Rolan sighed as he looked at Gillian's sweet, pleading puppy-dog eyes. She had left a book. Always like Gil. Forgetting this and that at the most inconveniant time. How could he resist his little sisters big eyes when she needed something? Besides, it was a book she had left. A book! How could she forget a book? It was probably one of Rolan's books anyway.
"Oh fine! You've convinced me!" He gave in finally. Gil hugged him and they began to make their way back towards the beach. "How do you do that, by the way?" Rolan wondered aloud, amazed at his sister's ability to always get what she wanted. Must have been the eyes.
"We'll catch up to you!" Gil assured her family and the others as they walked to the beach.
Gil ran down into the sand of the beach, and seemed to like having one last chance to see the beauty of their vacation spot.
"Come on, Gil! Where do you think the book is?" Rolan called to her sister. "We'll never catch up to everyone if you don't hurry!"
Rolan ran to catch up with his sister, and hoped they didn't tarry for too long.
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...Come down now, they'll say. But everything looks perfect from far away - Come down now! But we'll stay.
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