Ocean Beach surfing experience

Being born and brought up in a tranquil village near the ocean was a real treasure for Bethany and Becky due to its calmness and relaxed atmosphere. They lived a large part of their lives playing in the water that their parents worried that at a given time they might turn to become aquatic beings. Their love for the ocean exceeded that of anything else. The atmosphere formed a perfect getaway anytime that they needed to clear their head from school works and life’s pressures. The ocean contributed significantly to shaping their hobbies and gave meaning to their lives. Day in day out they looked forward to spending time at sea. Every morning, Bethany and Becky would go to the sea to watch the sunsets as the refreshing coolness of the ocean breeze stroke on their skins.

Beach surfing was one of the typical activities undertaken in this environment. Every weekend holding tournaments and competitions was the culture. Bethany and Becky shared a shared hobby, beach surfing. They thus did compete against each other in most of these tournaments. After school and very early in the morning they used to train as hard as they could for they believed in winning at all times. Bethany’s dad was a carpenter, and he mostly specialized in making the surfboard. Therefore, he would always choose the best boats for Bethany and Becky. Apart from being a carpenter, he loved to surf, and thus he offered training to both of these two friends. He motivated them every day, and he had strong faith in their potential. It is for this reason that he registered them in more than one tournament hence challenging them to do great.

As time went by Bethany and Beth had become like sisters who knew the true meaning of sisterhood. Though Bethany was some months old, her height gave another varying narration. Bethany was so shy that she feared to talk to other people and most especially the guys. Contrary to this, Becky was social, and this made it associate with all people even the male gender without any problem. So, Bethany being the boy crazy girl, she decided that it was good for her if she could admire and crush for male counterparts from a distance. Becky used to joke about it every time that they would talk about guys. Becky had a couple of friends of the opposite gender. At times they invited the girls for drinks and parties, but Bethany did not like the idea of going out and having fun. All of her fun and life revolved around beach sailing, and this made Becky worried about how Bethany’s social life had turned out to be. However, she accepted Bethany’s personality with time and appreciated her just the way she was. Their friendship grew stronger by the day.

Finally, it was summer, and beach sailing Olympics was around the corner. Everyone even the entire community anticipated the event with so much joy in their hearts as the game was an annual event. Time was running short for both Bethany and Becky, and they needed to practice more on their sailing skills. Therefore, they would practice all day and even at night. At times they would sleepover at each other’s home to be able to wake up early for practices. Though they had practiced for months, they still felt like it was not enough for them to win and thus they continued with their vigorous exercises. Six months to the big day, Bethany was invited to a night practice by some of her male friends. Though Bethany was hesitant to attend, she finally decided to give it a trial as she thought that it was worth her time. They participated in the night practice party where all of the party attendees practiced throughout the night. It was such a beautiful experience for Bethany and Becky practicing under the moon and enjoying the serenity of the night at the ocean.

Days passed on quickly and the finally awaited day was at the corner knocking. So Bethany requested his father to offer them more training as they polished up on their skills. So on this Saturday morning just like any other morning, Bethany’s mother prepared a lunch pack for Bethany, Becky, Bethany’s dad and her two brothers. Earlier on, they had all agreed to visit a nearby part of the ocean where there were stronger waves as compared o other parts. This visit aimed to give the girls an opportunity to learn more from a more challenging and quite place. That part of the ocean was not inhabited, and thick forest dominated the area. However, it offered a scenic beauty and also a good training ground. The girls were so excited about the whole deal, and they could not wait to start off with their training and practices. Each one of the team members focused on surfing through the water and the waves.

Minutes after the starting off of the practice, Bethany went to the west of the ocean while Becky went at the eastern side. Bethany’s father and her two brothers were at the center.  Bethany at her boat swimming, she was attacked by a shark that got away with her right arm. Everything happened so fast that all of the other people did not see what happened but were alerted by screams that filled the air. Without hesitation, Bethany received first aid from Becky and her two brothers as her dad tried to get to the main road from that part of the forest. Luckily, the ambulance was quick and transferring Bethany to the ambulance where she received professional first aid. It was such a traumatizing experience for all of them that they had no time to process the whole ideal.

The accident made the headlines with the media covering the mysterious story. Bethany after some surgeries she was able to wake up but did not know how to deal with her misfortune. She cried day and night and could not talk to anyone for two weeks. On her bed, she realized that the Olympics had occurred without her and she felt so disappointed that she was unable to participate. “But why?” It was the question that ran through her mind every second of her stay at the hospital. However, with time, she started to talk to Becky and all of her family members. She stayed at the hospital for three months after which she received a temporal arm that would help her restore back the feeling of having her two hands.

Months passed, and her therapy was not going as she expected. She finally gained her self-acceptance and decided to move on from self-pity. It is at this point that she chose to live with one arm. Two months to the big Olympic Games, she started to train. At first, her parents did not approve of this, but in the end, they decided to support her. She struggled her way through to victory. In the beginning, it was tough to use just one hand for sailing. Becky practiced with her and devoted much of her time to training Bethany how to surf again.

Finally, the Olympic day was there, and Bethany felt so strong that she registered as a participant. At the beginning of the game, she had the least scores. It was tough while in the ocean as the intense waves would sway her out of the way causing her to fall into the water. However, during all these episodes of shame, Becky stood by her and would rescue her. Becky’s inspiration took her a long way ahead thus observations on slight improvements proved that she was motivated to win. Becky knew that this competition meant more to Bethany than it did to her.  She, therefore, purposed in her heart that she would do anything in her power to see to it that Bethany won the competition. In identifying a big wave that was approaching, Becky informed Bethany that she needed to go further into the ocean. The wave caught up with Bethany while she was prepared and thus giving her victory over the rest of her competitors including Becky who gave way for Bethany to win.