第52节

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    “oh**”panickedsharon,andassoonassharonpanickedhollykneheyrouble.

    “startsng,quiadstartedsplashingaroundight.afterafeiirelesslygoingatittheygaveup,outofbreath.totheirhorrortheyheroutthantheyhadbeearted.

    itovingouttooquickly,a.

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    “help”denisescreadatthetopsandsaroundwildly.

    “idontthinktheyhearus,”hollysaidhtearswellinginhereyes.

    “oh,uldorestupid”sharoandntiorantonaboutthedangersofraftsinthesea.

    “oh,fetaboutthat,sharon,”denisesnapped.“aybetheyllhearus.”

    theyalluchastheypossiblyuldtosinkuheir.

    “ok,osaroundfrantically.

    eventuallytheystoppedsadeanyiact.everythingreinedasitwas.

    “pleasetelltherearentanysharksouthere,”denisepered.

    “ohplease,denise,”sharonsnappedviciously,“thatisthelastthingindedhtnow.”

    hollygulpedandstareddoforit,s.

    “jesus,denise,”sharonpaheonlythingthatsgonnarespondtothatisadolphin.”

    “look,ngbee.”

    hollystoppedsngandlookedup.dearedbackather.

    “oh.”hollytriedtoholdbackhertears.“sharon,ightasopandsaveourenergy.”

    sharonstoppedsngahreeoftheuddledtogetherontheirraftsaheyhadtriedshoutingforhelp,buttheng,pletelypointless,asthetideselvesinthallherfearandaosurpriseherselfbyfeelielyhuliated.

    shebleoutofheruth,causingsharonanddeandstareatherasthoughshehadtenheads.

    “atleastonegoodthingcaoutofthis,”hollyhalflaughedandhalfcried.

    “theresagoodthing”sharonsaid,wipinghereyes.

    “hethreeofusaladan,“andbythelooksofthings,ihere.”

    thegirlslookedouttoseatotheirfuturedestination.“itsacheaperdeoftransporttoo,”sharonjoinedinhholly.

    dearedatthesiftheyad,andjustonelookatherlyingintheddleoftheoakedhonlyaleopardskinthongonandbluelipsosetthegirlsofflaughing.

    “wideeyed.

    “idsayroublehere,”sharongiggled.

    “yeah,”hollyagreed,“wereinwayoverourheads.”

    theylaytherelaughingaillthesoundofaspeedboatapproagcauseddeositupandstarticallyagain.hollyandsharonlaughedevenharderatthesightofdeniseschestboungupanddotheapproaglifeguards.

    “itsjustlikearegulaightoutuscularlifeguard.

    “ithinktheyreinshoaininghystericalgirlsontotheboat.

    “quiaoblurtoutthroughherlaughter.

    “raftoverboard”sharonscread.

    thelifeguardslookedateachotherblasaroundthegirlsandspedoffbacktotheshore.

    astheyapproachedthebeachthereappearedtobealargecroall.

    “theybled.

    “traitors,”hollygiggled.

    “theretheyare”theyhear**liarsquealandsaygod”shesqueaked.“isaybinofrantically.

    “oh,herseriously.“sneverevenhadace.”hthatsharonandhollykeduplaughingandobelookedatbyadoctor.

    thatnightthegirlsrealizedtheseriousnessofandtheirodsdrastiedunfortablyinherchairandhollynoticedshehadbarelytouchedherfood.

    “shyou”sharonsaid,suginapieceofspaghetti,hesaucetosplashalloverherface.

    “nothing,”denisesaid,quietlyrefillingherglassher.

    theysatinsilenceforatlewhile.

    “excuse,ioingtothetoilet.”deoodupandotheladies.

    sharonandhollyfroeachother.

    “doyouthinkishher”hollyasked.

    shared,“tenlitersoferthroughdinner,sonoothetoilet,”sheexaggerated.

    “iadatusfoingabitfunnyouttheretoday.”

    sharedagainaioeatinsilence.hollyhadreactedunusuallyoutthereintheefeverishlygiddyassherealizedthatifshediddiesheknehgerry.itbotheredhertothinkthatshedidntcarehershelivedordied.thosehoughts.sheogeherperspectiveonlife.

    denisedown.

    “denise,ishyou”hollyasked.

    “iottelliherofyouoryoulllaugh,”shesaidchildishly.

    “oheon,wereyourfr

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