Spoiled Rotten (2005)
“When Patti shut the engine off everything went quiet. The only sound was the murmur of river water rushing over rocks.
“The bottom is rocky here,” Patti said, “and it’s so deep the anchor rope goes straight down. To be safe, we’ll need to tie a stern rope to shore.”
“I’ll go,” I offered.
“Amy will go with you,” Dad said.
“Aw…,” we both said at once.
“Amy can hold the dinghy while you tie the rope,” Dad said firmly.
I didn’t bother to answer; I knew when I was beat. So I climbed over the stern onto the swim grid and pulled the dinghy close.
Amy sat in the dinghy’s stern with a book on her lap. I rowed while Amy held one end of the rope, and Dad fed the line out from a coil on Fanta-sea. A brisk wind made the water choppy and a strong current pushed us sideways. I had to row hard to make headway.
“Hurry up!” my father yelled.
“I’m rowing as fast as I can!” I yelled back.
“The wind is pushing us sideways. If you don’t hurry, we’ll be on the rocks!”
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