Addie looked baffled, and began to paddle to the dock. "Hey, I'm just kidding. I won't really drown you... Might throw a spider at your or something. But no drowning, honest" he said, his face dead serious. He clambered rather clumsily onto the dock and shook the water out of his hair.
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Keeley didn't speak for a second. She simply looked back at him, wondering if he was telling the truth. She le out a shaky sigh, and closed her eyes tightly. "When I was a kid my dad broke my arm... Well, actually it was more like shattered. The bone was coming through in a bunch of different places." she said, barely audible. "I don't even remember how he did it. I just remember being told I might not even be able to use the arm again. I'm lucky I can move my fingers." She fell silent, and kept her eyes tightly closed. She didn't want to see him. If she saw that look of pity on his face that she always saw, she would break down