To celebrate their first year in university, six
friends went camping in the wilderness. After
driving for several hours from the nearest town,
they discovered a lagoon, nestled beside a cliff
ideal for diving. They set up camp in the woods
nearby and spent the evening swimming in the
warm, clear water. As the sun sunk below the
trees, one of the friends went up to the highest
point on the cliff and jumped off, while the other 5
watched. Their laughter slowly subsided as they
waited for him to surface. It only took half a minute
for them to dive in after their friend. Struggling and
sputtering among the reeds in the lagoon, they
searched hopelessly for him. Finally they
disentangled themselves and came up, but they
never saw their friend again.
Heartbroken they
returned to the city and passed a strange and
lonely year in which their only solace was the
knowledge that they would return to the lagoon to
honor the anniversary of their friend's death.
A year passed and they returned to the lagoon as a
memorial, but as they approached they saw their
friend standing there, head bowed. Excitedly they
called to him and began running towards him, but
he didn't turn. As they got closer they called him
more desperately, but still to no avail. With joy they
ran towards him, but stopped dead when they saw
not one but five crosses on the waterside.
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