Chapter 344: Same But Different
People who said that experience was one of the best teachers in the world really knew what they were talking about. There were many things that people could not fully appreciate , until they had been through them. But even though it was true. The fact that Jane had experience in losing a loved one to drowning, was not an experience that she would have liked to have. Let alone go through it a second time.
The last time that it had happened, Jane, a much younger and softer version of herself, had had no defenses whatsoever against the emotional storm that had come with her husband going from missing to then being found, and declared dead. All the while her daughter had also been missing, and had also been considered as deceased by the majority of the search party. Back then, Jane had waited for news to come to her.
A shock blanket around her shoulders, her entire frame numb. Her mind feeling as though it had been stuffed full of cotton wool. Now they were in the same situation again. Something that Jane would not wish on even her most hated enemy.
But now things were different. The pain was still the same as it had been back then. A relentless tide of negative emotions threatening to just sweep her away. But Jane was made of sterner stuff now.
There was a fire deep within her and it was being fanned by her love for her daughter. Sure Jane was terrified, anyone would be in that situation.
But this time they were stronger. The two of them were out there with the rest of the search parties. Doing their best to bring back their children.
Thanks to Cassandra’s considerable influence in the world. There had already been a literal small town of people who had set up camp, and were searching by the time that the two women had arrived.
And after receiving updates from the firefighters, the police, as well as the private companies. The two of them had thrown themselves into the search as well. And that was all that they had been doing for hours now. Judging from the strength of the waves, as well as how fast the wind was moving. A general search area had been determined and most of them were focusing around that. With Jane and Cassandra up in the air, a pilot taking them around in a Haven chopper.
Both of them having binoculars in hand, looking down at the waters below with eagle eyes. It had gotten to the point where Jane’s eyes were starting to hurt, and she was also very cold. But as far as she was concerned, those were minor inconveniences.
If she was cold and she was tired, then her daughter had to be in an even worse state. Derek had to be suffering too.
Unlike Jane and Cassandra, their children did not have the luxury of not worrying about drowning. They were out there, hurt, and cold. Jane had to do her best to find them before things got even worse.
When they had arrived, they had been briefed that it was a high possibility that Derek and Emily were already dead. Were it the first time they were hearing such news. They would have shattered to a million pieces on the spot. But once again, experience had stepped in, and they had rolled with the punch that the words had carried. This might be a search and retrieve instead of a search and rescue.