Shifting Tides by Caitlin Ricci

Author:Caitlin Ricci [Burns, Caitlin Ricci and A.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult Fiction
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group Ltd
Published: 2016-03-15T16:00:00+00:00

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“Okay, let’s get to the shore for the pony swim,” Seth’s mom roused them all for the second time that day.

“Right. Come on, boys!” his dad chimed in.

“What side of the channel do we want to be on?” Blaine asked as they started down the trail.

“You mean, do we want to see heads or asses?” Seth asked.

His mother frowned at him. “That’s not how I would’ve put it.”

Seth stopped in the trail and made a dramatic gesture. “No, but it’s the same point, right?”

“Right,” his mother agreed.

“Let’s got to the Chincoteague side,” Adam said. “It’ll be more crowded, but it’s cool watching them come out of the surf.”

“Then we’d better hurry for the bridge.” Seth’s father shooed them all along. “With all this traffic, it’ll be faster to walk.”

Sure enough, his prediction was accurate and they walked across the bridge to the mainland faster than any of the multitude of vehicles managed to make it. The only ones that made any time at all were the boats already lining up along the channel where the ponies would swim.

They reached the beachhead and joined the crowds coming from the pony festival.

“If we get separated, you boys make sure to head back to camp as soon as all the ponies are on shore,” Seth’s dad said as the crowd closed in around them.

“Will do,” Seth and Blaine replied in unison.

Adam laughed at them. “I keep forgetting that you two do that a lot.”

“Don’t worry,” Blaine said. “Give it a few weeks and you’ll be able to do it too.”

“Not sure if my folks are ready for us in surround sound,” Seth said with a chuckle.

The noise from the crowd made it hard to hear, then people started cheering again.

“I guess the ponies are on their way,” Adam said, jumping a bit to try to see over the heads of the people in front of them.

“Probably.” Blaine glanced around to try to find a spot where they could get up higher. There were a few light posts nearby, but there were already kids on them, leaning, trying to get a few. An idea hit him. “Seth, help Adam get on my shoulders.”

Adam turned and blinked at him. “You can’t be serious.”

Blaine shrugged. “Why not? I’ve been working out this year. Put on more than a little bit of muscle. You’re not that big. I can take it, for a little while.”

Seth laughed. “Okay, let’s do this. I want to see the two of you go down in this crowd.” He stepped around behind Blaine’s back.

“You sure?” Adam asked.

“I wouldn’t offer if I wasn’t.” Blaine braced himself.

After an awkward scramble, Adam’s weight settled on his shoulders with Adam’s legs wrapped under Blaine’s arms.

“How’s this?” Adam asked.

“Fine by me.” Blaine bore the weight better than he’d expected. “Are you comfortable?”

“Not terribly, but I can see the ponies. They’re about halfway across.” A note of excitement came into Adam’s voice. It gave Blaine a thrill that he was able to provide Adam with a new experience.

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