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My name is Aventura, it means adventure. I just turned 21 and I've run away from my Californian home. My father was forcing me to marry a man 15 years older than me just because his family is rich and succesful. I've left to find freedom and happiness. I'm not too sure where I'm heading. I just know that its away from Cali.
Gone from home for about 2 weeks now, No one's come looking for me. I've been walking from place to place sometimes getting a taxi, sleeping in random hotel rooms each night. I was lucky my 'Fiance' gave me a credit card the day before I left. With out it I probably would have spent the night on the streets and gotten killed or died from hunger. I was grateful that they hadn't canceled the card but I just wish I had my own money. Money I earned on my own.
I'm walking down a run down neighborhood with trash everywhere, the clouds grey waiting to pour down on me, and a few random people outside talking. I noticed that I'm being followed. I see the shadow of a tall figure walking behind me. I turn my head slightly to see who it could be. I feel a shiver go down my spine as I see the face of a man. The relief fills my face as I see he's in a blue suit and has a badge and gun. It's just a police officer. I sigh with relief as he walks past me toward some women on the corner of the street. They're all dolled up wearing tight short dresses and stilettos with makeup packed on all over their faces. After watching them talk to the officer for a bit he hand cuffs them. My assumption that they were prostitutes was right.
As I walk out of this sad neighborhood it starts to rain hard. I run toward a near by gas station nearly tripping on the curb. As I enter the gas station the cashier gives me a wink and I just ignore it. I walk to the back of the store and grab a few things I'll need to make it to the next town. An umbrella, water bottles, a bag of jerky and some chips. I go up to the cashier and pay with the credit card. As I leave I stuff my items into my small bag and open the umbrella. I'm only an hour away from the next town. Hopefully the next town will be nicer than this one. I head down the street walking slowly when ever the water would hit harder, but then faster when I'd walk past some older men that were eyeing me.
I hadn't expected to be walking around in the rain or cold weather so I hadn't dressed correctly. A thin t-shirt with a knit sweater, ripped jeans and converse. My shoes and socks were soaked. As I walked past a thrift store I decided to go in and buy something to change into. I bought a thick jacket, new jeans, long socks, and a turtle neck. All the shoes they had were too big so I grabbed the smallest pair of mens boots. The clothes smelled badly but I didn't care as long as I was warm. It was barely 2 in the afternoon so I kept on walking. The rain stopped and the sun was finally coming out. I stopped at a library to ask where I was at. apparently I had crossed into Oregon and was already halfway through. Since I had taken a taxi when I first left it had brought me close to the border of Cali and Oregon. I might just take another taxi to drive me up to Washington since it seems to rain a lot through here. I was currently in between Newport and Lincoln city.
I decided to take a taxi to the next town and stayed the night at a hotel. The next day I took another taxi as far as it could take me until it got dark. I did this for days until I got to a random town that looked nice enough to settle down in. It was close to the ocean and it looked peaceful. A place I could live in for years. It was surrounded by trees. The taxi driver dropped me off at the Housing office for this small town. He said they were Native American's and that this was their reservation which the government gave them to live on. He said this place was called La Push.
As I stepped out the taxi I saw many young men running toward what looked like a youth center for the town that was just feet away from the housing office and the homes. Everything here was so close by and it seemed like everyone here got along well. I walked into the office and was greeted by a young women named Emily in her late 20's. I tried hard not to stare at the right side of her face because I noticed she had large scars. She noticed me trying not to look.
"It's was a bear attack," she said shyly as she walked me into her office.
"So what brings you to La Push?" she said nicely as I sat down in front of her desk.
"Well I was looking to move here. I recently left Cali to find a better place to live." I said quietly. You could hear the children outside playing on the streets laughing and cheering. This place was perfect.
"Well La Push is the perfect place to live in. As you must already know, we are the Quileute tribe. We live here for free with help from the government. As you are currently not a part of our tribe there will be fees to pay each month for living here in our small town. There is currently only one home open at the moment. It's just two houses down from here. If you'd like we can go look at it right now." She said as she stood up from her chair.
"Um, before we go looking at the house, how much will the bills be each month?" I asked.
She slowly sat back down and started to type on her computer. "Well, the last person to live here who was not part of the tribe paid about 350 each month. The money doesn't go to the government but to the tribe so we try not to ask for much because we don't need a lot. The Quileute tribal council does ask of you to perform some services for them each month. Like help clean the beach up on the first of each month and to volunteer once as week at the youth center. If you are still interested we can go look at the house now." She said as she set some papers on the desk. I smiled and nodded.
We walked out the office and down the street. Just two houses to the left just like she said. It was a small brown house. One floor, one bedroom. Open porch in the front. Once you enter the front door you walk straight into the living room. Just to the left is the bedroom. On the other side of the living room is the kitchen/dining room. On the left from the kitchen is the one bathroom with a shower/bath. Every room in the house was a pale blue color except the kitchen which was a maroon like color. At the very back of the house is the door to the screened porch for the backyard. The front and back yard had lush green grass with small empty patches randomly every where. The yards weren't fenced in so they just led to the forest which was covered in trees. So thick that all you see is tree bark. Since it was the only open house at the moment I decided to take it even though it was small. I didn't really mind though. I was here alone. Who would be coming to visit me anyways? It's not like my parents would be coming to see me on the holidays. They didn't even bother to come find me when I ran away.
I signed the papers for the house and had Emily charge the monthly bill on the credit card my 'fiance' had given me. Once I get my own job I'll cut this card up and use my own money. But before I do that, I'm gonna go shopping. Right before I left the office with Emily I asked her about any places around here that sell furniture. She told me that a few miles away there was a small shopping center for the tribe where they sold furniture and kitchen utensils. She even gave me her number so I could call her if I ever needed any help with moving. I'm not too sure how a small women like her can help a small girl like me lift heavy furniture.
I spent the rest of the day walking toward the direction where she said the shopping center was. As I walked I saw a group of men on the cliff over by the water jumping off one by one. Cliff diving is really cool. I've always wanted to try it. Maybe while I'm here I can try it. As I thought of possibly jumping off the cliff a guy in a motorcycle zoomed past me. I saw it stop a few feet away from the cliff. The man on the bike got off and threw his clothes off and ran to the edge of the cliff and jumped. I heard him yell in excitement. I smiled thinking about how much of a rush it would be to do that.
Ten minutes later I got to the shopping center and saw several stores that sold pre-owned furniture. I walked into the first one I saw and started to look at the mattresses. A lot of the mattresses they had didn't come with a head-board or the metal wheels to hold the mattress up. I decided to just buy the mattress and sleep on just that. They told me that I could pick up the mattress when ever I wanted but that they couldn't deliver it to the house. I'm going to need Emily's help with this. I thought to myself as I tried to lift the mattress on my own. I decided to go look for bed sheets and pillows. I picked out a crocheted bed cover in a pastel yellow color with pink flowers. I grabbed two pillows and some throw pillows for decoration. A few blankets and a rug. All together it cost me('ex-fiance') 200 dollars since it was all used. I told the store owners that I would be back to pick everything up later so they held it all for me there. I walked into another store and picked out some cooking pots and pans. The house came with a fridge, a stove and a microwave so I didn't need to worry about those. I grabbed a set of plates and glasses and a box of spoons and forks and knifes. Now that I had all the essential things for living I could now call Emily and ask her for help in moving in. Now that I think of it. I don't have clothes, a dresser, a washer, dryer, or a toothbrush or anything bathroom related. I walked over to the dollar store near by and bought myself anything and everything bathroom related; shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothbrush and paste, feminine items, towels, hair brush and many other things. After purchasing everything I asked used the public phone to call Emily.
*ring, ring, ring*
"hello?"
'Emily?' I asked
"Yes, this is she."
"Hi its Aventura, the girl that you showed the house to."
"Oh hi! So I guess you need help moving in don't you?" she asked in a happy tone.
"Yeah, I didn't realise how heavy mattresses were. Is it okay if I asked you for some help? Maybe bring a truck or something?" I asked in a sweet voice.
"Of course! I might not be able to help myself but I'll be sending some guys to meet you where you're at to help you out. Just wait outside the furniture store and a group of five guys will be there with a blue pick up truck to help you out. It wont be long til they get there so be ready." She said.
"Alright, Thank you so much! Bye!" i said as I hung up the phone.
After I hung up the phone I went back to the furniture store to wait by the door. After about five minutes of waiting a group of tall tan boys came up to me.
They all looked to be related in some way. Tall, tan muscular with short black hair and brown eyes. One of the tallest guys looked at me right away and smiled. All the others just looked at him and smiled and started to high five him. I wonder what they were so excited about. It's not like I'm a victoria's secret super model. I'm just an average girl with long black hair and light olive skin. My breast's aren't Double D's and my ass isn't big enough to hold a glass of water on it. My waist maybe thin but I don't have the worlds sexiest curves. I wonder what's going on in their heads. The guy staring at me walked closer towards me holding his hand out for me to shake. I took his hand and the moment we touched I could feel the insane heat coming off of his body. It feels like he has a temperture of 110.
"I'm Paul," he said in a husky voice. He must be trying to sound sexy.
"I'm Aventura." I said shyly as I shook his hand. He must of noticed my reaction to the temperature of his skin so he pulled his hand away quickly. The other guys came up to me and introduced them selfs. One was Jacob, another younger looking one Seth, a curly haired one Quil, and the shortest one Embry. They all had the same temperature thing. They even had a tribal tattoo on their right arms.
We walked into the furniture store and they all helped pick up my mattress and bags of items I had bought. They all piled the things up in the truck and before we knew it there was no room left for anyone but the driver. They offered to walk me home while Paul drove the truck. As we walked down the road back to the house Jacob kept walking next to me asking me about things I liked.
"So, single?" he asked and before I could answer one of the other guys interrupted me.
"Yo Jake, She's Paul's remember? Back off." Seth said with a laugh. Were they talking about me?
I turned my head to the side to look behind me. Embry and Quil were throwing a small spiked ball back and forth from each other as they walked. Seth was walking slightly ahead of them. He walked over to Jacob and whispered something in his ear. I could barely hear what he was saying but I knew I heard Paul's name. Now that I think of it. Paul is pretty cute. His smile is sweet and gentle. I wonder what he's like?
As we got closer to my house I saw a few girls over by the beach playing in the sand with a toddler. Quil had run over to them waving. They all waved back even the little toddler. I noticed Quil kneel down to her and pick her up and his arms and give her kisses. Is he the father? he looks too young to be the parent of a toddler. But then again it could just be his niece or something. I realize Quil saw me staring. I quickly turned around toward Jacob.
"Is that his niece?" I asked politely. Jacob turns to look at me and laughs quietly to himself.
"Oh um, she's just a close family friend." He said with a smile.
"Oh ok. So what do you guys do around here for fun?" I asked.
"Well we sometimes go cliff jumping. It's a rush! so much fun." Emrby said with a laugh. I smiled at him as he walked backwards to face us.
"That's cool, what else?" I asked.
"Well sometimes on the night of a full moon we throw bonfires on the beach to celebrate our tribes heritage."
"Oh, that's pretty cool." I said with a smile.
As we reached my house I could see that Paul was already there lifting the mattress off the truck on his own. Damn! He looked so strong lifting that mattress on his own! not to mention sexy... He saw me staring and gave me a wink. All the guys saw and started to make ooh... sounds. I laughed as they ran off to help Paul. I went to the front door to unlock it. I held it open as Paul and Jacob lifted the mattress into the house. As I went to grab a few bags of kitchen stuff I bought I felt a cool breeze fly by quickly. I heard a sound coming from Quil and Embry and it passed by. They went and whispered something to Jacob. Paul and Seth were quickly at my side looking around as if they spotted a bear or something. Jacob walked over to us slowly with Quil and Embry by his side.
"Sorry Aventura, We've gotta go take care of some business. Seth and Paul are gonna stay and help you finish moving in. We'll be back soon." He in a low voice. Paul and Seth just nodded to him and as they ran off into the trees I yelled a thank you.
"So how about me set some stuff up inside?" Paul asked while grabbing a few more boxes of items from the truck. I nodded and we went into the house with the rest of the stuff. As soon as the last bag was brought in it started pouring outside. Seth was the last one to come inside and he was soaked. It was weird because in minutes he was dry.
"so no frames for the bed?" Seth asked as him and Paul pulled the mattress into my room.
"No, I couldn't find one for it. Just put it right over here on the floor." I said pointing toward the wall facing the doorway. They moved the mattress to the wall and laid it down.
"Anything else for this room?" Paul asked.
"No that's it for now." I said as we walked out into the living room. It was still raining and it started to thunder. I jumped when a loud one came and the lights went out. When I had jumped I had backed into Paul. I turned around and apologized. He just smiled at me and laughed.
"Scared of the dark?" He asked with a laugh.
"Um a bit, only when I'm alone." I said shyly.
"Well you're not alone," He said smiling. "you're with us!" he said as he pointed his thumbs at himself and Seth. Seth laughed and threw a pillow at him. Paul caught it before it could hit him and threw back toward Seth and hit him straight in the face. Paul and I laughed as Seth tried to throw more pillows at him but failed to throw them in his direction since it was pretty dark. The lights were still out and I didn't have any flash lights.
"Do you guys have a flash light I can borrow?" I asked them both.
"Yeah I have one at home. If you want I can go get it as soon as the rain lets out a bit." Seth said as he looked out the window. The house had come with some blinds and some old curtains. They weren't my style but it was good enough for the time being.
"Okay, thanks." I said while walking over to look out the window with him. "So what are we gonna do till it stops raining? I can barely see anything and I have nothing to entertain us." I said.
"Umm, how about we go run in the rain?" Paul asked excitedly already waiting by the door.
"yeah that sounds like fun!" Seth said as he took his shoes off. "Wanna go?" He asked me.
"Um, I would but I don't anything to change into once I get wet." I said while pulling on to my sleeve covering my hands.
"Don't worry, you can borrow some of my clothes." Paul said to me with a wink. " I live next door, we can go running in the rain and then after we can go to my place to grab some clothes for you."
"Yeah Paul I don't think she'd want to wear your sweats. How about I just go home and grab some of Leah's clothes?" Seth said to Paul.
"Do you really think Leah would really let you take her clothes?" Paul asked Seth.
"Uh, you're right." Seth said.
"Are you okay wearing my clothes?" Paul asked me.
"Yeah, I don't mind." I said with a smile.
"YES! Now let's get in that water!" Seth said as he ran out the house.
I slipped off my shoes and ran out into the rain with Paul and Seth. There were mud puddles everywhere! I almost stepped in one. Paul seemed to not care as he lifted me from my waist and we both fell into the mud. In seconds we were covered in mud and Seth was dog piling over us covering himself in mud. We were all laughing as we through mud in each others faces. Seth grabbed my hands as I was in laying on the ground and pulled me through the mud. Paul grabbing on to my legs and getting pulled along with me. Damn Seth was pretty strong too! Minutes later the rain slowly stopped and the lights in the house came back on.
I got up from the ground and tried to wipe off some of the mud from my jeans.
"So you wanna go rinse off and grab some clothes?" Paul asked.
"Yes that would be nice. I think I have mud in places that it should NEVER be." I said as I walked awkwardly to the water hose on the side of the house. I turned it on and handed it to Seth for him to started rinsing himself off. But instead he started to spray me with the water. I screamed with surprise as the water was freezing cold. Paul and Seth stood there laughing as chunks of mud fell off of me. I flipped my head down to try to rinse as much mud out of my hair as I could. When I was done I grabbed the whose and started to spray Paul and Seth. They laughed and turned to look at each other. Seconds later they were stripping down to their boxers! Oh my god, they have insane bodies. I tried to turn away not to stare but they just kept laughing.
"Ave I think you should look cause you're totally missing!" Seth said with a laugh. Ave? No ones called me that since my twin sister Milagro(miracle) died 4 years ago. It happened a couple days after our 17th birthday. She decided to go out with her boyfriend. He was abusive and I had tried to tell her to leave him. But that night she left with him and she never came back. Her boyfriend was convicted of man slaughter a month later. I stood there with a blank look on my face.
"are you okay?" Paul asked as he went to my side. I quickly tried to forget the bad memories before they could as me what was wrong.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Its just no ones called me Ave in a long time." I said.
"So should we not call you that or is it okay?" Seth asked.
"Um, You can call me that if you want." I said with a slight smile. I had to get over my sister's death before anyone could ask about it. I didn't like to talk about it much and when ever I did, I would always end up in tears.
"Okay, so why don't we go inside and I'll grab you some clothes." Paul said as he handed me his hand wanted me to hold it. I grabbed it and smiled as we all walked into his house. It was similar to mine but with an extra room. It was an addition. Seth and I stood in the living room waiting for Paul to come back with some clothes for us to wear. He came back and handed Seth a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. He handed me a large t-shirt with a pair of sweats.
"Do you mind if I use your shower?" I asked Paul. The water at my house hasn't been turned on yet and I didn't want to wait to shower till it was on.
"Sure, the bathrooms right over there and there's towels under the sink." He said pointing at the door across the room. "If you need anything just let me know." He said as he sat on his couch.
"Okay, Thanks." I said as I walked into the bathroom.
As I closed the door and I could hear Seth and Paul already talking and laughing about something. I stripped down naked and I turned the on the water and hoped in the shower. I looked down at the water and it was brown color. Gosh I hope I don't clog his shower with all this mud. I grabbed the bar of soap in the corner of the shower and started to scrub my body. It smelled really nice, and manly? He must live here alone because everything in his shower was men's shower gel and soap. It all smelled really good. I slowly washed my hair and rinsed off my body. I turned the water off and grabbed a towel to dry my body off. I wrapped my hair in the towel and got dressed in Paul's clothes. I didn't have any underwear or a bra to put on so I just went commando. Hopefully they don't notice. I walked out of the bathroom with my muddy wet clothes in hand. I left my clothes outside to rinse off some more in the rain and went and sat down next to Seth and Paul on the couch. They were watching tv.
"How was your shower?" Asked Seth.
"It was nice. I think I might smell like Paul for the rest of the day though." I said with a laugh. Seth leaned in and sniffed my shoulder than went over and sniffed Paul.
"You do smell kinda like him" He said with laugh.
"Well I think I'm gonna head home. I need to fix up a few things. Hopefully I'll see you guys tomorrow." I said with a smile as I got up from the couch. Paul walked me out the house and stopped me at the porch.
"I had fun with you today." He said in a whisper. He moved in closer to me. It felt like he was trying to lean in for a kiss so I took a step back. I was nervous. I barely knew him, I didn't want anything like this to happen so soon. I looked up and saw a frown on his face. I felt bad.
"Sorry, I gotta go." I said quickly as I grabbed my wet clothes and ran back to my house.
I ran into the house and shut and locked the door behind me. I leaned back into the door and sighed as I slid to the floor with my knees to my chest.
I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter of ALONE. If you'd like more details of Aventura's past life before the she ran away I'll be gladly to post a chapter about it. Please review your thoughts about this story :) I'm enjoying writing this so I hope you all love it! :)