Building Sandcastles

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"Mummy, can we please go to the waters?" I pleaded with my puppy dog eyes. Putting down the book she's reading, she glanced at me and Meggie, my best friend since birth. "Okay Kylie. But ask Jake to watch you two." Happily, we scampered off to find Jake, my 15 year old brother, who was chatting with a girl.

"Jakey, mummy told you to watch us." I said.

"Go away, Kylie, can't you see I'm busy?" He shooed us away even without looking at us.

I humphed and dragged Meggie to the cool waters.

Meggie muttered, "Isn't it a bit too dangerous?"

"It's okay, Meggie," I walked further into the cool beach waters "See, I'm okay."

"Okay then... Here I come. OH MY GOSH!! KYLIE!! LOOK BEHIND YOU!!" Meggie screaming in sheer horror and when I turned around, a MASSIVE wave came crashing towards me, pulling me into the deeper parts of the water.

I was drowning...

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