Destined (2014)
“People thrash. They gasp for air and get water instead, then cough it out and gulp in even more. Corinthe had seen it happen before, to a man who had swum out too far. Despite the crowd on the beach, Corinthe was the only one to notice him flail. She’d done nothing except shield her eyes from the sun and watch quietly. She remembered the relief she felt when the man finally disappeared under the surface.
It wasn’t that he deserved to die.
It was that his death had been fated.
Tonight she stood ...just out of the water’s reach, relishing the feel of the gritty sand under her feet. The current at Point Reyes was fierce, and in the past year, five people had already lost their lives on this stretch of beach. Huge signs warned of strong undercurrents, and people heeded them as best they could. But accidents happened. One would happen tonight.
Party noises floated down from the bluff—laughing, talking, the thumping beat of music—but Corinthe tuned it all out. She would be there soon enough.MoreLess
It wasn’t that he deserved to die.
It was that his death had been fated.
Tonight she stood ...just out of the water’s reach, relishing the feel of the gritty sand under her feet. The current at Point Reyes was fierce, and in the past year, five people had already lost their lives on this stretch of beach. Huge signs warned of strong undercurrents, and people heeded them as best they could. But accidents happened. One would happen tonight.
Party noises floated down from the bluff—laughing, talking, the thumping beat of music—but Corinthe tuned it all out. She would be there soon enough.MoreLess
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