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JASON #25

Cass and I knew that our time of unclouded joy would not last forever. So we decided to spend at least one day at the beach surfing.

Having grown up nowhere near the sea, Cass had always longed for an opportunity to learn how to ride a wave. And I on the other had spent my entire teenager years hanging out with my board. 30 minutes later we were on our way towards the sound of the waves that seemed to be calling us.

The weather was perfect for beginners, the wind was not too strong and so I got Cass all the equipment for taking her first lesson.

We had so much fun that we weren't sure if it was her lack of balance or our laughter that made her fall off the board all the time.

When she finally really succeeded in riding out her first wave, we decided to give it a break. So we just swam out on the boards again to enjoy the sun and the water.

Lying on our boards we compared our experiences of our youth and Cass was making fun of me, stating that it was really hard for her to imagine me as a typical surfer boy with flip-flops and long hair.

Then I heard it for the first time. It was like a very deep gurgle coming from the depth. First I tried to ignore it, but then it got louder and just the instant I wanted to ask Cass if she could also hear that, I saw the wide-eyed expression on her face.

When I turned towards what she was looking at, I saw this huge black shadow becoming bigger and bigger.

Suddenly this enormous creature emerged from the water producing huge waves. I was not sure how to react. I was so fascinated by this beast that looked like Godzilla-come-true. But I also knew that I wanted to get us away from it as fast as possible.

I was trying to reach Cass, but it was too late. The beast just wiped her into the air with one of its gigantic claws. She flew through the air like a ball..

Then the thing came for me, grabbing me and crunching my ribs like toothpicks, so that I could not breathe anymore. I started to cough blood.

And just when I was about to faint, I woke up. Next to me Cass had also just woken up. So we both blurted out at the same time: "What the hell was that?"