| Synopsis |
Skylar Miller
A girl who carries a load with her.
A load that never seems to lessen, only getting heavier and heavier.
She lost her best friends to popularity, only to gain more friends.
But with a gain, came the bullying.
Then she came of age for the national winter surf competition the same year it was supposed to be held in North Carolina; the exact place she has called home for the past 14 years.
She has the pressure of her older siblings, as they have all won multiple competitions, so what would she do if she lost this one?
And the arrival of people that she hadn't seen for the past 6 months, what more could go wrong?
Of course, Skylar and her older sister, Summer, go surfing the morning before the competition, only to come back in with something that shouldn't have happened.
There experienced surfers, so why did it happen?
Why did it happen to them?
| Book Aesthetic |
| Characters |
| Rylie Miller - 32 |
"I grew up before all of you; I had a real mom and dad, not the people you had. So, I gave you all the father figure I had. The littles were like my own children"
| Shane Moore - 27 |
"I got given a responsibility for people that weren't even related to me by blood"
| Grayson Moore - 26 |
"There is always time to have a surf"
| Jay Miller - 24 |
"You can't achieve your dreams without your siblings around"
| Summer Miller - 22 |
"I make my own waves wherever I go"
| George Miller - 22 (11 months younger than Summer) |
"Trouble follows me, but I follow it into the waves"
| Blake Miller - 20 (older twin) |
"We are a package deal whether you like it or not"
| Brayden Miller - 20 (younger twin) |
"It always takes two to achieve something"
| Noah Miller -18 |
"If you hurt her; you have me behind her"
| Luke Miller - 15 |
"I'm never alone because I have my little sister with me"
| Skylar Miller - 10 |
"If only they understood what actually happened to me"
| Family Friends |
| Thomas Martinez - 28 |
"I understand what I did to you. We have all changed because of that"
| William Martinez - 26 |
"I don't argue with the ocean, I listen to it"
| Benjamin Martinez - 24 |
"If all it took was for you to listen to me, we would have been better off"
| James Martinez - 22 |
"If the ocean doesn't wait for you, don't wait for it"
| Mason Martinez - 21 |
"Brush the sand off, and do it all again"
| Logan Martinez - 20 |
"Just go for it, because there may not be another chance"
| Henry Martinez - 18 |
"Just don't involve me in the drama, I have enough from my brothers"
| Elijah Martinez - 16 |
"Liars are just people who have been lied too. No one actually knows the truth"
| Oliver Martinez - 10 |
"I wouldn't chose anyone over you, again. I can't lose you again"
| Parental Figures |
| Cora Miller - would be 48 years old |
"I wish I could be with so I could watch you grow up"
| Melissa Moore - would be 47 years old |
"I hate you for what you made me do"
| Brendan Miller - would be 50 years old |
"You are who I couldn't be"
| Charlotte Martinez - would be 47 years old |
"I was never loved, but I was showed how to love my own children. I am glad that I was showed how to love"
| Michael Martinez - would be 49 years old |
"Even though I may not be there for everything, just know I'm there, in your heart, because I love you"
| Friends |
| Cara White - 11 |
"If you come for her, you will have me behind her. You wouldn't want that"
| Lucy Wright - 11 |
"I never asked for what I received, I was just given it and had to deal with it on my own"
| Tallulah Thomas-Wilson 10 |
"Half the time I don't understand why I deserved what I got"
| Molly Campbell - 10 |
"I know I don't understand majority of things, but I know that I understand what having good friends is like"
| Bella Jones - 11 |
"There is no need for you to understand who I am because you will easily forget me"
| Zara Mitchell - 10 |
"I'm sorry that I'm not like them, but I actually don't care what you think of me"
| Sophia Clark - 11 |
"You never know I'm there, but I'm here and I'm here to stay"
| The 'Bullies' |
| Ella Thompson - 10 |
"I do what is right for me, and if that means I have to close some chapters on others, I will"
| Mia Hill - 10 |
"I don't wait for anyone. They wait for me"
| Eric Adler - 15 |
"I don't feel sorry for others, so there is no need to feel sorry for me"
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