Terrell Smith
Mr. O’Brien
10/22/13
My Hero: Lotion
The first weekend
of summer break was suspected to be spectacular filled with tan girls, big
waves, and an over-whelming amount of food. Little did I know that a bottle of
lotion would save my life.
When I heard the
news I was going to Ocean City New Jersey, a myriad of activities raced through
my mind while I packed my bag filled with strictly swim shorts and white tees.
Mini-Golf, Go-cart racing, swimming, and my favorite, eating at buffets, were
some of the many things I wished to do in just one weekend. For my family and I
we make this trip annually, enjoying each other’s company as we do all of these
activities together. With everyone’s busy life of school and work it is rare
that we all get together and spend time with each other, so we always take
advantage of this weekend filled with laughter and love.
The suns out and
so are the guns(muscles) as my cousin’s and I stroll out to the beach. With
each step, anxiety increases as we cannot wait to feel the unforgettable
sensation of the waves splashing against our body. Before the fun begins it is
essential that we stop at the nearest store to buy accessories such as glasses
and hats. At least one of us usually buys a buggy board knowing that none of us
knows how to use it. My oldest cousin who you would think would be the smartest
of the group, shows that he is actually the least intelligent when he buys a
hat that delays our beach adventures. He buys a hat that takes about an hour to
make, the store clerk tells us because of the spray paint. Due to his creative
imagination he gets a hat that says only “Quinn” on the front made of what he
describes as “cool” letters. Instead of rubbing our feet in the smooth and
gentle sand, we walk around aimlessly looking for something to do, although he
have already eaten and spent most of our money in the store. Finally after an
hour goes by because of a hat, we begin our path toward the beach.
Not able to hold
in my anxiety I sprint towards the beach ahead of my cousins. Without looking
back, I find a spot near the tide and lay my hat and glasses down and dive in
the ocean. The chill sent a spine-tingling sensation down my back as I enjoyed
my first splash into the waves. The perfect combination of the hot sun and the
chill waves made me forget about all troubles in life, as I floated to the
rhythm of the waves. Rocking back and forth, I noticed my cousins just arriving
to the spot where I laid my items down. “Terrell come get Sun Screen
lotion!!!!”. These words I never thought would save my life. Minutes later
after I departed from the sea to spray on sun screen, there was a shark
warning, because a shark reached shallow water and ultimately had washed up
where I had been swimming minutes before. I realized that I could have been
that shark’s lunch if my cousin would have never called me over to put on sun
screen. That shark was swimming where I was and it was a miracle I had not been
attacked. If it wasn’t for CopperTone sun screen spray I would not be hear
today. That lotion saved my life and I will forever use that lotion whenever I
visit any beach.
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