Along the Infinite Sea (2015)
“On the ninth day after Annabelle’s departure, Pepper takes the Ford Thunderbird out of the garage and drives herself into town.
Well, maybe “day” isn’t quite the right word for it, when you consider that the sun has already fallen and the sky is purple-black. Back home in New York City, there will be a hard frost overnight, and the last tenacious leaf will shiver to the ground. But here in Florida, the daytime temperature touched eighty degrees, and Pepper wandered up and down the beach in ...a too-short sundress borrowed from Annabelle’s closet (she has decided not to trust the Breakers with her current address) while the dogs chased each other in large circles across the empty sand, until the shadows lengthened and the horizon turned pink, and Pepper thought, I’ve got to get out of here, I’ve got to do something.
Itchy feet. They’ve gotten Pepper into trouble before, and they’ll do it again. Tonight she’s painted them both a fresh, crisp red at the tips and slipped them back into her sandals, and the one on the right is pressed against the accelerator, the faster the better.MoreLess
Well, maybe “day” isn’t quite the right word for it, when you consider that the sun has already fallen and the sky is purple-black. Back home in New York City, there will be a hard frost overnight, and the last tenacious leaf will shiver to the ground. But here in Florida, the daytime temperature touched eighty degrees, and Pepper wandered up and down the beach in ...a too-short sundress borrowed from Annabelle’s closet (she has decided not to trust the Breakers with her current address) while the dogs chased each other in large circles across the empty sand, until the shadows lengthened and the horizon turned pink, and Pepper thought, I’ve got to get out of here, I’ve got to do something.
Itchy feet. They’ve gotten Pepper into trouble before, and they’ll do it again. Tonight she’s painted them both a fresh, crisp red at the tips and slipped them back into her sandals, and the one on the right is pressed against the accelerator, the faster the better.MoreLess
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