Welcome to Dog Beach (The Seagate Summers #1)

Welcome to Dog Beach (The Seagate Summers #1) — page 9
change Seagate will always be perfect and summer after summer it always stays the same That’s the beauty of it I think her grandparents live here year-round now too Micayla tells me That’s what my mom said Actually that’s another group of lucky people on Seagate the year-rounders I always wonder if that makes them luckier than the luckiest or somewhere in between On the one hand they never have to leave Seagate But on the other hand they have to see almost everyone else leave And they don’t get that amazing anticipation the excited heart-bursting feeling of coming back What did you have to tell me Micayla asks I explain the whole pickle situation with Amber Seasons That’s cool Micayla says It’s like your first real job You think Yeah for sure She digs deep in her cup for the last little bit of ice cream And it’s only a few hours You won’t miss anything I guess Micayla gives me her please-cheer-up smile again and taps my leg Come on Let’s go meet Bennett at Ping-Pong Bennett always makes you laugh after five minutes She’s right about that