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      <title>Short Story by Matthew Bautista</title>
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      <pubDate>2022-02-20 12:17:38 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Set up</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Raine and Nixon is a few weeks away until the most special occasion arrives: their wedding. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-03-01 09:48:28 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Turning Point # 1: The opportunity</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Nixon had a great idea to surprise Raine. He wants to reunite Raine and her dad that are never really on good terms. He is taking Raine and her dad with him to a luxurious cruise ship. Raine was reluctant but she would give it a try just for her fiancé.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-03-02 09:28:15 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The New Situation</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Raine hates the sea and also has her dad invited with them during their trip. The ship finally departed from the pier. Her dad is trying to reconnect with her daughter. Raine felt uncomfortable about their past; how she lost her mum. She walked off with tears dripping down her face. She sat at the upper lounge of the cruise.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-03-02 10:20:33 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Turning point #2 The change of plan</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>She looks at the distance and see the storm brewing. Should she warn the captain? Should she warn her disappointed fiancé or her dad? Should she escape using the emergency boats?</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-03-02 10:49:38 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The progress</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Raine chimed the bell aggressively while people at the main deck stare at her like she is not in her right mind. One of the staff approached her and insisted she stop. Raine couldn't speak out of terror so she just pointed where the gloomy clouds. The captain was too busy partying with the other guests, probably had a drink or two.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-03-04 02:31:57 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The point of no return</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The captain partied hardcore with two drinks in his hand. Raine hastily approached the ship's captain. She tries to urgently discuss the situation but his mind is already intoxicated to care. Raine swung her hand to his face just to get the captain to listen. She might have swung too hard that he passed out from that whiplash.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-03-04 02:41:29 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Complication and Higher Stakes</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>She didn't feel guilty about what she did. Eyes are staring at her but she didn't care. Her safety and everyone's safety is what is in her mind right now. She ran down to the wheelhouse while the staff followed too. The dark clouds are approaching and they might run out of time to get the ship around. Chill winds blasting in their direction, some umbrella stands flung from the deck. Raine doesn't know how to operate the ship, but she manoeuvred the steering wheel. she turned the wheel to the left but it was a mistake, the ship almost capsized. Raine hit her head on the edge of the control board. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-03-04 02:55:34 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Major Setback</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The passengers are panicking and wailing from fear. Raindrops starts to trickle down to the deck, dark clouds cover the whole horizon. At this point, people have no clue what part of the seven seas they wandered off. The other staffs catered and helped the terrified passengers slipping into their life vests. Nixon and Raine’s dad refused to wear their vests until they find Raine, who is stuck in the wheelhouse unconscious.<br><br>Meanwhile, Raine finally got her consciousness back with blurry vision and hearing high pitched ringing. She is feeling disoriented with the waves progressing. Still blurry, she sees a figure manoeuvring the steering wheel. It was the staff who followed her to the wheelhouse. He is not the best at it but they are running out of options. She tries to get back up while experiencing headaches. The rookie sea captain finally got the ship to turn around, but they don’t know what’s going to hit them. A massive wave coming from the back of the ship plunges through the ship. Rookie flew off the steering wheel and slammed the back of his head on the wall. His nose started to bleed. Few people are also thrown off deck from the impact. Raine checked to see if he is okay, she checked the pulse but it was too late.<br><br>&nbsp;That’s the signal to get people to the emergency boats. The kids and the women are the priority. Even with the rough currents, it was worth the risk to evacuate the ship.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-03-04 03:56:47 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Final push</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Raine froze from terror, unsure what to do. Would she be the captain and get to people to safety? Or would she start looking for Nixon and her dad?<br><br>She grabbed the life vest hanging from the cupboard and prepared for another massive wave to hit them. She stepped out of the wheelhouse and the horrifying waves flashed before her eyes. The waves took her away until she grabbed the ship’s fence. She’s holding on for dear life. Raine feels the ship to be capsizing. She climbed back up and starts looking for her family.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-03-04 04:03:30 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Climax</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Raine screams for their names, while she can hear a response. She can hear her name. It was too gloomy to find people but she tries to look for the sound. She found the sound but it is not what she expected. Nixon and her dad are hanging from the ledge, with no life vests.<br><br>Raine grabs hold of them but she is not strong enough to pull both of their heavy weights. She screams for help but there’s no one there for her to help. Most of the guests are already off the ship and far from the storm.<br><br>Her dad tries to pull Nixon up. They are both screaming for help too. Raine’s dad made up his mind. He was ready to let go. Raine can only pull one of them up. Will Raine pull Nixon up so they can finally say their vows, or save her dad to make up for all their arguments?<br><br>Her dad told her that he already lived his life and Nixon is the most important person between them. Raine has too choose, and she chooses her dad. She thought that her dad might have lived the longest life but he has never lived a long life with her.<br><br>Nixon’s fingers slipped and falls. Nixon hit his body on the ship’s pole, and into the deep wild waters.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-03-04 04:16:40 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The aftermath</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Raine was wrecked liked the ship. She lost one of the most important people that makes her happy. If only Nixon can hold on a little longer.<br><br>The storm finally subsided and the waters are calm again while they are both on the tilted ship. Rescues came to fix the casualty the storm made.<br><br>Her dad still wonders why she saved him. Raine thinks that she will meet someone better than Nixon. There are times that she feels like she pressured herself to marry him.<br><br>They both stare at the vibrant sunset.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-03-04 04:23:27 UTC</pubDate>
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