Emily darted past them, with Tommy in hot pursuit, handing his phone to Megan.
"Ok, she's goin..." he announced, and took off , quickly disappearing through the crowds on the boardwalk.
" Shit...! Here, hold all this, n follow me !" Abel shoved his brothers phone, along with his own, and his wallet at her. " Don't ask, just hurry the fuk up, n you'll see ... keep up with me !"
Megan stumbled at first, wondering what the hell was going on, but managed to keep pace with Abel, as they dodged around people, spilling toffee popcorn everywhere.
Emily was already on the beach, with her other brother close behind, squealing with laughter, as Abel , along with Megan skipped the steps, and jumped off the boardwalk, without stumbling. From there, she watched as brother and sister plunged into the surf, fully clothed.
Abel quickly followed.
"Yeeeeeaaaaaa !"
Catching up with Tommy, he raised both arms triumphantly, as Emily splashed water at him.
Megan ventured into the water, and watched Abel, Tommy, and Emily energetically splash each other. This must be some kind of vacation ritual, she thought, and as the water rushed past her, back towards the ocean, she wasn't sure of her feet were moving or not. It was very confusing.
" You wanna come out further?" Abel waded towards her, his shorts practically falling off after a wave smashed him from behind.
" Am I moving when the water goes out ? It's really strange.." she paused. " If I was high, it would be interesting! " She laughed.
" Yeah, it is...I like to watch the sunrise alot, an when I was doing that last year I was so baked, my legs were buried almost to my knees!" He grinned back. " Here, walk with me...I got your back..."
His hand gently touched her lower back, and she suddenly wished she had worn a thicker shirt.
" Once you get past the breakers, it's pretty awesome"
Another wave drenched her, but she followed his example by leaning into them sideways.
" Oh my God, the water tastes horrible !" She spluttered, "I could almost barf!"
" I keep some pop with me, its almost like mouth wash...gets rid of the taste quick, when I get out of the water ... we're almost past the breakers..come on.." he gently coaxed with his hand on her lower back. The t shirt she was wearing filled with air, and floated just above the water, leaving bare skin..