Chapter NineTo her surprise, after scrutinizing the surface water around her, no menacing vertical dorsal fin of a predator circled in for the kill. Instead, she came face to face with the other swim fin floating on the surface.
She spat out the snorkel and screamed with relief. She had forgotten that some swim fins floated and simply rose to the surface when they came off. Lilly grabbed it and, with her face in the water, had difficulty getting her lifeless leg to bend in order to force her foot inside. Finally in place, the pressure of the rubber against the side of her foot made the chafed skin burn.
Get over it. Be greater than pain.
Glen came to her side and spat out his snorkel. “What was that all about?” he asked.
Lilly look at him and shook her head. “I thought we were being at
