An Unforgettable Trip

On a nice, August day a bunch of teenagers decided they would borrow a boat and go swimming over on a deserted island five miles out of town. John decided he would be in charge of getting the boat. The rest were to go home and pack their swimming clothes. Melissa said she would be in charge of getting the snacks.

Half an hour later they met at the Hillside Dock. John had borrowed his uncle's boat, but he had to return it within a couple of hours. After everyone was settled in the boat they started their trip to the island.

Soon they reached the island and everyone went in different directions to explore. Melissa and Karen decided to take a walk and to gather wood for the fire. Half an hour later everyone came back and decided it was time for a swim. Robert said he would build a fire before he joined them. Everyone was having so much fun that they hadn't noticed the time. Then John looked at his watch and told everyone that they needed to start heading for home. Everyone gathered around the fire to warm up before they left, and Melissa told them they should eat the snacks she brought.

Just when they started eating the wind picked up and pitch black clouds appeared from out of nowhere and it began to rain heavily. Everyone ran for the nearest tall bushes. Then the wind blew even harder and everything around them started blowing everywhere. Everyone started talking all at once wondering what they were going to do. John told them to shut up and not to panic, that they'd get home after it cleared up. But then Karen informed John they were out of food and they didn't know how long the storm would last.

A couple of hours passed and there was still no sign of the storm clearing up. Robert complained that he was starting to get hungry and asked Melissa if there were any snacks left. Melissa said they were out of food except for one can of Pepsi.

After about eight hours on the island the weather finally improved. Everyone started jumping for joy and got all packed up to go home. Along the way everyone was talking all at once, happy to be going home. But just as they were only two miles out of town the engine stopped dead. John told the others they'd run out of gas! Melissa and Karen panicked and asked what they were going to do now? Robert got mad at them and told them to quit acting like babies! John said they had two choices, either to paddle the rest of the way home or paddle to shore and wait until someone came by. Everyone agreed to paddle on home since it wasn't very far.

About 20 minutes later they heard a boat coming. It was John's uncle and Melissa's dad. They got worried about them, but the storm held them up from coming sooner. Melissa's dad told everyone to hop into his boat and he would tow the other one. Everyone was glad to be going home!

Theresa George