Alex L.

Hi I am Jack W. Lelt. I am six five so it is a challenge for me to do a lot of things,I am a boy, and weigh 195 lbs. I was waiting for the 74th annual surf competition and I was in it. I was waiting on a beach in California. It was a hot but windy, summer day. The beachgoers were yelling at me.

“Can I have your signature?”they all yelled and screamed.

A little boy came up to me and said, “Hey Jack over here Jack.” I thought he was talking to someone else named Jack but he tugged my shirt and said,

“Can I take a photo?”

“Of course” I said I did a funny face for him.

“Thanks,” the little boy said.

“No problem I responded.” I was already having fun but little did I know about what was going to happen soon.  

 The television cameras captured everything. I lit up like a light bulb full of joy. I was just waiting and waiting EVER SINCE I WAS BORN! I have been doing this for quite a while ever since I was 9 I am 17 now. They did all these tests to see if I was healthy enough. But this was the day this was the day I shine.

It was my turn I had catch a big wave and pull of some tricks to win. I got up on the board I was up and ready to go. I was breathing a mile a minute as the wind ripped through my sparkling blond hair.I had a big wave coming.

“Here is my chance!” I said.

But just before I was going to catch the wave the spotter blew his whistle “BBBBBBBBBLLLLLLLLLUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMPPPPPPHHHHHHHH” went the whistle. Everyone on the beach was screaming at the top of there lungs. I did not know what was happening at first but then I knew! There was a big,ferocious,scary fin approaching me. “AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH” as I screamed in horror!

“I am going to die, “ I said to myself!”

I felt a yank on my leg then on my arm! I gave it a punch with all my might! The rescuers came on jet and picked me up out of the water and save me. But I lost so much blood that I blacked out………..w-w-w-where am I. Beep,beep,beep it was calm. My mom was right beside me softly crying. Once I woke up the hospital worker said that I broke both my arms and my left leg in a calm voice. “NO,NO,NO you are just telling lies I mumbled and cried!”

“I am so sorry Jack but… it is true,”he said with a serious face on.

I let out a huge cry I could not help it.

“It is going to be fine” said my mother.

“NO,NO,NO” I yelled again “Stop saying that you liars it is not going to be ok, it is not going to be fine, IT IS NOT GOING TO BE GOOD IT IS GOING TO BE TERRIBLE.”I screamed!!!

But I haved move on  and I am trying to think about the positives in life not the negatives, so till this day I have two broken arms and a broken left leg but I am still here healthy and alive!