PT3 Essay - Drowning
It was my semester break.| had worked very hard for the year and passed with flying
colours.My parents decided to bring us for an outing to relieve my stress during the year
end holidays besides fostering our family bond. We left our house early as the beach was
too far from our house. There were a lot of people at the beach when we had arrived.
As soon as we arrived,we dashed to find a suitable picnic spot.We spread a mat under a
shady tree.Then my mom arranged all of favourite food on the mat.My father also lent a
helping hand to my mother.My mom also prepared our favourite desserts.We ate all of the
mouth-watering delicacies as our lunch.
After having our lunch, my father and | took out the kites we had brought along.We went to
fly our kites.My father challenged me that who could fly the kite the highest.| accepted my
father's challenge.Our kites were flying high but my father still was in the lead.| was trying
to weed out my father's kite and finally | did so.My father's kite string snapped and fell into
the stomach of the sea.
Suddenly,! heard the shouts of a few boys.| quickly informed my father.From a distance,!
could see a boy drowning in the sea.He was panicked and had butterflies in his
stomach.Although there were a lot of people at the beach,the screaming fell deaf ear to
them.They were also little number of people standing there watching.| was disappointed
with their inhumanity.
Out of nowhere,my father jumped into the sea and swam towards the drowned boy.The
sea water was trembling and my father had difficulty in swimming in the water. The boy was
carried away by the wave.He could not do anything as his legs were cramped.He was still
shouting for help.However,dad successfully saved the boy.
The boy was brought to the shore.Both of them were as wet as a fish.The boy's mother
hugged the boy tightly and breathed a sigh of relief.She thanked my father for his help and
said that she was very grateful for his help.My father was speechless and he became the
hero at that moment.All of us gave him a round of applause and | was proud of my
father.Everyone was happy to see the boy reuniting with his mother.