Chapter 1: Sand, Shore, and the Spark

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The yellow sun beats down on the white sand. The sky only has a few thin clouds in it and probably won’t be getting any more for the rest of the day. It’s on the warm side, but it’s not overbearing at all. In fact, it’s rather nice. The clear salty sea comes up onto the shore before retreating yet again back where it belongs. A large and spacious house can be seen just far enough from the shore. Most of it is made of windows on the side facing the shore, and it makes sense because it is all a beautiful sight. The house is away from the small town, so it’s backyard is a lush and beautiful forest. It is an absolutely stunning sight.

There is a twinkle in the chocolate eyes of the twenty-one-year-old that has just arrived. The fact that she is away from her life just makes her eyes smile even more. The stress will be gone, and relaxation will take over. Her friend was right. This is what she needs right now. She doesn’t need the real world. She just needs this island as her getaway. She is definitely going to give her a hug when she gets inside. She hasn’t even started doing anything, and she already feels like she’s in a dream.

The chocolate-eyed girl makes her way across the beach and over to the house. She puts up her brown sugar hair up into a ponytail in the process. it takes no time at all for her friend to answer the door and pull her into a hug. Her friend has charcoal hair with icey-blue eyes. Only a bit of grey eyeliner sits on the top of her eyelids. Besides that, there is no makeup on her face. It’s not like she needs any anyway. Her outfit is simply a dark blue tank top with denim shorts.

“It’s so great to see you!” the blue-eyed girl smiles. “Come right on in! I’ll take you to your room for the summer, so you can put your bags down. This is going to be so exciting!”

The brunette laughs at her friend a bit as she enters and shuts the door behind her. “Don’t waste all of your energy now on just greeting me.”

“I can’t help that I’m happy that you’re going to be spending the entire summer with me. I never thought this day would come. We normally only get to hang out for a month at the most. This right here, this was meant to be.”

“That is true. Now, are you going to take me to my room? These bags are getting heavy.”

“Of course! Now, follow me!”

Brown eyes scan the house as she follows her friend of five years through the enormous house. She never thought that she would ever be in a house like this as a child. Now look at her. Her best friend has a house like this on an island for the summer! She really has come far in life, and it’s even more unbelievable considering that she’s part of the reason they have all of this money. Well, she isn’t, but her pen name is. To think of all she has accomplished in just five years. Who knew that meeting a girl online because she was talking about a book would not only get her a friend but also get her into a better publishing company.

The house is even more amazing on the inside. They pass the living room. Well, it’s one of them according to her friend. There is one on each floor. That would make three. The room has dark blue couches and a loveseat. The carpet is tan like sand, and the walls are a pale blue. The room was definitely inspired by the beach outside. It’s hard to believe that the owner of a publishing company has such a house even if it is the top company. It didn’t make sense until she told her about how her dad invests and most of the money has come from that. Plus, they were already up there to begin with. Her mother was a singer. The brown-eyed girl had forgotten about that because her friend never talks about it.

Quickly changing subjects to her new book, the brunette refuses to tell her what it’s about. It’s a surprise, and the only one that will know is the blue-eyed girl’s father. The last one was dedicated to the black-haired girl, and somehow it was leaked right after she told her. Never tell a blog addict about the plot of a book in progress. Although, she actually doesn’t know what the next one will be about. She knows that it will be a romance, but it is unclear what the actual plot is.

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