The Secret of Black Rock

As the daylight faded, a fog appeared. The fog was thick. The fog grew thicker. The fog was the thickest they had ever seen. It swiftly worsened until Erin couldn’t see past the end of her nose.. Suddenly, a huge dark shape loomed in the boat’s path It was a rock as black as the inside of a witches cauldron of potions “This is awful. What on earth am I going to do now?” Erin thought desperately. The boat turned abruptly. Crash! Splash! Whoosh! Erin disappeared into the sea unnoticed "This is terrifying!" she thought. The wild waves were berating against the craggy rock.

She desperately wriggled upwards but she was dragged down. Deeper, deeper, deeper. Her world turned black. All of a sudden, a rumble echoed around her - deep, deep, terrifying. Black Rock awoke. Erin trembled. His smooth face shone kindly through the murky depths. The girl felt reassured. Erin noticed an ochre fish, a magenta squid, transparent jellyfish and tangerine crabs. Erin admired the big, beautiful sea. She took a moment to appreciate a dazzling shoal of fish. Erin couldn’t believe her eyes because this was paradise. Plunging back into the water, Erin noticed a starry clownfish. She also caught sight of a gracious galloping seahorse and a sparkling sliding starfish. An angelic angelfish and a striped seahorse followed quickly behind. Erin dipped her toes into the sapphire-blue ocean. She touched the murmuring lapping waves. The glassy jellyfish followed the lopsided stingray that followed the slippery eel that was excitedly followed by Black Rock. Working in harmony, they all made it all the way back to the shore. They had a phenomenal time, but more than that, they had learnt the power of togetherness.