I dunked my paddle into the water to propel myself faster. "Are we allowed to go past the shark line?" I called out to my older cousin Jack. "Yeah, just don't fall off. There are sharks in the water. I'm not kidding!" He protested as my older brother Charlie laughed. "Come on girls, don't be slowpokes or we'll leave you behind!" Charlie yelled as he sped forward and past the shark line. My cousin Matilda and I followed carefully. They slowed down in front of us until we floated in a small circle past the shark line. Charlie's Kayak started sinking slowly until it tipped completely and dumped Charlie into the water.
He screamed as something slid past his foot. We were lucky, we all had life vests on. "I forgot to mention, it, uh, does that sometimes," Jack said sheepishly. Our Uncle Daniel, who was watching us from land, rowed towards us on the two-seater canoe. "You mean to say," Charlie spluttered. "That your kayak doesn't have the plugs on the scupper holes?" I laughed. I knew that they would sort this out later on the tatami (Judo mats). "Yeah, no, we lost those." Jack laughed nervously as I pulled Charlie out of the water and onto my kayak. "Your all wet!" I complained as he sat on the back of the kayak, dripping water on me. Our uncle reached us, he scolded us and put Charlie into the extra seat. He then tied the sinking kayak to the canoe and rowed back in. We followed laughing our heads off. Except for Jack. His fate was fighting Charlie, who fought dirty. Because let's face it, Jack kind of deserved it. And while they grappled for victory, I could win against Matilda.
This is a true story 🤣
Check your canoes before you go past the shark-line guys.
Bye bye - Vine Lord
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Random Short Stories
Kısa HikayeJust some edited versions of short stories I wrote for English in sixth grade. I will take some writing ideas.
