The merman, my man novel Chapter 61

The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter 61

I looked out the window toward the direction of the shouting. It was just like they said; the outline of a ship could be seen through the fog above the surface of the sea.

Red smoke was visibly diffusing from the direction of the ship. The red smoke is known to be the distress signal out at sea.

Due to the storm, something on the ship must have been out of order.

The ship then released several lifeboats, and several people got onto it before rowing over to our boat.

A sailor shouted, “The lifeboat is coming and there are even elderly people. Let’s release the ropes quickly! “

Those who live on the sea know full well the dangers it brings. Therefore, they were empathetic towards those that had unfortunate encounters.

“Professor Laura is still asleep. Should we wake her up for permission? She always told us to mind our own business and not to stray off course,“ someone asked.

“Don’t! She definitely won’t let us help these poor people. You’ve seen how cold and heartless that woman is! There are about a dozen lives on that lifeboat! If that woman is awake, she will surely turn them away.“

I couldn’t disagree with what he said.

Before I could speak, another person shouted, “So let’s quickly save these people while she’s still asleep! “

The crew collectively agreed to this decision.

The calls for help from the lifeboat grew louder and louder. Shortly after, the deck became noisy from the voices of all those people. Among the dozen or so people who arrived on deck, some were sobbing, and some expressed their gratitude. There were even a few who were engaged in prayer.

This scene reminded me of the scary experience I had at sea when I was a child. I remembered how relieved my parents looked the moment they found me. But this train of thought also reminded me of who my savior was.

Inadvertently, I looked at Dicken guiltily. But to my surprise, he was wearing an alert and vigilant expression on his face.

‘Is he being on guard because of the crowd outside?’