This story throws us right into the middle of an action, where all the villagers are trying to get to the top of the hill to save themselves from the raging waters of the ocean. Margaret and Joss, the two orphans, also follow suit. It is then that Margaret realizes that her mother's diary has slipped off her haversack and she must bring it back. But as she goes down to bring it, she notices a whirlpool of water trying to get her into a death grip. Will she survive, or will she die? Read this enthralling short story to see what happens to her.