie was over with, he then, said to her in a loving way as if he’s her real husband, “My dear Cher Bear, it’s getting late; it’s going on eleven o’clock, so, don’t you think, you should get some sleep, now? Since, you’re my wife, when the morning comes around; you’re going to have plenty on your hands, now. If you feel that you’re ready to do housework, again, by tomorrow morning, you can do some.”

“As far as housework goes, I think I should wait about a week to attempt any because you said I jus came out of a coma. I need my rest real badly now, that is my main concern at this time.”

“But your main concern is going to be getting the kids, their breakfast in the morning, and then, getting them all off to school. Since, they all are very smart for their age, although, the kids are only old enough to go to elementary school, they’ve been attending junior high, already. Not only that, I’m sending every one of them to boarding school, tomorrow. So, it jus might be quite emotional for you to say goodbye to them in the morning.”

“Are you sure, you’re doing the right thing by sending the kids to boarding school? I think that it’s going to be quite strict for the kids to be able to go to such a school as this.”

“It’s going to be a private school which my mother, herself, attended when she was younger. In fact, she’s the one who told me about this school. Don’t worry about the kids; you’ll be able to keep in touch with them through me, taking you to see them, every weekend. So, now, don’t try to walk up the stairs, yet, being you might be a bit unstable, yet. Here, let me, help you, put a jogging suit on; my wife left me, and left some of her clothes, here. So, I’m sure her clothes will fit you being she was the same size as you.”

So, then, she allowed him to help her off of the couch after he set the portable tray aside. And then, being the kids were asleep by now, he, then, took her into another room which has the blinds closed. And there, he helped her into a green jogging suit.

And afterwards, he carried her back to the couch. And then, he turned the television off, and after he has her, comfortable on the couch with a heating blanket on top of her to keep her, warm, he, then, fell asleep on the floor near her on a sleeping bag jus in case during the night or morning, she needed any help at all.

In the morning, she made sure that all of the kids were off to school on a special bus, and on their way to the private school for kids like them who are extra smart for their age. And jus after she got the kids to board the bus right in front of the cabin, then, she started getting some of her memory back. As she did, she, suddenly, realized that the guy, she’s staying with inside the cabin, seems, suddenly, to be like a stranger to her.

Also, she’s getting memory back of the night before when her boyfriend happened to get very drunk. And then, in him, having the guts to throw her overboard, although, now, he’s feeling very guilty for doing such to her.

In the meantime, the ship on which she was on a cruise the night before with her boyfriend, Michael, has been on the sea, all night long, trying to get back to where the ship, first, had left for the cruise.

What it, really, was that awoke him and all the other couples, early that morning, was that the Captain used a bull horn to announce that everyone, has, safely, reached the area where the ship had, first, taken off at dusk the night before.

And then, when he announced that there’s a free breakfast, going on in the partying area, every one of the couples were, still, in their same clothes which they all have been in all night long during the cruise.

So, upon, hearing the Captain over his bullhorn, then, Michael, finally, realized, that maybe if he hurried down and had some breakfast with the other couples, that once off the ship, he, probably, could hunt down his girlfriend.

All the while he’s eating breakfast in a buffet style with the other couples, he, suddenly, has the feeling inside him, that maybe, if he hurried and got off the ship with the other couples, that some angel could lead him to where his girlfriend might have disappeared.

As he started filing off the ship with the other couples, he noticed a cabin in the distance. And a funny feeling overcame him that he should go over to that cabin. So, as he reached the docks, he, really, didn’t have the confidence in himself to go too far. He didn’t want to have to go on a hike to get to this cabin.

For some odd reason, this cabin looked, really, familiar to him, and he couldn’t figured out this was so. So, then, he decided he has all the guts, it takes to reach this cabin. Then, in not knowing how far away this place was, he decided that he has enough money to get some food and whatever he needed at a store jus near the ship.

So, he started walking in the sand over to this store, and upon entering this store, wasn’t surprised to find that it has, practically, everything; one could want to take on a cruise or trip, anywhere, like hiking.

While he’s at the store, he, even, bought himself some hiking equipment. Also, he filled a knapsack which he bought there with food and Gator Aid. And deciding he, now, has everything he, possibly, could need for a hike, he started on his way over the sand which was like desert sand. And while he’s hiking, he ends up walking for what seemed to him like a couple of hours through the desert-like area.

This, really, isn’t a desert; however the land is so dry, there, in that area, mostly, because the rain count has been below normal for at least the month. And as he’s walking, the sand seemed to be squishy underneath his feet.

And before he realized it, he made it to the cabin, although, he’s somewhat tired from all that walking. And as he went to the door, he knocked on the door, and Ted’s the one who happened to answer the door.

And then, Michael said to him in a desperate voice, “Have you seen a woman, lately, who has long brown hair and a tall build?”

“In fact, I rescued a woman, last night by the shoreline of Lake St. Clair. And when I had done so, it jus happened that the very description of the gal, you jus told about, sounds like the same gal. However, I’m not so sure of this because there could be many women who fit this description.”

“May I come inside, sir? I’d like to talk to this woman, and see her. I’ve been missing my girlfriend since last night. And it’s possible that she could be here at the cabin right now.”

As he’s, still, standing in the doorway, he has to take a few, deep long breaths to get his composure jus in case he does happen to bump into his woman, here, at the cabin.

And he’s, still, feeling very guilty inside for having gotten himself, so drunk, that he allowed this strange feeling to overcome him to throw her, overboard. And jus later on, when he realized, he had done this to her, he, really, felt like he had lost her for good. Also, he didn’t know that whatever he had done to her, had been responsible for putting her into a comatose like she was in when Ted had found her, lying on the shore, this morning.

So, then, as Ted allowed him to come inside, he then, said to Michael, “Are you sure, you’re ready to face her at this time? She may, still, be suffering from a case of amnesia which has been brought on by her, having been in a coma.”

“I guess I’m as ready as I’ll ever be at this time. So, is she, really, here, at this time, so, I can try to reason with her?”

“You’ll find out soon enough if she’s the very woman whom you’re talking about. And if she doesn’t remember you, I don’t know what you’re going to do about the situation between you and her at the present.”

So, jus as Ted took him into the living room, she jus happened to be resting on the couch. However, as she overheard footsteps in the living room, this seemed to jolt her out of her sleeplike trance.

And as she opened her eyes, she said to Ted, “Do I know you from somewhere? You seem to look very familiar to me. Are you the guy who happened to get me drunk last night? And then, you, in being so drunk, yourself, actually, tossed me into the water.”

“C’mon, my dear Cher Bear, you remember who you are, now, don’t you?”

As she stood up from the couch, she said to him in a surprised voice, “Maybe, I have been a coma, last night, however, there’s no way, I could have ever forgotten who you are.”

“Then, what is my name, and who am I to you, my dear?”

“I remember very clearly who you are. You are Michael, and supposedly, you’re my boyfriend. However, don’t think for one minute, that I could ever forget what you pulled on me, last night. Ted, you aren’t my husband, either, and neither do I have three kids in a private school. I never have had any kids being I never have gotten pregnant out of wedlock. And another thing is, that being my memory is back, it was such a rotten thing, you’ve been pulling on me, Ted. How could you have me, make love with you, and while I was having amnesia of all things?”

“C’mon now, my dear, I, only, made love to you, only, because it has been out of your free will, that I do so. I didn’t force you into making love with you. You’re the one, who told me, that you wanted to make babies.”

“So, I did, didn’t I, Ted. Well, now, that my memory is coming back, I guess, that I did succumb to making love to you. And the only reason, I’ve done so, is because I don’t want, you, Michael, of all things, to be my boyfriend, anymore. Jus get out of here, right now, before I get Ted to push you out of this cabin. Ted’s the one who I, now, am, really, in love with, not you, Michael.”

Then, Ted said to him, “If you don’t get out of this cabin, right now, I’m going to call the police, and if the police have to come to this place to force you out of here, you, definitely, are going to end up in jail. And it won’t be my fault, as I jus warned you about getting out of my cabin.”

So, then, Cher Bear said to Michael, “I don’t trust you, anymore, jus because you threw me, overboard, and I, almost, died last night jus because I had to use every ounce of energy, I had inside me, to swim into shore. And then, I’m jus lucky that going into a coma, last night, didn’t end up killing me because I, actually, have been at death’s bed, all night long. And that coma which Michael told me, I came out of, and which made me suffer from amnesia, actually, saved my life.”

After getting her breath because Michael caused her to become breathless, she then, said to him in a frantic voice, “ So, I don’t love you, anymore, Michael; and whether you like it or not, I love having three triplets to take care of, Ted’s kids, especially, because I never have been able to have any kids of my own. And I don’t care if you end up in jail jus because you, almost, killed me through throwing me, overboard during our cruise. So, all I can say is that you’d better get out of my life and leave now before Ted gets into a fight with you. Because during the time, I’ve known him, he’s got a very good temper.”

“What overcame you, Cher Bear? I thought that in going on this cruise with you, that this cruise, actually, was a premonition to us two, getting married, some day.”

“Nothing overcame me, Michael, it’s, mostly, that I’ve never trusted you, any time, you have gotten yourself, drunk. Now, you’d better leave, or you are going to be sorry, you didn’t. And if you, really, have to know about this. Ted and knew each other as high school buddies, and back in high school, us to got separated, somehow, although, back then, the two of us, already, had plans to get married in the future.”

So, then, because Michael wouldn’t leave the cabin in due time, some police came walking inside the cabin. And before he, actually, realized what was going on, he was in handcuffs, and being dragged off to a police car in their custody.

And since, he had thrown Cher Bear overboard, the night before, he was charged with attempted murder, and he’s going to have to stay in jail for a life term because he has no good lawyer to back him up in his case. And, although, no one, actually, caught him throwing Cher Bear over into the water, he, still, is not going to be able to be freed of the charge of attempted murder against him.