Singapore's Runaway. Chapter 1
Here's the first chapter of my book Singapore's Runaway Angry waves slapped the white sands of Katong beach. Tide rose with fury, swallowing up the dry beach and all unfortunate enough to be in its way. “Dora!” A frantic man yelled. Too late. Crowds gathered. A tiny speck bobbing in the waves, more than three miles away, cried for help. The heartless ocean consumed her, together with seashells she was picking. “The rope!” Yelled a man. A thick coiled twine soared through the air, less than a quarter of the distance before dropping into the sea, impotent. There were no boats in sight. Jet black clouds gathered. A thunder- storm loomed. “No! Too far. No one can swim so far. She’ll die!” An aunty wailed. A self fulfilling prophecy, if you believe it. Powerful undercurrents. The likelihood of lightning striking the open sea. Would he risk his life for a complete stranger? His conscience wouldn’t let him shut out the desperate screams of the drowning girl. In a heartbeat. Without...