Walking along the beach late at night, he held her close as the wind whistled through. He kissed her cheek and brushed back her hair and told her had a little surprise inside the car. Terry lit up a smile with a spark in her eyes just as a sound pierced through the night.

Her and Jay both turned to look out towards the water. Out in the distance they saw a lighthouse. The light was spinning with some kind of alarm as they both looked at each other with fear and wonder growing quickly to see what it was.

Grabbing her hand, they looked around to see if a lifeguard was anywhere near. All they could see was his little Toyota parked up by the gate. Nobody else was around that they could see, so Jay thought for a minute as Terry held on, not sure what to do.

“We have to go see if something is wrong” he said, and pulled Terry’s hand as he started to run. “Someone could be hurt” he said and Terry replied, “We can’t swim out there. The water’s too cold.”

As they came to the water, just at their feet was a small canoe that looked to be abandoned and no one was near to see whose it was. “We’ll take the canoe and bring it back when we’re done” he said. “Someone could be out there in danger and needs our help” he finished. Terry agreed and said “OK. But how do we know we’ll come back alive. What if it’s some kind of false alarm, waiting to kill at just the right second” she said, her mind now filled with all kinds of ideas.

“I’m sure it’s just someone that needs help with something. Don’t worry. If there’s any danger, I have a small knife in my back pocket” he said as Terry looked back to see, a bit more worry there could be blood in this hood simaraten deed. What if there was maybe a fight that broke out and someone was dead while the other was waiting to escape without getting caught. They could be the next victim and never come back. Or maybe someone just fell and needs help she finally thought and trusted Jay to do the right thing and keep an eye out for any danger.

They got in the canoe and paddled their way out to the light. The sound was loud the closer they got. It looked to be a hundred yards out as they kept on moving, trying to keep the cold water from splashing. The wind was chili giving Terry goosebumps not just for the cold, but fear that something just wasn’t right. She had a sixth sense and her instincts were screaming to turn back around, but Jay was already speeding up to get out.

Ten minutes later, they reached the light house and pulled the canoe around to the ladder leading up to the top. Terry looked up as they both held their ears. “Something is wrong” she yelled to Jay. “I think we should leave and call the police” she finished but Jay said “We can’t. My phones at the house and we don’t have time.”

Still nervous as ever, Terry agreed and said “let’s hurry Jay. I really am scared.”

He took her hand and lead her the way up the latter, one step at a time as the sound was now almost unbearable, hurting their ears but had no time to turn back now. Terry could hear a faint voice screaming, screaming something she couldn’t quite tell. She was close and worried at what she might see.

When they reached the top, Terry could see through the window a little girl trapped with her hands tied behind her back and a tall man in black with a knife and a grin.

Terry was worried what to do next as her and Jay climbed in the window and stood on the floor, seeing the girl sobbing with tears. “Let her go” Jay said as he took a step forward.

“No can do” the man said with his knife pointing down at the girl.

“Why the alarm then, man. What do you want?” Jay asked, putting his hands up to show he wasn’t trying to fight. He just wanted the girl to be safe and alive.

“I knew some idiot would come to save her” he said. “So know you all die and I’m scott free.”