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JUST A GAME
<p>It's funny how joy can turn sour, tell me why I developed aquaphobia out of the blues.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p> I'm Joey , I love nature's beauty especially the sea.I would always wade in the water when we got to the beach .</p><p>I had two friends Kira and Sally , they were the best girls in my life after mom of course.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p> We all loved the water and often played games at the beach.</p><p>During the summer staycation we went to bask in the sun and wade in the water as we often did . Sally had a new game to introduce. It was a game to determine how long we could stay underwater, we all obliged and played the first round. Sally could barely last 5 seconds and thus had to lick soured lemons.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p> We rested a while and went for another round, this time 2 minutes passed and Sally hadn't come up , we waited for 3 more minutes and found it disturbing that Sally still hasn't surfaced, because she could barely last a minute underwater . We both dived and couldn't find Sally so we called for help and the life guards sprung into action.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p> Sally was found 2 hours later _ cold and lifeless across the riff , the story being that she got water in her lungs , lost consciousness and the tide swept her, Poor Sally. This news made the air so thick you could actually cut it with a knife. </p><p>Sally's mom and everyone wailed at the sight of her fragile little body . Potentials of a great doctor stolen by the sea we once called friend .</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p> The whole scene replayed in my head and it made no sense it was JUST A GAME but the thought of how it metamorphosed and birthed tragedy still baffles me . </p><p><br/></p><p>Maybe we shouldn't have played the game , maybe we shouldn't have made her lick sour lemons , maybe we shouldn't have made her feel the need of improving her diving skills, maybe we shouldn't have gone to the beach , maybe we should never have gotten so accustomed to the sea , just maybe , my dearest Sally would have walked through high school together with Kira and I . If only wishes were horses . I can only hope Sally's in a better place away from the sea .</p><p><br/></p><p> Ever since the incident I had a different view of the sea , I once believed it was a source of life and beauty but now I see it as an element that takes life, the entity that reduced our perfect triangle . I no longer long for the sea , my favourite place now haunts me.</p><p><br/></p>
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