Above is Hannah's room at Sarah's house.
I hopped out of my rusty yellow truck and walked around to the back. I had made the trip from my house in North Carolina to my hometown of Apalachicola in Florida. I had come to stay with my older sister, Sarah, for the summer to get away from my anxiety-filled life back home. Sarah was gone to Destin often, so I had the house to myself for a majority of the summer. I opened the back hatch of the truck and pulled out my carolina blue beach cruiser bike and leaned it against the side of the truck. I opened the backseat and pulled out my 7 bags. One by one, I slowly carried my bags to the wraparound porch. I wheeled my bike to Sarah's shed. I walked back up to the porch and looked in a small ceramic bowl filled with rocks and shells and dug for the spare key. I was beginning to unlock the door when I heard wheels crunching down the rocky road. I turned my head against the salty breeze to see a rusty blue Corolla making its way towards me.
"Hey! You must be Hannah. Sarah's sister, right?" The boy rolled down the passengers window to unmask the unmistakable smell of cigarettes.
"Yes, though I have no idea who you are." I struggled with the old lock as I exasperatedly responded.
"I'm Ryder. I'm Sarah's co-workers little brother." He raked his thick brown mop of hair back with his calloused hand.
"Nice to meet you, but I'm busy right now." I knew I was being rude, but I was only focused on getting settled in right now.
"Well, my number is taped on the fridge if you ever need a hand. I'll leave you to unlocking the door now!" He winked and rolled up his window as he cruised down the street effortlessly. I rolled my eyes as the door swung open and banged against the wall. I winced and stacked my bags as I walked in. The smell of salt air and dry sand filled my nostrils as I started walking upstairs to the room I was staying in. I passed Sarah's room, but she wasn't here. I assumed she was in Destin. I dropped my bags in the corner of the room. I began unpacking, listening to the breeze rustle the wind chimes. Every now and then, a few teenagers would run through the streets below wildly, given they had just gotten out of school 4 hours ago. After I finally finished unpacking. I lay on the cushiony bed, drifting off into Dream Land.
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Teen Fiction17 year old dancer, Hannah Chris, is leaving behind all responsibilities this summer as she spends her much needed summer as a carefree teenager in her hometown, Apalachicola in Florida. She will run into some old friends, meet new ones, and possibl...