"It's a game, 'ave ye never played it?" she called out over the noise of the waves and tourists and music in the distance. She pulled Ellie back, but wasn't quick enough and so the water ran over her shoes anyway.

Anne hadn't played the game in at least a year. Perhaps the last time was last summer with Alice when they had had a free afternoon. It had been a common childhood game among the Ward children. They'd compete, to see who could keep their feet dry the longest.