Mike, elated, quickly took off his backpack and set it besides the holeas he crawled through with his flashlight out. Jason followed suit andsqueezed ...imself through the hole. However, as he went through hedidn't notice a jagged piece of rock on the floor as his hand came downon top of it."Aaahhhh," Jason yelled as he clenched his bleeding hand and finishedgoing through the hole."Are you okay?" Mike asked."Yeah but I cut my hand on this rock," Mike held his flashlight aboveto aid Jason as he. The two girls stood side by side, waving, until Christine's father and the truck were out of sight, leaving a trail of dust behind.Christine turned to her friend. "We are going to have a ball!" I know! I know! It was all I could think about on the bus. I must have creamed a hundred times." She looked around. "Where's Laddie?" You'll meet him." Christine grabbed her arm. "Let's go." They ran inside the house."Laddie! Laddie!" Christine called as they entered the high-ceilinged living room. The. He nodded knowledgeably in response. We walked slowly back to the hotel, arriving there in five minutes. I led Hosi to our room, it was pretty much what I would have expected in any medium to large city—small, quiet, and somewhat worn. I collapsed on the relatively small double bed. Hosi fell on top of me. ‘You know, you should be more careful, being pregnant, and all.’ She pooh-poohed me, telling me that I was being silly. ‘You worry too much, David. I could handle them while I was giving. ‘Race you to the sea!’ She pushed me to the ground when we finally reached the beach. Shocked by her actions and unwilling to let her get away with it, I chased her, running as fast as I could to try and catch her. With her head start, I only caught up to her as she reached the sea. Desperate to get my revenge, I tackled her into the water, laughing as she came up with her mouth wide open, shocked. ‘That’s what you get, you little bitch,’ I joked, surprised at our childishness. ‘I hate you,’.