The Rip
she huffed.
Julie tossed her towel and leaned in, shoulder to shoulder, the two of them dragging the net onto the deck. Shells clattered in a small landslide—pink-lipped conchs, tiger cowries, odd spiral augers that looked like they were engineered rather than grown. Sun caught on nacre and threw small rainbows.
“Damn, this is heavy,” Julie said, breathless, opening the mesh with quick fingers and spreading the haul on a salt-stained towel.
Stephanie crouched, catching her breath, grinning the grin of someone who loved the work and the ache. “How many do we have?”
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