SURVIVORS
Chapters 261. Back Sail
Departure day.
Today the Kejora ship is very crowded. The activity of loading goods increased since this morning. All were ordered to be completed before noon.
Dean's team didn't want their presence to interfere with the activities of the crew and transport workers. They prefer to stay in the room.
When the ship began to swing, then they realized that the ship had sailed again.
"Dean, go to the toilet" said Widuri.
"Hmm. come."
Dean got up from his lying position.
Yeah, they're lying there like a fish in that cabin. Sleep from wall to wall. Luckily there are 5 ventilation holes in the upper vessel wall. Until the air can change well.
As he exited the cabin, Dean saw the back of a horse being carried into the hold.
Widuri and Dean went to the toilet immediately. But there are passengers using it.
Before long the toilet door opened. A woman dressed up, come out. He walked quickly without saying hello. Widuri entered the toilet.
Dean saw the woman enter the middle cabin.
'Looks like there's a passenger boarding from Levin town. Maybe they're the ones who brought the horse, too Dean thought.
When Widuri finished, they immediately returned to the cabin. In the back was Jason and accompanied by a bodyguard, queuing the toilet.
The news of the female passenger next door, was immediately known to the rest of the room. But they're not too interested in talking about it.
It was a clear weather day. Even in the afternoon, the sky seemed reluctant to welcome the night. Marianne accompanied Michael and Cloudy out for some fresh air.
Captain Smith and the crew have also grown accustomed to Cloudy's presence. The tiger would still growl if they got too close to him. But he never attacked.
"Can we really get Michael back?" marianne asked as she looked far away at the high seas.
Michael nodded doubtfully. "To be honest, I don't know the answer. But, as long as I can still try, then I will work on it. Except, one day my heart was stuck and stuck somewhere. Like Angel, Nastiti, Gilang and Laras and Liam."
Michael looked at the reddish sky. He was trying to be realistic. The journey home is long. Very long. The heart will change and be able to adapt to the surrounding environment.
"You're right. If I find a good place, I might choose to stay. The goddess was lucky. her final resting place was very beautiful...."
Michael jerks. It was Marianne who was by his side with a clueless look.
'What does it mean to bring the Goddess?' michael wondered.
A moment later Michael realized, the red sky had been completely replaced with the blackness of the night.
"It's dinner time. Let's go back," Michael asked.
"I also want to rest near the ocean."
Marianne smiled and muttered to herself. He was like he was drowning in his mind. Either Michael's invitation is heard or not.
Michael could no longer hide his concerns. The Marianne's shoulder.
"Are you okay, Marianne? If you feel any pain, tell Dr. Chandra. Don't keep it to yourself."
Marianne's consciousness is back. Michael looked into his eyes with a look of thanks. This young man had repeatedly saved his life when the two of them were kidnapped. Michael often received corporal punishment to replace Marianne. Marianne is indebted, owes Michael her life. Somehow how to reply. And now his eyes showed great worry.
"I'm doing fine. Don'worry. Let's enter. Or our dinner rations pass...." Marianne smiled gently motherly.
He walked with Michael.
"Let's go back, Cloudy. It's dinner time" Michael said.
Cloudy snarled softly then followed the two to the cabin.
"Aaaahhhh"
I heard a woman's scream. Michael, who had just entered the cabin door, looked out. The woman in the cabin next door, pale and trembling at her door, looked at Cloudy with fear.
Cloudy growled and showed his pointed and sharp teeth towards the woman.
"Sorry, this cat is our pet. Enter Cloudy!" call Michael.
Cloudy came in and Michael immediately closed the door.
"What's up Jane? Why are you screaming?" someone appeared from inside the middle cabin.
But the woman was in a state of severe shock. He's not able to talk right now.
"Your friend saw Cloudy. Pet passenger next door."
A man from the cabin next to her explained. He was about to go to the toilet, when he saw Cloudy enter the cabin and this foreign-clothed woman appeared, then screamed.
"Pets?" muttered the man. He then led the woman back in.
"Thank you for the notice. My name is Leon" he said kindly.
"I'm Brian. Also, don't worry about Cloudy. As long as he's not disturbed, I don't think he's gonna eat us" he said, trying to be funny.
Leon was surprised.
"I have to bring my wife in. Next time we talk again."
"Oh, it turns out the woman is his wife" Brian muttered after Leon's cabin door closed. He then continued to the toilet.
"What the hell is it?" ask Alan.
"It's nothing. That's the weird-dressed lady you said this afternoon. He was just surprised to see Cloudy earlier." Michael explained.
"Next time I'll apologize to them" Dean said.
"I did it" replied Michael.
"Hemmm. Already..let's have dinner. This is the last steamed buns. Starting tomorrow, we'll go back to eating the supplies."
Widuri helped Niken and Marianne hand out food and drinks.
All the team members nodded in understanding. As long as you don't starve, eat anything.
"Dean, try talking to the captain. Maybe we can borrow their kitchen when not in use. So women can cook properly. We don't have food supplies, do we...."
Dr. Chandra sparked his clever idea.
"Tuh. Like this night. Their kitchen should be empty, because it is past meal time.... So maybe we can use it to cook the menu for the next day." Niken supports Dr. Chandra's idea.
"I'll ask you later."
Dean nodded in agreement. But Dean knows, nothing is free from Captain Smith. He might have to sacrifice another supply of his delicious cheese. Dean breathed a heavy breath. He felt unwilling, his expensive cheese was valued so cheaply.
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Night passed. A lame discussion with Captain Smith was expected to hurt them. But Dean had no choice. He had to pay for the use of the kitchen and firewood. The kitchen can be used for 3 nights. And it should come back as clean, neat and safe as ever. That's deal.
"You don't look so sad. I'm not kidnapping your son!" jeered Captain Smith.
"Well, you robbed me Captain" Dean said.
Captain Smith laughed.
"Sana cook. Do not forget, the kitchen should be neat and clean again after it is finished using." Dean was subtly evicted from the captain's cabin.
Dean snorted and got out of there. After all, the women should start cooking immediately. So Dean followed a crew, went to see the condition of the kitchen.
"Yes my. How can this be the captain's neat and clean standard? Did he never check in here?" dean's nagging.
"Sunill, Alan. Let's help me out here, "call Dean for a voice transmission.
Soon both appeared.
"What's wrong?"
Dean looked at both. "You have been resting too long. Time to get some sweat. Let's get this done and clean up the kitchen."
"For what?" ask Alan.
"Let the women cook.... You want them nagging looking at the kitchen like this?" said Dean.
"There they cook. Haha...." Sunil laughs.
"Come on." Alan nodded.
The three together tidied up and cleaned the kitchen and kitchen floor on the ship.
An hour later.
The kitchen looks very human and is suitable for cooking. Used ash burning furnace is used for scraping equipment, tables and the entire floor is sticky and slippery.
Now, the spruce and soot-filled cookware has re-emerged the basic color. Everything was neatly arranged in the corner of the kitchen, waiting to be used.
All three were satisfied to see the results of their hard work rubbing the floor, table to equipment. A big smile appeared on his third face.
"Ahh, I feel so hot. It's like taking a bath in the sea" Alan chirped.
"You're crazy! Wanna make a splash in the whole ship huh?!" Sunil flicked Alan's forehead to resuscitate him.
"Oh, I just said I wanted to. Not that it actually jumped into the sea." Alan rubbed his forehead. Face pouting.
"I call the women. You can shower in the toilet. But don't forget to fill the water again to the brim" Dean said.
"Yes.." replied Sunil and Alan together.
"Let's take a shower." Sunil came out of the kitchen, into the toilet.
^^^~~~"Right turn! They they're waiting for you at the front intersection!" a voice shouted in Shasha's ear.^^^
^^^"Stealth Mode!" voice commands in his ears. ^^^
^^^Shasha pressed the Silent button on the steering dashboard. Slowly the black sports bike vanished from sight. His voice is no longer heard. ~~~~^^
That night, Dean's team activities were again crowded. The men in the cabin got the task of cleaning potatoes, yams, vegetables, fish, meat and other lalin. All of it will be taken to the kitchen, to be cooked. Every time they cook, they have to prepare food for 2 days. Because of a week's cruise. While their cooking rations are only 3 times.
Women should make food practical. Bread is a good choice. Pizza, noodles and all.
At 3 am, all activities in the kitchen, done. That's because the ship's kitchen crew will start their work preparing breakfast.
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