A Whisper in the Bay (Chasing Tides Book 1) by Fiona Baker

Author:Fiona Baker [Baker, Fiona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-22T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

The beach was alive like it was the middle of the summer, not a sunny but chilly day. Surfers with their boards, spectators, and judges milled around, talking excitedly. A row of food booths, including one from The Crab, were on the far side of the event, preparing for lunch time. Vendors were managing crowds of guests alongside them.

Alissa had never seen or felt this level of excitement in Blueberry Bay, and it was contagious. She tried to soak it all in and savor it so she could recapture it when she was writing. It was such a magical feeling --- everyone together, looking forward to the same thing.

“This is such a great turnout!” Alissa said, tugging her hat down so it covered the tips of her ears.

“Yeah, there are a lot more people than I thought there would be,” Caitlin said. She tucked her hands into the pocket of her peacoat. “Where should we go?”

“Hm…” Alissa looked around at all the different groups of people. Most of them were surfers at this hour, dressed in wet suits and stretching out, but there were clusters of spectators gathered on the bleachers, huddled together with warm drinks. She had a wealth of people to talk to. “Let’s just take a walkthrough to decide.”

They were on the side of the event closest to the parking lot, so they walked straight through. Alissa said hello to a few people she knew, including Michael, the owner of Tidal Wave Coffee in his wet suit. Several people were hanging on his word, laughing along with him when he told a joke. He was clearly the favorite—none of the other surfers had as many people around him as he did.

Alissa hadn’t had the chance to talk to him about his surfing career yet, but she told Dane she wanted to write a piece on him someday. She just knew he had some interesting stories in him, ones that no one in town knew.

Alissa’s head spun with possibilities for her article on the event and she pulled out her notepad, trying to walk and take notes at the same time. Did she want to talk to a young family first, or some people who were examining the surfboards with an expert’s eye? Or did she want to talk to some vendors to see how the event was in comparison to last year? Or maybe a surfer who could tell her about how the waves were? The hardest part of this assignment was going to be narrowing it all down.

Even Caitlin had lightened up, taking in all of the excitement as they reached the end of the competition space. It didn’t take away Alissa’s worries about her, though. When she first arrived, Alissa assumed her visit would be filled with lectures about her decisions. And yes, Caitlin was more than happy to talk to her about that. But sadness lingered around her twin everywhere she went and she hadn’t opened up about it.

Later. Alissa had to give her sister time or she’d retreat into herself again.

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