The eerie darkness of the sky contrasted by the luminous, intense lights of the major cities truly made a spectacular experience. My eyes forced themselves to stay open, even through the fatigued state I was in. The disliking of my parents' choices had dulled now, yet there was an anger which I still held for them, the lack of consideration had really opened my eyes about there carelessness. I did ask myself…
Was there any part of this which they did to help me improve as a person or was it 'right' to keep giving them the cold shoulder because of the greed in extra business?
Speaking to them wasn't exactly on my mind right now but the lively cities down below kept my mind off it. This soon interrupted by the cockpit door opening and what seemed to be the co-pilot greeting us.
"Sir, Ma'am" I overheard the pilot say from my seat furthest from my family. "I just wanted to make you aware we'll be landing in the airport in less than 20 minutes." A genuine smile held on the man's face. You'd think for driving fourteen hours the pilot's spirit may have broken a small amount, but he seemed to be happy. My parents thanked the man in unison, both holding there fake fucking smiles. Argh god, listen to me…I couldn't help but have the negative thoughts running through my mind about them every damn time I glared at them.
The pilot returned to the cockpit whilst my father stood up and stepped over to my seat, a small smile still plastered on his face. "Hey bud, 20 minutes, better start packing up a little." I inspected the table and all the contents on it from my phone to random snacks which littered the table. I simply nodded, starting to pack up anything held on the table.
"Look, I understand this is a little bit different, and we have thrown you in the deep end a little here, but you have to trust me. I think this could be a great change in all our lives Ben. The truth is I want to change as a person, your mother wants to change as a person…we've all lived such expensive lives and I am hoping you might see things differently after the three months."
A deep sigh escaped my system from his lecture. "I get it dad. I honestly do, okay. Ill keep an open mind."
His smile grew. "That's all I'm asking for."
On que to this, the plane began it's descend and as I finished packing, I suppose I couldn't help but get a little amount of excitement run through me. All things considered, travelling was difficult during my time at school as they normally wouldn't allow time off due to the massive amounts of work we were given, so this was quite new to me. As the possibilities ran through my head, the plane wobbled a little as we landed and soon came to a stop, leaving all three of us waiting eagerly to leave the plane. Slowly, one by one, we exited the plane and a cold gush of air blew through my hair, it felt so great to not be cramped in that plane any longer. The airport was small on the north side of Tokyo…from seeing this place from the sky, it was obvious why it was one of the most popular places for tourists to visit. Our luggage was quickly moved to a car on the side of the airport. My parents hurried me in to the car, however not before thanking the pilots and wishing them farewell, giving me a chance to take a breather. It never felt so good to stand in the freezing cold. We had a whole night's drive to the new home, but my parents probably wouldn't make me start school till Wednesday anyway…I hope. Soon we all piled in to the car and we we're off, our four-hour trip to Sendai had begun.
It was a journey I slept through soundly, unable to keep my eyes open through the lengthy trip. I do remember waking up once and while…massive LED screens. Japanese writing at every glance. Advertisements. Crowded cities. These were the few things I recalled however after a couple of minutes, I shut my eyes once again
It was around 1AM when the car had a sudden halt, the jolt woke me from my hazy slumber, this and the sound of the car doors opening. I groggily opened my door and arose from the seat, softly rubbing my eyes, focusing on my surroundings. We seemed to be on a long street, quite an average looking street if that. I shook my head first to the left. Then to the right. Rows of houses, very similar to each other sat lined up one by one.
"What are we doing here?" I confusingly stared at my mother.
A cheeky smirk appeared on both their faces. "This is our home new!" my mother said excitedly, moving her head to the modern, average home.
"What?..."
"I can see why your surprised" My father laughed. "Didn't expect something so normal, did you?"
I gazed at the house, the house was fenced on the outside, a lovely decorative row of bushes on both sides of that gates and inside the gated area, a miniature house compared to our old…yet still a so nicely decorated.
"You're serious?" a half-smile on my face. I think they both understood my discomfort of the 'wealthy' life. "Wow…".
After a little silence of staring at the house, my father finally spoke "I suppose we best get inside, check out the home…"
With that, we made our way through the gate with slow movements because of the long car trip and whilst trying to take in the amazing garden which surrounded us. The anger within me seem to drain the longer we'd been in Japan. Maybe I could find some sort of forgiveness to my parents, at least they'd thought about me in the process of moving…
The thought gave me a little smile as we walked to the oak, black door. It was a very modernised house which was a complete change from our manor. Just as I was about to step in the house, I let my head shift to the left.
Through the window on the house opposite to mine…a girl, she looked to have…
Coral pink hair? That's new...
A small smile sat on the girl's face. I shyly smiled back, tilting my head a little.
I wonder why she was up so late…maybe she heard our car…?
My father suddenly interrupted. "You coming Ben?" My father smiled as he peeked his head from inside the house.
I nodded my head, allowing myself to come back to reality. "Ah…yeah, sorry" I chortled quietly, following my dad in, the girl still floating in my mind.
My eyes continued to scan the room. Beautiful…the comfortable living room decorated with two couches and a big screen. A lovely kitchen with a small table and a few stools sat around it. I think I'd have to explore tomorrow though, my eyes drooped lower and lower by the minute, my body needed sleep.
I gazed back towards my parents, whom now were bringing a few suitcases full of clothing and necessities. I yawned, stumbling upstairs leaving them as there was little to bring in.
Quickly finding my bedroom, I glared around at the new surrounded quite quickly and not thoroughly what-so-ever and allowed myself to slip in to bed without getting undressed…with my eye shut in an instant, I drifted off.
