12 year old Kyrrah is just a normal beach girl. Her home life is far from perfect but the waves calm her. Little does she know the waves can bring more than just peace.
14 year old Amica is just a normal girl. Or at least to her she is. She's pa...
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OBX. That hideous sign had always taken away from the beauty of the beach. She wished people would think of the Outer Banks as more of a natural beauty instead of a tourist attraction and vacay spot.
She sat on the rock not far from the water, watching the waves push into shore only for the riptide to push them back out. The tide was strong today, stronger than it had been in a long time in fact. She slid off the rock, her blonde hair flowing behind her like a leaf in the wind. She was surprised to find when she touched her toes to the water, it was hot. Almost boiling hot.
Kyrrah didn't recoil as she enjoyed the warmth. The ocean wasn't usually cold but now it felt like a hot tub.
The blonde knew it was dinner time but refused to go back to her house. All time was bad in her family but dinner time was the worst. Not only were her little brother and sister always throwing food everywhere, but her mom would look into her head, her questions like knives to Kyrrah's brain and make her answer the most prying questions aloud for the whole family to hear.
Kyrrah didn't have the worst life physically, but her parents and even siblings drove her mentally insane. When she was hurt, they would punish her for getting hurt. When she was sad or depressed, they would tell her to stop being depressed or they would take all her possessions away. Of course Kyrrah wanted to refuse but with everything on the line it was too risky. So she was happy.
Summer break... Kyrrah thought, ha more like torture. School is the break. And it was. Although she only had one friend there, anything was better than her home life. His name was Liam, and he was extremely extroverted, the total opposite of Kyrrah. That didn't stop their friendship though in fact it seemed to make it stronger.
When the sun set completely, and it was almost too dark to see, Kyrrah reluctantly headed back to her house. She knew there would be a lot of backlash but at least she didn't have to eat dinner with her family. When she got home, she was surprised to find everyone in bed. Not wanting to put up a fight she followed suit.
In the morning Kyrrah got up and ate breakfast as usual. Her family didn't seem all that upset about last night. Or at least that's what she thought. Throughout the day Kyrrah realized that her family was completely ignoring her. Like she didn't even exist. Even her little sister Naomi, who was a terrible liar and actress, didn't even flinch when Kyrrah tried to get her attention.
"Hello? Anyone?" Kyrrah yelled. The whole thing was kind of scaring her and she could feel her heart begin to race.
No one answered. Kyrrah burst out the door and ran through the streets. Obviously everyone else noticed her so her family had to be acting...right?
She ran all the way to Liam's house which was 5 miles down the road. She was breathing heavily by the time she arrived.
