Collaroy housed a building painted in modern colours, with our lodgings hidden down the hill in the trees. From where the minibus pulled up, just in the shade, I couldn’t spot the water, but I had been promised a good view. Excited, the others rose to their feet, before I did, from my seat at the back. Even though it might have felt like it, this wasn’t a school camp, and there were no rules to abide by, no teachers keeping us in check. I ambled down the empty aisle and turned, finally catching a glimpse of the glimmering ocean as I stepped off the bus.
“Pretty good view, hey,” I remarked with a grin.
“Yeah,” Sasha agreed. “It’s magical.”
In what seemed like a split-second, she’d turned to help unpack our bags from the bus. I lingered just for a moment, in admiration and awe, then got to work along with my schoolmates – my former schoolmates, that was. A storm was coming, but for the meantime, we were being welcomed into paradise, to spend the next three days without a care in the world.
The younger sister of missing Sydney man Mitchell del Reyan, Nina del Reyan lives on Dharug land in western Sydney. She has recently commenced a teaching degree at Macquarie University. Nina loves her family and friends and is deeply committed to finding answers and justice for the families of missing people.
Abbey Sim is the founder of Huldah Media. She is a creative writing, law and theology student who lives on the lands of the Dharug people in Sydney, Australia. Abbey desires to explore themes of hope, love and longing through her storytelling. She is the author of 'Shadow' and 'From the Wild'.
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