Darla's POV*

Like many days, I would go to the beach after school and sit there by myself. This day was different though. Since I could remember, my parents were always arguing. Either it was about money or stress. Some days they wouldn't argue at all, but they wouldn't speak much. So it was only a matter of time before they ended their marriage. The beach was the only thing that made all of my home life problems disappear. Now I had to say goodbye to it and move with my mother to Colorado. I didn't have many friends out here, maybe 2 tops. So saying goodbye to them was easy but the beach, it was hard. You can go anywhere to any beach in the world but none of them compared to this beach here in Huntington. This place was unlike anything else.

I sat there in the sand and watched the waves. They were so calming, the way they collided into each other. It was nice. As I was enjoying my view this boy came up to me and sat down next to me. I got really shy. I wasn't the type of girl boys sat next to casually. I wasn't what most people called pretty. Most of the guys labled me as a freak because all I would do was listen to music or sit at the beach alone. You would think I'd have some color to my skin being here all the time too, but no I was very white looking. I had long black wavy hair, I was short and I preferred dark clothes so it didn't help with the whole freak thing. I was Darling Darla the Dork. So with this boy sitting next to me I panicked. Internally of course.

"You know what I love most about the beach?" He said. I turned to look at him. He had the cutest green eyes. Along with spiky dark hair with bleached tips. "It's a great way to calm your nerves on a bad day." He smiled at me.

I'd never seen this boy around before. He looks a little older than I do too. But he was cute and I was bleh. He was wearing a Metallica shirt just like me.

"Yeah, I always come here." I said shyly.

"I know. I see you all the time. I just never had the courage to come say anything till today." He said giving me a friendly smile.

"Too bad you chose today." I laughed.

"Why is that?" He asked.

To answer the question my mom pulled up to the beach parking lot yelling out my name.

"Darla! We got to go. I don't want to leave any later!" she yelled from her car.

"I'm coming mother." I yelled then turned to the boy who was accompanying me. "Because I'm moving to Colorado. I have to go now. It was nice talking to you! Just wish you would have done it sooner." I said half running towards my mom while saying it. I waved to him as I got to the car. He waved back and smiled.

He just sat there and watched me as I left. I didn't even get his name or anything. I guess it doesn't really matter though. He will forget me and I will forget him. Its just bound to happen. Plus, its not like I'd ever have a chance with him anyways. He was out of my league. I don't even know why he would even decide to talk to me. Maybe it was cause I was all alone. He didn't seem like a creep though. I guess I'll never know. I got into the passenger seat and said my final goodbye. To the beach, to my life, everything. I couldn't fight back the tears that were longing to come out of my eyes. Maybe someday I will come back here. Of course that wasn't anytime soon but eventually it will happen.

My mother hopped on the freeway and we were off to live our new lives in Colorado. Yay, I thought to myself sarcastically. I wasn't even given the choice to stay with my father or not. It was go with my mother or nothing at all. She was stubborn about it. Maybe its cause I'm her only child but still. She didn't like who I was. She said I'm "dark and rebellious." I'm not sure how really. I'm either at school, the beach or home. Now I have to find a new place to get away from the drama.

"Mom, do we have to move to Colorado?" I said.

"Honey, its where my family is. Your Aunt Lizzy can get me a job and everything. I knw your going to miss Huntington but life happens." she said.

That's her answer for everything, "life happens." Obviously it does, or else we wouldn't be living.

"I guess Mom." I sighed.

I put my headphones in and played my music loudly to drown out everything. My mother looked at me and shook her head. This was going to be a long trip to a place I don't want to be. My life is over.

Notes