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Creative Corner
Wave Goodbye By Rex Cooper, Year 9O
“Much better since you guys arrived!” I replied. “Well, thank you for that compliment! Now we know that you said no presents, but I guess we just couldn’t follow that rule.” he said chuckling. “Thank you1 Even if you did break a rule. Is this from all of you?” I asked. “Well, if you ask me it isn’t, but if you ask Emily and Jake, it definitely is.” he said laughing.
I walked down the battered, splinter-ridden boardwalk, stepping off onto the sand. As I walked on the cold wet sand, I could see plastic bottles and wrappers cemented into the sand. I looked everywhere, but there was no-one to be seen. No clouds are scattered in the sky, except the dark grey clouds closing in like a burglar in the night. I looked out at the sea and could see waves crashing down on the sand below. Then zoomed back out again, as the sea leaves behind a trail of foam. What seemed like a brisk breeze, turned into a vigorous wind, sweeping salty sand into my face. As I wiped the sand off my face, I could see figures in the distance. They started to move faster and faster until they were close enough to see their faces. “Hi!” I screamed! It was my friends! “What are you guys doing here?” “Well, we couldn’t not celebrate your birthday with you!” We headed up the boardwalk, walking up the decaying stone stairs, back toward the hotel. After a few hours, the sun came out and so did everyone else. We walked down to the beach again where there were now tons of people laying on white plastic sunbeds with colourful umbrellas protecting them from the strong sun. The waves were now minuscule, crawling gently towards the shore, dousing the sand with water. I laid my towel out neatly on the sand; I could see drops of condensation slowly dripping down the cold water bottle I was soon to drink from. “So how’s your birthday so far?” Ryan asked me.
“Hey!” Emily said hitting Ryan. “We might have not bought you a gift, but I think the best gift is a kind and thoughtful friend.” she said, lookin grather pleased with herself. “Ok then, for your birthday I will say the same thing,” I said in a sarcastic manner. After 30 minutes of laying in the sun, we all dived into the water. The water was so clear, I could see the bottom. Being June, the water was now warm enough to swim in, but still cold enough to give you a brain freeze if oyu dived under. As I came up from under the water, I could see the sun shining off the gently rolling waves. I could see the enormous cargo ships slowly making their way across the bay. “I could stay here forever,” I said to Lily, who was floating peacefully on top of the water. “I know, right? This is the life! All I need now is a cocktail and we are good to go.” She said. As the sun slowly started to hide behind the horizon, people began to make their way back to their hotels, and so did we. We unpacked our bags, leaving half the beach on our hotel room floor, and quickly headed down to the beach terrace. We sat down admiring the view, scanned through the menu and ordered. The sun was about to dip down below the horizon. “A toast!” I said. “Thank you to all for a wonderful day! I’m sure tomorrow will be even better!”
