Captain Donuts Travels

• Douglas Viset
• Short Story
• 2006

Finally!
Schools over, for now, but at least I’m having a break for two weeks in Jervis Bay. Jervis Bay is a supposedly 3 hour journey south of Sydney. Normally, I sleep the whole way there but this time I only slept three quarters of the way. I was dreaming about Paris again, until Natalie, my sister, woke me up and said, “Dougie! The sign said there is only ten more kilometres till Huskisson.” Huskisson is a popular town near where my holiday house is, but it still takes half a bloody hour to get there.
I tried to get back to sleep after a while but sooner than I knew it, we were there. The house seemed the exact same as last year. We got the hidden key from . . . and opened the door. The first thing I said in shock was, “What da hell!?”



The walls had dents and one giant hole behind the TV. I went into my room and I saw another hole. Even though we were in slightly different scenery, we weren’t going to let that ruin our stay. The first of 14 days staying there was just about unpacking.
The next day we decided to go to the beach. Well, we really didn’t decide. We decided the year before to make a tradition of it. We would have gone anyway, so technically the tradition and I have waisted about 15 seconds of your life which you could have used to prepare to go buy ingredients from a shop for a cupcake so you’re prepared. But what I just said wasted another 20 seconds of your life. Sorry.
We went to our favourite beach called Blenheim beach. It’s our favourite beach because we live on Blenheim rd and we just think its funny, for some reason that’s living on the moon right now.
On the way back to the holiday house we went to the Vincentia shops. It would be a bit better if they had a Coles instead of a bi-lo. They are the same company but I just like Coles better. We did our shopping, we hired a video and I got a finger bun. Erica, my other sister, bought an inflatable donut to use on the beach from the junk shop. I decided to call the donut, Captain Donut. I just like donuts and captains!
We got home and decided to watch the movie we hired. I think it was phone booth. We put it in to find out the video channel wasn’t working. We called the maintenance lady and asked how to get the video player working. She said she would come and told us when. She was coming the day after my cousins left.
Then next day my cousins and aunty came to the holiday house. We showed them where they would be sleeping. Bradley, my oldest cousin, starting whacking me with his pillow and in course broke the light bulb. It was one of those light bulbs that hang by a cord and you can flick around. It was surprising he broke it with a pillow.
Also while they were staying there, we were going to have some of our other cousins and aunties visit. But that part is boring. The best part is the day before.
We decide to go to the beach as we do everyday but this time, we bring Captain Donut. When we get there Erica spends ages blowing it up. It was strange, the water wasn’t moving much this time. It had waves, but only the kind of waves you’d get at Ryde Waves Aquatic Centre (those waves suck). But we still had fun. We through a ball around for ages until it got a big hole in it and fluff came out. Then we were too occupied with pretending to be old bearded men.
Erica brought Captain Donut into the water and we had turns in using him. When I got in to it for my turn they left the water. I had peace! I lay down for a while.
I eventually put my head out of the water. I was almost out of the beach. I tried to get out of Captain Donut but I couldn’t. It was either too slippery or captain donut was trying to eat my bottom. I was just sitting there and floating out.
I eventually called for help but I couldn’t see anyone close enough. I started tapping my feet together and saying there’s no place like home but I realised I didn’t have red heels.
I heard a guy saying, “Do you need help?” I saw some guys on the rocks and replied, “Yes!!!!!!” One of them came out to me and Captain Donut and pulled us in towards the rocks; I got out and pulled Captain Donut out too.
I walked to my mum with the dude and she said thankyou about five times and then gave me a lecture for the sake of it.
The next day she told all my other cousins that I told you about before about the . . . incident we’ll call it. After that everything happened normally until we got home. There mum had access to a phone.
I learnt after that Captain Donut should only be used in pools and you should pay attention to what you are doing.