Use the following writing prompt to inspire you to write a scene. Try to include a few literary devices such as polysyndeton or cacophony. (Check out the Literary Devices page for more information.)

You and your significant other take a trip to go whitewater rafting. You have never been and are both nervous and excited. You and your significant other put on your life jackets and step into the raft. The first waves are not too bad, and you begin to relax. Then, you see a small drop up ahead just as the raft springs a leak. The other riders begin to panic. What do you do?