Crimson Rapture
“She began the struggle to get the comb through a long mess of tangles.
"I 'ope it's not buried in this sand—you'll never lay eyes on it again." "I was certain I placed it back in the trunk. I asked Elsie but she hasn't seen it either. Honestly, if I lost it, I'll have to spend half the day in company with the comb—oh, look at them," she finished in the same breath.
Justin, Jacob, and a handful of others were playing a ball game—with a coconut shell—in the lagoon. The game was lively and aggress...ive, the shouts, mostly curses, could be heard for miles. Beau ran up and down along the shore barking encouragement.
It was as much fun to watch as it was to play and Hanna and Christina soon found themselves laughing and cheering.
Hanna laughed as Jacob dunked Eric, only to get bested by Justin and Brahms as his back turned. She rolled onto her stomach, stretched lazily beneath the warm sun, and with dreamy eyes, stared into the dark forest a few feet away.
"Oh Christy," she whispered, "sometimes I don't think any soul 'as a right to such 'appiness.MoreLess
"I 'ope it's not buried in this sand—you'll never lay eyes on it again." "I was certain I placed it back in the trunk. I asked Elsie but she hasn't seen it either. Honestly, if I lost it, I'll have to spend half the day in company with the comb—oh, look at them," she finished in the same breath.
Justin, Jacob, and a handful of others were playing a ball game—with a coconut shell—in the lagoon. The game was lively and aggress...ive, the shouts, mostly curses, could be heard for miles. Beau ran up and down along the shore barking encouragement.
It was as much fun to watch as it was to play and Hanna and Christina soon found themselves laughing and cheering.
Hanna laughed as Jacob dunked Eric, only to get bested by Justin and Brahms as his back turned. She rolled onto her stomach, stretched lazily beneath the warm sun, and with dreamy eyes, stared into the dark forest a few feet away.
"Oh Christy," she whispered, "sometimes I don't think any soul 'as a right to such 'appiness.MoreLess
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