Dancing Tides (90 page)

Ta
k
e
n
a
b
ac
k, she
a
lmost miss
e
d the
tu
r
no
f
f
a
nd h
a
d to qui
c
k
l
y
b
ra
k
e
.
U
s
e
d
to d
r
iving
h
e
r old
F
o
r
d, the
b
r
a
k
e
s on
C
o
r
d
’
s
G
MC didn
’
t n
ee
d
a
n
y
thi
n
g
mo
r
e
th
a
n
a
li
g
ht
t
a
p to b
r
ing
the
t
r
u
c
k to a
stop.
Ke
e
g
a
n, h
o
we
v
er
, l
ef
t h
e
r
f
oot a
little
too long
on the
p
e
d
a
l
a
nd
s
e
nt the
t
r
u
c
k into a mini
-
skid,
w
hi
c
h th
re
w
Co
r
d
f
o
r
w
ar
d,
e
v
e
n
w
e
ar
i
n
g
his s
ea
t
b
e
lt.

She
h
ear
d his int
a
ke
of
b
rea
th
a
nd p
u
ffe
d out,
“
S
o
r
r
y
, s
e
nsitive
b
ra
k
e
s.”

“Gee
z
,
w
om
a
n,
y
ou
a
r
e
a
r
o
a
d h
a
z
ar
d
.
”

“
I
’
m not us
e
d to
f
l
a
tt
e
r
y
.
”

“
W
e
ll, th
a
t
’
s just s
a
d.
Y
ou h
a
ve
g
o
r
g
e
o
us h
a
i
r
, a
b
ea
uti
f
ul
c
l
a
ssic
f
ace
.
”

“T
h
a
nks,”
she
mutt
ere
d
a
s she
c
on
ce
nt
r
a
t
e
d on
c
o
mpl
e
ting
the
l
ef
t tu
r
n
a
nd
h
ea
di
n
g
we
st, p
a
st the
i
r
on g
a
t
e
s
a
nd d
o
w
n the
d
r
iv
e
w
a
y
to the
f
a
r
m. She
d
r
ove
b
y
a
pple
a
nd
c
h
er
r
y
t
r
ee
s l
a
d
e
n do
w
n
w
ith
fr
uit
a
nd p
a
st
f
i
e
lds
w
ith
r
o
w
s
a
nd
r
o
w
s of
g
r
o
w
i
n
g
v
e
g
e
t
a
tion.

T
he
unmist
a
k
a
ble
sm
e
ll of
fre
sh
l
y
tu
r
n
e
d
e
a
r
th
f
ill
e
d
the
v
e
hi
c
l
e
.

“Y
ou
w
ouldn
’
t h
a
p
p
e
n to know
a
n
y
thi
n
g
a
bout g
r
o
w
ing
d
a
isi
e
s
w
ould
y
o
u
?
”
Kee
g
a
n
a
sk
e
d.
“
M
y
g
r
a
ndmoth
e
r
’
s
f
lo
wer
s, th
e
y
’
r
e
d
y
i
n
g
.
I
do
n
’
t s
ee
m to h
a
ve
h
e
r
g
r
ee
n thumb.”

“Da
isi
e
s
a
r
e
p
r
e
t
t
y
ea
s
y
t
o
g
r
o
w
.
T
r
y
a
ddi
n
g
some
fer
tili
z
e
r
w
ith phospho
r
ous.”

“
R
ea
l
l
y
?
O
k
a
y
.
Y
ou
’
ll be
op
e
ning
the
fr
uit st
a
nd
b
ef
o
r
e
lo
n
g
.
”

“Yea
h.
B
ut it
’
s a
g
ood t
h
ing
m
y
li
f
e
insu
ra
n
c
e
is
p
a
id up sin
c
e
I
a
lmost
e
n
d
e
d up p
ar
t of the
p
a
v
e
m
e
nt.”

“D
o
y
ou
a
l
w
a
y
s
e
mb
e
llish
like
th
a
t
?
”
she
t
ea
s
e
d
b
ac
k.

“O
n
l
y
w
h
e
n
I
r
isk li
f
e
a
n
d limb.”

She
sni
c
k
ere
d.
“Y
ou do
n
’
t s
ee
m the
sui
c
id
a
l
t
y
p
e
.
”
W
h
e
n she
r
e
a
li
z
e
d sh
e
’
d us
e
d the d
rea
d
e
d
S
w
o
r
d, she
g
a
s
p
e
d.
“
I
’
m so
r
r
y
, th
a
t so
r
t
o
f
slipp
e
d out.”

“N
o p
r
obl
e
m sin
c
e
t
h
e
e
n
ti
r
e
to
w
n is
we
ll
awa
r
e
of
m
y
little
a
tt
e
mpt
a
t
e
nding
it
a
ll
I
’
m su
r
e
it
w
on
’
t be
the
on
l
y
time
som
e
one
d
e
s
cr
ib
e
s
me
using
th
a
t
w
o
r
d.
I
g
u
e
ss
y
ou
’
r
e
r
i
g
ht,
fr
om now
on
I
’
ll be
kno
w
n
a
s
t
he
re
sid
e
nt nut
c
a
s
e
.”