恐怖的五分钟
<p> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="camped">camped</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="july">july</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="proceed">proceed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rehoboth">rehoboth</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="swore">swore</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campsite">campsite</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pristine">pristine</span> <span word="shoreline">shoreline</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boardwalk">boardwalk</span>. <span word="we">we</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="toes">toes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="sand">sand</span>. <span word="our">our</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span>. <span word="we">we</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="toys">toys</span>, <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="towels">towels</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tanning">tanning</span> <span word="lotion">lotion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span>.<span word="after">after</span> <span word="pitching">pitching</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="tents">tents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="camp">camp</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="piled">piled</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="camel">camel</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="hauling">hauling</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span>.</p><p> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="staked">staked</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>. <span word="our">our</span> <span word="striped">striped</span> <span word="towels">towels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="blended">blended</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="worshipers">worshipers</span>. <span word="music">music</span> <span word="blared">blared</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cranked">cranked</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="radios">radios</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="frisbees">frisbees</span> <span word="whizzed">whizzed</span> <span word="overhead">overhead</span>. <span word="fair">fair</span>-<span word="haired">haired</span> <span word="recruits">recruits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="muscle">muscle</span> <span word="shirts">shirts</span> <span word="hawked">hawked</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="sandwiches">sandwiches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="soda">soda</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="i">i</span> <span word="poured">poured</span> <span word="lukewarm">lukewarm</span> <span word="kool">kool</span>-<span word="aid">aid</span>.<span word="from">from</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="i">i</span> <span word="reclined">reclined</span>, <span word="i">i</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="splashing">splashing</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="they">they</span> <span word="chased">chased</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tunneled">tunneled</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="sand">sand</span>, <span word="building">building</span> <span word="castle">castle</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="castle">castle</span>. <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="persuasion">persuasion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convince">convince</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relinquish">relinquish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="soggy">soggy</span> <span word="sandwiches">sandwiches</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="periodically">periodically</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incoming">incoming</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="capturing">capturing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unsuspecting">unsuspecting</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="i">i</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="giggles">giggles</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="clatter">clatter</span>.</p>
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