That Smell

Do you ever get out of the car someplace, and just smell the air? Like, when you go home for the weekend, and everything smells different…better. Or, you go to the beach, and you can smell the salt, and the seaweed, and the fuel from the boats in the harbor. Delicious. When I was a little girl, I used to live two blocks away from King’s Beach, in Lynn, Massachusetts. Then I moved. …

…sister, Brooke, and her mom. My best friend didn’t want to go, so she stayed home. I was six-years old that day. We went as far as we could in the water, we built a sandcastle, ate ice cream, and went hunting for crabs. I had so much fun. I would have never done that if I were with my friends. All I want is that smell – to take me away from right now.