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Forty Four: The Lake House
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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Are you ready? On three ..." Hazel said holding both Jan's hands facing each other.
Jan nodded, they were standing at the edge of the dock protruding above the lake's surface. They were getting ready to jump.
"Don't let go, ready? One ... two ... three ..."
They squealed as they jumped sideways to the water. It was a game they always play since they were little, to jump into the lake holding hands and stayed underwater until one of them was out of breath. Staying underwater is not as easy as it sounds, it took some effort to keep them from floating up.
The more they do it, the longer they could stay down. The edge of the lake was not so deep, but holding each other's hands gave them a sense of safety knowing the ot
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