Snorkelling, and getting spirited away?
It was a beautiful island for snorkelling, they say. It was a tourist spot.
Got into the water, and it was beautiful…. colourful fishes swimming around our feet at a crowded beach!
Did someone put some food to lure the fish to be near the shore, much to joy of the squealing kids!
Something made me want to explore if there would be bigger colourful fish farther up. So I went snorkelling outwards from the beach.
I didn’t see more fish… instead, the water was becoming cooler, greener, and quieter.
I lifted my head up. My feet weren’t touching the ground! There were several poles with white floats planted around the area… to warn people from going farther and deeper?
The crowd was just tiny distant dots playing at the beach far away!
My mind went back to news about a strong Korean swimmer who drowned while snorkelling at this very island.
I was sure my heart missed several beats! Was I spirited away?
Kicking and flapping calmly to keep myself afloat, I took a few deep breaths and swam towards the shore. I did very strong and calm strokes surprisingly. Only God heard my fast heartbeats!
To me, it was a close call to being spirited away into the ocean!
And my last snorkelling ever!
Chen Song Ping 