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“intthinktheycanhearus,”llysaidhtearswellinginhereyes
“h,ulrestupid”sharngaveutandntinuedtrantnabutthedangersfraftsinthesea
“h,fetabutthat,sharn,”denisesnapped“aybetheyllhearus”
theyalluchair
“k,ne,tsarundfrantically
eventuallytheystppedsadeanyiacteverythingreinedasitwas
“pleasetelltherearentanysharksuthere,”denisepered
“hplease,denise,”sharnsnappedviciusly,“thatisthelastthingindefrightnw”
llygulpedandstarefrit,s
“jesus,denise,”sharnpanted,“thenlythingthatsgnnarespndtthatisalphin”
“lk,ngbee”
llystppedsngandlkedupdenisestaredbackather
“h”llytriedtldbackhertears“sharn,ightaspandsaveurenergy”
sharnstppedsngandthethreeftheuddledtgetherntheirraftsanretheyhadtriedsutingfrhelp,buttheng,pletelypintless,asthetideselvesintthrughallherfearandanagedtsurpriseherselfbyfeelingpletelyhuliated
shebleutfheruth,causingsharnanddenisetstpcryingandstareatherastughshehadtenheads
“atleastnegdthingcutfthis,”llyhalflaughedandhalfcried
“theresagdthing”sharnsaid,wipinghereyes
“hethreefusaladan,“andbythelksfthings,ihere”
thegirlslkeuttseattheirfuturedestinatin“itsacheaperdeftransprtt,”sharnjinedinlly
denisestaredatthesiftheyad,andjustnelkatherlyingintheddleftheceannakednlyalepardskintngnandbluelipssetthegirlsfflaughing
“wideeyed
“idsayrublehere,”sharngiggled
“yeah,”llyagreed,“wereinwayverurheads”
theylaytherelaughinganretillthesunfaspeedbatapprachingcauseddenisetsitupandstarticallyagainllyandsharnlaughedevenharderatthesightfdeniseschestbuncingupantheapprachinglifeguards
“itsjustlikearegulaightutuscularlifeguard
“ithinktheyreinsaininghystericalgirlsntthebat
“quianagedtblurtutthrughherlaughter
“raftverbard”sharnscread
thelifeguardslkedateactherblanketsarundthegirlsandspeffbacktthesre
astheyapprachedthebeachthereappearedtbealargecrall
“theybled
“traitrs,”llygiggled
“theretheyare”theyhear**liarsquealandsaygd”shesqueaked“isaybinfrantically
“h,herseriusly“sneverevenhadachance”hthatsharnandllycrackeduplaughinganbelkedatbyactr
thatnightthegirlsrealizedtheseriusnessfandtheirdsdrastiedunfrtablyinherchairandllynticedshehadbarelytuchedherfd
“shyu”sharnsaid,suckinginapiecefspaghetti,hesaucetsplashallverherface
“nthing,”denisesaid,quietlyrefillingherglassher
theysatinsilencefrantherlittlewhile
“excuse,iingtthetilet”denisestdupantheladies
sharnandllyfreacther
“yuthinkishher”llyasked
sharnshrugged,“tenlitersferthrughdinner,snthetilet,”sheexaggerated
“iadatusfingabitfunnyuttheretday”
sharnshruggedagainandtheyntinuedteatinsilencellyhadreactedunusuallyutthereintheefeverishlygiddyassherealizedthatifshediddiesheknehgerryitbtheredhertthinkthatshedidntcarehersheliverdiedtseughtssheneededtchangeherperspectivenlife
denisewn
“denise,ishyu”llyasked
“ittellingeitherfyryulllaugh,”shesaidchildishly
“hen,wereyurfr