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Chapter one

That day. 

The day where I strolled out of  my house , hopped into Ethan's beat up car with my friends and drove to a fair in miami, only expecting to have a good time with my friends. What I did not know however, was that was the day my life would be changed in ways I would never have expected.

So let's fast forward to when me, Carson, and Scarlet and Zach were sitting in the car singing  as loud as we can possibly handle, Our off-key voices singing along to "We don't talk anymore" by Charlie Puth. Just as we were about to reach the main part of the song, Ethan shuts off the radio.
" Not to be rude, but shut up. You guys are no doubt not the next singers of the year ", Ethan says.
Carson gives him the glare. He raises one hand in mock surrender, given that  he's driving with his other hand.
" just saying", he says.
The rolled down windows let in the cool February air , making my hair fly beautifully like the Victoria's Secret models' hair during a fashion show.

Welp, wrong.

My hair had somehow curled up on top of my head like a bird nest, but I didn't care. I pull out my camera to capture the moments in this two hour road trip.After putting my hair in a messy bun, I snapped a couple of crazy pictures of Carson and Zach. 

" Hey! I want to be in the picture as well ", pouted Ethan. He turned his head towards us for a second.

My eyes widened as the car jerked forward when we neared a red light, hitting my head hard against the seat.

"FOCUS ON THE ROAD!"
Scarlet and I screamed in unison.

Ethan chuckled before continuing.
I roll my eyes at his childish behaviour. Sometimes I wonder why he's the driver of the group.

I lay my head back on the worn leather seats of Ethan's second hand car, and admire the view from the window as we neared the city of Miami. I could see the waves rolling in and out to the beach .

Although it was February, the beach was packed.

I however, prefer not to swim in cold water. I'd rather not get Hypothermia,
Thank you.

The car pulls into the fair parking , and I eagerly slide out of the car.

" Hey , let's split up , Zach and I are gonna go play a couple fair games while you three  can get your regular cotton candy ", suggested Zach.

" Sure"

My nostrils quickly picks up the smell of salt in the air and funnel cake. I smile at the familiar scent. I am quickly pulled by Scarlet towards a blue game stand, where a long line of people form.

This ladies and gentlemen, was the cotton candy stand. Scarlet and I have visited this annual fair together every year for the past seven years, and it has become a tradition for us to get cotton candy first thing as soon as we stepped onto the grounds of this fair. Carson has been on with this tradition for four years.

We pull away from the stand, each of us munching on long strands of cotton candy , when I feel a gentle tug at the back of my shirt. I turn around to find a young child, no older than ten, staring up at me with big chocolate brown eyes.

I crouch down. " What's wrong? " , I say to him .

" I'm lost ", the child murmurs, his eyes becoming misty. I pull out a tissue from my bag and hand it to him.

" Don't cry", I say softly, rubbing his back. " Who did you come here with? ". 

His eyes flicker to the side for a moment , before he sniffled, " My mommy ". 

" Could you let me call her ? " he says hopefully. Carson eyes him warily. My eyes shift from hers to Scarlet's, silently asking for their opinion. 

"I think you should send him down to security" Scarlet mouths.

"I'm gonna have to send you with that nice guy, where he can help you find your mom okay ?" 

" Please let me call her, I promise I won't take long ". His bottom lip quivers and his eyes well up with tears. God, he is too adorable for words.

" shh, it'll be okay," I comfort . " Do you know her number?" He nods. I hand him my phone with the keypad open, and his little fingers tap away at the screen.

" H-hello ? ," 

I hear quick talking and the child saying "mhhm. Okay mom ." 

He hands me back my phone, then gave me a big toothy grin. " Tank you so much, she says I'll just have to stand by the taco stand and she'll be there in five minutes", he says, holding up five fingers.

" You're welcome, have a nice day", I return a smile of my own, waving at him. He scurries away and disappears around the corner.

" He's so adorable", Scarlet coos.

Carson looks at me, a look of concern on her face. " that voice was too deep to be a woman's " she whispers.

" What could possibly happen Carson? It doesn't hurt if you put your icy demeanor to the side every once in a while," I chuckle.

She shrugs. " I guess that's just how I am ." 

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First chapter! This is my first book, sorry if it isn't that good. I'm only doing this for fun after all. I know I took soooo long to upload this chapter. I'm not gonna come up with any lame excuses, just feeling lazy lol. Hope you enjoyed! Vote and Comment!

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