Prompt No. 27 : Beach Days

It was almost Spring Break and the weather was too good to be inside studying. Speeding down Highway 100, four friends rode with the windows down. 

The breeze felt amazing as they drove towards South Padre, the smell of the beach permeating the air around them. 

They were supposed to be in school but every once in a while they would skip class and head to the beach. It was fun to be bad every once in a while.

Best friends since they were 8, these girls had stuck together through thick and thin. Practically sisters. They even looked like sisters from afar, dark hair and petite frames.

Almost like they had read each others minds, each of them had packed a swim suit that morning. As they neared their favorite beach access, they began peeling off their tank tops and pulling off their shoes.

They stepped onto the sand, feeling the soft granules between their toes. It was still early morning, and the fog was just clearing from the beach horizon.

The tallest girl spread a blanket out on the sand and started passing out breakfast. Someone had stopped by Tapia's and grabbed tacos. Crispy flour tortillas, freshly made that morning. Filled with savory pieces of bacon and cubes of soft potato. Tossed with scrambled eggs and melted cheese. The best tacos in town, it was their favorite. 

Eating on the beach was an experience. You got sand all over the place and the wind blew your hair every which way, but they loved it. 

They grew up by this beach, it was in their soul. As they got older, these girls would travel and leave their home but this beach would remain forever in their hearts. A place they would never forget.

Someone always had a disposable camera on hand. They started doing cartwheels on the sand, feeling the sun on their tan bodies, warming them.

A gentleman was walking his dog and offered to take a picture of the four of them. 

They arranged themselves by the waterline, so the beach would be in the background, another character in their story. 

Linking arms around each other's backs, they smiled for the camera.

As the man snapped the picture, the tide suddenly rushed in, crashing around their feet. Their reaction to the cold water was immediate. 

They each screamed out in surprise, laughing and jumping away from the frigid beach water. 

The man smiled, knowing he had captured a moment. A photo they would treasure for the rest of their lives, into adulthood.

Four beautiful friends, making a memory.