Hello! So, as you can see this is one of my entries to the contest! Basically what happened was I was working on a story during school time and then I forgot it. The next day I had a flight to India so now I have not go it. *Insert sad face* So, I found this story (from like 2019 but we don't mention that) that I entered and I know it's like kind of cringey and makes absolutely so sense but I was in my Greek God phase! (not that I ever left that phase-) So... Basically this is my second entry for @Yellow_Owlet and if I somehow manage to get a prize then please give it to @Yellow_Owlet instead because this account isn't in use anymore! Anyways, that's about it! Bye!!! Also credits to Canva for the weird thumbnail thingy
Despite being raised in a family of fishermen, you cannot swim. In fact, you have a deep fear of the water. You know that it seems irrational to everyone around you, but for some reason, every time you approach the water lapping at the shore, your body freezes as if you have been paralyzed. One day you are waiting for your father and brother to return home from a day of fishing when the town bell rings. As more and more people report that family members did not return from their day at sea, the townsfolk panic, and soon they are screaming and crying. Your father and brother are among the missing. After several days of searching, your small fishing village gives up any hope of finding the missing people, but you do not. On the dawn of a cool, misty morning, you walk to one of your family's fishing boats and hesitantly step into it. The water is already rough, and you regret setting sail with no experience. A massive wave rocks your boat, tossing you into the cold water. You struggle to keep your head afloat, but your body has frozen. The ocean envelopes you as you sink into its dark depths. To your complete surprise, you are suddenly snatched from above. You come face to face with the haggard old man who just pulled you from the water. He is excited to have found you, repeating over and over again that his vision was right. He tells you that he saw you in a premonition while praying at the Temple of Poseidon and that he is here to help you search for your loved ones. He points to the ocean and says that Poseidon himself has blessed the journey and will aid you on the quest. When you look at the water, unrelenting fear takes hold of you. The ocean almost claimed you today; you know the next time it will pull you into its infinite depths forever. However, you must save your family. With little choice but to trust this strange old man, you set sail across the vast and perilous ocean.
