I woke up earlier than usual, excited for the day ahead. My dad had promised a beach day today on Saturday, and after the coronavirus going around, I thought this day would never come! Things got even better when my parents allowed me to pick a friend. Of course I chose my best friend Elle! We quickly got ready, packed our things, and drove over to her house. We looked amazing in our beach wear!

At the Beach

When we arrived, the first thing we did was dash over to the beautiful beach water and dive in. It was freezing cold, but definitely worth it! Swimming farther away from the shore, we waded our way towards the front. But what we didn’t realize was that there was too much seaweed blocking our paths, and we stumbled right over them. I struggled to untangle my leg, but just as I did, a huge wave came toppling over us, my face drowning under the freezing water. I finally managed to untangle my leg, and swam back to shore, choking out the water from my throat. My legs felt numb, and I looked around in search of Elle. My parents appeared, and I called out for my friend. Where was she?

That’s when I saw her, way out in the water, shouting for help. Panic crept inside my mind, and for a second, I thought she was going to drown; But I couldn’t let that happen, so I dove in the water once again and swam over to Elle. But she had already made her way to the shore, and I saw my dad leaping in and grabbing her hand just in time before the enormous wave came crashing down. Elle was okay, but I was still in the water. Ducking underneath the wave, I closed my eyes and mouth shut, waiting for the wave to pass over me, as I tried to swim back to shore.

I finally did, emerging from the beach to see my family laughing. So I giggled too, despite my legs being sore from crashing into the hard sand below me. I wanted to do it again, but Elle was ready to take a break. It was dangerous what had almost happened to her, so I agreed. We raced each other to our stuff, and spread out our towels on the sandy beach. Laying down under the sun, the warm glow helped us to relax, and forget about the incident in the water.

We ate some sweet tea biscuits and drank a lot of water. After that, I talked to my mother and made a plan to invite Elle over to my house after freshening up. So we all agreed. After dropping her off, we went home and took turns taking a shower. About 10 minutes later, Elle arrived at my house.

“Hey, come on in!” I welcomed her with a smile.

She smiled back and we hugged each other before she stepped inside. We had so much fun together, and I even taught her how to play Fortnite! It was the best Saturday of my life during Covid so far, but also the scariest.