Chapter 1: Riptide Name: Madison Gender: male Age: 9 France 1710 The water crashes beautifully on the shore as we run across the mushy sand. We had been at the beach all day making sandcastles and mingling with our fellow acquaintances. Evangeline and I are the best of friends and we do everything together. The beach is our favorite place in the world seeing as we go here almost every day. We would stay here forever if we could but sadly it is very unlikely that my parents would tolerate that. Mother told me to be back to the house by dark so we are to be leaving soon. “The sun is to be setting soon; we should be getting back to our families,” I explain. “Just one more minute, Madison,” she calls. I agreed and I sat on the edge of the glistening water as she ran into the sea. The fish were swimming in such a way that they almost looked like delicate glass gliding through the crystal clear water. Suddenly the fish looked distressed and in one swift motion pulled from the shallow coast into the dark brine . “We really need to get back now, Evangeline,” I called out but she couldn't hear me. I ran to her as she ventured deeper into the ocean but it was too late… she had been swept up by the riptide. The rest of the day was all a blur; all I remember was
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