your friends persuaded you to come to the beach with them, buying you a new bikini and sunglasses as a bribe. you flip through your book as you sat down on your beach towel, crinkling your nose to push up your sunglasses. your friends were all either tanning or splashing around in the water like little kids.

you noticed a tall, slender girl walk into the water — making a bowl shape with both her hands and letting the shimmering water cascade along her caramel coloured skin.