A Light Between Oceans Episode 01
The lighthouse that Sandy and Hattie knew and loved now had an uncertain future . . .
The freezing sea spray stung her face as water splashed in, soaking her legs.
She tried to cry out, but nothing came – only a silent gasp of terror as she strained against whatever it was that held her fast.
It was pitch black and the wind whipped her cheeks. Where was she?
She heard the water smacking hard against something. What could it be?
Of course, she must be in Dad’s rowing boat on the sea.
But it wasn’t like before, when he had taken her out in the sunshine, and they’d laughed and sung, gliding up and over the gentle swells.
Where was Dad? Why wasn’t he here?
There was a blinding flash of light, then another, and then, somehow, she knew.
It was the nightmare again – the one she’d had so many times before.
She tried to wake herself. If only she could move or speak, then it would stop.
A towering wave was hurtling closer and closer. It was so big, it would knock down the lighthouse and cast it into the sea.
With a horror that gripped every part of her, she remembered that that was where Dad was. He was up in the lighthouse.
“Hattie!” she screamed through the darkness.