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The remaining days at the beach passed by extremely quickly. I had so much fun with the people at that house that I lost track of time.

We did many things, like having a great beachside meal, making a big bonfire, and sitting around telling scary stories at night. A couple of times, Ethan and Iván joined forces to scare each of us, and of course, both received punches from us in return.

We swam in the sea, had water and sand wars, and got to the point where we were all covered in sand.

We also ventured to one of the nearby mountains, where we had a fantastic view of the sea, the beach, and even the house.

I felt my muscles tense a bit when my friends commented that from up there, you could see the entire pool area, and anyone could have seen something. But we continued exploring the place, even encountering a snake at one point, which made all of us run downhill in fright. We also found a waterfall in the middle of a small forest and had a wonderful day there.

As for Ethan and me, we