Chapter Five
Juliet’s eyes could hardly open for the bright light shining into them. “My god, I’ve reach the angels,” she said aloud, as she struggled to see.
“No angels here, my child,” a voice answered her. “Just a deserted beach. But, by god, we’re alive.”
Someone was propping her up like she was a rag doll; and as her strength returned, she became accustomed to an entirely different circumstance than she’d known when she’d fallen asleep the night before.
“We’ve been rescued?” she asked.
“No love, just been very fortunate.”
It was the woman talking to her, her guardian. As she adjusted to the sight, she saw the Captain at some distance and several others that must have been in their boat.
“The other boat didn’t make it, I think it was a miracle we did,” the woman added.
“Surely
