Sinking Off Atlantique
by Elvis Morales
(Brentwood, Long Island)
I was 13 when I first met beautiful Atlantique and fell in love. Growing up in a below middle class family in Brentwood I never imagined such a place existed.
One summer my friend and I took out a small paddle boat that had been grounded for years, imagine our surprise when we realized it was grounded for a reason.
As we paddled out she sprung a leak and before we knew it we where drifting towards Bay Shore with the boat leaking faster than I could bale. Just as I lost hope and thought of abandoning the boat and swimming back to land, a 14 foot Boston Whaler came up and threw us a line.
When we made it back to the docks we were greeted by a crowed of people that had watched this incredibly embarrassing event. Nevertheless Atlantique, my first great love, was looking over us as she does all who lover her.
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