They’re punishing me,” thought Linda as she sat on the beach. She got angry just thinking about her parents who brought her here. Out on the glassy water, she heard Gabbie squeal with delight. How could her best friend love water so much? It was deep and cold. In the distance, Linda spotted the shiny white and orange boat with Gabbie being pulled in a tube. Gabbie’s short, frizzled hair had been blown back from the wind. A gentle hand on her shoulder disturbed Linda’s thoughts. Her brother Joeden, tall and tan, kneeled down and took her hand.
“Come on Linda. Go on the water. Just this once. It’ll be fun. I mean, look how much fun Jaden and Gabbie are having.”
As if to prove his point, the two on the tube shrieked. If she didn’t go, he would never give her a moment of peace. Linda rolled her dark blue eyes.
“Alright,” she huffed, “but just his once.”
“Just this once,” her brother agreed with a grin.
“Ok cross your legs-yeah like that. Now grip these handles, see the finger marks there, and don’t let go. Got it?” Jaden reached over and snapped her life jacket. “Ok let’s roll!”
Gabbie gave Linda a thumbs up. Joeden gave her a pat on the back. Linda felt like she might hurl.
A humongous force hit her like a tidal wave as the boat shot off. Linda screamed as she gripped the handles so hard her knuckles turned white. Not like she would have noticed since her eyes were closed. Her only thoughts were that this was crazy and how sad she was that she never tasted tomato soup before she died.
When she finally opened her eyes and found that she was NOT dead, Linda actually started to have fun. She enjoyed the way the water dipped and rolled and how the water seemed to sparkle in the light. Linda even let out a “whoohoo” once.
When they got back to the beach, Joeden and Gabbie were waiting with a towel and ice cream.
“How was it?” Gabbie asked eagerly.
“I loved it!” exclaimed Linda with a smile. “Let’s go again after lunch.”
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