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me a different kind of miracle.” She stood and reached out her hand. “Come on. Let’s go find those dolphins.”
    Sami waited several seconds before she took Mary Catherine’s hand. “Really?” She shaded her eyes so she could see better. “Can you do this? Swimming in the ocean? Is that good for you?”
    “It’s all good.” She slipped back into her wetsuit and ran a few steps ahead. “The more life in my days, the better. Then it doesn’t matter how many days I have. Just that I really lived them.”
    “I hate this.” Sami climbed into her wetsuit and caught up to her. “You’re probably supposed to be home resting.”
    “Never.” Mary Catherine grabbed her boogie board and ran through the surf. Her laughter mixed with the sound of the waves. “God wants me out here.”
    Sami paddled alongside her. The moment they reached the calm area before the swells, they spotted the dolphins. Three of them, playing in the water a few yards away.
    “See!” Mary Catherine’s joy was as genuine as the sun on the water. “I don’t want to miss this.”
    For the first time in many minutes, Sami smiled again. “I don’t know anyone like you, MC.”
    “I’ll take that as a compliment.” Mary Catherine looked over her shoulder as the perfect wave came straight for them. “Here we go!”
    And with that they both caught the wave and started to ride it in. The moment they did, Mary Catherine spotted two of the dolphins riding alongside them. “Look!” she shouted.
    Sami turned her head and saw what was happening just before the dolphins kicked out of the wave and headed back out to sea. “Wow!”
    “That never happens!”
    “So beautiful.” Sami was laughing now, too.
    Mary Catherine turned her attention to the shore as the ride continued. Tears filled her eyes and mixed with salt water and a happiness that knew no limits. The heaviness from earlier was gone. No matter how many years she had or where God would lead her from here, one thing would always be true.
    As long as she drew breath, she would spend her days living.

2

    D WAYNE DAVIS WAS HER life now.
    Lexy watched him behind the wheel, his face twisted in an angry look. He was determined . . . this time he was really going to do it. Which was crazy, because a daytime robbery was the stupidest thing ever. They could both get caught and Lexy would wind up in prison just like her mama. How was she going to tell her grandma something like that?
    Dwayne jerked the car into the parking lot of the Shell gas station. Lexy couldn’t breathe, couldn’t talk. What if the guy behind the counter had a gun? What if Dwayne got shot?
    “I’m not sure if we should . . .” She couldn’t think of anything else to say.
    Dwayne slammed the car into park and glared at her. He left the engine running. “Shut up.” He looked over his shoulder. “Stay low.”
    She did as he asked. Her heart pounded against her thinT-shirt. Dwayne was her man. She wasn’t ready to lose him. If the store guy had a gun then this could end bad. Really bad. Lexy closed her eyes. She was only sixteen. But they would throw her behind bars. She could already feel the cold metal handcuffs on her wrists.
    If he could do it, if Dwayne could pull off the robbery, he’d be leader of the gang. Which would make her the girl everyone wanted to be. That girl. Gang leader’s girl. She opened her eyes. Her heart was beating so hard, the noise was all she could hear. Where was he? What was taking so long?
    For a quick second she caught her reflection in the mirror. Her dad was black, mom was Hispanic. She had long, straight hair and light brown skin. Guys thought she was pretty. She’d been sleeping around for a year, but the last few months she’d belonged to Dwayne. Him alone.
    He made her feel special. Like she was someone.
    Lexy peered through the window. She couldn’t see the cash register, but she could hear yelling. Probably Dwayne. He was so angry today. Like he could shoot someone