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'What about me? What am I going to do?' asked Amy.
'You kids ask a lot of questions,' said Sharon angrily.
'You, girl, are going on deck with me and Brad. We're
going to have a nice family day out on the boat - Mom,
Dad, and daughter. You're going to do nice things: drink
Coke. listen to music and sunbathe. Your boyfriend - no,
your brother - is going to go scuba diving with his Uncle
Troy. He doesn't like sunbathing. Do you understand?'
'Yes,' said Amy.
'Right - now get on deck. And remember, I'm watching
you, do you hear?'
Sharon put her hand on the gun in her pocket, and
pushed Amy and Matt out of the door.
On deck, the sun was high in the sky and it was hot. Far
away they could see a white beach and sorne trees. The
ocean was a beautiful blue colour.
Troy spoke to Matt.
'Right, kid. I'm going into the water with you, but you

are going to dive. When you find something, bring it to me happy. But Troy was next to him, and Sharon watched him
- understand?' from the boat. Matt thought about Amy and Sharon's gun.
'Yes.' 'I'm diving for our lives,' he thought and went down to
Troy �nd Matt got ready for the dive. Matt put on a wet look for the packages.
beach near the suit; the wet.suit of the dead man, Luis. Matt felt strange. From the deck, Amy thought about Matt. He was down
ocean, where
you sunbathe He put the oxygen tank on his back. It felt heavy out of the for a long time and did not come up again. Was he OK?
on vacation water. Soon Troy and Matt were ready. Sharon and Brad
wet suit you 'Smile, Amy,' said Sharon, and she took a photograph.
wear this for sat on the deck with Amy between them. Sharon wore
scuba diving 'You're on vacationl'
strange not dark glasses and had a camera in her hand. 'Have a drink,' said Brad. He gave Amy a glass of Coke.
usual J\.my is go_ing to be right here with us all the time,' said Amy could not take her eyes off the water. Where was
heavy difficult
to carry Sharon. 'Remember that, Matt.' Matt? Was there a problem? At that moment she saw his
glasses you Troy went into the water first. Then Matt went in. The head but only for seconds. He gave something to Troy and
wear these in
front of your eyes water was not cold and for a minute Matt felt free and then went down under the water again.

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