She doesn’t get the chance

Nora approached Amber slowly, the two of them moving just close enough to the shore to allow Amber to stand. Nora used this as her opportunity to cover herself with her hands.

“Alright. Turn around.” Amber said.

Nora did so, making sure to keep low enough that nobody on the shore could see her topless state. She looked around at the various people, hoping that no one was paying any attention to her. Luckily it seemed the only person looking her way was Molly. She had stood up, and seemed to be shouting something to Nora. Whatever it was, she was too far away to hear it, but she seemed to be making a spinning motion with her hands.

*WHOOSH*

Probably in regards to the sizable wave that slammed into Amber and Nora. The two tumbled around for a moment, before finally resurfacing a few more feet towards the shore. They sputtered the salty water from their mouths for a moment, disoriented from the thrashing.

“You ok Nora?” Amber asked through labored breaths.

“Yeah... yeah I’m ok. Just a bit winded. Let’s just get my top on and head back to shore. I think I’ve had my fill of swimming for now.” She responded. Nora again turned to let Amber redress her. Nora stood still for a few seconds, until she realized Amber wasn’t moving. “Um, Amber?”

“Ok. So, uh, please don’t get mad.” Amber said.

Nora turned around to see what Amber was talking about. As she turned to look, she saw Amber with both hands out of the water, and both empty.

To her credit, Nora didn’t get mad. She mostly just looked distraught. She looked around in every direction to try and spot her top, but didn’t see it anywhere. Her mouth moved as if she wanted to speak but she couldn’t really find the words.

“I’m sorry, when that wave hit us I lost my grip.” Amber said. “B-but look, if you just stay in the water, no one will know.”

“I can’t stay here all day though. What am I supposed to do?” Nora said, finally finding her voice. She wrapped her arms around herself and sunk down till the waterline was just below her nose.