A sharp slap across my face brought me back to life, while a hard pressure on my stomach sent me coughing up sea water violently.

I was lying on my back and there was absolute confusion around me. A male voice I didn’t recognize called out to someone to bring blankets.

“This stupid bitch has been trying to get away from me all day!” Scout screamed angrily. “I’m going to teach her a lesson when this is over.”

I finally opened my eyes, blinking several times because of the sting from the salt water. I was back on the boat again but it wasn’t swaying anymore and that told me...