Chapter 72 A Conversation By The Beach

• Hazel was learning something new about herself. She learned that when she's high, it's hard to focus on anything. She couldn't even follow what Marlon was saying to her if it was more than two sentences in a row. He had to repeat his words slowly and she would laugh because it sounded funnier than it actually is.
• She learned that it took a lot of effort to walk on a straight line and that she couldn't stop smiling. And they laughed at nothing and everything at the same time. They must've looked like two stoned teenagers being playful with each other by the empty beach, which is exactly what they were.
• Marlon spread the blanket on the sand for them to lay on. They could feel the sand warm against their backs through the thick sheet. All the world seemed to pause around them, the sound of the breeze soothed their ears.