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Good to Bad

October 17, 2016
By shayb BRONZE, Clarkston, Michigan
shayb BRONZE, Clarkston, Michigan
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Today is going to be the best day ever.

Before I know it I’m out in the ocean on
a bright blue surfboard.

And then I’m up,  I’m up,
I’m surfing!

The big waves roll and smash,
at first I am a little unbalanced,
but I find my balance soon enough,
and I stand strong having the time of my life.
Hawaii looks so beautiful from deep in the salty ocean,
but the moment is over way too soon…

Bang.
A large surfboard with an idiot as a driver,
crashes into,
My brother and I…

As if it’s in slo-mo,
I watch as Travis falls,
hard into the water and I,
know I’m next.

I fall. I fall into into the salty water.
Bang. Smash. Crash.
That idiot runs into
My face, smashing my skull.

My eye is burning, throbbing,
and it doesn’t seem to stop.

Ugh. It hurts.
It really hurts.

I emerge from the water,
from my thoughts, into reality.
I slowly reach up,
scared of what’s about to happen.

A big, fat throbbing ball of skin sits right under my eye.
Ouch.


The author's comments:

I would like people to realize that things can go from good to bad very quickly. You could be having an amazing time like I was surfing, then it all goes wrong and the next thing you know you have a huge black eye. Don´t get too caught up in the moment, but have fun with it.


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