Small Places : Nick L Belardes [47 of 128]

• She wrinkles her brow in confusion. My hands never quite reach her waist as I suddenly turn and run down the pier.
• Two porpoise leap and make their way along the coastline. I know what Vishnu is thinking. The dolt thinks he sees sharks.
• Vishnu’s hands are up by his face in disbelief. He screams and runs, falls, gets up, screams and runs then repeats the process once more.
• Mike simply throws his arms in the air. He walks around clumsily on the sand for a few moments, then picks up some seaweed.
• Suddenly Mike starts screaming as if he’s seen some kind of sea creature more frightening than the sharks in Vishnu’s imagination.
• Mocking Vishnu, Mike covers his chest with his hands and falls to the ground pretending to die. He convulses. He kicks his legs out.
• A couple of kids walk up and kick sand on him then take his Frisbee and run.