Our Summer
Chapter 8
We were out of the house and at the beach by 6:45.
“Have you ever swam in the ocean before?” Lucas asked me as we attempted to find a semi-shady spot to put our towels and bags.
“No,” I admitted. This was the first time I’d ever even seen the ocean in person.
“She’s a sheltered child,” Jamie called back.
“Least we know she’s not like you, then,” Lucas teased her.
“Oh, please,” Jamie said. “She would love to be me.” Although she was joking, it was partially true. She had gorgeous blonde hair and brown eyes, long legs and an amazing tan. Boys fell all over her and her family was made of many. Being her best friend, though, I knew there was a lot more behind her “perfect” appearance than she let on, and it was those things that kept me from being as jealous of her as most girls are.
“I’ll race you in,” Jamie said, after we’d set everything down and stripped to our bathing suits.
“Oh, it’s on,” Lucas replied, and the two ran through the already hot sand, straight into the water. I followed more slowly. As their heads both popped out of the water, I barely even had my feet wet.
“C’mon,” Lucas called me over. I smiled unsurely. “It’s easier if you just run straight in,” he said, coming toward me.
“I think I’ll just take it slow,” I told him.
“That’s no fun,” he was still walking closer.
“Pull her in!” Jamie encouraged from where she was floating along the water. I quickly backed up, knowing that Lucas would probably take her advice and drag me into the water, even if I was kicking and screaming.
“You have two choices,” Lucas told me. “You have two choices,” Lucas told me, now standing in ankle deep water. “You can either come in now willingly, or you can come in now by force.”
“Doesn’t sound like much of a choice,” I laughed.
“Which is it?” he asked, taking a threatening step towards me.
“Okay, okay. I’m coming,” I giggled and stepped forward into the water.
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