Chapter 22

They started to come to a stop and then

turned so that they were swimming parallel with the shore. This

must be the moment. I let go of their fins and let myself fall into

the water between them as they continued to move. Just as they

passed me I tried to run toward shore. I was still in waist deep

water. This was not good.

I looked at the sharks. They had almost

stopped. Together, they made a quick turn and reversed their

course. Although still swimming parallel to shore, they were now

coming in my direction. I kept moving closer to shore. I was at

least five feet closer to the shore than they were. It looked as if

they would pass me. They couldn’t get too close.

Suddenly. One of them turned. The one

closest to shore turned toward me a few feet before he would have

passed me. He turned and went under. The next thing I knew I felt

his snout collide with my butt. I flew through the air for a few

seconds, and then I felt myself slam into the water.