"Bee,wait up! You're going to fast!" Emma calls.
"Noooooo I wanna go swimming!" Bailey responds, throwing her foot down and getting ready to throw a tantrum. Emma can tell what is about to happen, so she drops the picnic basket she was holding and screams,
"Race you to the water!"
Being four, Bailey quickly recovers from her almost-tantrum. "OK!!" A big grin spreads across her face and she starts running as fast as she can. The water is cold, but refreshing. The air is hot and sticky, and the waves are not too rough.
"Emma come on!"
Bailey turns around, seeing Emma a few feet away from the waves, looking a little nervous.
"Just run in!" Bailey calls.
Emma suddenly shakes her head and backs away from the water. Something scared her, and Bailey looks around to find the source of her not being able to play with her sister in the water. Suddenly, she goes as stone cold as her sister.
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Connecting the Dots
Teen FictionUnlike normal teenage girls, Bailey Crane doesn't remember the first four years of her life. She has always been told it is because she has a bad memory, but something has always seemed off. It's not until just before her fourteenth birthday, when...
