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Tracy Island, 11th August -- 8.30 a.m.
Kat had just finished folding the last piece of clothing and had put it into her basket, when Dom and Josh entered. "Hi, Dom; hi Josh." She smiled at them.
"Want to go," Josh said, trying to pull his Dad away from the machines.
Dom sighed. "I have to wash your dirty clothes; you've been a lot messier than usual lately. You've even managed to spill things on my clothes as well."
"Dom," she said, glancing at her rather tired looking friend, "would you like me to take Josh out for a while?"
"That would be a help, but I'm afraid he is not in a very good mood."
Kat knelt down in front of Josh. "Hey, Josh, would you like to go with me back to my apartment? We could make some cookies."
"No," he said, moving to the other side of his father.
"Okay then, how about we go and build sandcastles?"
"No!" he shouted back.
"Maybe looking after him is not such a good idea, Kat," Dom said wearily.
But she refused to give in; she could see that her friend needed some respite. Picking up her laundry basket, she turned as if to go, and said to Dom, "Well, I was going to walk on the beach and look at the rock pools. I had hoped that Josh would come along, but I guess I shall have to go alone."
Suddenly a little hand grabbed her jeans, and tugged gently. "Me come?" Josh said, smiling at her.
"Then you'll need some buckets," Dom said. "Let's go back to the apartment. I know we have two in your room. We'll get them while Kat puts her clothes away."
Kat joined Dom and Josh at their apartment, where Josh found two buckets and carrying them in each hand, walked with Kat to the monorail. He began to get excited, asking Kat all sorts of questions about what they would find. Getting out of the monorail, they headed towards the pool and walked in the direction of the beach. They wandered to the far end where there were plenty of rock pools.
"Careful!" Kat warned. "Those rocks can be slippery."
Josh knelt down at the edge of one, and peered into the water. "Kat, look."
She bent down beside him. Around the edges was seaweed. He picked some up, and flapped it at her. It smelt horrible.
"No, Josh, that's awful," she said. "Throw it back in."
Josh threw it back in but as he did so, he splashed water all over her. She tried to retaliate but he ran away, laughing. To get his attention, she called him back, saying. "Look at the starfish and crabs moving around in the shallow water."
He rejoined her and tried to grab a crab.
"Careful, Josh," she said. "That's a crab; it could nip you."
"Take home, show Da," he replied.
"Hmm, I don't think so," she answered. Standing up, she said. "Let's see if we can find any more pools." Reluctantly he scrambled to his feet and followed her further along the beach.
They came to a larger rock pool. Josh began prodding something soft.
"Kat, look?" he said, trying to pick up the jellylike thing.
"Looks like some kind of jellyfish," she replied.
"Take home, show Da?" he asked, trying in vain to grasp the slippery thing.
"Josh, I don't know much about jellyfish. Leave it alone; it may sting you."
"No," and he leaned precariously over the pool. She tried to stop him but in doing so she slipped on the wet rocks and tumbled headlong into the pool.
"Kat wet, Kat wet." He was jumping up and down.
"I think we had better head for home," she said, as she wiped some seaweed from her face, and clambered out.
"Take cwab, please, Kat," the youngster begged. Resignedly, she scooped up a small crab and placed it in one of the buckets, filled with water. She then filled the other bucket with water, just in case Dom let him keep it. It would have plenty of water.
The two trailed back along the beach, Kat feeling distinctly cold and uncomfortable. To her horror, just as they reached the base of the steps leading to the swimming pool, they met Virgil and Gordon.
"Hey, Kat, isn't it rather cold for swimming?" Virgil laughed at her.
"No, Virg, she's all right; she's kept her clothes on," Gordon replied chuckling.
She looked embarrassed, as Josh shouted, "Kat fell, Kat fell, all wet." And he began jumping up and down.
Virgil looked at the dripping wet young woman and raised his eyebrows. By way of an explanation, she said, "I offered to take Josh out and give Dom a break."
"What's in your bucket, Josh?" Gordon asked.
"Cwab, for Da," Josh said as he proudly showed the two young men his catch.
"Kat, I hope you didn't touch that crab." Gordon looked serious.
"Why? What if I did?" she asked suspiciously.
"Because it's one of the most deadly crabs there is. Just one touch can cause terrible pain and swelling of the body, followed by...." And he rolled his eyes upwards.
She looked rather white. "But I feel okay."
"It takes time for the poison to work. Sometimes several days," he continued.
"Isn't there an antidote?" Kat asked sounding nervous, and then she saw Virgil's lips twitch.
"Gordon, you beast; you really had me going." And with that she flung the bucket of sea water at him.
Gordon looked at his brother. "Did you see that?"
"Yes, I did, and it serves you right," Virgil replied grinning.
"Come on Josh," she said, "I think we had better head for home." Taking hold of his hand, they headed back to Cliff House.
"Hey, Kat, that seaweed in your hair is quite becoming," Gordon called after her, as he and Virgil went on their way, chuckling at her expense.
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