Cottage on Gooseberry Bay: Charmed Summer by Kathi Daley

Author:Kathi Daley [Daley, Kathi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kathi Daley Books
Published: 2021-04-05T16:00:00+00:00

“Yes, I knew Caroline fairly well back in the nineties,” Valerie confirmed after I’d filled her in on the reason for my questions. “You indicated that Brandy already explained that she was a summer-only resident. Her family lived in Seattle but owned a home in the area. Caroline’s mother and brothers came to Gooseberry Bay every summer from about the time school let out until a couple weeks before they went back for the fall semester. During the months they were here in town, Caroline and I hung out almost every day.”

“Brandy mentioned that Caroline ran in the same run she had and managed to meet the top goal presented by Brewster’s Books for the reading challenge.”

“That’s right. Caroline was really into running and reading. And she was fast. I think she actually won the Bay to Boardwalk Run for her age group that last year she was here before graduation.”

“Wow. That’s wonderful. There were a lot of entrants.”

“It used to be a really popular event. Folks came from all over the state.”

“Brandy mentioned that Caroline also enjoyed volunteering for local events such as the movie night and the carnival.”

“We both did. If I’m perfectly honest, I wasn’t really into running or reading, but I did like to help out, so Caroline and I pitched in where we could. Of course, that final summer, Caroline met Justin, and the time the two of us spent together was greatly diminished.”

“Justin?”

“Some preppy college boy who blew in on his daddy’s yacht and stayed for several weeks.”

It sounded as if Valerie was jealous of Justin even now. “So, how did Caroline and Justin meet?”

“Caroline was working the ice cream booth at the carnival, and Justin came by with a couple of his preppy friends. I’m not sure what Caroline said to him, but it seemed that he was instantly smitten. Once Caroline met Justin, she spent more of her time with him than she did with me. If you’re wondering if that made me angry, yes, it did. I really looked forward to Caroline’s visits each summer, and I sensed that once we both graduated, things would probably never be the same between us. I really wanted that last summer together to be our epic summer, but instead of the long hot days being all about us, it ended up being all about Caroline and Justin.”

“Did the relationship last?” I wondered.

“No. A few weeks before Caroline was supposed to go back to Seattle, Justin blew out of town on that fancy yacht of his just as quietly as he blew in. Caroline and I were never as close as we had once been after that point. She was upset and looking to me for comfort, while I was just happy the guy had left.”

“Brandy mentioned that Caroline came back to the island again a few times after that, although not for the summer.”

“That’s true. After Caroline and her family went back to Seattle at the end of that summer, I didn’t see her for almost two years.

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