She remembered all the times she’d leaped without even thinking about what might be underneath. With the naivety of youth, she hadn’t once thought about all the things that could go wrong. When you were young you thought you were invincible.
Was she too old for this?
No. You were never too old to leap, especially when you had someone you trusted by your side.
Her sister climbed over the railing and clung tightly. “Jaws is just a movie, right?” She st
ared down into the water. “It never actually happened.”
“If a shark appears, I promise to distract it.”
“What are you going to do? Tempt it with salted caramel ice cream?”
“Who said anything about ice cream? If it’s between you and salted caramel ice cream, the shark gets you.”
“Great. Of all the sisters I could have had, I got you.”
“It was your lucky day.”
“That’s not how I see it. I really can’t believe I’m actually going to do this. Does this mean you’re going to be dragging me into trouble at every available opportunity like you used to?”
“No, but it might happen occasionally.” She felt a stab of guilt. “You don’t have to jump if you don’t want to.” She felt her sister’s hand tighten on hers.
“I’ll go wherever you go. We’re sisters. Sisters always stick together. I made a promise.”
Most people wouldn’t have made a promise like that, Lauren thought, which was why she was lucky to have a sister like hers.
“If I could have chosen my sister, I would have chosen you. We’ll go on three. One, two—”
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