I patted him on the back as new life and new purpose swept into both of our lives. I was glad to share this experience with him.
"What's happening?" Christina asked in a scared voice.
I turned to her, "Nothing to be afraid of Christina. Instead watch and be amazed by what God can do!"
The star was getting closer to the surface of the sea and Divine instruction came to me.
"Flynn!"
"Aye aye Captain?"
"You and Ortega start closing all the topside hatches and the port and starboard window covers. Tie down everything else."
"Aye aye Captain!"
Matt and Serena went along to help and I moved over to Christina, who held the railing with a death grip. She was staring at the falling star like it was a harbinger of doom.
"What do you believe in Christina?" I asked calmly.
Her horrified gaze drifted to me and she blinked and started to cry as she said, "I don't know!"
On an emotional cry she asked, "Am I going to die?"
"Christina we're all going to die at some point, when that is I can't say. Your sister has faith and she's a good role model for you. Start figuring out the important things and start asking the tough questions, because tomorrow is guaranteed to no one. I pray that you have time to decide what your choice will be in life Christina, but be warned of this. To choose not to make a choice or to play around and only half commit is making a choice. The wrong choice Christina!"
She was crying and in general she was petrified, but she wasn't yet ready for more. She was getting quite the show to help her believe in the miraculous though.
I pulled her tight grip on the railing free and led her inside the wheelhouse as the star really started to plummet downward.
I stepped up beside Big Jim as he manned the wheel. He gave me a big open faced grin. Jim it would appear was full of surprises lately. For starters I'd never known that he exhibited a Christian faith, as he'd never talked of religion, just as he never talked in general.
"This is the best trip out yet Captain!" He intoned deeply looking as if he was having the time of his life.
I responded to his full smile with one of my own. I had a feeling that there were bigger and better things to come, but for right now it was nice to smile again and really mean it.
The smile left me though as the star came down and streaked across the water ahead of us. A channel of water rolled back and we were in the channel's bottom, as we watched the sea split backwards away from us to either side.