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Song of the Summer Wind

Getting Settled

Max

"You're just going to have to deal with it, Max! I'm tired of having to listen to your complaining the entire car ride! We are staying with your aunt and uncle and that's FINAL, and stop laughing at your sister, Iggy! No going back to Arizona until the end of these three months! Now be quiet, we're almost there." My mom was yelling at me, again.

She was forcing me, Max, my sister, Ella, and my brother, Iggy, to stay at my Aunt Anne's house in San Diego, California. Ugghh! And we were driving there!

That meant no seeing my friends, at all! Life is poop.

"Besides, Max, I bet you'll make tons of friends here!" Apparently, the conversation was not yet over.

"Right…." I responded, half-heartedly.

I'm not sure if Mom continued the conversation from there because I put my ear buds in and turned my I-pod on.

What song, you may ask?

Who cares? I respond.

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"We're Heeere!" My mom practically sang as we pulled into Aunt Anne's driveway. Anne was standing on her porch, waving.

"Yay, Finally!" Ella said, ecstatic. She and my mom were the only ones happy about being here. Iggy wasn't particularly cheerful, but he wasn't nearly as pessimistic as I was, either.

"That wasn't too long," I muttered under my breath, "only long enough for me to grow algae." Iggy, the only one with good enough hearing to hear me, snickered.

Aunt Anne was standing outside on the porch, and she smiled wide when Ella ran into her arms. Ella and Anne were very close, but I always felt uncomfortable around her. As if there was something she was hiding, or not telling. Mom got out of the car next and went to give her only sister a hug and quick pat on the back. Iggy and I got out next and both awkwardly said 'Hi' and gave our aunt a one-armed hug.

She ushered us inside where we found a plate of pre-made cookies. She did not get the same cooking genes as her sister. Mom was an amazing cook. I couldn't deny it, even if I was mad at her. Her cookies were like the greatest thing that ever happened to you, times ten!

Let's say it together: YUM!

"Val, you'll be rooming with me, Iggy, you get the couch, and Max and Ella will share the guest room. Sound good?" Anne asked. She lived by herself and we were her only family, so she only had one guestroom.

There were various relies back, most of them were 'Yup,' or 'Sure,' except for Iggy. He gave a long, loud sigh, with a dreamy expression on his face. Way to be overdramatic, Iggy!

After we had unpacked and unloaded (along a with a fight over the bed in the guest room which I won - Haha Ella! You have to sleep on the floor!), we met back downstairs while Anne told us about her city.

"Don't walk on streets that look even remotely sketchy! I promise it will not be fun! There's coffee shop downtown where most of the teenagers hang out. Max, Iggy, you two should check that out. I'm sure you could make a few new friends! Also, the beach is only a couple miles away, so you could probably drive your mom's car, or walk if you really wanted to! Just please don't talk to strangers, the people here can be REALLY out of it, if you know what I mean… Anyway, Ella, the mall is super close, too, so don't be afraid to ask me to drop you off there! It's really nice! Dinner will be around six every night, and that's about it! Val, anything you'd like to say?" Anne questioned.

"Yes actually," I groaned. "I won't be long, Max! Just call if you're going to miss dinner, or if there's somewhere your going that I am not yet aware of. I do not want anyone to get lost in this city! Thank you. Now go have fun!" Mom said.

I was bored and didn't bring anything that would entertain me for more than five minutes, so I decided to go down to the coffee shop.

Don't get me wrong, I was not trying to make friends; I just didn't want to be here. I am not caving into the forced vacation!

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Anne gave me the directions and I was on my way.

Once I had arrived, I ordered an iced mocha latte and sat down to just think for a while:

What on earth was I going to do all summer?

A. Sit around and be bored.

B. Go to the beach and get a nice glowing tan.

C. Drink iced mocha lattes.

D. Make friends.

E. Hang out with …..Iggy…..

My responses:

A. Yuck

B. All summer? Can we say boring?

C. Again, boring! I'd get all thinky and stuff.

D. I'm not going to give dear Mother that satisfaction. I am not going to have fun!

E. No, just no.

So basically, I got nothing. But, so far, Option C. was all that was going on. Grumble grumble.

Why was my life so boring?

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Fang

I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock.

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BE-Crack!

Oops, I guess I hit the button a tiny bit too hard. Oh, well.

I got dressed and went for my morning run. It was such a great time to think, you know?

Well, maybe not. But, if you were wondering, morning runs are good for Fang to think. Okay? Good.

When I had gotten back, I showered and dressed for work. I worked at a small little coffee shop where most of my friends would hang out. It was a decent way to make money while socializing. Plus, every once in a while, a new girl would come in. Usually, said new girl would ignore mine and my friends' remarks, but, whatever. We had fun.

Work was pretty boring, today. My friends all had something else planned today, so I had no one to talk to. Plus, business was slow.

Then, in the afternoon, the most beautiful girl I had EVER seen walked through the door. I hadn't ever seen her before, but, dang. She ordered an iced mocha latte and sat down. I watched her creepily for a while, but then I had to take someone else's order. Poop.

I couldn't stop thinking about her voice like wind chimes, and her eyes like milky chocolate. So beautiful

I hope I see her again.

I just have to know her name.

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