06-14-2022, 11:33 PM
"Waves! Please, Edward." Mable toed off her shoes and picked them up, handing them to her friend. "I can see most of the stars, so they'll break before they reach me. Plus, I'm a really good swimmer! So don't worry about me."
Even though the girl's words sounded confident, when she turned to step closer into the water she got a little intimidated. At least during the day, she could see the horizon and where water turned into sky. In the dark, they were nearly indistinguishable to her untrained eyes.
But Mable wasn't one to back down, especially not in front of Edward who carried a knife around, so she waded into the water until it reached her ankles. First, she scooped some into her hand to splash on her face - and immediately recoiled.
The water stung! Worse than originally falling had! Mable was so surprised that she stumbled back and fell in the wet sand. A moment later, a wave came over her. Not enough to cover her head or pull her in, but it splashed over her scraped knee, and ignited the pain there again.
"Ow!" What was this! Why was it hurting? "Edward!"
Even though the girl's words sounded confident, when she turned to step closer into the water she got a little intimidated. At least during the day, she could see the horizon and where water turned into sky. In the dark, they were nearly indistinguishable to her untrained eyes.
But Mable wasn't one to back down, especially not in front of Edward who carried a knife around, so she waded into the water until it reached her ankles. First, she scooped some into her hand to splash on her face - and immediately recoiled.
The water stung! Worse than originally falling had! Mable was so surprised that she stumbled back and fell in the wet sand. A moment later, a wave came over her. Not enough to cover her head or pull her in, but it splashed over her scraped knee, and ignited the pain there again.
"Ow!" What was this! Why was it hurting? "Edward!"
