Pulled Under by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-01-24T16:26:03+00:00

that it’s the most popular break on Pearl Beach. This means there

are always other surfers there, even in the early morning hours,

and I have to work on my “surfs well with others” skills.

The other girls from the shop are coming down to the pier too,

but we are keeping our plans on the down low. One thing—the

only thing?—working in our favor is the element of surprise. Surf

City has walked away with the team championship every year for

more than a decade. On the morning of the competition, their only

concern will be figuring out which one of their guys is going to win the individual crown. We don’t want them to be just overconfi-dent about the team title. We want them to think it’s automatic.

That means we don’t arrive together. We don’t wear any Surf

Sisters gear. And we never talk about the contest. In fact, we

don’t really talk much at all. Well, except for one of us.

“So,” Sophie says as we sit side by side straddling our boards

and waiting for the next set. “Have you told Ben that you love

him yet?”

I don’t even dignify this with so much as a glance in her

direction.

“It’s obvious that you feel that way,” she continues. “You love,

love, love him.”

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M i c h e l l e D a l t o n

“Stop it,” I say, still trying to ignore her.

“Have you said that you can’t imagine being without him and

that you’re going to follow him back to Wisconsin so you can live

on a big dairy farm together?”

“Do you mind?” I say, finally turning to her. “I’m trying to surf

here.”

She nods. “And I’m trying to make you better at it.”

I flash her my skeptical eyes. “How does annoying me make me

better?”

“I’m not only annoying you, I’m also teaching you the impor-

tance of not letting anyone distract you. You know . . . like I just did.”

“What are you talking about?”

Before I even finish my question, she has turned and is pad-

dling. By the time I figure out what’s happening, it’s already too late. There’s a beautiful wave coming, and she has completely

shut me out and stolen my position. Normally I surf by myself

or with my dad, and there are no distractions. That won’t be the

case during the King of the Beach, as Sophie reminds me fifteen

minutes later when we’re back in the lineup.

“There’s no margin for error,” she says. “Wave selection plays

a big part in who wins and who doesn’t. You can’t afford to miss

any good ones because you’re distracted.”

I nod my agreement and remind her that we need to keep the

talking to a minimum.

After my morning session I go home and crash in my bed for

a power nap. Of course, before I do that I check to see if I have

any texts from Ben. Even when he’s working with the campers,

he usually manages to send off a steady stream during the day.

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P u l l e d u n d e r

After my nap I head into Surf Sisters and work my shift.

Mickey and Mo have put me on the same shift almost every day.

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