Wondering Out Loud

Chapter 1

As I walked out onto the powder-like sand of Westacacha Beach, I could feel the ocean breeze brisk across my face. That was one thing I liked about living in North Carolina; the breeze homey feeling of the east coast. When we lived in California, you got the sunsets and picturesque beaches, but you didn't get the homey-cottage feel. When I say we, I mean me, my brother Austin, and my best friend Chloe. We were all abandoned by our parents as little kids and Austin and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time when we met Chloe. She is our sister, just not biologically. The three of us had thought we'd seen the worst of the world. We were sadly mistaken.

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Our house was a one-room shed we rented out from a distant friend. It was in their backyard, but we still were grateful for what we had. We paid for it with Austins' volunteer money.