From the author: the story of a shark attack on a person and his defensive reactions when life is threatened, fear, horror.... Shark! Achieve success - the grievances will go away (M. Litvak) I swam too far! And I didn’t notice how the fenced area allowed for swimming was left behind.....but screams were heard on the shore. which created the illusion of safety. This marvelous red sea beckons and attracts like first love! I can swim in it for 6 hours a day! No - 24 hours a day! I forget about everything! And today I was so carried away by playing with the fish that I forgot about the danger... the fish swam very close to me and I fed them with table rolls. I took a full bag of these rolls and fed them above the water - and they, in gratitude to to me, a flock of people jumped out of the sea and grabbed pieces of bread on the fly... How beautiful! They frolicked and so did I. And I also saw a healthy sea turtle down there at the very bottom! A local guy showed it to me when he took us on an excursion to the sea. The guy miraculously jumped out of the sea and then dived like a stone to the bottom - there he lay with his back on the sandy bottom and kicked his legs funny! Our men tried to repeat this trick - to no avail. Or rather, two sank and the guy had to save them - he towed them to the shore. It worked out...But that was yesterday. And today no one swam with me. I, too, was about to sail away just a little bit... and didn’t notice... Suddenly I felt anxiety - completely incomprehensible - at sea level. I looked back. During! Behind me, while still far away, a gray-white fin was visible. There could be no doubt - a shark fin. After all, they warned you - don’t swim alone! Damn - she also skinned her legs on the coral - the shark feels blood! We must swim to the shore. But she's behind! She won't let me pass by. Moreover, the shark was rapidly approaching. My body reacted just as quickly. Now it seems to me that seconds were counting - everything happened instantly. But I am so designed that in difficult, life-threatening moments, I think very soberly and am not afraid of anything. Tested many times - a car accident (I was driving and it was not my fault), an attack with intent to rape and a robbery on the street at night... and I always acted collectedly and prudently - and always managed without my own victims. What saved me this time too, Moreover, the skill remained, as if those situations were preparing me for a meeting with the most terrible enemy of my life. A knife! - here it is - on the belt. I always carried it with me on the belt of my swimsuit on a springy rope - it was a small sword - a sheath with a sharp knife and a two-cut fork nested inside each other. Here he is - my savior! Hands grabbed the sheath. What else? - a bullet flashed through my head. Exactly - you can’t turn your back on the shark. She is a vile creature - she attacks from behind! If only her comrades wouldn't come. Then I won't be able to serve my time alone. I read somewhere how at night in the ocean two people thrown out of a boat stood with their backs to each other and they managed to fight off a school of sharks... It’s good that I’m wearing a mask and fins - you can put the fins on the shark - let him gnaw, but I KNIFE her in the mouth! No - in the eye! let him choke on pain! All this information flew through my head like a hope for salvation. Yeah! This is the most important thing. There is a tower on the shore with a lifeguard on it. And there's one more downstairs. He should notice both me and the shark - he has binoculars. We must hold out until the rescuers! Through thick and thin. Yeah! Vile vile creature...you're already close! Oh, how fiercely I hate you. I turned into a Beast... There was nothing human left - I bared my beautiful mouth in fear and disgust and became like a monster. I was shaking slightly - the tremor became uncontrollable. But this is even good - sharks feel vibration. Surely she perceives the bodily vibration of a Man as a dangerous force! You bastard, come on... I’ll meet you. Monster! The shark stopped about five meters away - expectantly. Look, you sea creature - you’re not in a hurry... to devour me... even if you choke. If I can’t defend myself! There’s no time to be afraid - I’ll be shocked later, but now I’ll put out my knives! Yeah - I saw it - I.