DEVIL IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA

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 Devil in the Deep Blue SeaBy Sherry Silver

Story Summary:Sail off with Jeanie in this women's fiction story with a paranormal twist. She is a shy child of the 70's, aching for attention. Surviving a near-drowning incident while babysitting with a friend, Jeanie tells no one. She buries the incident deep within her. Fifteen years later, Jeanie is married with a little girl of her own. She makes sure to dote on her own daughter, giving her all the love and recognition that her inner child still craves. Flying on a lavish vacation with her elderly mother, there is mechanical trouble. Jeanie must finally come face to face with the Devil in the Deep Blue Sea. This is the first short story Sherry Silver wrote.


Excerpt:“Come on, Jeanie! The water is so warm! Jump in!”
The teenager rolled over and put her hands under her chin. She laughed at Delaine goofing around in the water, watching her handstands and bubble blowing. “I don't know how to swim. You have fun and I'll watch you.” Jeanie opened her Tiger Beat magazine and flipped past the Leif Garrett dream date contest, Noxzema ad, and Bay City Rollers news. She creased the magazine open at the Andy Gibb photo spread and dramatically sighed. His peach vest and pants looked softer than the sunset.
“Come on, Jeanie! You're missing out on all the fun!”
Jeanie removed her shoes and socks. She gingerly stuck her toes in and delightedly kicked her legs in the heavily chlorinated water. She knew they really shouldn’t be swimming with out any adults present. Not that Jeanie was going to swim, but still, she felt like they were taking a stupid chance.
Delaine swam over. “Jump in!”
“No, I'll watch you. I can't swim.”
Delaine grabbed her hand. "Yeah, right, Jeanie.” She yanked her into the water.
Disoriented, Jeanie found herself standing on the bottom of the pool. Desperately climbing, she somehow managed to propel herself up to the surface and grabbed onto De-laine's head. Delaine immediately pushed her off. 
Down, down, down Jeanie sank. Her thoughts muddled. She knew better than to go near water with no lifeguard. Maybe Mr. Charles would come home early. Maybe Andy Gibb would jump in and save her. He was a champion swimmer in Australia. She had read that about him last month. Flailing to the surface the second time, she grabbed wild-ly for Delaine. When she found her, Jeanie shoved Delaine underwater again, as she tried to climb onto her back. Delaine threw her off. Down, down, down Jeanie sank.

  
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