"Aleja !"
He ran out onto the deck. It was a windy night, and the tide was certainly not on their side. The yacht swayed starboard to port and the motion was unpleasant. He looked around. There was no land in sight. He did not know that they would be this far out at sea. He called out again, circling the deck. "Aleja!"
"What!" she yelled back angrily. Relief washed over him when he spotted her next to the lifeboats holding onto the railing.
"I'm over here."
He rushed over. Wrapping her up in his arms. "I'm so sorry".
"Why are you apologizing" she looked confused.
"For everything that happened in there".
"Who told you? Was it Mindy? I knew she couldn't keep her mouth shut".
"She filled me in, but I mostly knew. She didn't have to say much".
She looked out onto the water. "They w
