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Treasure TreasureTreasure by *BloomBlitz
"C'mon!" Tony yelled as he pulled Sophie's arm. The seven-year-old stumbled, trying to keep up with her best friend. "How much longer?" she asked.
"We're almost there."
Sophie pouted "I'm tired of running. The sand's too hot. Can't we stop?" "If we stop now, the treasure'll be swallowed up by the water. Besides," Tony replied, glancing back to his best friend with a smile, "it'll be worth it!"
They kept running along the shoreline as the sun simmered down upon them, catching on Sophie's auburn hair and burning the sand under their feet. Occasionally they would run into the water
