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Shadows in the Shallow

By Eva

The sun beamed through the white curtains that drape over the window. Her eyes

flickered as she awoke to the sound of waves crashing and seagulls squawking. It

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was still only 6:15 am and school didn't start till 8:30. She straightened her ight blue

pyjama pants and chucked her hair up nto a messy bun, then strolled out the back

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door. The calm tide apped the shore eaving behind a soft mint glow of foam on the

sand. Peach tones of the sunrise stained the never ending ocean sparkling n the

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distance. Bree pulled out her tie and et the wind play with her short, thick and

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golden hair. She breathed n that familiar salty taste as the cold water cooled her

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feet. Bree was a brave girl of 4. She oved to hang with her friends and read but

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most of all her passion was to surf. She ived with her mother and father n a

smallish beach house backing on to the ocean.

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7 hours ater

Unintentionally slamming the door behind her, Bree threw her bag next to the bench

grabbing out a two itre bottle of milk. Sighing, as she poured a big glass and flopped

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down dramatically on the white patterned sofa, waiting for her mother to respond.

Hesitatingly her mum finally asked “are you okay? Did something bad happen at

school?”

“Only the third essay we've been assigned this week!”

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“Oh, well t's a beautiful day outside. Go have a surf and then be back n time for

dinner so we can work on this essay.”

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“Thanks mum.” Bree said a ittle more hopefully. Slipping on her favorite teal

wetsuit,matching her eyes, she grabbed her surfboard and ran outside.

Looking back on the small white and blue pinstriped house she called home sand

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sieved through her toes. Bree paddled out n the surf, a bit further than usual

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actually. The blue iquid rushed her along until she came to a holt n the sand. Once

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again she did this but even further she went. Not being able to stop herself she fell

submerging herself n water. Gasping for breath she pulled herself up and out of the

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water. Feeling something brush by the side of her, she screamed as her eg felt a

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pang of pain spreading to the rest of her. She fell numb as she felt herself fall. To Be

Continued…….

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