The Forgotten Summer (Book 1 Newport Beach Series) by Sage Parker

Author:Sage Parker [Parker, Sage]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-06-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

It was raining for what felt like the three-hundredth day in a row—even though she had only been in town for a week. She did have to admit though, the bay was very pretty in the rain... Well, when she was tucked up all cozy in a nice café with a coffee and a slice of cake, it was very pretty. Right now, because she needed to run out to the store to get something, it was decidedly not pretty. Abigail sighed as she shut the front door. Her valiant attempt to leave the house armed with her umbrella was officially over.

Despite being in town for a week, she had found herself at almost exactly square one with the house. She’d made plenty of excuses—giving herself time to settle in, get used to being without the girls, make sure her sleep schedule was fine...

In truth, she hadn’t wanted to get started because she was scared.

Scared of what she’d find—almost as much as what she might not find.

What if she came all this way, did all the sorting and cleaning, made all her inquiries—and walked away with absolutely nothing?

Abigail gave herself a little shake—she was staring at the closed front door like a cat staring at a wall.

“Right,” she said out loud, “come on, let’s go.”

Turning on her heel, she snatched up the half-full garbage bag in the hall and purposefully strode towards the bedrooms. Her heart clenched as she passed the halfway point. The thought of her old room... she knew, logically, that it would be empty. She’d packed up all her stuff and shipped it when they moved. She stopped in the hallway; all those holiday rental folks sleeping in there made her feel weird—like she had swallowed something cold.

She glanced to the side, at the door to the old study. That would do nicely to start. The day wasn’t a failure if she got a different room finished or at least started, right?

The door was heavier than she remembered it being, but as she leaned on it, the door swung open to reveal a weirdly decorated space.

Half the room looked like your typical coastal town bed and breakfast—a little too nautically themed for every day but just a little beaten up. The other half looked like the set of a low-budget crime drama where the harrowed ex-detective turned private eye with a heart of gold works day and night to solve the case. Abigail stepped into the room and looked around. The sensation of two rooms ripped in half and hastily stuck back together with craft glue was strong. Even the wallpaper stopped just before the desk.

A weird thrill ran through her as she looked at the legs of the desk—they were bolted to the floor.

Her heart was beating hard as she tried to remember what this room had looked like when she was a teenager. Not only was it twenty years ago, but she barely ever came in here—it was her dad’s only space that he had to himself.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.