Brittany is known by the others as being a hell of a basketball player. She steals the ball away from Jamie, using her extra bit of height to her advantage. Basketball is one of the recreational activities that some of the younger kids at the beach take part in during the winter months. Paul Fields, also 13, has no interest in heading uptown. A few arcades on Ashworth are open, but with no one there, that destination doesn't seem too exciting to him.
Fields plays ice hockey almost every day at the beach, or skateboards at the State Park.
Many kids have come from all over to live here in the off season. Florida, North and South Carolina, Texas, Massachusetts. The rent is much lower now than in the summer months, an appealing characteristic for those not living in the narrow upper bracket of income. From July 1 to September 1 of last year Brianna and her twin sister Brittany lived in Exeter Elms, a mobile home community. The campground at the State Park off Route 1A, just over the bridge from Seabrook, is another place for people in transition to go while the beach becomes a haven for sun lovers who can handle the extremely high cost of living at a seaside resort.