Don't be frightened, everything's going to be
alright," Tom told his brother, Dave, who was
clinging to the side of the lifeboat. lt was bitterly cold
as the waves tossed the boat around like a toy.
Their sailing weekend had started that morning
full of excitement and promise but then everything
had gone terribly wrong. Two hours into their trip
they had sailed into a violent storm. They had
managed to get the lifeboat into the water just as
their boat began to sink. Now, they were lost at sea,
with no sign of rescue in sight.
Suddenly, Dave pointed with a shaking fingerto
a huge rock, which was directly in front of them. ',Oh
no! We're going to hit itl' he screamed. The boys
tried to steer away from the rock with their hands
but the boat seemed to have a mind of its own. Just
as they were about to crash, the boys jumped into
the water and started swimming frantically towards
the rock. No sooner had they reached it than they
heard a helicopter above them. "We're down here!
We're down here!" they shouted at the top of their
tungs.
Later, when they were on dry land, the brothers
looked at each other. No words were said but they
both knew what the other was thinking - it would be
a long time before either one went sailing again.