"Well, we're already soaked to the bone. What difference is a bit of ocean water going to make?" laughed Zoltan as the five of them ran towards the water. Not one hesitated as they dived straight into the rough, freezing cold water of the Pacific Ocean and began swimming as fast as they could.
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As Jemima laid curled up on the floor in a foetal position, she thought about the short life she had led. She was an only child. Loved. No, adored by her parents who had spent so many years and money on fertility treatments to have her. Her mother had been forty-four when she'd given birth to her nearly seventeen years ago, and her father was fifty at the time. They doted on her. Always had, always will, thought Jemima. And now they must think I'm dead, she sobbed hopelessly.
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