Wheeling Gull Isle the invention of the ship was the invention of the shipwreck

moments passed where ava was lost to the world around her, as abel was temporarily lost to the terrestrial world when his paw traced ripples in the water’s surface. 

a shimmering echo followed each ripple. ava watched as her reflection bowed in and out and then distorted, blacks mixed with blues that blurred and lost their distinction. 

she waited until her reflection — theirs — stabilized on the surface — and then she pounced with both paws diving deep into the waters.

in this way they played for hours; two innocent children unaware of the hardships ahead.