Have you ever felt scared? Of course we all have. But have you felt so scared because you thought the plane would crash and you'd dive into the ocean.
Yeah. That sums up my first plane ride. And that plane ride ended me up here. In Goldcoast, Australia. I've always loved the idea of moving to Australia. Ever since I was a kid, I just had a strange fascination with it. And now I'm here. We had to move here because my dad found a job here at one of the schools. It actually paid a lot-not that we needed anymore money. When my grandma died a few years back, she left us everything.
She was totally loaded with cash. But I did love her.
Anyways, we've spent about 4 hours in this car. And I want to get out. Mary's snores are starting to get on my nerves. Gosh she's weird. But I can't say much-my name's Aquamarine. But I like the name.
We hit a bump and she jolted away.
"We there yet?" She asked and my mom nodded.
"Almost. Just about ten more minutes," She said and Mary sighed.
"Excited?" I asked her and we shared a smile.
"Of course, Aqua." She said. Mary and I had certain times when we got a long. But the fact that she was 12 and I was 15, we got on each other's nerves quite a bit. After ten minutes of me and Mary playing Rock, Paper, Sissors, my dad finally spoke up.
"And here is our home! Beauty, ain't she?" My dad asked, pulling into a driveway.
"I dunno, give it a minute." I said and got out of the car. I looked up at the house-it was beautiful. It was two stories, a creme-yellow color with white windows and a white front door. The porch was painted a white color too. Wow, it's huge.
"Mary, your room is the pink one, Aquamarine, your's is blue, of course." My mom said, smiling.
"Your furinture, boxes of things, and most of your luggage is upstairs. But you have a few bags," My dad said, opening the trunk. I walked over and grabbed my purple duffel bag and blue suitcase and walked towards the porch. I walked up the stairs and inside. It was a cute home. The walk-in room led into the living room, turning left to the kitchen. Then next to the kitchen, the dining room.
I walked up the stairs and to the closest door. Green. My parents. I walked to the next door. Pink. Mary's. I walked to the end of the hallway-past a door which I assumed to be a bathroom door-and opened the door. Blue room. Mine! I sat my duffel bag down and dropped my suitcase. I plopped down on my bed and looked around. Beauitful. The wood was a dark brown, the walls a light blue color. There was a big window with a window seat, covered in blue cushions. There was a bookcase inbetween two doors-I assumed it was my closet and bathroom.
Ah, we'll be all settled in, in no time.
Hopefully.
Two days later and we had everything done. Finally! I normally pushed things off until last minute, like putting my books away whenver I got to it, but I liked unpacking here. It was fun. I walked to my bathroom and brushed my red-brown hair. Once I got all the knots out I rubbed my blue eyes. What a good sleep. I went to my closet and found some white capris and a loose blue tank top. I pulled them on then put some deodorant on.
I grabbed a hair-tie and pulled my hair into a pony tail, slipping on some black converse. I smiled at my tank top. My grandma got it for me before she died. It was big when she got it but she said she couldn't resist buying it. It had two little buttons near the top. It was to die for. I grabbed my necklace that I got for my birthday. It was a gold chain with a heart and an Aquamarine in it.
My dad said he saw it and had to get it for me. Mary has a one like it-but a circle and it's some pink one. She's just obsessed with pink.
I walked downstairs and into the kitchen. My dad was sitting at the table eating while my mom cleaned the dishes. I picked up an apple bit into it. My parents said good morning's and I mumbled a response through my food. My mom rolled her eyes.
"So lady-like." She said and I smirked.
"Isn't she?" I heard Mary's voice as she sat down across from my dad.
"Whatever," I said, rolling my eyes.
"Hey, dad, can I go expore our new town? I heard there is a juice bar near." Mary said and my dad grunted.
"You can go if your sister goes." My dad said and I shrugged.
"Sure, I was planning on getting out of here. It's nice, don't get me wrong. But I'm stuffed up in here. Need air," I said and my mom rolled her eyes. Mary clapped.
"Let's go!" She said, standing up.
"Fine, let me go get some money." I said and she smiled. "Get your money," I said, running upstairs. I grabbed my wallet and phone, shoving them in my pockets. I walked downstairs, my hand on the door.
"Aqua!" My sister sang, running down the stairs. For some reason she loved saying my name. Well that or my nickname-Aqua. It was a pretty cool name. I opened the door and we walked outside. We walked around for a while, talking a bit. We finally came to a Juice place-JuiceNet Cafe.
"This it?" I asked and she nodded. We walked inside and she saw boys. She stared off and I snapped my fingers in front of her face. "Hey! Earth to Mary." I said and she snapped her head up to me. I rolled my eyes. "Go play," I said and walked towards the juice bar. I sat down on a stool and a girl walked over. She smiled.
"Hi, I'm Claire." She said in a Australian accent and I smiled. Claire had a blond-ish color of hair and green eyes. She was pretty tan, too.
"Hi, I'm Aquamarine." I said, saying my full name. She stared at me for a second.
"Wow! An American with a cool name!" Claire said, smiling. I smiled, nodding. "Did you just move here?" She asked, leaning on the counter. I smiled, nodding. "Well, welcome!" She said.
"Thanks. So what grade are you in?" I asked.
"10th," She said. "You?"
I smiled. "Me too!" I said and she smiled back.
"Claire!" I heard a voice say. A girl walked up next to me and say down. "Heyy. Banana Boombox." The girl said. Claire nodded then smiled.
"Kristen, this is Aquamarine." Claire said gesturing to each other. She nodded then walked off. I smiled at Kristen.
"Aquamarine? That's a bloody cool name." She said, smiling. Kristen had a lighter color of blond hair and very light blue eyes. She was wearing a black tank top and a red jacket, along with some really cute capris. I smiled.
"Thanks. But you can just call me Aqua if you want." I said and she nodded.
"You can call me Kris," She said and I smiled, nodding. Claire came back and handed Kris a drink. "So, Claire, once you get off your shift, how bout we all go on a boat." Kris said, smiling.
"Uh...when did you get a boat?" Claire asked.
"I didn't." She said, smiling at us."