Burned
Burned
““Get up! Breakfast time! And Mom said to hurry!” he hollered, and she heard the heavy clomp of his feet as he crossed the deck and ran back down the stairs.
So much for privacy. She groaned, slipped into her shorts and T-shirt, and stumbled outside to the balcony.
In the light of morning, she could see in vivid color what had been muted in darkness last night. The surf camp sat on an outcropping of land with a small river flowing into the sea on one side and a deep saltwater lagoon on the other.... She smiled as she finally spotted the ocean with its trail of white water breaking along a reef in the distance. Man, I wish it was Monday! She wanted to check out the waves so bad she could taste it.
The crunch of gravel and the sound of the camp van pulling into the courtyard broke into her thoughts. She turned to check out the new guests.
“No way,” she whispered incredulously as three surfers slid out of the van — the same three she had seen at the airport and that had come to mind before she prayed.MoreLess
So much for privacy. She groaned, slipped into her shorts and T-shirt, and stumbled outside to the balcony.
In the light of morning, she could see in vivid color what had been muted in darkness last night. The surf camp sat on an outcropping of land with a small river flowing into the sea on one side and a deep saltwater lagoon on the other.... She smiled as she finally spotted the ocean with its trail of white water breaking along a reef in the distance. Man, I wish it was Monday! She wanted to check out the waves so bad she could taste it.
The crunch of gravel and the sound of the camp van pulling into the courtyard broke into her thoughts. She turned to check out the new guests.
“No way,” she whispered incredulously as three surfers slid out of the van — the same three she had seen at the airport and that had come to mind before she prayed.MoreLess
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