Janet came back to consciousness to the sound of the ceaseless thunderous claps of the surf against the rocks.

She opened her eyes again and looked at the sea. The rain had eased up completely but the sky was still an ominous gloomy grey. She had no idea of how long she had been there.

She was exhausted so she curled up under the shelter of some rocks and slept for some time.

She looked in the distance to the horizon and couldn’t spot a single boat or ship passing by. There was no sign of life apart from the occasional seagull diving into the reef.

Janet swallowed hard and licked her chapped lips, and her stomach growled ravenously. Now she was parched and starving.

Fortunately, since it had rained today, some water had collected in a shallow depression in the reef.

She lay on the reef and scooped up some water into her cupped hands. She sipped the water to try to quench her thirst.

After sipping some of it, she felt like some life had returned to her body.

for food, Janet could only look for seaweed and bird eggs on

thirsty, food of any kind felt

The only thing she could do was

took off her wet coat and placed it on the reef. She incessantly rubbed her hands together, desperately trying

nothing but wait. She encouraged herself to hang on for a few

of staying by the reef, the weather finally took a turn for the better. The sun dispelled the

to the highest point of the reef

be a boat passing by. She imagined countless times that she would stand at the top of the reef and shout when she saw a boat so that the boatman

and endless

third morning, Janet was woken

ahead, she

coat, waved it, and

the yacht

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