Nadine

58. The Island Tour

We get off the field and Thora is jumping up and down. "YOU RODE A UNICORN!"

I smile big.

Momma stares at me and Dipak. "How long were you going to make them stay kneeling? It was at least 15 seconds to long. They only all have to kneel. They don't have to stay like that. You say 'Rise' I have told you both this before. You have to release them."

I start laughing. "Tre remembered momma."

Momma rolls her eyes and smirks at Asa. "Well at least one of them had the sense to say it. If Tre wasn't there they would probably still be like that."

I smile at momma. "And Dipak had a speech ready and everything. I didn't know we had to speak."

Dipak starts laughing. "I've heard your dad talk so much, I said some of the stuff he says."

"You actually listen to all that? I was out there getting fed grapes wondering which of you 2 I should start banging my head off of. I don't think I heard a word anyone said."

Everyone starts laughing.

"That does not surprise me at all my child. She's not going to be a good speech giver boys. Tre you better work on your skills. Dipak saved all of you on this one."

A unicorn girl comes up to me. "I heard you say you wanted to show them the calm waters. It will be closed to the other visitors for the lunch hour. You may show them then. But 2 of us will be attending in case of any other sneaky ones."

Mary busts out laughing. "Yea that's a good idea. I'll go too."

Thora comes over and stands by me. "Me too."

She gestures for the boys. "We have clothes for you to swim in. Right this way."

We follow them to a little hut and she takes the boys in. "Wait outside please. This is a very small changing room only."

The girls come right back out and after a few minutes the boys come out in regular length shorts. I look at me. I barely have anything on. "I really expected something smaller."

Thora busts out laughing. "YOU WISH."

I can't help but laugh.

Me, Tre, Dipak, and Thora all stay close together in the water for the first half of it. Then Thora runs off with Dipak. I didn't even notice we lost them. I glance around and it's only me and Tre. Everyone else is gone. I smack him on the shoulder and he looks around. He doesn't seem to care. He's watching at all the plants and fish.

I see the plant that hides its flowers. I drag him over to it and try to touch the flower. It gets sucked up inside the plant. He waits for it to come back out and then he tries. He stands there smiling at it. I do love his smile.

Then I see the reef. We swim over to it and look at all the brightly colored corals on it. We both point out a few of the fish to each other. Then a creature steps on my foot and I jump straight in his arms. I'm looking down trying to see what it was. He panics for a second then sees it and smiles. He puts me back down and points at it.

I laugh for a second. Then we swim around the reef and point stuff out. I see a baby turtle and nearly tackle him. I drag him over and show him. He smiles and touches its shell.

Then a big fish shows up. Bigger than either of us. He pushes me behind him and reaches for his sword but it's not there. This man is about to attack a fish with his fist.

I shake my head and step in front of him. I raise my eyebrows. Then I hold my hand out where he can see it. The fish puts its nose in my hand. I pet it a couple times. Then I take Tre's hand and the fish lets him rub his side.