hair. “Yeah.”
“My name is Abel by the way."
"Skylar, but you can call me Sky for short."
"Cool. So where are you moving from?" Abel asks.
"New York."
He laughs. "Oh! You must love it here already ."
With a sigh, I stick my hands in my pockets. "Right, what is there to do here anyways in Gulfport, Florida?"
Abel smiles with a sinister look on his face. "There's always the beach, movies, parties … you know normal teenage fun. It may be on a smaller scale compared to what you’re used to, but it’s still fun."
"Yeah?" I gaze across the street at his car and ask, "What kind of car is that, anyways?"
Abel’s face lights up. "That is my baby. A 67 Mustang Shelby GT500 Super Snake."
“It’s nice man. She's a real beauty." It's an all-black, two-door car and from what I can tell, it was painted not so long ago.
"Yeah … so since you’re new, I can show you around and get you acquainted with everyone. That's if you want to. "
I rub my hand behind the nape of my neck. "Ugh … sure why not. Let’s say around six?"
With an amused look on his face Abel says, "Yeah, that's cool."
"Okay, I’ll see you later then."
He crosses the street back to his car and I continue to move my things into my new home. I’m kind-of nervous having to make new friends, but I’m not worried. This should be easy enough. Right?
***
Around ten minutes after six I hear knocking at the front door . I run to the door and it’s Abel.
"Hey man, you ready?
"Yeah, let me grab my keys." I walk back to the foyer and grab my keys off the table. I shout, "Mom I'm heading out."
"Okay, be safe honey." She shouts back.
With a laugh I say, "I will." I walk back to Abel and say, "Okay let's go.”
We head to his car and we drive toward the coast. As we pass the coastline, I notice that on one side there is nothing but the ocean. O n the other side, there is nothing but green. It’s nature at its finest, and it’s calming. A lot different from what I’m used to.
When we arrive at our destination, I see a group of kids hanging around the beach parking lot. In the distance, I can make out a bonfire burning brightly. Abel says hi to a few people as w e head towards the flames. We're stopped on the way by a guy Abel calls Jimmy. He gives both of us a drink. W hen we get to the shore, I find a bunch of kids laughing and hanging out. It seems like a cool crowd.
As we get closer to them, I scan the crowd and that's when I find whatever it is my heart has been searching for.
Everything stops.
I don’t hear the music, the laughter, the waves of the ocean, or even the crackling of the fire. Everything and everyone fades away into the background . The rate of my heartbeat increases. I've never seen such an angelic looking face.
When she looks in my direction, I get a strange sensation. Something I’ve never felt before has awakened inside of me. My whole body tingles and I get this inexplicable feeling deep down in my soul. It’s as if I've been living all my life for this single moment, and it's solely to meet her.
She's with the crowd, but she seems all alone. The way she’s staring into the fire it's as if she's waiting for someone, and I pray it's me. With the headphones on, she’s tuning everyone out. She seems preoccupied in her own little world, and because of this, I study her without abandon.
She has the most beautiful honey brown skin I've ever seen. I can't tell what color her eyes are, and I'm dying to find out.
When Abel sees me staring at her, he shakes his head. “No.”
I sip my drink so that I don't tell him how stupid I think he's being. "Why? Is she your girl?”
He looks away from me. "She's different … She's special and I care about her like a sister."
"I can tell she's special, but why are you saying no?"
"I've known her all my life. I don't want her to get hurt; she's been through enough already ."
I
“My name is Abel by the way."
"Skylar, but you can call me Sky for short."
"Cool. So where are you moving from?" Abel asks.
"New York."
He laughs. "Oh! You must love it here already ."
With a sigh, I stick my hands in my pockets. "Right, what is there to do here anyways in Gulfport, Florida?"
Abel smiles with a sinister look on his face. "There's always the beach, movies, parties … you know normal teenage fun. It may be on a smaller scale compared to what you’re used to, but it’s still fun."
"Yeah?" I gaze across the street at his car and ask, "What kind of car is that, anyways?"
Abel’s face lights up. "That is my baby. A 67 Mustang Shelby GT500 Super Snake."
“It’s nice man. She's a real beauty." It's an all-black, two-door car and from what I can tell, it was painted not so long ago.
"Yeah … so since you’re new, I can show you around and get you acquainted with everyone. That's if you want to. "
I rub my hand behind the nape of my neck. "Ugh … sure why not. Let’s say around six?"
With an amused look on his face Abel says, "Yeah, that's cool."
"Okay, I’ll see you later then."
He crosses the street back to his car and I continue to move my things into my new home. I’m kind-of nervous having to make new friends, but I’m not worried. This should be easy enough. Right?
***
Around ten minutes after six I hear knocking at the front door . I run to the door and it’s Abel.
"Hey man, you ready?
"Yeah, let me grab my keys." I walk back to the foyer and grab my keys off the table. I shout, "Mom I'm heading out."
"Okay, be safe honey." She shouts back.
With a laugh I say, "I will." I walk back to Abel and say, "Okay let's go.”
We head to his car and we drive toward the coast. As we pass the coastline, I notice that on one side there is nothing but the ocean. O n the other side, there is nothing but green. It’s nature at its finest, and it’s calming. A lot different from what I’m used to.
When we arrive at our destination, I see a group of kids hanging around the beach parking lot. In the distance, I can make out a bonfire burning brightly. Abel says hi to a few people as w e head towards the flames. We're stopped on the way by a guy Abel calls Jimmy. He gives both of us a drink. W hen we get to the shore, I find a bunch of kids laughing and hanging out. It seems like a cool crowd.
As we get closer to them, I scan the crowd and that's when I find whatever it is my heart has been searching for.
Everything stops.
I don’t hear the music, the laughter, the waves of the ocean, or even the crackling of the fire. Everything and everyone fades away into the background . The rate of my heartbeat increases. I've never seen such an angelic looking face.
When she looks in my direction, I get a strange sensation. Something I’ve never felt before has awakened inside of me. My whole body tingles and I get this inexplicable feeling deep down in my soul. It’s as if I've been living all my life for this single moment, and it's solely to meet her.
She's with the crowd, but she seems all alone. The way she’s staring into the fire it's as if she's waiting for someone, and I pray it's me. With the headphones on, she’s tuning everyone out. She seems preoccupied in her own little world, and because of this, I study her without abandon.
She has the most beautiful honey brown skin I've ever seen. I can't tell what color her eyes are, and I'm dying to find out.
When Abel sees me staring at her, he shakes his head. “No.”
I sip my drink so that I don't tell him how stupid I think he's being. "Why? Is she your girl?”
He looks away from me. "She's different … She's special and I care about her like a sister."
"I can tell she's special, but why are you saying no?"
"I've known her all my life. I don't want her to get hurt; she's been through enough already ."
I
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