Sweet Blonde Teen ✦ Tested & Working

Elara Vance was the kind of person who seemed to carry a pocket of sunshine with her, even on the grayest Pacific Northwest mornings. A sixteen-year-old with a tumble of honey-blonde curls and a permanent collection of colorful beaded bracelets, she was known in her small coastal town of Oakhaven as the girl who remembered everyone’s birthday and never let a stray kitten go hungry. The Morning Routine

To create a "Sensory Garden" for the children at the nearby elementary school, specifically designed for those with sensory processing sensitivities. sweet blonde teen

One Tuesday, Mr. Henderson, a notoriously grumpy retired fisherman, stopped his truck by the fence. "What are you doing, kid? That soil is mostly clay. Nothing grows there but weeds." Elara Vance was the kind of person who

Elara wiped a smudge of dirt from her forehead and beamed at him. "It just needs a little help, Mr. Henderson. I’m putting in wind chimes and lamb’s ear plants—they’re soft like velvet. Want to help me hang the chimes?" One Tuesday, Mr