Aria rests her head against the glass window in her aunt's car. Aunt Maddy always looked after her niece in the summer while her parents went on a big, glamorous trip without their daughter.
Aria used to get mad about it, but now she looks forward to it. She looks forward to the ocean waves and being at the beach until the sun sets. And her parents weren't around that much anyway, so she was used to being alone.
"So what's the plan for this summer?" Maddy asks.
Aria shrugs, "Not sure. Maybe get back to surfing?" She looks at Aria with a shocked look.
"Surfing? You haven't gone since you were young." In a way Aunt Maddy was Aria's mom. She took care of her in more ways than her parents did.
"I know. But something's been telling me to get back at it." There's a smile on Maddy's face. She felt proud of Aria, as if she was her own daughter too.
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They arrive at Aunt Maddy's island house. It was a rustic wood hut cabana type house. The backyard was full of green, natural and planted. Aria places her suitcases in her room that Aunt Maddy had always left for her.
She feels a sense of happiness being back in her room. Like an old friend she had missed for years. She flips down to the bed, taking in her surroundings.
"Aria! Visitor!" She bolts up at her aunt's voice. She runs through the house knowing exactly who it was.
She sees her best friends Bodhie and Poppy waiting outside. The three girls scream in excitement, running into each other with hugs. Squeals and giggles fill the air as they laugh.
"Ar! You're back!!" Poppy says.
"For the whole summer." Aria smiles at her two friends.
"We have so much to catch you up on!" Bodhie squeals.
The three heads turn to Maddy who was watching from the doorway.
"Well go on then." Poppy, Aria, and Bodhie listen to nothing else as they run down the driveway and down to the beach. The three of them relishing in the setting sun and crashing waves on their first night together.
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song: dreams - the cranberries
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Seaside - Surviving Baxter (B.R)
FanfictionAria spent her summer down the shores of Shorehaven. It's a small town down Victoria, Australia that was Aria's safe space. After the hardest year of her life, she's decided to extend her stay even longer. Maybe permanently. That summer Aria learns...