Hidden Springs is especially beautiful just before sunrise. You can feel the crisp mountain breeze on your skin and smell the freshness of the air. It's higher altitude, which means the air is thinner and you tend to breathe faster.
I moved here from Sunset Valley just before I turned teen. My two older brothers, Imsety and AJ, had been sentenced to a stint at Fort Starch Military Academy, and my dad decided that we needed a change of scenery to get away from all the bad press we'd suffered from.
Except, I fell in love with the place. Especially the woods and the waters. There's a certain mystery in them.
These days I enjoy taking nature walks with my dog, Bitsy, and feeling the cool showers on my body.
My parents' rental is just up the hill from where Kyle and I live, so whenever they're in town, I go over there and see them.
There, Mom is waiting for me, usually with a story to tell. This time, she revealed that Skylar, my baby sister, will be going to Starlight Shores soon because she's auditioning to be on a talent show. She's been enrolled in Le Fromage Art School and will go as soon as she turns teen.
Speaking of which, Kyle was introducing himself to her and getting to know her a little bit better.
Mom's butler was making another scrumptious feast for us to eat.
When we got back home, however, the burglar alarm had gone off. Someone had attempted to rob us!
The suspect was caught and brought to county jail.
Early the next morning, Kyle and I decided to go to Hidden Lake for a mini fishing trip. "What are you singing?" he asked, hearing me hum.
"It's 'Where is my Mummy?' a little Egyptian ditty," I told him. "My mom and my sister taught it to me when I was little."
"You told me, you have an adopted sister from Egypt."
"Yeah, she was adopted along with her brother before I was born."
Even though Kyle held up a small fish, he seemed proud of it. He takes pleasure in the littlest things.
"What's that?" he asked when he saw me open a small chest I'd fished from the bottom of the lake. When I opened it, there was a bottle of bubble bath inside.
Bubble bath? Oh well.
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