Fell Right In

A narrow dock, wet with morning dew, jutted in a southeasterly direction fifty feet into the still misting waters. The sun was low and burning through morning fog above. An instructor stood at the end of the dock directing us on our goals for the day and things to remember when in the water. We were cold, and still half asleep.

As the voice of the instructor turned into tuba notes in my head I turned around to face the water. The sun broke through the clouds and began to play off the small waves then bounced into my eyes and projected to the back of my brain where it caused such euphoria that I fell right in.

I was 10, two other kids jumped in to save me because they didn't know what had happened. I was fine, I came to the surface and said "It was just so beautiful!"