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
Nice take on the prompt
ReplyDeleteThanks Dee Dee
DeleteDear Arora
ReplyDeleteI hope this memory had a good outcome. We do crazy things when we're young, don't we?
Shalom,
Rochelle
yes that is the fun of being kids, thanks for stopping by
DeleteCertainly shows the immaturity of young adults. At that age we think we are indestructable. I hope the outcome was good. Great story.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joy for stopping by
DeleteOh .. since you are here to tell.. i must hope the outcome was just that little bit of punishment for the lye..
ReplyDeleteof course i have now lost contact with others; but it was a safe return, thanks for visiting
DeletePoor kids, but as long as everyone returns in one piece, even the punishment will seem not so bad.
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DeleteAs the mom of boys, these types of stories scare the bejeezus out of me!
ReplyDeletethanks Dale for stopping by
DeleteVery gripping !!
ReplyDeletethanks Usha for stopping by
DeleteI 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.
ReplyDeletethanks Russell, the real story had a happy ending
DeleteI'm glad the story had a happy ending. Well told.
ReplyDeletethanks Irene
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