1 The day of the disaster dawned the same as every other day in Hawaii perfect That’s what Alexandra’s dad had called it when he told her that they would be moving there Perfect temps perfect beaches and perfect weather A perfect paradise But perfect Hawaii didn’t have Alex’s school her friends or her home Spending her senior year of high school there also meant Alex wouldn’t get to graduate with her class Instead she would be going to school on Oahu Hawaii’s third-biggest island with a bunch of strangers But Alex had no say in the matter so now here she was with her family in paradise 1
Alex sifted sand between her toes Would you look at that view Dad said Alex glanced over at him but said nothing Her digging toes caught a strand of seaweed left by the tide as it rolled out into the Pacific Ocean Alex and her family had walked down to the beach to watch the sunrise their new routine before Mom and Dad headed off to work each day Have a bagel Alex her mom said She spread cream cheese on a bluish roll and walked it over adding You like blueberry right Yeah Thanks Alex took the bagel and bit into it Mom sat down again on her towel facing the sunrise and sipped coffee from a mug with Aloha written across it in big cursive letters Can I have some coffee Alex asked Nice try her mom said You don’t need all that caffeine You can have some orange juice Yuck Alex took another generous bite of the bagel Alex Drew yelled Come over here 2
