Creative Writing - DROWNING - Picture Composition

"Mum! John asked if I could go fishing with him. Can I go? I looked up. It was my brother, Leo. "Sure! behave yourself!" Mum replied. Leo looked as happy as a dog with two tails. "Don't forget the pail". I told him careless Leo was always forgetting things.

As Leo walked ahead, he met John. "Oh! I thought you wanted to meet at the park!" "Nevermind!" John grinned. As thy continued walking, Leo and John chatted about games and other things. Soon, they reached the path leaading to the lake. "You brought your pail right?" John asked. "Check!" Leo grinned. "Your fishing net? " Leo asked. "Check!" come the immediate reply.

At the end of the path, a sign with the word "DANGER" written on it, was stuck into the mud. The boys, cheeky as usual, ignored the sign and carried on walking. When they reached lake. John stood near the edge of the lake. A fish was slowly swimming towards him. "Becareful!! This is a 10 meters deep lake" cautioned Leo. Just as his words were lettered, John slipped and fell into the lake. Oh no! "Leo thought. he groaned, "Leo, you can't swim.

Neither can John!" Leo looked at John. His arms were failing wildky in the air. Suddenly John felt a sharp pull in his legs. He yelped out, but his cries were muffled by the wind. John went sd white as a sheet as he bobbled up and down trashing about. He remembered he had his handphone in his pocket. John then threw the handphone to leo. "Quick! call someone! Anyone!" he shouted. Leo called me "Sis! Come! Quick!" Leo shouted "what happened?" I asked. "John is drowning!" he shouted. "Coming!" I replied. "Hurry up!" Then, the phone went dead. I shouted for dad and mum to follow; thenm we ran to the lake. I looked in horror. Where was John?

"he....he.... drowned!" Leo shouted. Dad jumped into search for John. The cold murky water surged into Dad's ears and mouth. Dad came up, then disappeared underwater again. Seconds later, he surfaced with John safe in his hands. He swam quickly and lowered John gently on the ground. When John's eyes fluttered open, he seemed dazed. Dad sighed. Dad told us later, that he had to swim with the powerful strokes. It was very difficult as the water was murky.

Once bitten twice shy, John decided not to go too dose to the edge of the lake again.

By School Composition Singapore Primary 4 - 2009