Hello, Back in the the early 2000s me and my family went to Myrtle Beach. It was June or July I think, and I wasn't even 10 years old at the time. We got a motel right beside the beach, which was extremely convenient. And we just went to the beach everyday for a week. Everything was fine, if not perfect. My older sister just got a tan. And I was in the ocean, or in the Lazy River underneath the hotel relaxing. Until one day... The most cliche thing happened to me. I went in the ocean, pretty far to be honest. And my family looked liked ants. I'm pretty positive that was a very ridiculous thing to do. But anyway, I was way out in the ocean away from anyone. And I already don't like the ocean because you can't see under you. Freaks me out. Then out of nowhere... a fin pops-up. *Gulp* I didn't necessarily panic at the time. I thought it would just go away. I wasn't bleeding or anything. But uh, it didn't. I knew it wasn't a dolphin. Their fins are obviously different from a shark. I instantly regretted going that far. Thankfully, I knew not to panic. So I started swimming back. Not looking behind me. I was just about there until... it was right behind me. Now being a kid I started yelling loudly. It was way to close. *Smacking the water* It rubbed up against my leg. I cringed so hard. Then it went away. Possibly because I was close to shore. I ran up to my mom crying like a toddler. I felt embarrassed. I told her what happened and she obviously thought it was my "imagination." So frustrated I stomped off in the opposite direction. I still was positive it wasn't a dolphin. Or maybe someone playing a trick on me. But I'll never go that far in the ocean again. - If you guys have some uncomfortable beach stories please share them.