Count the Stars

Chapter 1

I got off the plane with my suitcase rolling behind me. 
I looked around for my dad midst the crowds of people moving every which way, trying to catch their flights.  Finally, I found my dad waving at me.
I smiled and ran over to him. 
He caught me in a big hug and said, “I’m so glad I got to spend the summer with you, Faith.” 
I looked up at him and said, “Me too.” 

He grabbed my suitcase and we both piled into his black pickup truck.  I promised I would call my mom when I got to South Carolina,
so most of the car ride was me talking on my cell phone to my mom. 

When we got to the house, he helped me get my suitcase into the house. 
He was telling me that there’s a beach just a few miles down, if I wanted to go check it out. 
I quickly changed into some shorts and a tee shirt and walked down to the beach. 

I was gorgeous.  The sand was white and there were picnic tables and volleyball nets set up. 
Suddenly, I saw a white volleyball come flying at me.  I caught it and saw a girl come jogging up to me.  She had dark brown hair that was up in a high ponytail and was wearing a purple bikini. 
She said, “Hey I’m so sorry about that.  Nice catch by the way.”  “Oh thanks,” I replied. 
Then she asked, “Hey, do you want to join us in our game?”  I shrugged.  Why not?  “Sure,” I said. 
“Oh and by the way, I’m Katie,” she said.  “Faith,” I replied as we walked over to the net. 
“You can be on my team,” Katie said.
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We were right in the middle of our game. 
My team was winning, and a boy with shaggy light brown hair, jumped up and spiked the ball. 
I didn’t notice coming at me it soon enough.  It hit my head and I fell to the ground. 
The last thing I remember was my head hitting the soft sand.




Sorry, it took me a while to post.  I'll probably have Chapter 2 up tomorrow.
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