“Oh man, my arms feel like they’re going to fall off”, Sam muttered to himself. He knew he should not have taken the dare but Miles always knew just how to push him and goad him into it. And now, here he was, in trouble again just because he could not turn down a dare…and Miles knew it. Miles also knew he was the better rower and he loved to beat Sam, but this time Sam was going to beat him. Sam bent his head, ignored the pain, and dug his paddle deep into the water. He paddled hard down the river, desperately trying to outrun his pursuer. “Dig deep, little splash, don't look back.” he repeated his mantra over and over in his head all the while rowing as hard as he could. Sadly he didn't need to look back as he saw Miles' boat slip into his peripheral vision. Sam dug deep but he knew it was already too late. Miles gave him a big smile and thumbs up as he glided past Sam right before the finish line.