100WC Week 3 - The Fishing Boat

The fishing poles leaned against the small fishing boat. A large green metal tackle box sat inside the boat. The lid was open, exposing little hooks, flies and wriggling maggots. The children were dressed in thick coats and rubber wellington boots. Their excited steps leaving footprints in the sand as they walked past the lighthouse. It was a wet, windy and winter day. The sea was a hungry dog, grey and giant. Waves crashed and crashed against the shore. They thought about cancelling the trip but didn’t. The distraught Mother could now only wonder what had happened to her family…