My eyes snapped down in a startle to Benjamin. He was unconscious just moments ago, but now he gripped my ankle with astonishing force for such a skinny kid. His bony hand had clasped around my foot and ripped me out of paralysis. As the enormous, 60 plus foot wave charged towards us, he looked right at me and spoke the words he needed me to hear.
         “The trees…” he whispered. “Trees…”

Then his head sank back into the sand, losing all consciousness once more. The trees? I looked up at the colossal wave approaching, and then turned around inquisitively to look at… The trees. I studied them quickly- from the vast, sturdy base to the elevated tops.

What did he mean?...

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