Across the Ocean by Heather Sosbee

Author:Heather Sosbee [Sosbee, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00GHT8UTG
Published: 2013-11-28T00:00:00+00:00

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We have all began the walk down the hill to the bar. I haven’t been on this street yet. It’s one that wraps around the edge of the housing in town. To my left, are the houses, which are quaint and each unique in their designs. To my right, is nature.

A stream is flowing beautifully alongside the road and is surrounded by gorgeous purple flowers. Lupina, Helgi mentions at one point. There’s a beautiful wooden bridge covering the stream in one place with a trail that leads and disappears into the trees beyond.

I speed up to try to catch up with Gunnar so I can walk next to him. Having short legs is definitely putting me at a disadvantage while walking next to all of these tall men.

“Do you see all of those little trees out in that area over there?” Gunnar points over to the area beyond the bridge when I finally fall into step beside him.

“Yeah, what about it?” I ask, looking toward where he is pointing.

“My family planted a bunch of trees out there and they’re starting to grow. It’s so great to come back to Tálknafjörður from time to time and see how big they’re getting.” He certainly does look proud. I don’t blame him.

“That’s really great thing for your family to do.”

I pull a beer out of my bag for myself and toss one to Lára, too. I glance over at Ari who is walking beside her. I raise an eyebrow at him and hold up a can in question. He nods and catches the beer as I throw it to him.

The walk only lasts maybe five minutes when we arrive at the bar. It’s not huge and doesn’t fit with my normal idea of what a bar looks like. It’s more like a restaurant that serves alcohol in the evening too. There is a countertop to the right wall, where the booze is served, and all the bills are taken care of.

To the left are tables and chairs placed for seating and eating, with a middle area cleared for dancing. There is a sound system set up near the cleared space, a microphone on a stand, and various music equipment that I’ve never seen before are ready to be connected. By the looks of it, there will be a band performing.

One thing I really like about this place is that there are so many windows. There is a wrap around area that reminds me of a porch that has a ton of them. So much light is pouring into the building, since the sun is once again just hovering over the horizon. I don’t think I will ever get used to that.

I look around quickly to find Lára. Our eyes meet and she nods her head in the direction of the porch-type room. It’s full of chairs and tables, and I’m assuming this is where people who don’t want to be in the mix of the dancing and performing will sit.

I pick a table at random, pull the strap of my bag from over my shoulder, and rest it on the tabletop.

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