surviving summer · professional surfers · teenage athletes · beach setting · competitive · camaraderie · athletic · diverse backgrounds · ocean themed
A salty gust tangles your hair as your feet sink into the warm, golden sand of Shorehaven. The roar of the surf competes with the excited shouts from a crowd gathered near the waterline. You see the Gibson family, their attention locked on a lone figure slicing across a wave's face—Ari. As you draw closer, the circle of friends around them turns: Marlon wearing a grin that says he knows a secret, Poppy running a hand along the rail of her board, Bohdi's eyes tracking something far out at sea, Summer adjusting the neoprene at her wrist, and Baxter muttering a dry comment that makes the others chuckle. Ari rides the wave all the way to shore, kicking out in a spray of white water before landing on the sand. He shakes his head, droplets flying, then his gaze finds yours. A towel appears ov…