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Chapter 1
The usually bright California sun slipped beneath a blanket of pudgy white clouds, as if it too had given up on all happiness. Massie Block dug her toes deeper into the warm white sand and pulled her knees to her chest. Her brown hair whipped across her face as the wind blew, and her hazel eyes dripped with tears. The waves crashed, sending white foam flying everywhere. Massie wept openly on the empty beach. She wondered how so much sadness could be crammed into just two short weeks. She had no friends, no boyfriends, and even her parents couldn't trust her with the simplest things.
"I have to get of Laguna," she whispered to herself. She needed to leave. Start fresh, somewhere new. Maybe she could come back to California, once things had cooled down. Once she was forgiven. She wiped her eyes and, pulled her hair back into a ponytail and smiled.
"I know exactly where to go" She stepped into her flip-flops and sprinted back toward the house she called home.
"Mom?!" She called frantically entering the professionally decorated 4 million dollar bungalow she'd lived in since she was 2 years old.
"Massie? What's wrong?" Kendra Block yelled clopping down the hallway.
"Nothing I just wanted your attention" Massie smirked plunking down onto the lemon yellow chaise by the front door. She kicked off her shoes and sighed dramatically.
"Mom I'm old enough to make my own decisions and I think I should leave California for a little while." She crossed her fingers praying that her mother wouldn't immediately dismiss her. Kendra placed her hands on her skinny hips and raised her eyebrows as far as the botox injected in her forehead would allow.
"Oh. And where do you plan on staying?" Her mother asked amused by her daughter's suggestion.
"With cousin Kemp. In Westchester. Just until this whole thing blows over and my friends forgive me," Massie pleaded looking her straight in the eye. Her father, William Block, had always said eye contact is a key to getting what you want.
"Well . . . .I don't know Mass. Running away to New York isn't exactly what I meant by facing you problems head on but, this has been a tough summer for you so . . . Sure. You can go stay with your Aunt Betsey and cousin Kemp in Westchester." Kendra shrugged smiling.
"Thank you soooo much mom! I promise you will not regret this. I'll come back better than ever"
