The dark outlined town of Volterra begun to form. I could see it clearly from the airplane's window, as I hummed quietly along with the song playing on my iPod.
"Please buckle your seat belt and prepare for landing in ten minutes. Thank you for choosing Italian Airlines." The flight attendant's voice said over the intercom.
"Finally." The woman sat next to me, Renata, I believed sighed. "I just want to go to Alaska for summer vacation but I have to go to Italy. I just want to see the snow." I admitted quietly.
Renata cracked a smiled, "What's your name child?"
I blinked, "Alice. Alice Winter."
"Well Alice Winter, indeed you are a strange one."
I smiled at Renata's words, "I know."
~* Time Skip, Airport *~
"Alice! How are you? Was the trip all right?" My sister, Celia, said quickly though it appeared gibberish to me. I swiftly put on my earphones and turned on my iPod as my sister begun to ramble or rant.
"Celia, you have been living with Alice for eight years. You should know that she doesn't listen to your crazy rants." Our mother, Opal Winter, stated returning with my bags.
"Yeah no-!"
"-One does!"
My younger sister and brother, Dana and Angelo Winter, both continued each others sentences.
"Where's Pop?" I asked as we walked out of the airport. Mum and Celia exchanged a worried look. "Don't worry sweetie, he'll be back." Mum wrapped an arm around my shoulders.
I frowned, confused. What did she mean by 'He'll be back'?
~* Memory One *~
"HAPPY FOURTEEN BIRTHDAY!" My family all shouted. I grinned, excitement coursing through my veins.
"Make a wish, Alice!" Celia pushed me towards my cake. It was vanilla, with cream inside (well I think, my family isn't very predictable...), and had sea-green icing that was shaped into strawberries. And with fourteen candles to make fourteen wishes. A bit over the top.
"I know what my main wish is. A unicorn. Yup." I hummed out.
My dad laughed, "My daugther, Alice Winter, you indeed are a strange one."
My grin grew wider.
"I know."
'Ello there ^^
Thank you for reading the first chapter ;u; The chapters will be kinda short, but I'll to make them longer D:
Okay, anyways... If anyone was confused with the 'memory one' thingy? Well at least after every chapter, at the end in Italics will have a memory of Alice Winter's that reminded her of what happened to her in the present.
This fanfic was inspired by Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff. You must read that book, it's my favorite of this year ;u;
Now I must try to find the movie D:
So review? Or Favorite? Or even Alert this?
You don't have to, but I hope you do ^^
The Always Curious,
Curious Zara