Helloo. This is a story that I have been working on for a while, so I already have many of the chapters done. It doesn't have the Hunger Games in the first few chapters, but it will come into play later. Most of my characters are OC, but the fantastic five are based off of real people. Without further ado, read!
Chapter 1- The Fantastic Five
The beach was the greatest place to be in the summer. The feel of the soft sand against your bare feet, the sound of the waves crashing against the shore, the smell of the fresh ocean breeze. And I was lucky enough to be able to experience this everyday. Why? Because I live in Monmouth Beach, a one square mile town in New Jersey located directly on the beach. The distance from my house to the beach was only about 1 minute driving. So you can imagine that during the hot summer days, I spent all of my time there. But not alone. I had my group of friends. We were all going into eighth grade. We called ourselves the fantastic five.
"Hurry up Annie!" called my friend. That's me, Annie Roldon. I was really tall, about 5'9, and had long light brown hair. Because of the summer, my hair was streaked with natural blonde highlights. I had blue-green eyes. For a long time I had had braces, but I got them off a month ago, and had gotten my teeth whitened. I looked like a new girl from the one that had graduated 7th grade no more than a month ago. I was wearing my favorite bathing suit; the hot pink bikini with the ruffles. I loved performing. Singing, acting, dancing, the whole 9 yards. However, I also played a lot of tennis and am the 1st singles player on our school team.
In front of me ran Julianna Holt, one of my best friends. She was on the shorter side and skinny. Her dirty blonde hair was perfectly straight. She was wearing multi colored sunglasses and a rainbow tie dye bikini. It matched her artsy personality. Along with being an artist, Jul also was a cheerleader and liked to sketch her own clothes. She had braces, but was getting them off soon.
"We only have a few minutes before adult swim ends and I want to stay in the pool the whole time." called Julianna.
"Calm down Jul, we're coming!" called Olivia Resine. Olivia was another one of my best friends. She had thick, curly, dark brown hair that looked almost black. She was medium high and had dark brown eyes. Liv wore a navy blue tankini with white polka dots. Like me, Olivia loved acting and singing. Julianna was the one who I did dance with. Liv and I were on the basketball team together, and are going to start next year. Liv also plays on the school softball team.
The three of us reached the pool and showed the attendant our badges. Then we walked inside. We immediately spotted Sarah and Maggie.
Maggie Patterson was a fairly tall girl with straight dark brown hair. She was thin because her mom was a trainer, so she always had to eat healthy. Maggie was on the softball team and was going to be the starting pitcher next year. She was wearing a deep purple bikini with navy stripes, but wore a navy rash guard over it. Out of all of us, Maggie was probably the most Tom boyish.
Sarah Langst was medium high with beach blonde hair. She was very tan and always had a very perky smile. She was on the cheerleading squad with Julianna. Plus she was super fast and ran cross country. Sarah wore a lime green bikini with teal blue flowers on the bottoms.
"Hey guys," called Sarah. We waved back and made our way over to them. The whistle had just blown, so the five of us jumped in to the pool. The cold water was surprisingly refreshing on the 92 degree day. In fact, it was just heavenly. We had been swimming for a bit when Sarah let out a scream. She spun around to see her boyfriend Mark giving her a goofy grin.
"Mark! What the heck was that for?" asked Sarah giving him a little push.
"What? I'm not allowed to tickle my girlfriend?" asked Mark. Sarah and Mark had gotten together at the very end of seventh grade. The last day of school if I'm not mistaking. Olivia, Jul, and I had always pushed for it to happen, so it was only a matter of time till the two started dating. Then I hear someone behind me.
"Hey Annie," I spun around and saw Tanner Preston floating behind me. The very boy who I have had a huge crush on since 6th grade.
Just to let you know, Monmouth Beach is a real place that I visit sometimes during the summer. If you haven't guessed, Annie Roldon is based off of me. More review, quicker updates. Also any questions, comments, or concerns are welcome. Love you all, now go review.