The Twilight Twenty-Five

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Prompt: 11

Pen Name: hells mells

Pairing/Character(s): Bella, Rosalie, Alice

Rating: G

Word Count: 375

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We all woke early to a beautiful morning and, over breakfast, discussed plans for the day. Rosalie said she knew this great beach that hardly anyone went to. It was tucked away off the highway, and was so secluded we could swim naked, if we wanted to.

The drive was long and the day was hot, my legs and back sticking to the vinyl seats in Alice's old station wagon. We had all the windows down and the music turned up, singing along to our favorites from the 80s. I played with Alice's hair as she drove; braiding it, then undoing it and braiding again. It helped pass the time.

Giving up on Alice's hair, I stuck my head out the window trying to catch some air. That's when I smelt it, the beach. That particular combination of salt and sand and freshness that can only be found at the seaside.

"Are we close, Rose?" I asked, pulling my head back inside the car.

She turned and grinned at me. "About 5 minutes, I think."

I put my head back out the window, willing to endure swallowing dust because we were so close.

We rounded a bend and there was the beach, breathtaking in its beauty. The water was a brilliant turquoise and the sand, an intriguing shade of peach.

Alice pulled over and we all piled out, grabbing the bazillion things we deemed necessary for a day at the beach, and picked our way over some rocks onto the sand. I kicked off my flip flops and sank my toes into the sand which, at this early hour, was only warm and not hot enough to burn.

I'd never seen sand like this before. It was a mix of the red dust and white sand and as fine as powdered sugar. It was so pure that it squeaked under our feet when we walked across it.

I was dying to get into the water and wash the dust off me. Dropping my bags, I stripped off my sundress and ran towards the waves, Rose and Alice right behind me. The water was cool and refreshing and as we splashed and floated I couldn't help but think this was a perfect start to summer vacation.