Thursday, September 4, 2008

A STORY FOR YOU:
BY COBUS ESTERHUIZEN

DAY ONE:

IT WAS A QUIET, WARM SUMMERS DAY IN DURBAN- SOUTH- AFRICA. THE WAVES WERE ROLLING IN GENTLY FROM WHO KNOWS WHERE IN THE WORLD. I SAT THERE ON MY TOWEL JUST STARING OUT AT THE SEA WHEN MY EYE CAUGHT A SPARLE WASHING UP ON SHORE. I GOT UP AND WALKED OVER TO IT- IT WAS A GLASS BOTTLE AND AS I BENT TO PICK IT UP, I NOTICED THAT IT HAD A ROLLED UP PEACE OF PAPER IN IT. ANXIOUSLY I TUGGED AT THE CORK THAT SEALED THE BOTTLE AND WITH A "POP" IT GAVE.
A SWEET SMELL EMITTED FROM THE BOTTLE. I TURNED IT UPSIDE DOWN AND THE PAPER SLIPPED OUT. HASTILY I UNROLLED IT AND STARTED TO READ THE MESSAGE IT CONTAINED.
(WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENED? TUNE IN TOMOROW)

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