Shasta stood on a limb of an old oak tree her arms outstrectched. I suppose to a simple passerby it would look as though she might be trying to kill herself with the stance. Although, they would also notice she was only a few feet above WATER not ground.
With a deep breath Shasta closed her eyes. After a moment of silence her eyes shot open and a smile spread across her lips.
GO! she yelled and jumped from the branch moving her arms in front of her head and making contact with the surface of the lake quickly moving to the murky depths. She did a somersault under water and pushed off the soft soil and swam back to the top. She let out the breath that had been in her lungs for a while and flung her head back getting her wet hair out of her face. She treaded water in place for a while while she smoother back her hair and took in some sweet breaths.
Time for round 2. she said with a smile and started back towards shore.
With a deep breath Shasta closed her eyes. After a moment of silence her eyes shot open and a smile spread across her lips.
GO! she yelled and jumped from the branch moving her arms in front of her head and making contact with the surface of the lake quickly moving to the murky depths. She did a somersault under water and pushed off the soft soil and swam back to the top. She let out the breath that had been in her lungs for a while and flung her head back getting her wet hair out of her face. She treaded water in place for a while while she smoother back her hair and took in some sweet breaths.
Time for round 2. she said with a smile and started back towards shore.