I clutched my Dasani water bottle and watched Kary gracefully ride the ocean waves hoping she wouldn't suddenly fall off her board. She gently swooped off the side of the wave and jumped in the water willingly. She came up whooping and smiling at me.
I stood up and walked over to her letting my heels sink in the sand.
"That was great. Nice job!" She stood up and walked over to shore.
"Thanks." She grabbed my water bottle and took a swig. We walked over to where I had been sitting and sat down beside each other.
"How are you and lover boy, by the way?" She pulled her salty hair into a pony tail.
"I haven't actually seen him since the date. We've only texted and called each other." I was kind of disappointed that we hadn't gone on another date. It had been a week. A very long, sucky, nerve-racking week. I just wanted to go on another date with him.
"Gosh. That doesn't sound too good." Kary started to build a small sand castle.
"Yeah. It's okay though. He's probably just busy." I nervously laughed.
"I don't know." We stood up and rubbed sand off our clothes.
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"So, you probably don't want to here this but school is starting in three days." Aunt Jade leaned across the table to get a roll. We were having a typical family dinner.
No way. It was September 22. I hadn't thought about school.
"We start school late because everyone surfs here and some people like surf for a living. Plus, we have a lenient school district." I looked over at Kary spooning lettuce into her mouth while she talked.
"Kary. Use your manners." Uncle Tom through his roll at Kary and we all laughed. Stephen grabbed the roll and through it at Aunt Jade and making her laugh.
"Okay. Okay. Let's be an actual well-mannered family now." She scooped up the roll and sat it on her plate.
We all ate dinner together as a family. A family that threw rolls at each other. I loved it.
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This chapter is kind of short. I'm thinking about changing some things when I do edit it though.
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Ficção AdolescenteMarley Simon is 16 and has Amnesia from a terrible car accident she was in with her (now deceased) parents a few months ago. She loves taking great pictures. When she does that she finds herself, but when Marley gets a call from her Aunt Jade she ha...
