Plotting a plan
I'm Sophia Huggins, I live on the shore of a sandy beach. My mother Chloe had married a man named John, but sadly he had died and my stepfather was called Sam!
The beach is outstanding! Everyday my feet are tucked in warm and golden sand, Chloe calls me in at 19:00 for tea!
Usually on a Saturday morning I'd sit comfortably on the sand and gaze at the wonderful, glinting and blue sea.
I always wondered what the sea was like, Chloe had never let me even put my hand in that sea! “Exploring the sea would be amazing!” I sighed leaning to the water.
My fingertips were several centimetres away from touching that sea when Sam raced over and furiously dragged me away from it.
My heart was pounding rapidly, what would Chloe say? Uh-oh!!! Big trouble! “Get up to your room!!!!!! You'll be banned from going out onto the beach for your life!!!” Yelled Chloe sternly. My legs carried me up to my room, it's the worst room in the house!!!
I flopped onto my bed, dreams were shattered now. “I'll never get out!!!” I sobbed quietly letting tears flow out. My life was nothing now.
It was night now, only I wasn't asleep! My head was spinning and thinking of stupid plans of how to get out of my troubles!
Chloe would have worried if I'd escaped at night! She'd be thinking a fox ate me!!!
I was laying in bed desperately trying to drift off to sleep but I couldn't, I had so much going round in my head, the plot of getting out wasn't plotted yet so I laid on my bed and thought extremely hard to plot a plan.
Then an idea popped into my head! I could climb down the house then escape!!!! I stood up and grinned “Let the plan begin!!!”
Sealife Scare
I slowly opened my window and felt the fresh air blow upon my face, I put my right leg out.
Finally I'd got half way down the house!!! “I'm fine!” I shivered firmly. The house was a big wooden hut so it was hard to climb down.
I'd come near to the floor so I jumped off, “That's over!!!” I gasped with relief. I raced along the beach waving at people.
Suddenly I saw a surfboard laying near the sea! I jumped on and floated into the water, waves began to get bigger and the wind was strong “HELP!!” I yelped frantically.
I started to get drowsy so then I fell asleep on the surfboard. I hated my plan now, tears were trickling down my face.
The sea was horrible. I grabbed onto my surfboard, I knew I was going to have death soon! I was floating away from shore rapidly, my heart leaped as I sailed away. The sky was dark and grey, the blue sky looked like it had been flooded with grey clouds.
I'd fallen asleep on my surfboard, suddenly I woke and watched the sun rise above the world. The sun I'd never known so pretty! I sailed again leaving the sun alone, I decided I'd go scuba diving with the mask I found in the sea. I left my surfboard on an island and dived down deeply. Colourful fishes hurried past leaving bubbles behind, lobsters and things played down in the sea.
I saw a seahorse so I followed it into a massive cave, I gazed at it as the seahorse bounded in. Coral was growing out near the cave, I was satisfied by this coral.
A sound of sharp teeth being gritted made me gasp and swim to the surface, a big white looking shark darted it's head round at me!! A seal was swimming peacefully and saw the shark, I grabbed it's tail before it swam off. I whooshed to the surface, the surfboard was there!!! I didn't dare go scuba diving AGAIN!!!!!
Everyday I caught fish to eat and didn't drink, not the salty sea!!!! I decided to have some rest on an island, I'd had a big fright! I thought When will this end!
The Great Sea's Storm
I turned my surfboard round and headed for dry land, my family would be overjoyed to see me!!!! I loved soaring across the sea to shore.
The sunset was falling across the wide wide sea, I stayed awake though. “It's more important to get to shore safely, I could get washed out to sea again!” I sighed, paddling to make the surfboard faster.
The moonlit sky pleasantly shone, it was like it had been honoured to shine for the rest of it's life!!!!! I sang a song while the night was still going “I made mistake, I'll come home my family! Don't you worry, I'll be there so soon. Don't worry I'll be there!!!!!!!!!” Suddenly a crackle broke the silent sky “What's that?” I whispered. I gazed up and saw a thunder storm taking over the moonlight sky.
I tried to swim away but the thunder disrupted me and the surfboard toppled over, “Help!” I gurgled pleadingly.
A lightening bolt clattered across the sky, I didn't know what to do! Lightening is attracted to water!!!!!!!! I clung onto my surfboard for dear life.
The only thing I could do was swim down to the Twilight Zone, so I whooshed down with my mask on. Away I swam faster and faster.
Rocks were pointing up with slippery seaweed dribbling down it, “Ew!”I giggled surprisingly as I accidently sat on the wet seaweed.
I looked at the thunder clouds drifting away, “I'm sailing again!!!!! Hip hip.......HOORAY!!! HURRAH!!!” I yelled standing up on my surfboard.
“The sea, and me. Sea I've crossed you, but now it's time to go home! You'll be there waiting for me when I get back my family!!!!!!! You'll be waiting there for me!!!!!!!!!!!” I sung peacefully.
Hospital
I reached the shore and jumped off my surfboard, I bashed the door open. “MUM?! SAM?!” I gasped staring around the hut.
The house was empty, I sobbed tearfully. I sat myself on my bed and thought extremely hard “Think!!!” I told myself sternly.
I suddenly remembered the field! Last week mum had said that dad and her were shepherding Connie's (my best friend) sheep!!!! My legs raced rapidly over to the field and my family were charging to me!!!! “MUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” I squealed joyfully. My mum wasn't cross at all! I was drowsy, dizzy and so stunned that I collapsed!!!!
I was lifted into an ambulance, I would have needed to go to hospital anyway! My legs, arms, face, well literally my whole body was dripping with blood.
We had some good news and bad news! The good news is....I didn't die! But I almost did!! The bad news is......... I have to stay in hospital for weeks!!!!!!! I waved my family goodbye and buried my head in my hands.
Before going to sleep a big lady with a tray passed me some chips and sausages then for desert was chocolate ice-cream!!!!
I fell asleep after my meal and slept amazingly well!!!!!!!!!! I woke hoping to find myself at home but instead at a dirty hospital.
Later in the afternoon a tall lady named Lillian came in and explained “You'll be going home tonight, honey!!! Did you know you're the talk of the town?”
It was soon the evening and my family drove me home!!! I passed Freya and Laura's house they were some classmates!!
Time whizzed on till I was a young lady at the age of 20. I soon became pregnant and went to hospital once again, I named my baby girl Donna.
Years went by but everyone had remembered the long story of how, me, the young 10-year-old girl sailed across the world on only a surfboard.
Goodnight dear diary, thank you for holding my biggest adventure so far.
Sophia xxx
NOTES: Believe that you can have a big adventure at whatever age, I wish luck to anyone who travels far.
Sophia xxx
This story was written in 2010 by Erin L, for everyone who supports me with stories! Thank you lots to the supporters, it means so much to me!!
Erin L xxx
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