• Beep, beep I instantly recognized the soft sound of my alarm clock waking me up. Just as I raised my hand slowly to hit the snooze button, a bright, warm light flashed onto my cool hands. I opened my eyes and stared out my window and grinned. The sun was so big and bright. My eyes had to wait a second to adjust while I stared incredulously at it. Perfect! I thought.
    “Leslie!” my mom shouted out dully.
    “Coming!” I shouted back happily.
    “Morning sleepy head. Since when do you get up so happy on a Saturday?” my mom asked curiously.
    “If the sun was like this everyday, and it was Saturday everyday, I would always be in such a good mood.” I said with a smile as I served myself a bowl of cereal.
    “Ok,” she said putting her hands on her hips, “What are you up to?”
    “Please, please, please, please, beach, beach, beach ,beach, today, today, today, to-,” my mom cut me off putting a hand so close to my face I could smell the sweet smell of her lotion.
    “Yes, if you stop that.”
    I gave her a big smile to thank her and happily ate the rest of breakfast.
    * * * * * * * * * *
    “Yep, be there in ten. Bye!”
    “See you in a few!” click
    Stephanie, Eda, (my two best friends) and I had a perfect plan for an incredible day at the beach.
    Once at the beach, I immediately caught that salty, earthy smell as I took a quick step out the car. Woosh, crash woosh crash. The sound of the waves so pure, so clean, and exciting. Stephanie’s brown ponytail moved sideways as she ran to the smooth, almond sand. Eda’s jet black hair flew behind her as she caught up to Stephanie. I darted out toward them as fast as I could.
    “Beautiful.” I murmured as I gasped for air.
    “Absolutely.” Eda whispered back as we all slowed down to a gentle stop.
    I stared at the soft sand drowning my feet and looked right back up at the turquoise liquid that was yelling for me to jump in. It seemed everyone in the entire world chose today to come to Crystal Cove. I couldn’t blame them; the day was too gorgeous to stay indoors. All I could hear besides the waves were screams and laughter. Of course, some of the screams were obviously ours which seemed the loudest.
    After we changed into our swimsuits, we bolted into the water. At first it felt like small knives stabbing my body, but later, it became the perfect temperature. I closed my eyes when I saw a huge wave coming close to our fragile bodies. Splash, the cold water hit my face and I spit out some salty water that had gotten into my mouth. My dark hair flipped onto my face, which made it hard for me to see anything, but when I finally brush it from my damp face, I noticed the sun reflected over the ocean, so bright, it blinded me, so I couldn’t see for a moment, again. The sun felt so right as it hit and hugged my skin and never let go.
    I looked out and saw that Eda and Stephanie were also blinded for a moment, their expressions blank. I looked around and smiled when I saw that everyone on the beach was having a blast. There were kids running over the dark, wet sand, screaming when the water touched their skin. Some parents, including mine, were walking along the shoreline, holding hands, enjoying the view.
    Spending the day in the water helped us ignore the fact that the sun was slowly but surely moving toward the western side of the sky. Stephanie, Eda and I gazed into each others eyes and smiled. We would have to leave soon, and go back to reality, but we knew we would never forget this day. It would always be close in our memories, and in our hearts.