The Catch

A Story

Photo by Holger Link on Unsplash

The boat reached the south end of the lake just as the first golden rays of the sun spilled across the water. The boy turned to admire the sunrise while his father dropped anchor and readied the lines. An hour earlier his father had awoken him in the darkness and the two silently left the house as the rest of the family slept. With fourteen of them on vacation together, the lake house was crowded that week and he was happy to have time…