The sun was heading for the horizon and soon the sky would be bursting with an amalgam of radiant colors. Of all the remarkable sights on this small island, the two she would miss most were the spectacular sunrises and sunsets. She still could not tell which was more breathtaking. Regret nipped at her. In two days, she would leave Dulcina and return to her real life in New York City. But the thought of being reunited with her six-year-old twin daughters brought an eager smile to her face. She missed them, but she knew from their daily video chats that they were having a great time in California with their father and grandparents. “Why are you outside in this heat, Amber, instead of inside where it’s cool?” Amber peeked over the side of the hammock as her best friend Josie walked toward her. Josie was a native of Dulcina, and if it weren’t for her, Amber would have spent her childfree week slaving away at her flower shop in Manhattan and missing her girls even more.
