ON THE PIER
ON THE PIER
Luke and Gerald had been playing ‘dodge-the-waves’ onthe pier steps when the sea suddenly increased in strength, and now Luke was holdingon desperately with one arm.
As a huge wave swamped Luke, lifting him like apiece of flotsam, Albie swung down the ladder onto the fishing platform andlunged to catch the child by his jacket, then climbed the step to the upper levelwhere he handed Luke over to his shocked father.
‘That gypsy boy is a brave lad,’ someone said, andGeorge beamed with pride. His adopted son’s acceptance by the pier communitywas assured.
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Peter Abbey's photo gives me the opportunity to use an extract from one of my books! Thanks are also due to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers on her site https://rochellewisoff.com/ from where you can follow the froggy link to read other stories - or even to join our select group!
Incidentally, this story of a near-disaster is based on truth - my little brother was nearly swept off a breakwater when I, as a teenager, took him down to the beach on Brighton. I just caught him in time!
My novel HELTER-SKELTER is the story of Albie, a gypsy boy adopted by the owner of a helter-skelter on a pier in Kent, UK, and tells of his growing up in the years before WW2 and his subsequent war service. You can buy the book and its sequel CAROUSEL from Amazon.
Helter-Skelter: Amazon.co.uk: Elizabeth Young: 9781717344755: Books
