"The First Catch" by Xemos Nicholls-Plowman. This is a 'timed' piece of writing which Xemos wrote in one hour.

The choppy waves cut through the wild waters and smashed into the side of the small barge. The rain, fast as bullets, pelted the surrounding area of sea. There I sat, on the small barge. Bored out of my mind.

I heard the voice of my dad calling me to come under the shelter. I stifled a sigh and started to reel up my line..... Suddenly out of the blue I felt a massive tug. An extravagant grin spread across my face as I started the battle. We both fought ferociously as I slowly reeled him in. His strength was as mighty as 100 gorrilas and he felt as fast as a cheetah. After a long struggle, he began to tire and I got my dad to finish him off. Then he surfaced.

He was big, and a brilliant shade of blue. My heart raced at the sight of him. The crew of the barge grabbed a big net and tossed it over him. He was then bundled on board and measured. It turned out that when I was reeling up my line, the hook caught on his belly, so it was actually an accidental catch. But I still felt a sense of accomplishment.

The choppy waves smashed into the side of the small barge. The rain pelted the surrounding area of sea. There I sat, on the small barge, thinking, 'wow what a wonderful first catch!'

By Xemos