Esteban

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John was his name.  He was a very powerful and rich man, and the envy of his friends.  John had numerous vacations from his everyday life, but never expected what was going to happen to him next.  He had only gone on this trip to relax and unwind, but no one knew how different this trip would be.  This would be one vacation he would never forget.2

It was a hot summer evening in June.  The sun was setting and the sky was many beautiful colors.  John was sitting on his yacht as he listened to the soothing slap of the waves as they hit the side of the yacht.  He was drifting off into a deep sleep as his cell phone rang.  He did not want to answer it knowing that he would be getting some unwanted information.  He saw that the call was from home and he answered it immediately.  It was the call he had dreaded, yet expected at the same time.3

John’s mother was dying.  As he hung up the phone, he ran to start the yacht.  With nothing on his mind but the thought of not being able to tell his mother goodbye, he started the race home.  His nerves were shot and because of the tears in his eyes and the pain in his heart he couldn’t see straight.  He soon felt it though.  Not far from the coast, his yacht had slammed into a large patch of coral right under the waters surface!4

His boat was sinking and his mind was racing!  He knew then that there was nothing he could do but wait, wait to die.  As he jumped into the water, thoughts raced through his mind.  Thoughts of how he hadn’t said the things he needed to the people that mattered most in his life.  He thought of his wife and 2 little boys that wouldn’t have their husband and dad.  John was caring about someone other than himself for once in his life.  It’s kind of funny how fear can do that to someone.5

He then felt a sharp pain in his foot, and just below his foot he saw the outline of a jellyfish.  A few minutes later he began losing all feeling in his body.  As he sank below the surface, John knew that he was going to die!  Then it all happened, his life flashed before his eyes, his breathing stopped, followed by the beating of his heart.  He had lost everything he never realized he had.6

He felt a sharp pain in his foot, and as he looked down he saw that outline of a jellyfish.  A few minutes later he began losing all feeling in his body.  As he sank below the surface he knew he was going to die.  A little while after it all happened.  His life flashed before his eyes.  His breathing stopped followed by his heart.  He was gone.7

The current was carrying towards a small island.  His body reached the coast and floated up.  His journey was complete for the time being.  He was no longer John Thomas Banker.  He was now Esteban.8