RITA+++-++Gina,Julia,HannahM,Michaela

This is my third flight. I went to flight school at age twenty-three. I was taught by many different people and learned many new things. I’ve flown to San Francisco, Las Vegas, and now San Juan. I feel a little bit nervous, but I am very confident in how I fly. The flight attendants seem a little shaken when on my plane only because I’ve flown twice before. It’s something that I don’t want most passengers to know, because they might not fly on the plane. We are flying through the Bermuda Triangle, and I’m a little shaken, but I hope I can succeed. We are about to take off, and I am now on the plane preparing with my co-pilot. He seems confident in that we will do great when flying, but I am not too sure. I did some research on the Bermuda Triangle and it is known for surprising and sudden accidents. I am quite positive that nothing should go wrong, but something could. All passengers are ready for take-off and I have to instruct them over the loud speaker and notify them to watch the safety videos. I don’t think that I will mention that we are flying over the Bermuda Triangle for the fear of nerves and shaken passengers. I think I should pay attention to the safety video too, so that I don’t make a mistake and not know what to do. We are now done with the video and are lined up to take-off next. I am terrified but ecstatic at the same time. ~    We are just about to enter the Bermuda triangle right next to Miami. I hope the passengers aren’t paying attention to the flight map or else they will know. I think the flight attendants are passing rumors, because they have been notified to calm nervous passengers of my lack of flight experience. I just flew the plane into the Bermuda Triangle. Everything seems to be fine so far. I am sending my co-pilot back there to check on the engine room too. We have just hit turbulence, and I hope that he is fine, and didn’t fall. I hear footsteps charging behind me. I hope it is not bad news. The main attendant has just informed me that the co-pilot has hit his head and unconscious. We are now left without a co-pilot. The turbulence hasn’t stopped yet. I’m in complete fear of the Bermuda Triangle’s history. We are almost at the middle of the Bermuda Triangle. The turbulence has gotten worse in the past fifteen minutes. My controls are starting to weaken, and the lights continue to flicker. All of a sudden the lights, controls, video, and steering have lost control. I hear screams from the passengers, and I have no idea what to do. The co-pilot is still unconscious. We are spinning and out of control. The button for manual control just sparked, and I think it is working now. I am examining it just to make sure that it is safe to touch. From what I can see it looks fine, and I am about to press it. ~      The right side of my body has gone numb. The shock from the button went through the entire right side of my body. I am a right-handed person, so now I have to try and control with my left hand only. The passengers and attendants are terrified and there are screams from everyone. The plane is about to hit water any minute. The windows are all covered by storm clouds, and I don’t think I am going to be able to land with only my left side. I have no help, and are afraid to leave the cabin and talk to the passengers. I feel the pit in my stomach dropping, and we are close to hitting the water in any second. I told the attendants to notify everyone to put on their life-vests but they are not releasing from the seats. I have unlocked the door, and ordered people to open it, but it is stuck. Not even the strongest person can get it open. We are now seconds from hitting, water, land, or whatever we are going to land on. The controls have suddenly turned on, and I am trying to land our plane. My right side is still numb, so I am trying my best to land. I can’t quite see out the windows quite yet, but I know we are somewhere near land. I see a tall tree reaching towards the sky. I release the life jackets from the seats and the rafts under the plane, and just in time. We have finally hit the water; I can tell this might be a bumpy landing. One side of the plane is breaking off because of the landing, this way we can all get out. I am hoping that nobody back there is hurt, and I am trying my best to keep them under control and get myself out. ~   We are all safe on the island. We have our medical kit out and are ready to help the passengers. The co-pilot is slowly becoming conscious and a few passengers are constantly by his side. They are slowly telling him what happened and he is starting to comprehend it. One lady broke her leg and a concussion! Luckily that was it though. We are on a mysterious island I believe we are somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle. A few people went off in groups to try and find food, water, and shelter. They haven’t returned yet but a few people spotted bananas close to the beach. They just returned with a good amount of bananas but no water yet. I hear the calls from the other group but I don’t think they have found a shelter. There seems to be a good amount of palm fronds around, and I think they repel water the best. There seem to be a few trees that seem to be strong enough to hold up a shelter. I think we will need more than three shelters, for the amount of people. We tried to work the radio and the cockpit signals but nothing seems to be working. The controls are freaking and fizzing out and were flashing and making strange noises. I don’t think they will work but I don’t know for sure. I’m trying to think of ideas to how we are going to survive when the food and water if any, runs out. I don’t think we have long, but I am sure a week or two. I wonder if anyone has realized that we are not at the airport unless they have already started to search. The co-pilot has become conscious once again and is feeling much better. He only has a bruise on the side of his head. Everybody else is back to normal and there were only a few cuts and bruises. We only knew of one sprain from a mother who was with her daughter. I am going to go and help out looking for food and shelter. ~    We found palm fronds and a few sturdy trees near each other. I think this will be the main shelter for the passengers. We are going to try and build at least three or four shelters in order for everyone to have a place to sleep. Today we are going to build a humongous bonfire to signal our help. I don’t quite know where the nearest island is or if anybody will even see the smoke signal. I believe we have a few flares left. If the bonfire doesn’t work and we don’t see anybody within a few days, we will probably try and send a flare up. We started to have a few on the men build the shelter while most of the women take care of all of the younger children. The first shelter is coming along pretty good, and we found two more spots for more shelters. We also found a lot of fruits and some vegetables through the trees. Our main fruits are bananas, guavas, pineapples, and coconuts. Our food supply on the plane was very low, and all of the food is gone and most of it was ruined in the crash. I sent some people out to try to catch fish for later on tonight. We should be okay if nothing else happens… ~    Tonight we will make our bonfire for light and warmth, as it being a little chilly by the water. Hopefully the fire could be a signal to overflying planes that we need help. Tonight the copilot and I will cook fruit and fish for the passengers. I even think it will be better that our plane food!
 * Rita **

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