Chapter two:
"This has nothing to do with over achieving." Caitie rolled her eyes
at her friend and watched her walk away. She pushed down her goggles,
turned around and dove into the ocean. She swam out a good distance, and
then rested her body at the waters surface just enough so her snorkel could
stick out allowing her to breath. She looked down at all the fish.
"Wow!" She thought to herself. "This is amazing." Little fish, big fish and
schools of fish surrounded her. Big thick fish with eyes and a mouth that
stuck out of it's body, and were colored bright neon orange sat at the
bottom, starring at her as she slowly swam pass them. Sand sharks swam
along the ocean floor twisting their bodies to avoid the rocks. Little
silver fish with vertical black and gray stripes swam together surrounding
Caitie's view every which way she turned. Long silver fish with wide
purple stripes horizontally filling a long pattern across each of its sides,
and little green dashes marked on it swam up to Caitie, and then quickly
would swim away again. Caitie smiled and her eyes grew big, but fog soon
clouded her goggles ad she had to come up to clear them.
She kicked her fins to help her remain above the water. And before she put
her goggles back on, she realized she could no longer see the cove. Infact,
she had no idea where she was, what direction she had swam in, or how far
she'd gone. All that surrounded her were cliffs. Cliffs she new she could
be thrown against if she got to close. She did spot a cave, but it was less
important than finding her way back.
She did her best to regain her confidence. "Your strong Caitie. There's
nothing to be scared of. You couldn't possibly be that far from the cove.
It has to be just around one of these cliffs." The look of fear plastered
on her face slowly faded into nothing. "O.K. We'll go this way."
She dove under using her fins to help her swim as fast as she could, but
stopped at the site of something more beautiful than she'd ever seen. The
school of fish swam so close together, and in such quick motion, swimming
circles around each other, and still managing to move to whatever
destination they had set, appeared to be a silver mist gliding in the sea.
She could barely see the actual fish.
Her fascination entranced her leaving her unaware of the danger that lurked
behind her. Caitie screamed in absolute pain. She turned around to see a
jelly fish fleeing, but taking it's precious time, knowing nothing would
enter its premises.
Caitie lifted her head above the water tearing off her goggles and snorkel
and heaved them as far as she could. She kicked off her fins and thrashed
around the water, only being able to think of the pain throbbing through
her leg, reaching it's way up to her upper body.
"Get a grip Caitie!" Her mind yelled at her. "You have to get our of here."
She realized this was true, and started swimming away, using her arms and
good leg, tears devouring her face.
"This has nothing to do with over achieving." Caitie rolled her eyes
at her friend and watched her walk away. She pushed down her goggles,
turned around and dove into the ocean. She swam out a good distance, and
then rested her body at the waters surface just enough so her snorkel could
stick out allowing her to breath. She looked down at all the fish.
"Wow!" She thought to herself. "This is amazing." Little fish, big fish and
schools of fish surrounded her. Big thick fish with eyes and a mouth that
stuck out of it's body, and were colored bright neon orange sat at the
bottom, starring at her as she slowly swam pass them. Sand sharks swam
along the ocean floor twisting their bodies to avoid the rocks. Little
silver fish with vertical black and gray stripes swam together surrounding
Caitie's view every which way she turned. Long silver fish with wide
purple stripes horizontally filling a long pattern across each of its sides,
and little green dashes marked on it swam up to Caitie, and then quickly
would swim away again. Caitie smiled and her eyes grew big, but fog soon
clouded her goggles ad she had to come up to clear them.
She kicked her fins to help her remain above the water. And before she put
her goggles back on, she realized she could no longer see the cove. Infact,
she had no idea where she was, what direction she had swam in, or how far
she'd gone. All that surrounded her were cliffs. Cliffs she new she could
be thrown against if she got to close. She did spot a cave, but it was less
important than finding her way back.
She did her best to regain her confidence. "Your strong Caitie. There's
nothing to be scared of. You couldn't possibly be that far from the cove.
It has to be just around one of these cliffs." The look of fear plastered
on her face slowly faded into nothing. "O.K. We'll go this way."
She dove under using her fins to help her swim as fast as she could, but
stopped at the site of something more beautiful than she'd ever seen. The
school of fish swam so close together, and in such quick motion, swimming
circles around each other, and still managing to move to whatever
destination they had set, appeared to be a silver mist gliding in the sea.
She could barely see the actual fish.
Her fascination entranced her leaving her unaware of the danger that lurked
behind her. Caitie screamed in absolute pain. She turned around to see a
jelly fish fleeing, but taking it's precious time, knowing nothing would
enter its premises.
Caitie lifted her head above the water tearing off her goggles and snorkel
and heaved them as far as she could. She kicked off her fins and thrashed
around the water, only being able to think of the pain throbbing through
her leg, reaching it's way up to her upper body.
"Get a grip Caitie!" Her mind yelled at her. "You have to get our of here."
She realized this was true, and started swimming away, using her arms and
good leg, tears devouring her face.