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.
As for food, Janet could only look for seaweed and bird eggs on the rocks, which barely filled her
stomach.
When a person was extremely hungry and thirsty, food of any kind felt as precious as gold.
As soon as she finished eating, a downpour of rain ensued once again.
The only thing she could do was curl up under the shelter of rocks to avoid the whipping wind and
rain.The night sea breeze was frigid.She took off her wet coat and placed it on the reef.She incessantly
rubbed her hands together, desperately trying to keep herself warm.
Janet could do nothing but wait.She encouraged herself to hang on for a few more days.
There would definitely be a boat coming for her.
After two days of staying by the reef, the weather finally took a turn for the better.
The sun dispelled the dark clouds and stormy haze.
She climbed to the highest point of the reef and stared out at the sea anxiously.She desperately hoped
that there would 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 could see her and come to her rescue.
Unfortunately, there were only seagulls and endless waves to accompany her.
On the third morning, Janet was woken up by the sound of a yacht.She thought it was an auditory
hallucination.
When she rubbed her eyes and looked ahead, she saw a yacht floating quite nearby! She was thrilled
and filled with wild excitement!
Janet climbed to the highest point of the reef, took off her coat, waved it, and shouted at the yacht in
the distance, "This way! Help!"
Without delay, the yacht soon approached her.
"Are you Janet White? We are the rescue team sent by the White family."
The muscular man on the yacht reached out his hand to pull Janet up onto the yacht.
"Come on.In order to find you, we have searched almost every inch of this sea!"
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