Chapter One
Aiyana's POV
"Rachel, you know I miss everyone too but it's really difficult for me right now. I can't just leave work and come… I know… I'm sure Aiyana will be more than happy to come visit, but I'll ask her and see just in case…. I love you too. I'll talk to you soon. Tell Pa and Jacob I say hi and I miss them… Okay bye."
"Was that Rachel?" I ask my Rebecca. Rebecca is my older cousin who's now my legal guardian. Rebecca and her husband, Solomon, took me in as their own once my parents died in a fatal car crash when I was 10 here in Hawaii.
"Yea, she was just saying how everyone misses us, the norm. I mean, I obviously can't go visit because of work, but she wanted to see if you'd like to go? You know, just like old times? It'll be nice to go back and see everyone," she told me.
"Yea, sure. It'll be good to go see everyone… It's been ages," I respond.
She smiles to me and says, "Perfect, I'll call Rachel back and let her know you're coming! I'll book you a ticket right now! You should start packing these next couple days."
"Trying to get rid of me that fast, huh Rebecca?" I laugh and say to her with a mischievous grin.
Rebecca laughs, "Hell yea I am, Solomon and I've been needing some alone time," and winks.
"Ew. In that case, get me the soonest ticket. Please." Rebecca's loud laughs fill the room and I can hear them as I walk out to go start packing.
I was born in La Push, but my parents moved us to Hawaii when I was around 6 years old. As much as they loved everyone, living on the reservation just wasn't for them. They always had dreams of living in Hawaii, so it was the perfect opportunity. They've wanted it for so long that they'd even named me a Hawaiian name.
We used to be neighbors with my Uncle Billy, Aunt Sara, and my cousins Jacob, Rachel, and Rebecca. We'd spend literally every second together, so the move was obviously hard for everyone. Having said so, every summer I'd be sent to La Push to live with my Uncle and cousins for the whole break. Not to mention the surprise visits we'd make too.
As Rebecca and Rachel became teens and got older, Uncle Billy would allow them to come visit us in Hawaii for some of their breaks alone, since it'd be too expensive to have them all come. Rebecca loved Hawaii so much she even moved here and lived with us, while Rachel chose to go away for college. Eventually, Rebecca married Solomon, and they got a place near our home.
Rebecca would pick me up from school everyday while I was young and I'd stay at her place until my parents would come pick me up after work. One day, they got off a little later than usual. They always took one car since their jobs were close to each other. Ten year old me was watching TV while doing homework, when the phone started to ring from the other room. Solomon answered, and automatically called Rebecca over. They spoke in whispers so I couldn't hear what they were saying. All I remember was Rebecca running out to go to the hospital while I stayed home with Solomon, clueless, to what had happened. The next thing I knew I was attending my parents' funeral and moving in with Rebecca. Since then, I hadn't gone back to La Push.
It wasn't that I didn't want to go; I guess I just didn't make it a big deal anymore. Usually it was my parents that would book all my trips for me. And now I lived with Rebecca, so it felt like I constantly had a piece of my cousins with me at all times. Plus, I didn't want to go back and be bombarded with people telling me how sorry they were about my parents' passing. So I just stayed in my lovely state of Hawaii.
But here I am now, packing to go visit my uncle and cousins back in La Push for the whole summer. And frankly, I can't wait to see everyone again.
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