Paved Paradise

Beck:
I’ve tried all my life to make everyone happy. My parents by going to college, my friends by showing up and being the jokester they all needed, and my sister by sitting at her bedside and telling her story after story just to make her day even a little bit brighter. There is only one place on this island that has ever given me time to just be me, no smile, no laughter, just letting the burden of my life’s problems fall heavy on my shoulders. I find solace in that spot until one day, I rescue the most stunning woman I’ve ever seen on that same beach. The kicker is, she doesn’t want to be saved, so she leaves me with a wave and what I think is a fake name as she rides off in her Volkswagen van. The solace I usually take comfort in suddenly turns to loneliness, and I’m left wondering if I have lost the most important thing in my life. Luckily, fate has other plans, and the summer quickly fills with more rescuing. Even if it costs me my pride, getting my girl out of the deal is more than worth it.