The three were predictably upset. Then Saint Nick had an idea, and he said the trio should just go to another Popeyes restaurant to see if that one had a shorter line. Rudolph and Frosty thought it was a good idea. So the three of them then went to another Popeyes store to see if there was a shorter line, and if it had the chicken sandwich available.

 The second Popeyes they went to did have a shorter line, because no one was in the store! Frosty asked a Popeyes worker to see why the store was empty. The worker then said that they ran out of chicken to make the Popeyes' chicken sandwiches, and they wouldn't get a new shipment of chicken for a couple of weeks. The trio was understandably upset at the bad news they had just received. The trio then decided to head to another Popeyes store to get their chicken sandwich, since the other two stores either had a long line or were out of chicken sandwiches. The third one must be the right one, right?

 Well, that ended up being wrong when it came to these three travelers looking for the ultimate chicken sandwich of the 21st Century. The third store they went to was closed since it was after hours. Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph, and Saint Nick were all disappointed that they were not able to get their hands on a delicious Popeye's chicken sandwich. Frosty said that there has got to be more chicken sandwiches available somewhere. Then, a Popeyes worker came out of the store and said that there were no more chicken sandwiches available in any Popeyes store in Pennsylvania, and that most other stores ran out. The three were all notably upset by this disappointing news. The trio then decided to give up on their chicken sandwich hunting since they couldn't find any sandwiches. 

A couple weeks later on Christmas day. Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph, and Saint Nick all found something special underneath their Christmas trees. Three Popeyes' chicken sandwiches for each one of them to enjoy. 

As she walked home, she decided to stop and eat dinner. She stopped at her favorite restaurant, The Seaside Eatery.  Cady often went there for dinner after work, and she was good friends with the employees because some of her friends from school worked there. When she arrived, she sat down and was welcomed by many of her friends. Her friend Alyssa took her order and then sat down to talk with her while Cady waited for her food. 

After eating, she left the restaurant and walked home to her house. She walked in and her mom gave her a hug and asked how work was. Cady’s mom worked as a registered nurse and also worked in the bait shop when she was off. Cady told her mom about her day, while on the beach and at work, then she went and did her school work. 

Cady enjoyed going to school. She was a very quiet girl but she still had lots of friends, like the ones who worked at the Seaside Eatery. She did very well in school and was favored by many of her teachers. After finishing her school work, Cady took a shower, texted some of her friends, and got ready to go to bed. 

The next morning, Cady woke up to the smell of pancakes, eggs, and bacon. She had a plan to go out on the beach in the morning to see what items had washed on shore overnight. She got dressed in shorts, and a short sleeve top, and packed her bag that included items like sunscreen, an extra shirt, and a few snacks for the day. Once Cady packed her things, she ran downstairs to eat with her parents. Her dad had to go to work for the day and since her mom was off, she would be working in the shop too. After breakfast, Cady started to walk to the beach and her parents went into the car and drove to work. 

Once Cady arrived at the beach, she walked along the sand beside the sparkling ocean. She looked at all the seashells, seaweed, and rocks that washed on shore overnight. She usually kept her most favorite shells and sometimes made them into different items like necklaces and bracelets. 

She continued walking and greeted other people on the beach, who were also looking for seashells. She looked up  to watch the sun rise over the the ocean, and when she looked backed down in front of her on the beach, she saw what looked like a rock about the size of two-thirds of her arm. The dark shape suddenly moved.

She ran up to the object and she was completely shocked. It wasn’t a rock like she first thought, but it was a baby leather back sea turtle. Cady was so surprised because it was hardly moving and she knew that something was wrong. She took a closer look and realized that one of the plastic rings from a six-pack of soda bottles was wrapped around the neck of the turtle. She had to do something before the turtle died. Blood was rushing out of the wound from the plastic around the turtle’s neck. The animal looked about three weeks old and still had a long life ahead of it. There weren't many people around to help, so she immediately grabbed ahold of the plastic with both hands and tore it apart. Finally, the turtle was free, but she still had open wounds around her neck and some were extremely deep cuts. If Cady didn’t do anything, the baby turtle would be dead. 

She picked up the turtle by its shell and started to run to the closest vet. Cady ran as fast as she could because the turtle was still bleeding heavily and needed help. As soon as she arrived at the vet, the vet took her in and started to give her stitches on her neck to close the wounds. Once the surgery was done, Cady had the choice of taking the turtle back to the ocean herself or having the vet get someone to release it back into the ocean for her. 

Cady felt a strong connection with the turtle. She decided to take the baby turtle with her, so she could release it herself. But after thinking for a while, Cady thought that when she released the turtle, she would never see it again. She decided to  secretly keep it with her until she was ready to let go. 

 Cady started to walk home and realized that she didn’t name the turtle yet. She picked the perfect name, Baby Nyla. She named the turtle Baby Nyla because Nyla was her grandmother’s name. Cady’s grandmother had inspired Cady to become a marine biologist, so she knew that it would be the perfect name. 

When Cady arrived home, she rushed up to her bathroom and put the turtle in her tub. She knew that Nyla needed water to survive, and she needed it quickly. There wasn’t enough time for her to run back down to the beach to and get natural salt water, so Cady researched online on how to make her own saltwater. She created the mixture and Nyla started to play in it right away. Cady also realized that Nyla needed to eat. Cady’s parents were still working in the bait shop but were getting ready to go home. She immediately called her dad and told him to bring her five medium sized jellyfish from the shop.  Her dad wondered why she needed jellyfish but still got them for her.

When Cady’s parents got home, they gave Cady the jellyfish and asked what it was for. She didn’t want to tell them that there was a real life leatherneck sea turtle currently living in her bathtub, so she just said that it was for a school project.

She took the jellyfish back up to the bathroom and fed them to Nyla. Nyla was a very playful turtle, and it seemed like nothing had ever happened to her.  She splashed around in the water, and it looked like she was having a lot of fun. 

Cady watched Nyla play and thought of how wonderful it would be to keep Nyla forever, but there was only one problem: Cady had to go to school tomorrow. Cady didn’t know who could take care of Nyla every day when she was at school all week. Also, she would be going to college the following year and couldn’t keep Nyla with her. Cady didn’t want to let go, but she was starting to realize that she had to. 

The following morning before school, Cady woke up early to release Nyla. She carried Nyla in a blanket all the way to the beach. Cady started crying knowing that she would probably never see Nyla again. Then, Cady had an idea. She went into her bookbag and grabbed a bottle of non-toxic, pink, permanent paint. Then painted a piece of the shell about the size of her thumb on the top of the shell. Cady did this because when she would become a marine biologist, she would study turtles, and if one of them had a pink spot on the top of its shell, she would know it was Nyla. 

Cady released Nyla and watched her crawl into the ocean. While Cady watched Nyla crawl into the ocean, she said to herself, “Please come back.”