"Message in a Bottle" is a short story by American author Jerome Weidman. It revolves around the protagonist, Max, who discovers a message in a bottle washed up on the beach. The sender, a young boy named Tommy, expresses his fear of death due to a deadly illness. Max becomes obsessed with finding Tommy and saving him, only to realize that the message was written years ago, and the boy has likely passed away. The story explores themes of hope, mortality, and the limitations of human action in the face of inevitable loss.
