Friday 11 September 2015

A Boat Ride


We were a gang of three but only one could swim. He was a cadet of the naval wing.
He borrowed a boat and took us for a ride. Unexpectedly the clouds came, wind rose and the rudder came unstuck; we could move only in circles.
There were no life-jackets. That was a fatal error. But there was a glimmer of hope for it was still not dark. 
‘Search party would come,’ he said.
But he was worried. His coach was impartial and ruthless in dealing with errant cadets; he had lied while borrowing the boat that we all could swim.
                              
(The story is based on a real life incident of school days.)
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A post for Friday Fictioneers on a photo prompt and
Three Word Wednesday; word prompts- fatal, glimmer, impartial.

Word count -101

18 comments:

  1. Dear Arora

    I hope this memory had a good outcome. We do crazy things when we're young, don't we?

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. yes that is the fun of being kids, thanks for stopping by

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  2. Certainly shows the immaturity of young adults. At that age we think we are indestructable. I hope the outcome was good. Great story.

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  3. Oh .. since you are here to tell.. i must hope the outcome was just that little bit of punishment for the lye..

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    1. of course i have now lost contact with others; but it was a safe return, thanks for visiting

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  4. Poor kids, but as long as everyone returns in one piece, even the punishment will seem not so bad.

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  5. As the mom of boys, these types of stories scare the bejeezus out of me!

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  6. I liked the story. It was open ended enough that it could have went either way (good or tragic). We've all done stuff like that before. At the end, you're just glad to make it our alive.

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    1. thanks Russell, the real story had a happy ending

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  7. I'm glad the story had a happy ending. Well told.

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