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Perfect Paradise by Natalie Taylor

Perfect Paradise by Natalie Taylor

Since I was young, my family, or my extended family rather, had a house on a place

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called Fishers Island. It' s a small island off the coast of New York, full of rich people and

country clubs, however, my family does not fit the bill for the people who frequent this

island. Nevertheless, it is the home of some of the best memories of my life. One that sticks

out in my mind however, it isn 't what you would expect. Almost every morning when we were

there, I would wake up and take my dog for a walk. I would leave the house, walk down the

street which was the home of a small graveyard, but the graveyard was quite beautiful, and

never felt too morbid, especially because it' s where my late grandfather is buried. I would

cross the intersection, where the only dangerous traffic consists of cruiser bikes and golf

carts. The air always smells like honeysuckle and

beach plums, and that smell will forever remind me of

my home. I would continue walking, and since I was up

so early, the only people I would see were people on

their porch enjoying their morning coffee, and runners

who I will never understand their drive to wake up so

early. I would reach South Beach, one of the many beaches on the island, and I would let my

dog off her leash and watch her sprint towards the water. The air on the beach smelled like

salt, as well as the honeysuckle I mentioned before. I would sit down on the sand, eating the

nectar of the honeysuckle, watching my dog play in the water, and all I could feel was pure,

genuine happiness. Nothing in the world could ruin this moment. Nothing bad really ever

happened there, and I can remember so vividly everything I saw, smelled, or felt. Fishers

Island was deep down my real home for the first 13 years of my life, because after that we

sold the house. I miss it a lot so these memories are so significant to me, even the ones like

this that are so simple and seem so miniscule.

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