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"What’s your na "That’s hs with s, but he’s not either And he did anyway "You e hirass"

"Sea grass! How boring"

"But…" I can’t stop et all hot He squats down next toMy heart beats a little faster I wonder if he can see uess But I don’t want to be caught giving out such ireen like the sea grass And I saw a rass You re as a sun shield and I can’t stop looking at him "And your eyes are amber, like the lionfish"

Amber… I’ve never heard of that color before I will have to look it up

"Sister!" Nick calls from down the beach I lean to the side so I can see around the hunter and spy my brother He’s not happy

"What?" I call back Why is he rabs lares at ed away But a few feet up the beach I turn back and catch the hunter standing up to follow us "Don’t forget your present!" I yell at hilances down at the sand drawing and sets that present

Because I want him to reht in the middle of all the other instru wrong inout that Jaonna require a lot of thinking on my part How do I feel about that? What are his intentions? I have a lot of questions but right now I allow myself to smile

When I finally told him my name out there under the pier, it was a very special moment for him A moment he’d waited almost thirteen years for And it felt special to me too

He’d smiled I like it, he’d said

And back e turned Six, James stayed that whole day for my party He sat across from me at the table He clapped when Nick and I blew out our candles He handed me another present ere alone later A set of colored pencils to draw in ht I drew a picture and I wished the green-eyed man Happy Six Day I hope you’ll be

The next one And so was h hteen-year-old-self can

I fell in love with him that day on the beach Maybe it was only a childhood crush, but it felt real