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Round Robin Story~
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The ground slipped from beneath my feet. I sensed the air rushing around me. I smelled the salty sea. I beheld fragments of the fading blue sky. Then I felt the splash throughout my whole body. My legs hit the water first, and, quicker than I could even think, I was submerged completely. The water was cold and dark. It was like running through a snowstorm without a coat. I squeezed my eyes shut as I sank. My thoughts blinked on suddenly, and it wasn’t until this happened that I realized I hadn’t even been thinking; just moving. Swim to the surface! I thought. I kicked furiously, and I clawed at the water with my hands. They met with nothing but emptiness. My eyes opened as I surfaced, and so did my mouth. I frantically gasped for air. As soon as I caught my breath, I laughed. I was beyond freezing, yes, soaked all over, yes, but an unexplainable thrill was bubbling in the stew pot of my feelings.
submitted by Rose bud, age 13, Boston Harbor
(October 14, 2015 - 11:02 am)
(October 14, 2015 - 11:02 am)
I took another deep breath and laughed, almost choking on water. I looked up at the gray sky and smiled sadly. Would I ever see the sun again? Every time the clouds came they seemed to last longer then before, like someday they would never disappear. I stopped kicking for a moment and closed my eyes. Something was different. The way I was swimming had changed. It seemed natural, but different. I opened my eyes and looked down, squeaking in surprise. "My legs!" I exclaimed, pausing swimming entirely and sinking down. I closed my eyes, expecting to be stung by the sea water, only to catch a glimpse of everything crystal clear. I slowly opened one eye, then the other and gasped.
My legs had turned into a magnificent tail, colors cascading down to the fin. I soon realized I didn't need to hold my breath anymore, for, accompanying my suprised gasp, was water. Somehow I didn't choke.
(October 14, 2015 - 3:31 pm)