Eagerly she drove her hand through foam and churning sand, but again and again the prize eluded her: dancing away as the water surged.
Relentlessly, the surf mocked her with tantalising glimpses. She huffed in frustration.
Until finally, the ocean itself heeding her pleas, withdrew further than ever, revealing her treasure. Plunging forward, she clung desperately and rejoiced.
The presaged gargantuan wave buried her prostrating form.