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Drifting at sea

🇺🇸Just_Zero
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Chapter 1 - This can't happen to me.

My name is Tarimo haruki it's been 1 day since then and it feel like I've been drifting for years, it's so hot there's no water or food I don't know how long I can take this. It all started when I decided to take some time for myself I took my 55 feet long 1-5 man living boat, for a trip in the ocean it has solar and wind energy so I didnt think it would be an issue while I was out there. I checked the weather forecast before I set sail it said there would be at 30% chance of rain in my route. But when I set sail and was about 4 hours in I didnt see just some rain I saw a storm a bad one too. I started to worry but I just told myself it would be ok and shrugged it off but once I reached the storm, oh boy was I in for a surprise the waves were super harsh and my little boat was moaning and creaking. I thought it would break at any moment. I kept hope and prayed but my prayers weren't answered my boat opened right in the middle of the hull and water started pouring in I freaked out and grabbed the two nearest bags with me grabbed a fishing rod as well and hoped in. The reality of the situation hadn't hit yet. Once the adrenaline settled down, the panic came in I started to fear for my life I heard of things like this happening but never did I expect it to happen to me, at first I just sat there in shock then I snapped back to reality the storm was s th I'll raging I put my head down and just prayed that of there was a god to please help me in this situation. I just sat there for what felt like hours finally I ended up washing away from the storm. I realized in that moment that if I don't start to take this more seriously I would die. I checked the two bags I took with me clothes, manga, ok not so useful so far I keep searching and YES I found some bait I was planning on fishing but ok I found something that can be of some use. I then start to feel the heat the sun is blazing my little raft is black so I'm attracting all the sun. I didnt really give it much thought when i bought it i didnt think this would happen to me i empty my bags and try to find a use for useless items like clothes and manga tho I was reluctant but this is a life or death situation so why do I not wanna throw out my manga? Ok I'll keep it I decide but first I decided to try to catch a fish I also laid out all my clothes across the floor of the raft at to not attract more heat ok this is starting to go well....ok this is ridiculous I'm starving and I haven't caught a single thing. I'm so thirsty the sun is setting I decide to get some sleep to get my energy back. I woke up something pulling on the rod I decided to sleep with it in my hand so I would feel if it caught anything and it did I reeled it in it was a medium sized fish I don't know what fish it is or anyway to identify it so I atake worst case scenario. Probably not okay to eat without at least cooking but how do I cook it? Thas when I remembered the secret compartment on this raft. Ok please please have something useful. Ok more bait a tent like cover really good, a pocket knife also good, and yes a metal plate! Thia is a long shot but maybe I heat it up in the sun and cook the fish of of it. I set up the tent it cover about half the raft the raft is about 6 by 6 feet. Yes I have shade but im so thirsty i bbn heard that drinking blood from animals is ok and can stop you from dehydration so I cut the thing open and start drinking the blood it's very bitter and tastes horrible but I want to live I have to live I want to see my family again so I have to live its th third day now I put the rest of the fish on the metal plate and wait for a while if ends up heating up I don't knownifbit good enough yet but my body wants it so bad so I take a bite it's so delicious I've been waiting for another bitt on my rod, I decide to get some sleep I wake up to lightning and look straight ahead another storm uh oh this is looking bad Its only been 3 days but its felt like weeks I just hope that I survive this and I'm able to go home.