I was jogging along the beach. I saw children laughing and splashing each other playfully in the water. It was such a peaceful sight. Some girl scouts were selling leis to raise money for some charity. I felt the wind in my hair and felt free. The sky started turning colors and the wind picked up. Though I thought nothing of it. _It's probably just going to drizzle a bit_ I thought. But was I wrong. The trees started swaying violently, the flowers were losing they're petals, and the waves were rousing violently. The children were still in the water, _oh god, _, I thought. So I yelled at them to get out of the water. They couldn't here me. A huge wave was about to topple over them. So I ran into the ocean and tried to save them. When the wave passed and I surfaced, I saw them. Oh thank God, none of them were hurt. I went over to them and asked if they were all safe. The little boy said no, he asked if I knew where his sister was. She was no where to be found. 2008-03-26T00:48:00Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/23523 <p>Very frightening images. Simple and direct storytelling, I think, for better or worse.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23523?basename=51589 2008-03-26T00:48:00Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>Oh gosh! What happened to her??</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23523?basename=46795 2008-03-09T16:33:18Z .:band baby:. http://ficlets.com/authors/bandbaby