The life jackets were thrown at us. We screamed as we realized our boat was sinking.
"Mom I am scared!" I screamed as I knew it was time to jump into the ocean. I never thought this would happen. I had been on the Staten Island ferry so many times, but this time it was my dad's friend's boat.
"I know, sweeties. Just hold on to me and don't let go no matter what happens!"
My dad was helping my brother get his life jacket on and then we all grabbed hands. We jumped and I felt like my heart stopped. We swam for an hour in hunger and in pain but we all stayed together and we worked it out! We were on shore and soon a helicopter came to get us! We were safe we made it through my worst nightmare!
But where was my dad's friend?
Juliet R., from Staten Island, NY, is a 10 year old 5th grader who loves to act and has been in acting school for 5 years now and just recently won one of their scholarships!© 2009 Juliet R. Original for CCF. (Juliet R. grants CCF first electronic rights for one month; CCF may archive the material indefinitely and include it in an eBook anthology).
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