Castaways

a novella

Six orphaned friends are about to be torn apart forever. Seventeen-year-old Amanda can’t bear the thought of being separated from her younger sister Mattie, her oldest friend, Patrick, or any of the others. When Randy suggests a day trip on his inherited sailboat, they all jump at the chance. Mattie packs suspicious grocery bags for the trip, but refuses to let anyone see what is inside. Little does Amanda know how necessary those items will become when they are swept from one storm at home to another at sea.