[color="lightcoral”]”WOAH,”[/color] Phoebe’s voice echoed in the surf shop her father took her to as she ran to the surfboard that immediately caught her attention. ”Look at this one!” With a huge grin, she pointed at a purple board and looked back at her father who was telling her to slow down. It’s been 4 days and 17 hours since Riker promised her they’d go to find her a new board because she had outgrown her old one and she couldn’t wait for it. It was the only thing she was talking about since that promise. Maybe she even tried to make him take her sooner… that same day. But Phoebe had school and other responsibilities she couldn’t ignore… her mother making sure she did that. Speaking of her…
[color="lightcoral”]”We have to find one for Amie! A yellow one, like mom’s!”[/color] As usual, Amelia stayed home with their mom and little brother. Even if she wasn’t that good at surfing, don’t tell her that, there was not a moment when Phoebe wouldn’t think about her sister. If she wanted something, she always wanted Amie to get that same thing. If she wanted to do something, she wanted Amie to be with her. No matter what. Like now - if Phoebe was getting a new board she’d make sure her dad got one for Amie as well. [color="lightcoral”]”I really like this one! Can I get it, please? And I thiiink Amie would like-”[/color] in an attempt to turn and start walking around to find a yellow board, not really giving her father a chance to speak up, she bumped into a worker approaching them, ready to help. [color="lightcoral”]”Oops, I’m so sorry,”[/color] stumbling back and almost knocking down everything, she tightly grabbed her dad’s arm for support. ”Good morning, we’re here to get this (points at her purple board) and I need to find one more-” But Riker took over that conversation. There were times when Phoebe tried to be the adult in a situation, like now - speaking first and pretending like she knew everything, but her father cutting her off didn’t bother her that much this time. She got an opportunity to wander off and explore the shop.
Later
There truly wasn’t anything Phoebe enjoyed more than being in the water. There was not a single day when she wouldn’t come to the beach and spend as much time as she could there. Blame it on her parents getting a beach house and NOT Riker dressing her up like a mermaid when she was a baby. Phoebe could always just wake up and run outside being met with a beautiful view and her dad surfing. He was the reason why she wanted to learn it. Only recently, when she got a bit older, was when she recently took it seriously and begged him to get her a professional board and teach her how to be the best at it, just like he was.
Dangling her legs near the shore, away from all the waves, Phoebe was sitting on her new board in her new wetsuit, waiting for her father to come over to her. [color="lightcoral”]”Amie didn’t want to come,”[/color] was the first thing she said when he got near her. ”Scared little baby.” Although she said it as a joke with a cheeky smile, there was some truth in it. When they both started learning and practicing it was a mess. They couldn’t get into the right position, they weren’t putting the weight on the right foot, couldn’t stand up fast enough… but Phoebe, unlike Amelia, quickly got a hang of it and actually enjoyed it. And soon those 5 euphoric seconds, feeling like she was on top of the highest mountain, started being her favorite.