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Day 6: Beach! Thank you all so much for reading! I really appreciate it!
Luckily, I actually planned on this one being short, so I won't apologize ;). Tomorrow I will post for the last theme! I will also be doing the 'big' shipweeks at the end of the year!
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Cress sprayed the foul-smelling substance back onto her arms, legs, back, and neck. After swimming in the murky water for the previous two hours, it was time to reapply the sun protection.
One of her best friends, Iko, had dragged her to the beach, though Cress didn't mind the pushiness. She was sprawled on the beach towel she brought with her, and was laying in the sun, trying to make her skin much darker than it already is.
Cress had decided to follow Iko's lead, though she'd most likely get sunburned and regret it later.
She ended up falling asleep, curling up on her own towel and dreaming of water and vivid colors.
She was woken up when something hit her in the stomach. Hard. Cress instantly sat up and looked around, woozy from the sudden shock the object sent into her body. Looking next to her, a volleyball was stationary in the sand. She picked it up.
"I'm sorry!" A sudden voice said form her left. She turned her head to the general direction.
Her own eyes met with bright blue ones. She stood up, and noticed that he was at least a foot taller than her. Most people were.
"It's fine," she told the man, handing him the hard ball. "I probably needed to, um, wake up anyway."
She mentally scolded herself for saying such a weak excuse, but the man was so cute it made her slightly flustered.
"I'm Thorne," he said, extending his hand to hers.
She shook it. It sent a volt of electricity through her hand and wrist. "Cress."
"I'm going to go back to the game," he said, gesturing to the beach sport going on behind him. "I'm sorry again."
"Don't worry about it," she nervously laughed.
"See you later, Cress," he said and jogged back to the area he came from.
The electricity in her veins refused to fade.