fun,” Jenny was laughing as she joined Amanda. The two of them grabbed their shoes and moved toward the stream. A full moon illuminated the water as they sat down on the bank and submerged their feet.
“Cold!” Amanda yelped.
“Feels good,” Jenny stretched her arms out behind her. “I didn’t want to get out tonight but my mom insisted I needed to. When Troy and Chloe called, both offering to pick me up; she all but made me. I’m glad I came. A part of me felt like I was wrong to have fun so soon after my sister died. But it feels really good to feel alive.”
“I’m glad you came too,” Amanda offered her a smile.
“Your brother seems to be taking it really hard,” Jenny noted with a glance in his direction.
“He is. I kinda tricked him in to coming.”
“Good.” Jenny turned to stare at the water, then stood and waded further into its depths.
Amanda stood to follow and picked her way carefully across the rocks.
“You have no sense,” Trent accused as he seated himself on the bank.
“Did I ask your opinion?” Amanda shot back.
“Aahh, ahh, cold, cold,” Chloe stepped into the water and was slowly making her way toward the middle where Amanda and Jenny now stood.
“Wait for me,” Dede started after them.
On the bank, Troy and John were flipping through stations on the radio in Troy’s car until they found a station they could agree on.
“I have been reduced to playing chaperone to my little sister,” Trent griped loud enough for Amanda to hear.
“I had a ride; it was your decision to come,” Amanda reminded him.
“I get my car out of the shop tomorrow, you ever need a ride let me know,” Jenny offered.
“Thanks, Jenny.”
Troy and John cranked up the radio, Amanda and Jenny started dancing around and singing as they splashed in the water.
“Heads up!” Chloe splashed water in Amanda and Jenny’s direction. An all-out war ensued, Amanda and Jenny losing their balance and sitting down hard on the stream bed as they defended themselves.
Both girls yelped in shock as water sloshed to their waist. Trying and failing to get their footing, they dissolved into laughter.
“I hope you know you’re riding home in the back of the truck; I’m not going to get soggy on your account,” Trent taunted Amanda. Amanda slapped the surface of the water with the flat of her hand and sprayed water in her brother’s direction.
“You’re lucky that missed,” he glowered at her.
Amanda managed to gain her footing and moved closer before repeating the action. Trent leapt to his feet, shock and outrage written on his face.
“Come on out of the water, I dare you,” Trent glared at his sister.
Jenny stopped beside Amanda and splashed Trent, her grin taunting. “Do you dare me too, Trent?”
Trent seemed at a loss.
Jenny splashed him again. “Well?”
Trent blinked at them and then dropped to the ground and pulling at his boots.
“Oh shit; I think we’re in trouble now,” Jenny turned to retreat. Amanda was laughing as they splashed through the water. They were moving downstream, the water getting deeper as they went.
“Come on, you two can give it but can you take it?” Trent was gaining on them now. Amanda
“Cold!” Amanda yelped.
“Feels good,” Jenny stretched her arms out behind her. “I didn’t want to get out tonight but my mom insisted I needed to. When Troy and Chloe called, both offering to pick me up; she all but made me. I’m glad I came. A part of me felt like I was wrong to have fun so soon after my sister died. But it feels really good to feel alive.”
“I’m glad you came too,” Amanda offered her a smile.
“Your brother seems to be taking it really hard,” Jenny noted with a glance in his direction.
“He is. I kinda tricked him in to coming.”
“Good.” Jenny turned to stare at the water, then stood and waded further into its depths.
Amanda stood to follow and picked her way carefully across the rocks.
“You have no sense,” Trent accused as he seated himself on the bank.
“Did I ask your opinion?” Amanda shot back.
“Aahh, ahh, cold, cold,” Chloe stepped into the water and was slowly making her way toward the middle where Amanda and Jenny now stood.
“Wait for me,” Dede started after them.
On the bank, Troy and John were flipping through stations on the radio in Troy’s car until they found a station they could agree on.
“I have been reduced to playing chaperone to my little sister,” Trent griped loud enough for Amanda to hear.
“I had a ride; it was your decision to come,” Amanda reminded him.
“I get my car out of the shop tomorrow, you ever need a ride let me know,” Jenny offered.
“Thanks, Jenny.”
Troy and John cranked up the radio, Amanda and Jenny started dancing around and singing as they splashed in the water.
“Heads up!” Chloe splashed water in Amanda and Jenny’s direction. An all-out war ensued, Amanda and Jenny losing their balance and sitting down hard on the stream bed as they defended themselves.
Both girls yelped in shock as water sloshed to their waist. Trying and failing to get their footing, they dissolved into laughter.
“I hope you know you’re riding home in the back of the truck; I’m not going to get soggy on your account,” Trent taunted Amanda. Amanda slapped the surface of the water with the flat of her hand and sprayed water in her brother’s direction.
“You’re lucky that missed,” he glowered at her.
Amanda managed to gain her footing and moved closer before repeating the action. Trent leapt to his feet, shock and outrage written on his face.
“Come on out of the water, I dare you,” Trent glared at his sister.
Jenny stopped beside Amanda and splashed Trent, her grin taunting. “Do you dare me too, Trent?”
Trent seemed at a loss.
Jenny splashed him again. “Well?”
Trent blinked at them and then dropped to the ground and pulling at his boots.
“Oh shit; I think we’re in trouble now,” Jenny turned to retreat. Amanda was laughing as they splashed through the water. They were moving downstream, the water getting deeper as they went.
“Come on, you two can give it but can you take it?” Trent was gaining on them now. Amanda
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