The Patched Sea

Season Holidae is a thirteen-year-old competent swimmer who lost her mother in a one-car accident last year. The aftermath of it all distresses Season to the point of becoming irresponsible and belligerent. Her father Xavier makes a difficult decision and arranges for Season to stay the entire summer with her Aunt Autumn in Hollins South Carolina. What was supposed to be a constructive punishment in building character and accountability leads to a survival lesson. As she spends enough time in this town she begins to witness bizarre events a liturgical population and a mysterious beach where she encounters Yusef an estranged but affable teenager. The sea alone possesses a dark secret that serves in developing Hollins and its cryptic past. It is up to Season to figure out this town's history and how her family is involved in it.