A Fishing Disaster
All I could hear was the water drumming in my ear as I
desperately tried to reach the surface. I just kept sinking. Everything went
black. I knew it I was drowning...
I awoke to the sound of a helicopter. I hadn’t opened my eyes
yet they were sore and full of water, I tried but I struggled. Then I heard voices, “I think she’s waking up
sir.”
“All right boss.” I only knew was that they were two men.
After a minute or two, I opened my eyes I was covered with
warm blankets and towels from my feet up to my shoulders. I saw a lady in a
white outfit she looked like a doctor. I tried to speak, but the salty water
was still stuck in my throat. I got up. There was a woman. By now I felt
practically normal and she started asking me questions. Her name was Jade. She
asked me to recount what just happened, I had so many questions. But I told her
this.
“I was on the boat at the time.” She interrupted me. “Who’s
boat?”
“My friend Rosie and her dad Roger.”
“oh, they were the two who drove the boat to safety. Carry
on.”
“I heard a crashing
sound. I ran to the deck and saw what had made the noise. I yelled, quick grab
the life jackets! My friend and her dad were on the boat with me. The boat made a sudden jolt and flung me
overboard. I heard Roger call my name then I don’t remember anything except
sinking. If only I had a life jacket on. I would have been fine.”
No matter how good you are at swimming or how strong you are
Hiwi the Kiwi told you to put a life jacket on.
Also when you go fishing remember the limit of fish, the
salted ice, and the emergency kit.
This was a fiction based story.
Written by Flora Devonshire
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