Keeping Hope Alive in the Storm
One day, my parents took my younger brother, Kaleb and me to visit my aunt's family, who lived on a beautiful lake. We planned to have a family dinner together.
While parents made dinner, my cousin Jerel showed us around. Seeing the yellow rubber boat near the bank, I excitedly urged for a boat ride. Jerel agreed. He grew up on this lake. Though he was 16, it didn't seem to bother him that I was 12 and Kaleb was 7.
We couldn't wait to jump into the rubber boat, took up the paddles ( 浆 ) and set out. Our destination was the small rocky island in the middle of the lake. We laughed and chatted as we paddled along. The sky was blue with piles of white clouds. It was a bit cold, but our life jackets kept us warm.
After half an hour, we reached the island. We jumped off and tied the boat to a huge rock. We started to explore the desert island. We were having so much fun that we didn't notice the weather had changed. Dark clouds gathered and the wind picked up. Then thunder rolled across the sky. Jerel looked worried and nudged me, "A storm is on the way. We need to rush back!"
Jerel led us back to the shore. The calm water had turned into a mess. The boat bounced up and down in the waves. Jerel yelled, "Jump into the boat! Hurry!" We held onto the side of the boat and managed to climb into it. Surprisingly, we found our boat stuck firmly in the rocks. What's worse, there was a big hole at the bottom. Maybe it was torn open by the sharp rock.
Suddenly, the rain poured down upon us, beating against our faces and pounding our life jackets. Kaleb was terrified and started crying. We decided to seek shelter from the rain. Before we headed back, Jerel shouted, "Wait! Let's get the boat out onto the shore! It will help us build a shelter."
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"NMo problem. Let's get stcrted!… I said. Now tunder the sheiter we could do nothing but wait. |
