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Submitted to Contest #29
There was a warm breeze in the air that pulled my hair from my shoulders gently. It was finally summer and I had just graduated high school. Finally ready to be on my own at college, no parents, and nothing tying me down. I was going to be attending college at UHV and living on campus. I was nervous to be without my parents for the first time. I’d actually be alone. I walked down the beach and let the warm, salty water brush against my feet, and the sand squish between my toes. There were several families set up for camping, but one family s...
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