Closer In Paradise
SHERRY The next morning, I woke up feeling lighter, as if the heaviness from the night before had been washed away by the sound of the ocean outside my balcony doors. Sunlight spilled through the curtains in soft golden streaks, warming the room and instantly lifting my mood. Today was different. Today, I was finally going to explore the island, and excitement fluttered through me like a restless breeze. I slipped from my room and into the small bathroom, the tiles cool under bare feet. Hot water steamed the mirror as I stepped into the shower, the spray loosening sleep from my shoulders and rinsing the last traces of the night away. I kept the rinse short, heart quickening at the thought of running into Dylan in the living area—an accidental meeting I wasn't sure I was ready for—so I s
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