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Submitted to Contest #86
My head bursts out of the cold blue ocean water, the chilly spring air cooling my head, my long golden hair hanging in wet locks around my face. Everyone is getting ready for the spring festival. It's my favorite time of the year. Or, it was. Every year, our small town of Garden Hills on the coast of California has an annual spring festival. Lights, dancing, and bonfires take place in the central park and the beach, waves crashing against the shore, wanting to join the party. All the locals go. "April!" Aunt Cathy waves from the beach, her...
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