What is my number one fear? It's not snakes, not earthquakes, not spiders and definitely and surprisingly not clowns. My number one fear is water. Humans aren't meant to swim! Just like we're not meant to fly or skydive, but we do it anyway. Humans aren't fish. We don't have fins or gills, therefore we can only hold our breath and float for so long. I don't know where my fear of water came from. Nothing bad ever happened while I was swimming. Even though I was wasn't deathly afraid of water, I thought it would never be able to overcome my fear of water. Looking back now, I guess I was wrong that Summer of 2016. Who would have thought that literally diving straight into your fear would get rid of it?
It was another one of those hot summer days …show more content…
Play my beach towel down, put up the umbrella, and set up the chairs. And as usual I'm left by myself I thought. I look around the beach and spot multiple lifeguards. I gotta hand it to them, being a lifeguard is no easy task. I know I could definitely never do it. After reading a book for about 30 minutes and texting for about 20 minutes something comes into my mind. I remember that, yes, I have three brothers who need to be watched. They may be older than me but, let's face it, not a smart. As I scan the area for them and don’t see them I become nervous. Oh my gosh, I think to myself, what if they all drowned?! What if - suddenly a hand comes down on my shoulder. I let out a scream and almost fall out of my chair. I turnaround and all three of them are standing behind me, soaking wet.”Where were you guys?! I didn’t see you in the water. I thought you drowned!’ I say slapping Lee on the arm. All three of them look at each other and smile. My gaze bounces between all three of them. “Why are you all smiling? This isn’t-” They all lunge towards me and start pulling me to the water. No! No! No! “Let go! Let go!” i screech. Of course three guys are much stronger than one girl. They wouldn't really throw me in the water I reassured myself. I guess I was wrong. They throw me into the cold water. Underneath the water, i was too shocked for a moment to respond. Somehow I manage to get to the …show more content…
How could they do that to me? Do they think I was just kidding all theses years about my fear of the water?! I angrily plop myself down in my chair. Wait unit mom and dad hear about this! As i look out into the ocean, I catch quite a bit of movement out of the corner of my eye. A little girl is splashing around, but not in a normal way. Almost like shes- Oh my gosh! Shes drowning, and there's no lifeguard in sight. Before my brain can even process what what to do, my feet are already running towards the water. “Someone help! Lifeguard!” i manage to yell before diving in without any hesitation. When my feet can no longer touch the sand, I feel a tremendous wave of fear come over me. I manage to block the feeling and swim as fast as I can. It seems like forever before I reach the drowning girl. I take a hold of her “Hold onto me, Okay?” i order. She nods, her eyes full of fear. As i'm turning around, a thought dawns on me. It hits me almost as hard as the last wave. How am I going to swim back to shore with someone on my back, while I can barely keep myself above water. Deciding there's no time for negative thinking, I use all the energy I have left. A little more than halfway to the shore line, I see Lee and a Lifeguard swimming towards us. Slowly I can feel myself sinking under. The lifeguard gets to us first, so I quickly shove the little girl into his arms before I go under. It all happens so quickly that I don’t
It was another one of those hot summer days …show more content…
Play my beach towel down, put up the umbrella, and set up the chairs. And as usual I'm left by myself I thought. I look around the beach and spot multiple lifeguards. I gotta hand it to them, being a lifeguard is no easy task. I know I could definitely never do it. After reading a book for about 30 minutes and texting for about 20 minutes something comes into my mind. I remember that, yes, I have three brothers who need to be watched. They may be older than me but, let's face it, not a smart. As I scan the area for them and don’t see them I become nervous. Oh my gosh, I think to myself, what if they all drowned?! What if - suddenly a hand comes down on my shoulder. I let out a scream and almost fall out of my chair. I turnaround and all three of them are standing behind me, soaking wet.”Where were you guys?! I didn’t see you in the water. I thought you drowned!’ I say slapping Lee on the arm. All three of them look at each other and smile. My gaze bounces between all three of them. “Why are you all smiling? This isn’t-” They all lunge towards me and start pulling me to the water. No! No! No! “Let go! Let go!” i screech. Of course three guys are much stronger than one girl. They wouldn't really throw me in the water I reassured myself. I guess I was wrong. They throw me into the cold water. Underneath the water, i was too shocked for a moment to respond. Somehow I manage to get to the …show more content…
How could they do that to me? Do they think I was just kidding all theses years about my fear of the water?! I angrily plop myself down in my chair. Wait unit mom and dad hear about this! As i look out into the ocean, I catch quite a bit of movement out of the corner of my eye. A little girl is splashing around, but not in a normal way. Almost like shes- Oh my gosh! Shes drowning, and there's no lifeguard in sight. Before my brain can even process what what to do, my feet are already running towards the water. “Someone help! Lifeguard!” i manage to yell before diving in without any hesitation. When my feet can no longer touch the sand, I feel a tremendous wave of fear come over me. I manage to block the feeling and swim as fast as I can. It seems like forever before I reach the drowning girl. I take a hold of her “Hold onto me, Okay?” i order. She nods, her eyes full of fear. As i'm turning around, a thought dawns on me. It hits me almost as hard as the last wave. How am I going to swim back to shore with someone on my back, while I can barely keep myself above water. Deciding there's no time for negative thinking, I use all the energy I have left. A little more than halfway to the shore line, I see Lee and a Lifeguard swimming towards us. Slowly I can feel myself sinking under. The lifeguard gets to us first, so I quickly shove the little girl into his arms before I go under. It all happens so quickly that I don’t