By Stephen Crane
ReadOasis Step 3
(Part 6)

The water was like ice. The reporter was tired. But he swam toward the beach. He looked for his friends. He saw Billie, the sailor, in front of him, swimming strongly and quickly. The cook was near him. Behind, the captain held on to the overturned boat with his one good hand. Soon, the reporter could swim no longer. A current was carrying him back out to sea. He thought: “Am I going to drown? Can it be possible?”

But the current suddenly changed, and...