“Here, princess!” Cedric calls to me cheekily, swimming in loops around me in the water. I tried to keep up with him, but I kept getting frustrated and gave up. Without my fins, I just don’t have the strength or stamina.
I envy him for his freedom in the open sea and his being able to dive deep below the water’s surface to a depth where I can no longer see him. The water is majestic from below. The sun’s rays glittering the surface above fade to clear, cool currents teaming with life.
“Will you quit trying to scare me, Cedric? I know there is nothing down there that can hurt me.”
“And how would you know that?” He asks, lifting an eyebrow.
Oh no. I keep slipping up. “I just know. If there was, you wouldn’t be letting me swim out here, would you?”
His expression slips back into his e
