The span between the surface of the water and the top of the cliff was three hundred feet high. The profile of sharks could just barely be seen circling in the murky brown water. My toes hung off of the side of the cliff loosening pebbles from their resting place and sending them plummeting to the shark infested cauldron. My swimsuit seeped frigid droplets of water down my legs. When my friends shouted up to me their voices became whispers barely audible as the wind screamed across my ears. I felt as if I was about to collapse from anxiety.
“Hey, man don’t worry, I got your back,” my friend, Taylor, remarked with a smirk, “ I’ve done this like a ka-billion times”.
“It’s so high though and I swear to the Lord up above that there are sharks under the surface,” I nervously replied.
“Dude it’s only
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Taylor had suspiciously moved behind me, as I knew he would, and grabbed the back of my life jacket. He kept on telling me that he had my back; however, I still felt uneasy having my life in the hands of my friend. The surface of the water seemed to be getting further and further away from me as once again the twenty-foot cliff stretched out into three hundred and the sharks returned from the deep.
The last thing I expected at that moment was Taylor to tell me, “Alright fine you don’t have to do it today, we can come back tomorrow. However, you see that hot girl in the bikini over there.” Taylor pointed out across the water at a pontoon that I hadn’t even noticed had been sitting there. “That girl is dying to see you jump off of this cliff”.
The girl’s hair was a dark brown that flowed like silk over her body. She was wearing a white shirt, thin enough to notice she was wearing a neon yellow bikini. At that moment, my eighth-grade testosterone took over my body, however the ensuing moment I was running down the side of the cliff.
Taylor yelled down from atop the cliff, “You wuss I knew you couldn’t do
I can be certain Cliff Worth intentionally didn't fill the toilet paper on Thursday, Nov.13, 2016 because when i used the same bathroom at 6:30 am and 1:30 pm two toilet paper dispenser was empty.When I covered his routine Friday the same toilet paper were empty plus 22 additional toilet papers i
Derrick had come up to her, smelling like heaven and aftershave and the top two buttons of his shirt were undone – he knew that drove her crazy. He’d whispered that she looked nice in her dress, smiled at her in that charming way and she’d gone weak at the knees, it was also late.
I run into the water and tumble into the waves. I feel them strongly hitting against me,I see my sister riding against the rough waves. I taste the salty sea water I got itchy sand all over I stood up just to be knocked back over.
Their attitude towards the sea again changed when they became overwhelmed by physical pain and fatigue. When the correspondent saw a shark during the night, it did not terrify him, but it did send into him a degree of fear. As they became more exhausted, their fear of death, and therefore the sea, diminished. As the men were swimming to shore, the correspondent saw that none of them were afraid, and he understood himself how
It’s been a long time since I’ve hiked in this canyon. I found reverence in Cliff Canyon form the clear blue stream that extended for miles, jagged cliffs along the side, the wintery crystal white snow that allowed such a picturesque view, and the clear air. In the heat of winter, I expected the weather to be cold but not chilling as it was at the moment. Regrettably, I didn’t think I would need a coat considering, Cliff Canyon is literally in my back yard. As I advanced up the canyon, the weather began to change. It went from being simply dirt cold to cloudy followed by a mild snow shower.
Time seemed to slow down as he approached the spine-chilling water. Rainsford could hear the quiet whistling of the air. It almost sounded as if the whistling of the wind was whispering to Rainsford. He was fraling in the air, trying to grasp on to something but everything was intangible. An abrupt sound interrupted the whistling and replaced it with the gurgling from the petrifying waters below him. Rainsford felt the rushing current pull him deeper and deeper into the frigid water. He desperately clawed the water. His feet were trying to grasp the non-existing ground. Franticly trying to get a breath, Rainsford thrusted himself up, only getting a few breaths of satisfying oxygen. Rainsford thrashed the through the rapid waters. He punched
Mountains of water loomed, and as the others screamedin exhilaration, my body froze. I was sure there was a way to bypass thetreacherous waters ahead. My mind raced through Kim's instructions, but I couldnot get my thoughts together. I dug my feet in as tight as I could so most of myweight was in my legs. I paddled faster, intent on obeying every one of Kim's commands.
Our refreshing day at the lake was now a day of oppressing heat. Despite the more than warm weather, I had not exercised at all that day. In an attempt to get in a little of the daily exercise recommended by my soccer coach, I swam to the neighboring buoy. The buoy was about 50 feet away from the boat dock. The swim was not far, but it was far enough to make me breathe hard. It also made Katrina, Madison, Lauren, and Olivia, who had followed, breathe hard. Behind them, closing in on the buoy, were my mom and two younger brothers slowly paddling on their floats. About 6 feet from our destination we drifted upon a shoal. The shoal was rocky, muddy, and algae-ridden. When the filthy red and green mixture of algae and mud squished between my toes I cringed and refused to lower my legs
I take off running, the small weather smoothed rocks from the cliff dig into my feet. As I near the edge of the cliff, my fear causes a rush of adrenaline to course through my body, but I continue anyway. In the last moment, I looked down at the water barrelling towards me at a speed that could only be seen from first person view. I followed through with my decision and I jump off the cliff. The cold water pushed between my toes, my hair floats lifelessly around my weightless body, the frigid water nips at my skin making it numb. Pockets of air rush towards the surface, as if looking to escape the frigid prison that it trapped within. I stay beneath the surface for but a moment. During which my lungs begin to scream out for fresh air, grasping
The time I tried something was when I was eight. My dad, Mommy Tami, my sisters, my brothers and me went to greece fairy.
Waves lapping against the muddy cliffTrees on the shore stiffBoats cruising cautiously byTrees underwater that used to reach to the sky Better behave, see the sheriff?Water looks like sweet teaGirls coming towards meJump in, make a splashLakeside bonfire turns to ashLaughing, talking, lying with gleeGun shot in the distanceHoller just to be part of the resistanceHeron screeching overheadCatfish croaking on the shore, now it’s deadCrickets clicking in a tranceEmber popping in what’s left of the firePeepers croaking like a choirA firework explodes on the other sidePolice car sirens heard besidePull out, hear the squeal of the
My hair was coated in pink hair coloring and my cheeks were streaked in the same shade. If it wasn’t for the crowd of all the other girls looking the exact same way I could have passed myself off as some little girl getting ready for her favorite sports team’s game. Instead I was surrounded by runners not famous athletes but elementry school girls all ready to run a five Kilometer run that hot and humid day. The line of runners and their guardians were talking back in forth groaning and moaning about the long wait for the start we all waited for the gun to go off and for the run to begin “Crack” the gun went and the first runners took off those in the back were stuck at a turtle's pace trying to get away from the clusters of people around them.
"Hey, did you lock the car?” I heard the familiar voice of my friend, Ashley, chime from across the tennis court.
With a strong kick of her legs and a powerful stroke from her arms, she was off. She cut through the water like a knife. Her legs moved with the wild strength that comes with anger. She didn’t swim, she glided; carving through the water like a cable. The water didn’t fight her, it seemed to push her along, pulsing faster and faster. She grit her teeth, salty water splashed into her eyes. Her heartbeat raced, she felt powerful, strong, unstoppable. The ocean seemed to coax her on, passive and pulling. Until the smooth muscled waves seemed to rise up against
I headed out to the water after setting up my towel. The shock of the frigid water took my breath away and I was momentarily stunned. However, I quickly recovered; finding my body adjusts rapidly to the cold water. I waded a few feet into it before leaning forward and swimming out. I didn't dare to go too far though, instead turning to swim parallel to the shore. I was comforted by the sounds of the ocean; the rhythmic pounding of the waves represses all of my worries. I looked into the cloudless cerulean blue sky and see the perfection of life. Just when I was starting to get tired and wanted to go back to the shore, I saw something.