I'm walking along the sand, gazing at the crystal blue water. The waves lap at my feet. I feel it rush up against my leg and sigh. This is my Summer Home.

I take one last look at the ocean before running to the house. I inhale the salty air and my eyes flutter shut.

A smile spreads across my mouth as I feel another wave at my feet.

Filled with excitement, I run to the house as fast as I can! I hear the wind in my ears. My long chocolate satin hair bouncing behind me.

I look around the corner and see that my mom was busy working in the garden with my little brother Andy.

"Mom we just got here! You're really doing yard work already?" I slouch a little as I speak.

"Sugar the garden needs fixing up. Look at this mess!" She gestured at the circular flower bed and wiped some sweat off her forehead.

I shrugged and walked in the huge house.

I loved this place! The windows were so big and always so clean and pretty! You had a perfect view of the ocean and the spiral staircase was so cool! The kitchen was huge with the pots and pans hanging over the island. The fridge was so huge! And the dining room was beautiful. The window was so wide in the dining room. My room was a pretty shade of aquamarine and I had a beautiful view of the water. I could see Andy and mom working away in the yard and dad was still unpacking the truck.

I ran down the stairs and out the door to help dad.

He was holding a considerable amount of stuff; my stuff actually. He had my pink carry on and my make up kit. In his other hand he held my unusually heavy purse and my toiletries bag.

"Here, dad let me help!" I took my carry on and my make up kit.

"Thanks, Sugar. I was waiting for someone to pitch in. Your mother is so busy in the garden that she never even brought up her stuff! Guess who had to do it?" Dad rolled his eyes and pointed his thumb at himself. I giggled and went back to helping him.

I laid my stuff on the bed and ran outside to go back out to the tide. I almost got away until I heard my mom.

"Sugar can you get the garden gnomes for me? They're in the box in the back of the truck" I sighed and took a lazy step backward and walked to the truck.

I grabbed the box that had a bold label that said GNOMES on it.

Mom opened the box and shrieked.

"Mom what happened?!" I asked with concern in my voice.

"Oh the garden gnomes! They're all broken!" She held up a shard of clay with the remains of a beard, then threw it back in and sighed.

"Mom those things looked ugly anyway."

"Yes but they were four hundred dollars, Sugar!" My mom's voice trembled a bit.

"What?" I say shocked.

"Yes four hundred!"

"Oh, mom don't let this get you down. It'll be fine! How about you go in the living room and I'll get you a nice cold margarita ok?" I ask.

"Oh thanks, Sugar! Those gnomes looked a little creepy anyway." My mom chuckled and went inside.

"I want a margarita too!" Andy crossed his arms and pouted. His bottom lip stuck out and his eyebrows were furrowed.

"Andy you're not old enough yet!" I laugh.

"Whatever." He rolled his eyes and ran inside.

I got mom her margarita and decided to save the beach for tomorrow.

AN~

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