Big Bear: A Short Story

It was a hot, sunny day in Big Bear. There wasn't a single ripple in the water, but that was before I had executed a perfect, 10/10 belly flop onto the surface of the water. The lake was surprisingly frigid for such a warm day, but I didn't care the cold made me feel all the more exhilarated. Moments after I made my graceful entrance into the water, two more splashes disturbed the once serene environment. My friends John and Mary had followed my precedent and entered the lake with sickening slaps. Although their stomachs were bright red, they reassured me that pain was negligible. No way a crash landing into the lake was going to ruin our fun. Thirty minutes, we harassed the ducks for thirty minutes. They were worthy adversaries, seeing that we didn't get close to catching even the slowest of the flock. The worst that came of the whole ordeal was when John yelled, "Get over here you craven animals, only the brave face their demise with out fear!". John knew his yelling wasn't going to coerce the fleeing ducks to come back, they were done being alienated by a bunch of obnoxious teens. …show more content…
Mary quickly pulled out a bag of chips and sprinkled it on top of the water. Not even John's death threat could scare the ducks away from free food. We felt like true culinary master minds, as the birds fought over the delectable treats. Sadly, John wanted to perpetuate the duck chase. He made an attempt to jump on top of the hoard of ducks. Before he could leap over the boat's railing, his foot became entangled in rope. Karma took a punitive measure for the attempt at capture, and he landed flat on the ground with a thud. John's artifice to catch the birds was thwarted and he had bloody