(Serena is 10)
The wind rushed through my hair. Something was wrong with the water. Instead of crashing waves, they were still. I tiled my head and scrunched my eyebrows in wonder. Why? Why so still? I took of my sandals and waded into the water til I was ankle deep.
"Serena! Get away from there! It's almost lunch,then you can swim." Mother called.
I looked back and called,"Okay! I don't wanna swim,too deep."
I waded back out and put my sandals back on. I headed back to our beach house, in Maine. The old door creaked as I opened the screen door. I had been living here since I was born.
"Zoooommmmm!" My little brother,Simon,was playing with a toy plane,he was only five. I found him adorable, but sometimes annoying.
"Simon! Lunch. Your favorite, banana peanut butter!"
He dropped his plane right there and made a beeline to the bar table. He scrambled up the chair with trouble. It was cute,so I helped.
"Thank you!" "You're welcome,little guy."
He beamed at me and we all sat down.
"Who wants to pray?"
"I do!"
"Okay,Simon."
Simon prayed a cute prayer and we ate. I had a chicken salad,Simon had a banana peanut butter sandwich, and mom had some left over fish.
"Mom,trade me."
"No,no,you eat."
"Mom,have my salad."
"I said no!....you need more,you come first."
"Fine." I surrendered.
The phone rang.
"I'll grab it!" Mom yelled,
"Serena,it's for you."
I grabbed the phone.
"Hello."
"Hello Serena...you...," the voice started breaking up,"16.......go beneath........ Still.... Waters...Maine...near you.....remember... "
The line went dead.
"Really! You thought a phone would work underwater?!"
"Well,yeah. But,Serena?"
"For her,we must wait."
"6 years?"
"Yes,we will not wait long."
"Okay,5 years for her friend though."
"Ah yes,him."
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Beneath Silent Waters
FantasyAs a little child,Serena always wondered What was beneath the still,silent waters of the ocean. Why were they still waters,instead of crashing waves? On day,she decides to get some answers. She leaps and takes a chance. She finds a world she never...
