The Deep

• Michaela Sorrenti, Grade 5, Kincoppal Rose Bay
• Short Story
• 2014

Excellence Award in the 'Write As Rain 2014' competition

Beneath the glistening surface, where the dolphins frolic and play,
Where the children laugh and say g'day,
where we live happily each day,
You will find The Deep.

The Deep is somewhere nobody has been.
When it comes to going down there, nobody's too keen.
"Stay away from The Deep," they say,
"The Deep is a deadly place.
Filled with terrifying creatures, danger and disgrace."

But what if The Deep is not what it seems.
What if there's a whole other world down there,
Waiting to be discovered.
There's only one way to know.
Come on, let's take a peak...