They were going to make a race for it.
Sherry frowned.
Why did everything have to be a race with them?
She knew there was naught a thing she could do to dissuade them. To the contrary: if she tried to, they were almost certain to up the ante, in bravado and a bit of spite.
Older sisters were never listened to. Even if they were ran to later with the scrapes and bruises and secrets that had to be kept from parents and the like.
Lots more than scrapes and bruises at risk here, though.
“I’m going to ride,” Thomas bragged. The paddle-board he’d rescued from the trash was his pride and joy. Pitiful in looks, with masking tape to hold the bits together, but serviceable. For ripples. Not for this.
“Nah, I swim,” Teddy said. “I’ll reach the farthest wind turbine before you get half-way to the first!”
For Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Na'ama Yehuda 
Oh dear… this does not bode well at all. We are talking potential for way more than bruises and scrapes. She better make herself heard but quick!
Wonderful tale!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yeah … Poor Sherry. I bet she’s meant to watch them, too … So, if they don’t listen, this may be a time to call the coastguard and have them on standby … 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
That would definitely be a wise decision!
LikeLiked by 1 person
That, or thumping them both on the head with the paddle-board … at the very least it will prove whether it is sturdy … 😉 (Just kidding)
LikeLiked by 1 person
THAT might be an even better course of action!!
Oh… I wasn’t 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
aha … 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
He he he
LikeLiked by 1 person
😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
I can see that ending in disaster. Crosscurrents not taken into consideration. The water getting colder the further out they go. Oh dear. Kids.
Good take on the photo. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yep, I agree … Hopefully she’ll find a way to stop them or alert others to come get them … (or, if all else fails, thunk them on the head with the paddle-board … ;))
LikeLiked by 1 person
I don’t hold with the physical. But sometimes it is needed. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Me neither, but desperate times…
LikeLiked by 1 person
🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Na’ama Y’karah,
If I learned nothing else as the mother of three sons, it’s that you can’t prevent them from being über competitive and impetuous. Keep the Band Aids and antibiotic cream handy. 😉 Good one.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rochelle
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ha ha! Yep, and sometimes, get to know the staff at the ER or urgent-care by name, because they’ll have the stitch-kit ready for the chins, brows, knees, etc; and the cast-kit ready for arms, legs, clavicles and fingers … 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person