Chapter 1 *
This is my first redone chapter and I plan to do that to all the other chapters to make them better. A chapter that has been redone will have a star near the chapter.
My eyes fluttered open. The morning sun cast an ugly glare that peeked the thin layer of skin hovering over my eyes. Deceitful, yet, incomparable. I finally caved in to the pressure of the light. The rays overpowered my slumber and almost forced me to look outside. I readjusted my seat and gazed out of the small to the blue water from below. The sun's reflection was perfect and made the ocean under it shine brightly. I may have been moving too fast to see, but I'm sure that I could see the fish through the clarity the sun provided.
I guess I must have been gazing for a little too long because before I knew it my friend Tatiana, or Tati as my friends and I call her, poked at my shoulder.
"Are you awake?" She said, but she knew the answer. I had probably been staring outside for over ten minutes and she was done waiting for me to turn around. When I finally turned around I saw Tati and her many features. She was average in height for thirteen, but still seemed to taller than she was. She had green eyes and long, silk like brown hair going down to the middle of her back.
"No, not really," I said twisting my neck. The plane chairs are so uncomfortable some times.
"Can you wake up Sami?" she asked, "My toothbrush is in the backpack under her seat."
Sami was another of our friends. She was a little short for her age and had brown hair. It went well with her dirty blonde hair. She was also the trendiest. She sat asleep next to her best friend, Jeanie. Jeanie had long black hair and was slightly taller than Tati. She wasn't the… calmest, but she's awesome. I feared waking up Sami from her slumber, but I didn't want to tell Tati do it herself. I put one finger on Sami's check and stroked it gently. Sami, in turn, woke up. I pointed my finger to the backpack under her chair and made sure she saw. She nodded slowly and reached for the backpack and then gave it to me. I pulled out the toothbrush and placed the backpack back under the chair. Sami fell back to sleep.
"Thanks," Tati said as I handed the blue toothbrush. Tati got up from her 'luxurious' seat and walked to the bathroom. She also grabbed an extra pair of clothing. Soon after, I put on my headphones and drifted into the bliss known as music.
A couple of hours later I woke to the abrupt sound of chatter. All my friends were talking including the other friends that I haven't yet mentioned, Natalie. Natalie was the shortest of the group and was often called adorable by upperclassmen even if she didn't like it. She had green eyes and was almost calm, except when she was having fun. In all we were a mess of dorky people, but we enjoyed it.
We were all accompanied by Natalie's mom. It would be grand adventure. After months of planning for the summer we all decided we would go to a resort island. It would be amazing. Beaches, natural sanctuaries, and best of all friends. It's really easy to miss the annoying ramble of other students wanting their chance for the spotlight, but this would be different. It would be a chance to have a lot of fun and to enjoy who it would be with.
As I was saying everyone was talking. It was almost like the chatter back in middle school, but that's not important. All that mattered was the trip to a South American island and the half hour left till' we landed.