"Hey! Wait up!" Molly called to her older brother, who raced ahead of her in the clean beach sand. Molly ran after him, but as she reached for his arm, she stumbled on something in the sand, causing her brother to gain a lead once again.
Molly lifted her face from the ground, then brushed sand from her dark brown, wavy hair. As she turned around to figure out what she tripped on, her eyes fell on something sparkling in the sand. Molly crawled towards it, lightly dusting off the sand as she picked up the object.
In her hands was a beaded necklace with a seashell at the end of it. Molly looked at the piece of jewelry in awe, then tried to pry open the seashell, just to see if it was a locket or not.
Suddenly, the seashell opened and casted a bright light on Molly. She opened her eyes and found herself surrounded by bubbles and beautiful colors. A soft tune hummed in the background, with little children's voice singing along.
"Bu-bu-bubble, Gup-gup-guppies..." The children sang softly. Molly looked around, trying to find who the voices belonged to, but found nothing.
"Molly!" Her brother called to her as the scenery around her disappeared and she was back at the beach. "Molly, it's time to go!"
Molly looked out at the sea, then down at the necklace, wrapping her fingers around it. "C-coming!" Molly shouted back, holding the piece of jewelry to her chest as she ran towards her older sibling. Behind her the waves crashed against the shore and Molly looked back at the ocean, suddenly feeling as if the water was pulling her towards it.
She looked back at where her brother was standing, then reached out towards the ocean, kneeling down and letting her fingertips glide through the waves.
"Molly!" This time her mother called for her and Molly sprang up, running towards the car, not even noticing the vibrant pink strand of hair that had now appeared in the mist of her brown curls.