Every Summer After Novels & Stories

“I’ve backed enough founders to know when someone is rebuilding themselves along with the company. You’re doing both. His words stayed with me as I returned to my small apartment that evening. The space still felt new, but it was starting to feel like home. Adrian still had no idea where I was. I had made sure of that. No messages. No location sharing. For the first time in five years, I was truly on my own. But as I sat on the couch eating a simple dinner, my phone buzzed with a message from an unknown number. Unknown: Running away doesn’t change anything. You can’t hide forever. I stared at the screen, heart racing. Sophia. The fight wasn’t over.

Before Dante could answer, Serena said, “That won’t work. I’ll be coming back after the wedding. How can she take my room?” “I don’t want to move back,” I said. Dante’s expression softened. “When I return, I’ll buy you a new house. I’m sorry you’ve suffered these few days.” Then he got into the car and left with Serena. I watched the convoy disappear, then went back to my room and began packing the research notes I had hidden for years.

“How are your parents doing, anyway? I feel like it's been an age since I had a good long conversation with your Mom.” “Enjoying retirement,” he replied, shaking his head as they eased onto the road. “For a guy who swore he’d never quit the practice, Dad's sure having a great time without it. They’re home for the rest of the summer before jetting off on a European tour for an entire month. They just got home from Yosemite a few weeks ago.” “Wow. That’s different. They always seemed like such homebodies to me.”

"I was never your man Sam..please stop with your delusions." It was how his words were harsh, but somehow, his voice was so collected they sounded like silent jabs. But she did get the message, she turned around to leave, looking back one more time and then coming back for her egg rolls before disappearing out of the doors. I wiped off an imaginary sweat from my brows. " At this point I am sure you know everyone I met here this summer" I joked. " I probably do. We all went to the same high school and even though we are all based in different parts of the world now, summer is still held at Malibu. Always at Malibu. It's like a tradition.

Anywhere I can reach. I don’t want this summer to end.

Casper sat in front of Summer and asked his subordinate to get a cup of warm water for Summer. “Thank you.” Summer looked a little tired and smiled. “They should have a detailed record about me.” “Go backwards in time a little. Where did you go? What did you do? After coming back from Mountain City, did you go back home? What happened after that?” Casper shook his head. He needed to know more details. “I went to IF Central, to shop with my friends Natalie and Elly, bought clothes and jewelry, and went to the bar.” Summer answered quietly.

New week: Summer, her friends and her family with Kate all traveled to Hawaii, USA for a vacation. It was a plan to get Kate to confess but it was also a well deserved break from life itself. They all arrived at hotel really early so instead of staying cooked up in their hotel room they went to the beach; "You both should stick together okay? You know we are not quite familiar with the environment" Mark gave the two girls instructions "Okay Daddy" Summer smiled "Good" Mark left the two girls together

Nobody is going to come to me. Talking about me, my name is Theodore Reigns. I'm 16, about to enter Junior year in two months when the school reopens after summer break. But to be honest, right now I think it's highly unlikely cause I'm here attending this three day Art camp for next year's senior students, that too in disguise as Elena Griffin, Eastwood's best artist, and so if I get caught, I guess I won't have to go to school again.