User blog:Fluffyneondinosaur/Story

Prologue
Lila gazed at the sparkling water of the river in front of her. It looked cold, fresh, perfect for a summer day. But her sister was hearing none of it. "You can't swim Li! It's too dangerous! At least wait until you've taken proper swimming lessons."

"I do know how to swim Cara, remember? I learned it last summer."

"You need real swimming lessons, not just from your cousin." There was always a hint of disgust in Cara's words when she talked about her cousin. Lila never knew why.

Lila sighed. "You never let me do anything."

"I do! Remember- "

"No! You don't! You don't even let me go walking in the mornings alone."

"It's only to protect you."

"I don't need to be protected!"

Cara shook her head. "Someday you'll understand."

"Understand what?"

Cara turned around, and began walking back home.

"The truth."

Lila
Lila smiled excitedly at her best friend, who was staring down at their phone, trying to puzzle out the map.

"I think we're supposed to go this way." They said, finally looking up.

"Then let's go! Come on Eli!"

They were going to a large 4th of July celebration, where they would have a fireworks and light show at the end of the day. Cara was supposed to be with them, but Eli had managed to convince her to let them go alone.

"C'mon Cara, we're 13, old enough to go to a party by ourselves! I won't let Lila do anything dangerous at all, promise."

After nearly an hour of begging, Cara finally gave in. "Fine, fine, all right! You girls- I mean children, can go by yourselves tonight. Only this one time."

Lila never knew what her sister was so worried about, but then again, here parents were always overprotective too. Maybe she got it from them. Whatever it was, it couldn't be too bad.