Chapter 5-P2

'It's the best at night, I promise,' She said quickly, putting a finger to her lips as she stared down at Marley with hazel eyes bright and hand tugging on her daughter. Marley stumbled behind her mother on stumpy legs, giggling before her mouth was being covered. She blinked up at her mother's suddenly weary expression. When she noticed Marley was looking, she smoothed out the stress lines around her eyes, 'let's not wake up your father. Shh. This is our little secret.' When they stepped out onto the wooden planks of the back porch of their cottage, Marley's mother took care to slowly close the screen door shut rather than let it slam. Marley's eyes caught on the pitch black waters of the lake, only illuminated by the moon hovering above their heads. 'Mom,' Marley said as her feet touched the soft sand and the water looked more frightening the closer they got to it, 'Mom what about sharks?'. Her mother didn't respond until she was kneeling below her daughter, removing her