It Happened One Summer Kindle Novels & Stories

He slammed the desk and barked, "Enough! This ends here. Go to orientation camp and stop causing trouble." I walked out with anger burning in my chest. … That afternoon's orientation camp drill took place under a scorching sun. The field felt like a giant steamer. My skin reacted badly to prolonged exposure, so I wore the sun-protection jacket my father had prepared for me. Its fabric was engineered with a special coating and blocked UV rays dozens of times better than anything sold on the market—and its price matched. During the break, everyone else was flushed red and sweating buckets. I was the only one who still looked relatively fresh, aside from a light sheen on my forehead.

I probably look crazy to anyone looking at me, but I can’t wipe the smile from my face as I look around. I swallow back happy tears as I think back to the beginning of the summer. My only friend was Charlotte. I worked all the time and didn’t know what it was like to find a family outside of my own. My eyes skirt over the people that I’ve gotten to know as summer passed by. Some I’m closer with than others, but they’re all people who contributed to the best summer of my life. Charlotte, Jude, Beck, Margo, Emma, Preston, Ryker, Camille, Winnie, Archer, all people I’ve grown closer to.

Yet somehow… my mind still drifted toward a stubborn eighteen-year-old girl with pink bandages and reckless eyes. Ava. Even after three days away from her, she still found a way into my thoughts like she belonged there. And that was the real problem. I exhaled sharply and grabbed the whiskey bottle from the table, pouring another glass. Outside, Pasadena glittered beneath the night sky. Beautiful. But inside the hotel suite, I already knew the truth. This summer was becoming dangerous in ways I never expected.

Before I could say another word, the line disconnected, leaving behind nothing but the hollow beeping tone. The cold grew sharper and sharper, carving straight into my bones. Gritting my teeth, I pulled the blanket tighter around myself. Suddenly, my phone lit up with a notification. I turned my head slightly and saw that Morgan had just updated his social media. In the photo, he wore nothing but a thin short-sleeved shirt with a popsicle hanging from his mouth. 'So lucky Ms. Sheffield brought me a generator, or I would have frozen tonight too.' I stared at the picture for a long time.

She swallowed hard, trying not to think about what might have been. “And then the house fire… where he swore he heard someone calling for help. Eddie says that those were his last words, an insistence that someone had been in there.” She shuffled back through the yellowed pages, re-reading that part. “The house was supposed to be rented for the full summer, through an agency. But the person who rented it never showed up, and never asked for a refund. It was a cash transaction, so not traceable.” Also not unheard of in those days, before everything was done through apps and online.

Gustavo asked trying to figure out who Santiago was referring to. “The Lady at Haute House, I think she works there or something” Santiago replied. “Oh, that rude wretched being, You call her a lady?” Gustavo asked laughing hysterically. “If she wasn’t laid off before the incident happened I would have done it myself, She ruined my shoes and I had to take off my entire outfit, I pray I don't meet someone like her in my life again,” Gustavo said as he picked up his glass of wine and drank it all.

She glowed. These days she has been over the moon and has been happy. She matched the summer dress with a pair of sandals and went to the door. Nicholas was waiting for her at the porch and looked up when he heard the door open. When he saw her in her summer dress looking like she came out of his dreams Nicholas’ heart warmed and hugged her tightly. He lifted her up and spinned her around. She giggled and let out a happy laugh. Once he saw she was happy he let her go and opened the door for her.

She snuggled her face against my neck "I love you, babe." And this is the finale because you already know what we did that summer. -Fin

concept. "My mom and dad just didn't get along anymore," she explained. "So when I was seven, he left the city and moved away. I still see him though. On the longer school breaks, I go visit him, and I spend half the summer with him too." Arius watched as she fought back what appeared to be tears. "What about you?" she asked him. "What about your parents?" Arius just shrugged, giving a rather arrogant looking smirk.

Acknowledgement In March 2023, this year, I got diagnosed with ADHD and autism. I love to grin and tell people that I’m not only neurodivergent but I’m super neurodivergent! I knew in the back of my mind while writing Tempting Teacher and Bossy Bodyguard that Summer was a neurodivergent and has ADHD. I’ll take a minute because I wanted to share something.