Malibu_NP0 catches_VVZ fire_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP is_VBZ simply_AV0 what_DTQ Malibu_NN1 does_VDZ from_PRP time_NN1 to_PRP time_NN1 ._SENT 
Tornadoes_NN2 take_VVB the_AT0 flatlands_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Midwest_NN1 ._SENT Floods_NN2 rise_VVB in_PRP the_AT0 American_AJ0 South_NN1 ._SENT Hurricanes_NN2 rage_VVB against_PRP the_AT0 Gulf_NN1 of_PRF Mexico_NP0 ._SENT 
And_CJC California_NP0 burns_VVZ ._SENT 
The_AT0 land_NN1 caught_VVD fire_NN1 time_NN1 and_CJC again_AV0 when_CJS it_PNP was_VBD inhabited_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 Chumash_NN1 in_PRP 500_CRD B.C.E._NP0 It_PNP caught_VVD fire_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 1800s_CRD when_CJS Spanish_AJ0 colonizers_NN2 claimed_VVD the_AT0 area_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP caught_VVD fire_NN1 on_PRP December_NP0 4_CRD ,_PUN 1903_CRD ,_PUN when_AVQ Frederick_NP0 and_CJC May_NP0 Rindge_NP0 owned_VVD the_AT0 stretch_NN1 of_PRF land_NN1 now_AV0 called_VVN Malibu_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 flames_NN2 seized_VVD thirty_CRD miles_NN2 of_PRF coastland_NN1 and_CJC consumed_VVD their_DPS Victorian_AJ0 beach_NN1 house_NN1 ._SENT 
Malibu_NP0 caught_VVD fire_NN1 in_PRP 1917_CRD and_CJC 1929_CRD ,_PUN well_AV0 after_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD movie_NN1 stars_NN2 got_VVD there_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP caught_VVD fire_NN1 in_PRP 1956_CRD and_CJC 1958_CRD ,_PUN when_AVQ the_AT0 longboarders_NN2 and_CJC beach_NN1 bunnies_NN2 trickled_VVD to_PRP its_DPS shores_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP caught_VVD fire_NN1 in_PRP 1970_CRD and_CJC 1978_CRD ,_PUN after_PRP the_AT0 hippies_NN2 settled_VVN in_PRP its_DPS canyons_NN2 ._SENT 
It_PNP caught_VVD fire_NN1 in_PRP 1982_CRD ,_PUN 1985_CRD ,_PUN in_PRP 1993_CRD ,_PUN 1996_CRD ,_PUN in_PRP 2003_CRD ,_PUN 2007_CRD ,_PUN and_CJC 2018._CRD And_CJC times_NN2 in_AVP between_PRP ._SENT 
Because_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ Malibu_NP0 's_POS nature_NN1 to_TO0 burn_VVI ._SENT 
At_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 line_NN1 of_PRF Malibu_NN1 today_AV0 stands_VVZ a_AT0 sign_NN1 that_CJT reads_VVZ ,_PUN MALIBU_NP0 ,_PUN 27_CRD MILES_NN2 OF_PRF SCENIC_AJ0 BEAUTY_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 long_AJ0 ,_PUN thin_AJ0 township_NN1 —_PUN an_AT0 area_NN1 that_CJT hugs_VVZ the_AT0 slim_AJ0 coast_NN1 for_PRP almost_AV0 thirty_CRD miles_NN2 —_PUN is_VBZ made_VVN up_AVP of_PRF ocean_NN1 and_CJC mountain_NN1 ,_PUN split_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 two-lane_AJ0 throughway_NN1 called_VVD the_AT0 Pacific_NP0 Coast_NN1 Highway_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC PCH_NP0 ._SENT 
To_PRP the_AT0 west_NN1 of_PRF PCH_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 long_AJ0 series_NN0 of_PRF beaches_NN2 cradling_VVG the_AT0 crystal_NN1 blue_AJ0 waves_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Pacific_NP0 Ocean_NP0 ._SENT In_PRP many_DT0 areas_NN2 along_PRP the_AT0 coast_NN1 ,_PUN beach_NN1 houses_NN2 are_VBB crammed_VVN along_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 highway_NN1 ,_PUN competing_VVG for_PRP views_NN2 ,_PUN narrow_AJ0 and_CJC tall_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 coastline_NN1 is_VBZ jagged_AJ0 and_CJC rocky_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 waves_NN2 are_VBB brisk_AJ0 and_CJC clear_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 air_NN1 smells_NN2 of_PRF fresh_AJ0 brine_NN1 ._SENT 
Directly_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 east_NN1 of_PRF PCH_NN1 lie_VVB the_AT0 immense_AJ0 ,_PUN arid_AJ0 mountains_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP dominate_VVB the_AT0 skyline_NN1 ,_PUN sage_NN1 green_NN1 and_CJC umber_NN1 ,_PUN composed_VVN of_PRF desert_NN1 shrubs_NN2 and_CJC wild_AJ0 trees_NN2 ,_PUN brittle_AJ0 underbrush_NN1 ._SENT 
This_DT0 is_VBZ dry_AJ0 land_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 tinderbox_NN1 ._SENT Blessed_VVN and_CJC cursed_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 breeze_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 local_AJ0 Santa_NP0 Ana_NP0 winds_VVZ speed_NN1 through_PRP the_AT0 mountains_NN2 and_CJC valleys_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 inland_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 shore_NN1 ,_PUN hot_AJ0 and_CJC strong_AJ0 ._SENT Myth_NN1 says_VVZ they_PNP are_VBB agents_NN2 of_PRF chaos_NN1 and_CJC disorder_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC what_DTQ they_PNP really_AV0 are_VBB is_VBZ an_AT0 accelerant_NN1 ._SENT 
A_AT0 tiny_AJ0 spark_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 dry_AJ0 desert_NN1 wood_NN1 can_VM0 grow_VVI to_PRP a_AT0 blaze_NN1 and_CJC run_VVB wild_AJ0 ,_PUN burning_AJ0 bright_AJ0 orange_NN1 and_CJC red_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP devours_VVZ the_AT0 land_NN1 and_CJC exhales_VVZ thick_AJ0 black_AJ0 smoke_NN1 that_CJT overtakes_VVZ the_AT0 sky_NN1 ,_PUN dimming_VVG the_AT0 sun_NN1 for_PRP miles_NN2 ,_PUN ash_NN1 falling_VVG like_PRP snow_NN1 ._SENT 
Habitats_NN2 —_PUN brush_NN1 and_CJC shrubs_NN2 and_CJC trees_NN2 —_PUN and_CJC homes_NN2 —_PUN cabins_NN2 and_CJC mansions_NN2 and_CJC bungalows_NN2 ,_PUN ranches_NN2 and_CJC vineyards_NN2 and_CJC farms_NN2 —_PUN go_VVB up_AVP in_PRP smoke_NN1 and_CJC leave_VVB behind_PRP a_AT0 scorched_AJ0 earth_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC that_DT0 land_NN1 is_VBZ young_AJ0 once_AV0 again_AV0 ,_PUN ready_AJ0 to_TO0 grow_VVI something_PNI new_AJ0 ._SENT 
Destruction_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC renewal_NN1 ,_PUN rising_VVG from_PRP the_AT0 ashes_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 story_NN1 of_PRF fire_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 Malibu_NN1 fire_NN1 of_PRF 1983_CRD started_VVD not_XX0 in_PRP the_AT0 dry_AJ0 hills_NN2 but_CJC on_PRP the_AT0 coastline_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP began_VVD at_PRP 28150_CRD Cliffside_NN1 Drive_NN1 on_PRP Saturday_NP0 ,_PUN August_NP0 27_CRD —_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 home_NN1 of_PRF Nina_NP0 Riva_NP0 —_PUN during_PRP one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 most_AV0 notorious_AJ0 parties_NN2 in_PRP Los_NP0 Angeles_NP0 history_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 annual_AJ0 party_NN1 grew_VVD wildly_AV0 out_AVP of_PRF control_NN1 sometime_AV0 around_PRP midnight_NN1 ._SENT 
By_PRP 7_CRD :_PUN 00_CRD A.M._AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 coastline_NN1 of_PRF Malibu_NN1 was_VBD engulfed_VVN in_PRP flames_NN2 ._SENT 
Because_CJS ,_PUN just_AV0 as_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ in_PRP Malibu_NP0 's_POS nature_NN1 to_TO0 burn_VVI ,_PUN so_AV0 was_VBD it_PNP in_PRP one_CRD particular_AJ0 person_NN1 's_POS nature_NN1 to_TO0 set_VVI fire_NN1 and_CJC walk_VVB away_AV0 ._SENT 
Nina_NP0 Riva_NP0 woke_VVD up_AVP without_PRP even_AV0 opening_VVG her_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT 
Consciousness_NN1 seeped_VVD into_PRP her_PNP slowly_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS if_CJS breaking_VVG the_AT0 morning_NN1 to_PRP her_PNP gently_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP lay_VVD in_PRP bed_NN1 dreaming_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS surfboard_NN1 underneath_PRP her_DPS chest_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 ,_PUN before_CJS she_PNP began_VVD remembering_VVG reality_NN1 —_PUN that_DT0 hundreds_CRD of_PRF people_NN0 were_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 descend_VVI upon_PRP her_DPS house_NN1 in_PRP just_AV0 over_PRP twelve_CRD hours_NN2 ._SENT As_CJS she_PNP came_VVD to_TO0 ,_PUN it_PNP dawned_VVD on_PRP her_PNP once_AV0 again_AV0 that_CJT every_AT0 single_AJ0 person_NN1 who_PNQ would_VM0 show_VVI up_AVP tonight_AV0 would_VM0 know_VVI the_AT0 indignity_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ had_VHD happened_VVN to_PRP her_PNP ._SENT 
She_PNP lamented_VVD it_PNP all_DT0 without_PRP even_AV0 peeking_VVG through_PRP the_AT0 curtains_NN2 of_PRF her_DPS own_DT0 eyelashes_NN2 ._SENT 
If_CJS Nina_NP0 listened_VVD closely_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP could_VM0 hear_VVI the_AT0 ocean_NN1 crashing_VVG below_PRP the_AT0 cliff_NN1 —_PUN just_AV0 faintly_AV0 ._SENT 
She_PNP had_VHD always_AV0 envisioned_VVN buying_VVG a_AT0 home_NN1 like_PRP the_AT0 one_PNI she_PNP and_CJC her_DPS siblings_NN2 grew_VVD up_AVP in_PRP down_AVP on_PRP Old_AJ0 Malibu_NP0 Road_NP0 ._SENT A_AT0 shabby_AJ0 beach_NN1 bungalow_NN1 off_AVP of_PRF PCH_NN1 ,_PUN built_VVN on_PRP stilts_NN2 ,_PUN extended_VVN out_AVP over_PRP the_AT0 sea_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD fond_AJ0 memories_NN2 of_PRF sea_NN1 spray_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 windows_NN2 ,_PUN of_PRF half-rotted_AJ0 wood_NN1 and_CJC rusting_AJ0 metal_NN1 holding_VVG up_AVP the_AT0 ground_NN1 beneath_PRP her_DPS feet_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 stand_VVI on_PRP her_DPS patio_NN1 and_CJC look_VVB down_AVP in_PRP order_NN1 to_TO0 see_VVI high_AJ0 tide_NN1 ,_PUN hear_VVB the_AT0 waves_NN2 crashing_VVG loudly_AV0 underneath_PRP her_PNP ._SENT 
But_CJC Brandon_NP0 had_VHD wanted_VVN to_TO0 live_VVI on_PRP a_AT0 cliff_NN1 ._SENT 
So_AV0 he_PNP 'd_VHD gone_VVN and_CJC bought_VVD them_PNP this_DT0 glass-and-concrete_AJ0 mansion_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 cliffside_NN1 enclave_NN1 of_PRF Point_NP0 Dume_NP0 ,_PUN fifty_CRD feet_NN2 above_PRP the_AT0 coastline_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 steep_AJ0 walk_NN1 down_PRP the_AT0 rocks_NN2 and_CJC steps_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 breaking_NN1 waves_NN2 ._SENT 
Nina_NP0 listened_VVD as_PRP best_AJS she_PNP could_VM0 for_PRP the_AT0 sounds_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 water_NN1 and_CJC she_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 open_VVI her_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT Why_AVQ should_VM0 she_PNP ?_SENT There_EX0 was_VBD nothing_PNI for_PRP her_PNP to_TO0 see_VVI ._SENT 
Brandon_NP0 was_VBD not_XX0 in_PRP her_DPS bed_NN1 ._SENT Brandon_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 in_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 ._SENT Brandon_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 even_AV0 in_PRP Malibu_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD at_PRP the_AT0 Beverly_NP0 Hills_NP0 Hotel_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP its_DPS pink_AJ0 stucco_NN1 and_CJC its_DPS green_AJ0 palm_NN1 trees_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD —_PUN most_AV0 likely_AJ0 at_PRP this_DT0 early_AJ0 hour_NN1 —_PUN cradling_VVG Carrie_NP0 Soto_NP0 in_PRP his_DPS sleep_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS he_PNP woke_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN he_PNP would_VM0 probably_AV0 take_VVI his_DPS big_AJ0 paw_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 hand_NN1 and_CJC move_VVB her_DPS hair_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 way_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC kiss_VVB her_DPS neck_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC then_AV0 the_AT0 two_CRD of_PRF them_PNP would_VM0 probably_AV0 start_VVI packing_VVG together_AV0 for_PRP the_AT0 U.S._NP0 Open_AJ0 ._SENT 
Ugh_ITJ ._SENT 
Nina_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 hate_VVI Carrie_NP0 Soto_NP0 for_PRP stealing_VVG her_DPS husband_NN1 because_CJS husbands_NN2 ca_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI stolen_VVN ._SENT Carrie_NP0 Soto_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 a_AT0 thief_NN1 ;_PUN Brandon_NP0 Randall_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 traitor_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 sole_AJ0 reason_NN1 Nina_NP0 Riva_NP0 was_VBD on_PRP the_AT0 cover_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 August_NP0 22_CRD issue_NN1 of_PRF Now_AV0 This_DT0 magazine_NN1 under_PRP the_AT0 headline_NN1 NINA_NP0 'S_POS HEARTBREAK_NN1 :_PUN HOW_AVQ ONE_CRD HALF_NN1 OF_PRF AMERICA_NP0 'S_POS GOLDEN_AJ0 COUPLE_NN1 GOT_VVD LEFT_AJ0 BEHIND_AV0 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD an_AT0 entire_AJ0 article_NN1 dedicated_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 fact_NN1 that_CJT her_DPS tennis_NN1 pro_NN1 husband_NN1 had_VHD publicly_AV0 left_VVN her_PNP for_PRP his_DPS tennis_NN1 pro_PRP mistress_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 cover_NN1 image_NN1 was_VBD flattering_AJ0 enough_AV0 ._SENT They_PNP had_VHD pulled_VVN one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 photos_NN2 from_PRP her_DPS swimsuit_NN1 shoot_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 Maldives_NP0 earlier_AV0 that_DT0 year_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD wearing_VVG a_AT0 fuchsia_NN1 high-leg_NN1 bikini_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS dark_AJ0 brown_AJ0 eyes_NN2 and_CJC her_DPS thick_AJ0 eyebrows_NN2 were_VBD framed_VVN by_PRP her_DPS long_AJ0 brown_AJ0 hair_NN1 ,_PUN lightened_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 sun_NN1 ,_PUN looking_VVG a_AT0 tad_NN1 wet_AJ0 ,_PUN a_AT0 faint_AJ0 curl_NN1 still_AV0 in_PRP it_PNP ._SENT And_CJC then_AV0 ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN there_EX0 were_VBD her_DPS famous_AJ0 lips_NN2 ._SENT A_AT0 billowy_AJ0 bottom_NN1 lip_NN1 topped_VVN by_PRP her_DPS thinner_AJC upper_AJ0 lip_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 Riva_NP0 lips_NN2 ,_PUN as_CJS they_PNP had_VHD been_VBN dubbed_VVN when_CJS they_PNP were_VBD made_VVN famous_AJ0 by_PRP her_DPS father_NN1 ,_PUN Mick_NP0 ._SENT 
In_PRP the_AT0 original_AJ0 photo_NN1 ,_PUN Nina_NP0 was_VBD holding_VVG a_AT0 surfboard_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS yellow-and-white_AJ0 Town_NN1 &_NN1 Country_NN1 6′_NN0 2″_NN2 thruster_NN1 ._SENT On_PRP the_AT0 cover_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP had_VHD cropped_VVN it_PNP out_AVP ._SENT But_CJC she_PNP was_VBD used_VVN to_PRP that_DT0 by_PRP now_AV0 ._SENT 
Inside_AV0 the_AT0 magazine_NN1 ,_PUN there_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 picture_NN1 of_PRF Nina_NP0 in_PRP the_AT0 parking_NN1 lot_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 Ralphs_NP0 grocery_NN1 store_NN1 from_PRP three_CRD weeks_NN2 prior_AJ0 ._SENT Nina_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN wearing_VVG a_AT0 white_AJ0 bikini_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 flowered_AJ0 sundress_NN1 thrown_VVN on_AVP over_PRP it_PNP ._SENT She_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN smoking_VVG a_AT0 Virginia_NP0 Slims_VVZ and_CJC carrying_VVG a_AT0 six-pack_NN1 of_PRF Tab_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS you_PNP looked_VVD closely_AV0 ,_PUN you_PNP could_VM0 tell_VVI she_PNP had_VHD been_VBN crying_VVG ._SENT 
Next_ORD to_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN they_PNP 'd_VM0 put_VVI a_AT0 photo_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS father_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 midsixties_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD tall_AJ0 ,_PUN dark_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC conventionally_AV0 handsome_AJ0 in_PRP a_AT0 pair_NN0 of_PRF swimming_NN1 trunks_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 Hawaiian_AJ0 shirt_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC sandals_NN2 ,_PUN standing_VVG in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF Trancas_NP0 Market_NP0 ,_PUN smoking_VVG a_AT0 Marlboro_NP0 and_CJC holding_VVG a_AT0 bag_NN1 of_PRF groceries_NN2 ._SENT Over_PRP the_AT0 photos_NN2 ran_VVD the_AT0 title_NN1 THE_AT0 APPLE_NN1 DOES_VDZ N'T_XX0 FALL_VVI FAR_AV0 FROM_PRP THE_AT0 RIVA_NP0 TREE_NN1 ._SENT 
They_PNP 'd_VHD framed_VVN Nina_NP0 as_PRP the_AT0 dumped_AJ0 wife_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 famous_AJ0 man_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 cover_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 daughter_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 famous_AJ0 man_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 inside_NN1 ._SENT Every_AT0 time_NN1 she_PNP thought_VVD about_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN her_DPS jaw_NN1 tensed_VVD up_AVP ._SENT 
She_PNP finally_AV0 opened_VVD her_DPS eyes_NN2 and_CJC looked_VVD at_PRP her_DPS ceiling_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP stood_VVD up_AVP out_AVP of_PRF bed_NN1 ,_PUN naked_AJ0 except_CJS for_PRP a_AT0 pair_NN0 of_PRF bikini_NN1 underwear_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP walked_VVD down_AVP the_AT0 concrete_AJ0 stairs_NN2 ,_PUN into_PRP the_AT0 tiled_AJ0 kitchen_NN1 ,_PUN opened_VVD the_AT0 sliding_AJ0 glass_NN1 doors_NN2 that_CJT looked_VVD onto_PRP her_DPS backyard_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC stepped_VVD out_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 patio_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP breathed_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 salt_NN1 air_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 yet_AV0 hot_AJ0 that_DT0 morning_NN1 ;_PUN the_AT0 breeze_NN1 that_CJT stalks_VVZ all_DT0 seaside_NN1 towns_NN2 was_VBD running_VVG offshore_AV0 ._SENT Nina_NP0 could_VM0 feel_VVI the_AT0 wind_NN1 across_PRP her_DPS shoulders_NN2 as_CJS she_PNP walked_VVD onto_PRP the_AT0 perfectly_AV0 cut_AJ0 grass_NN1 ,_PUN feeling_VVG the_AT0 stiff_AJ0 edges_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 blades_NN2 between_PRP her_DPS toes_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP walked_VVD until_CJS she_PNP got_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 edge_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 cliff_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP looked_VVD out_AVP onto_PRP the_AT0 horizon_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 ocean_NN1 was_VBD as_AV0 blue_AJ0 as_PRP ink_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 sun_NN1 had_VHD settled_VVN into_PRP the_AT0 sky_NN1 an_AT0 hour_NN1 or_CJC so_AV0 ago_AV0 ._SENT Seagulls_NN2 chirped_VVD sharply_AV0 as_CJS they_PNP dove_VVD and_CJC rose_VVD over_AVP the_AT0 sea_NN1 ._SENT 
Nina_NP0 could_VM0 see_VVI the_AT0 waves_NN2 were_VBD good_AJ0 ,_PUN a_AT0 clear_AJ0 swell_NN1 was_VBD moving_VVG in_AVP toward_PRP Little_NP0 Dume_NP0 ._SENT She_PNP watched_VVD a_AT0 set_NN1 come_VVB in_AVP ,_PUN watched_VVD them_PNP go_VVI unridden_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP seemed_VVD like_PRP a_AT0 tragedy_NN1 ._SENT Those_DT0 waves_NN2 hitting_VVG the_AT0 break_NN1 all_DT0 by_PRP themselves_PNX ,_PUN no_AT0 one_PNI there_AV0 to_TO0 claim_VVI them_PNP ._SENT 
She_PNP would_VM0 claim_VVI them_PNP ._SENT 
She_PNP would_VM0 let_VVI the_AT0 ocean_NN1 heal_VVI her_PNP like_PRP she_PNP always_AV0 had_VHD ._SENT 
She_PNP may_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN in_PRP a_AT0 house_NN1 she_PNP never_AV0 would_VM0 have_VHI chosen_VVN ._SENT She_PNP may_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN left_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 she_PNP could_VM0 not_XX0 even_AV0 remember_VVI why_AVQ she_PNP 'd_VHD married_VVN ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 Pacific_NP0 was_VBD her_DPS ocean_NN1 ._SENT Malibu_NP0 was_VBD her_DPS home_NN1 ._SENT 
What_DTQ Brandon_NP0 had_VHD never_AV0 understood_VVN was_VBD that_CJT the_AT0 glory_NN1 of_PRF living_VVG in_PRP Malibu_NP0 was_VBD not_XX0 living_VVG in_PRP luxury_AJ0 but_CJC raw_AJ0 nature_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 Malibu_NN1 of_PRF Nina_NP0 's_POS youth_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN more_AV0 rural_AJ0 than_CJS urbane_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 rolling_AJ0 hills_NN2 filled_VVN with_PRP dirt_NN1 paths_NN2 and_CJC humble_AJ0 shacks_NN2 ._SENT 
What_DTQ Nina_NP0 loved_VVD about_PRP her_DPS hometown_NN1 was_VBD how_AVQ ants_NN2 found_VVD their_DPS way_NN1 to_PRP your_DPS kitchen_NN1 counters_NN2 ,_PUN pelicans_NN2 sometimes_AV0 shit_VVB on_PRP the_AT0 ledge_NN1 of_PRF your_DPS deck_NN1 ._SENT Clumps_NN2 of_PRF horse_NN1 manure_NN1 sat_VVD along_AVP the_AT0 sides_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 unpaved_AJ0 roads_NN2 ,_PUN left_VVD there_AV0 by_PRP neighbors_NN2 riding_VVG their_DPS horses_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 market_NN1 ._SENT 
Nina_NP0 had_VHD lived_VVN on_PRP this_DT0 small_AJ0 stretch_NN1 of_PRF coast_NN1 her_DPS entire_AJ0 life_NN1 and_CJC she_PNP understood_VVD she_PNP could_VM0 do_VDI little_DT0 to_TO0 prevent_VVI it_PNP from_PRP changing_VVG ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD seen_VVN it_PNP grow_VVI from_PRP humble_AJ0 ranches_NN2 to_PRP middle-class_AJ0 neighborhoods_NN2 ._SENT Now_AV0 it_PNP was_VBD becoming_VVG a_AT0 land_NN1 of_PRF oversized_AJ0 mansions_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 beach_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC with_PRP vistas_NN2 this_DT0 beautiful_AJ0 ,_PUN it_PNP had_VHD been_VBN only_AV0 a_AT0 matter_NN1 of_PRF time_NN1 before_PRP the_AT0 filthy_AJ0 rich_AJ0 showed_VVD up_AVP ._SENT 
The_AT0 only_AV0 real_AJ0 surprise_NN1 was_VBD that_CJT Nina_NP0 had_VHD married_VVN one_CRD of_PRF them_PNP ._SENT And_CJC now_AV0 she_PNP owned_VVD this_DT0 slice_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 world_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP supposed_VVD ,_PUN whether_CJS she_PNP liked_VVD it_PNP or_CJC not_XX0 ._SENT 
In_PRP a_AT0 moment_NN1 ,_PUN Nina_NP0 would_VM0 turn_VVI around_AVP and_CJC walk_VVI back_AVP into_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP would_VM0 put_VVI on_PRP her_DPS swimsuit_NN1 and_CJC head_NN1 right_AV0 back_AVP to_PRP this_DT0 spot_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS she_PNP would_VM0 descend_VVI the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 cliff_NN1 and_CJC grab_VVB her_DPS board_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 shed_NN1 she_PNP kept_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 sand_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC right_AV0 that_DT0 second_NN1 ,_PUN Nina_NP0 was_VBD thinking_VVG only_AV0 of_PRF the_AT0 party_NN1 tonight_AV0 ,_PUN having_VHG to_TO0 face_VVI all_DT0 of_PRF those_DT0 people_NN0 who_PNQ knew_VVD her_DPS husband_NN1 had_VHD left_VVN her_PNP ._SENT She_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 move_VVI ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 ready_AJ0 to_TO0 turn_VVI around_AVP ._SENT 
Instead_AV0 ,_PUN Nina_NP0 Riva_NP0 stood_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 edge_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 cliff_NN1 she_PNP 'd_VHD never_AV0 wanted_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC looked_VVD out_AVP onto_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 she_PNP wished_VVD was_VBD closer_AJC ,_PUN and_CJC for_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS quiet_AJ0 life_NN1 ,_PUN screamed_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 wind_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Stay_VVB here_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Jay_NP0 Riva_NP0 hopped_VVD out_AVP of_PRF his_DPS CJ-8_NN1 ,_PUN jumped_VVD the_AT0 five-foot_AJ0 gate_NN1 ,_PUN walked_VVD down_AVP the_AT0 gravel_NN1 drive_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC knocked_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS older_AJC sister_NN1 's_POS house_NN1 ._SENT 
No_ITJ response_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Nina_NP0 !_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP called_VVD out_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP up_AVP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 family_NN1 resemblance_NN1 was_VBD striking_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD slender_AJ0 and_CJC tall_AJ0 like_CJS she_PNP was_VBD ,_PUN but_CJC more_AV0 powerful_AJ0 than_CJS reedy_AJ0 ._SENT His_DPS brown_AJ0 eyes_NN2 ,_PUN long_AJ0 lashes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC short_AJ0 ,_PUN rumpled_AJ0 brown_AJ0 hair_NN1 made_VVD him_PNP the_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF handsome_AJ0 that_CJT breeds_VVZ entitlement_NN1 ._SENT With_PRP his_DPS board_NN1 shorts_NN2 ,_PUN faded_AJ0 T-shirt_NN1 ,_PUN sunglasses_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC flip-flops_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP looked_VVD like_PRP what_DTQ he_PNP was_VBD :_PUN a_AT0 championship_NN1 surfer_NN1 ._SENT 
Jay_NP0 knocked_VVD again_AV0 ,_PUN slightly_AV0 louder_AJC ._SENT Still_AV0 nothing_PNI ._SENT 
He_PNP was_VBD tempted_VVN to_PRP pound_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 until_CJS Nina_NP0 got_VVD out_AVP of_PRF bed_NN1 ._SENT Because_CJS ,_PUN he_PNP knew_VVD ,_PUN eventually_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP 'd_VM0 come_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC now_AV0 was_VBD not_XX0 the_AT0 time_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 dick_NN1 to_PRP Nina_NP0 ._SENT Instead_AV0 ,_PUN Jay_NP0 turned_VVD around_AVP ,_PUN put_VVB his_DPS Wayfarers_NN2 back_AVP on_PRP ,_PUN and_CJC walked_VVD back_AVP to_PRP his_DPS Jeep_NN1 ._SENT 
