The sun lowered behind and continued past the golden horizon. We walked and sprinted along the beach trying to keep up with the blazing sun. The warm sand became cooler as the sun left. The silver crescent rose from the darkened horizon and took its place lighting up the sky of stars. The Martha’s Vineyard weather was perfect. Every pier and street was balmy and luminous.

All the time in the world seem to pass my sister and I by. My sister, Sarah, is five years younger than me. She has brown hair, brown eyes, and a huge smile. We are close but not as close as my older sister and I. My older sister and I are only eighteen months apart, two years in school.  She wasn’t there though, she was away on a trip to Australia with her friends from New York and Massachusetts. While my older sister was gone all I did was was spend time with my little sister. Could I get the same relationship with her as I had with my older sister, Samantha?

The world turned and turned, yet we didn’t feel a thing. The ocean breeze rushed past our warm bodies cooling us down little by little. Huddling together we explored the beach with the sand between our toes. The moment was perfect. I was going to bond with Sarah but then it all went downhill. It all started with one simple sentence.
“Let’s go explore the beach,” Sarah exclaimed. When we left my mom and dad, Sarah and I ran and sprinted through the water and through the sand until…

“Gasp,” as my body turned I noticed my sister was nowhere to be seen. How could I not have noticed that she was gone earlier. She was my responsibility and I broke the trust between my parents and I.

I couldn’t believe that I lost my sister. My parents are going to kill me I thought to myself, this can’t be happening. My heart began to race as fast as it could, I felt myself begin to pant and hyperventilate. My nerves would not calm down, everything I tried to do didn’t work. What am I going to do?

As I was thinking of solutions, I spotted a person in the distance. I sprinted as fast as I could over to them.
“Have you seen a little girl?” I asked politely.

“Nope but what does she look like? I bet I can help you look,” the nice lady exclaimed.

“She has brown hair, brown eyes, and a big smile on her face,” I continued to ramble on “I think she's about four feet and four inches tall, she is wearing a blue bathing suit with stars on it, umm she answers to the name Sarah.”
“Okay, anything else?” she replied sarcastically trying to take in the whole list I had babbled on to her.

“Not that I know of,” I said back to her.

“Ummm, is that her over there?,” the nice lady asked me while pointing to the distance.

“Yes, Yes, Yes, thank you so much for your help,” I said to her as I ran away.
I leaped in joy as a ran to Sarah. I ran as fast as my feet could take me. The sand kicking up with every step. I finally right in front of her. All I could do is hug her and I did. I hugged her so tight and would not let go.
“I am so so sorry, I will never take my eyes off you again, I am truly sorry,” I assured her

“I am the sorry one, when you weren't looking I ran away,” she said nervously

“Yea, but still you are only eight,” I replied to her

As our parents waved us on to leave we laughed, as they asked us how was our day because clearly we didn't know how to tell them. Was it terrifying? Or was it even exciting?

“What did you guys do today,” my parents asked

“Well you’ll find out one day,” we replied laughing. While our parents looked at me and Sarah nervously, we walked to the bus to get back to our hotel room back in Edgartown from the not so far Oak Bluffs.