His paddle-board is all he had left. His house, car, and belongings, all gone when the 40-foot tsunami-wave came. He somehow survived by holding onto the paddle-board.
“We are not leaving you,” His wife, Julianna’s words rang in his mind. The last time he’d seen her and his children was when he’d forced her into the car.
“Go,” He urged, “I’ll find you when this is over.”
Sighing, he paddled up river, feeling grim as men piled bodies on the shore. He hopes his family isn’t among them.
“Steve?” A familiar voice shouts. He squints and there she is, Julianna.
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I’m wondering why he didn’t get into the car with his family
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He’s probably got some assets he didn’t want to leave behind.
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Emotional rollercoaster in this 100 words. Glad it had a happy ending.
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I’m trying to turn over a leaf in my storytelling, more happy endings and less cliff-hangers. 😀
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YAY to the happy ending.
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Lovely!
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Thank you. 🙂
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a tsunami of tension packed into a paddle. Thanks.
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What a relief, hopefully, his children survived too. Nice one.
Here’s mine!
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I’m sure they did.
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Tugs at the heart ❤️..well done
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Thank you.
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Oh, good, she’s there. I feared the worst, too. Great story!
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