I went with Mom and Norm to stand on the upper deck to watch us pull away from the island. I could look out and see the lights of George Town begin to wink on, and Seven Mile Beach stretching away along the coastline as the sun set. Lauren and Stephanie had gone back to take showers before dinner because they said they were sandy and sunburned. I needed a shower, too, but I didn’t primp as much as they did, and I could take my turn last. Mom and Norm came and stood next to me as I leaned against the railing watching the island slip away. “We had a great day today, didn’t we?” Mom said. “Yeah.” “All the animals were really cool, weren’t they?” “Yeah. Getting to touch those stingrays was amazing.” I was trying not to think about the turtles. “How is everything going?” Mom asked. “Are you girls getting along okay? “Yeah. Fine.” I had already made the mistake of telling Grammy Verra about my argument with Lauren. She’d already told me I was wrong. I didn’t want to hear it again from Mom or Norm.
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