I see my mother's look of concern, and I immediately felt guilty of something, when she said, "Honey, um… Your-My father, and your father's mother have decided to take you kids across America! Isn't that great?!" She asked, her tone sounding slightly worried at what my reaction might be. "What? Why would they want to-"I stuttered "Ava, is this what you were talking about?" I asked my sister, she replied, "Well, yeah, what did you thi-" "WELL I didn't know!" My mother quickly came over to me, trying to do her job and calm me down. It worked, and the pillar of smoke in my mouth dissipated into the air around it. I had always wondered why that would happen, doctors couldn't find a legitimate reason, so to them I was a biological mystery. We talked and talked, in my head I was screaming "NO! I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE WHOLE GOD DAMN SUMMER WITH 2 OLD PEOPLE I BARELY KNOW, AND MY DWEEB OF A COUSIN!"

But, like any good person should, I just gave quick yes and no answers until I was able to go to my room, and pack up. The grandparents said that I could bring whatever I wanted, and a good outfit, because that one outfit would be the clothes I would wear for the summer. I asked why, and they had a valid point, being that: "With only one outfit, you never have to decide what to wear, and it takes up much less space!" I brought some night clothes that I could sleep in, just so any bed bugs in the mattress I would be sleeping on wouldn't be in my favorite clothes. I picked out my favorite outfit, a gray V-neck, blue jeans, some generic socks, my favorite red sweater; gray, red, and a little black, all striped together sideways. Every time I wore that thing, I felt like I could fly, no matter the weather, I felt like if I could just open my arms, I could sprout wings. We both packed up, and I pushed my sister out of the way of the door, just to remind her of who's actually going to take care of her. We say our goodbyes, and we head on our way across America.

It eventually got dark, like any other day, and we found a clear spot in a secluded forest. My G-Ma said that she wanted to "Find something interesting", I honestly think this whole trip is just for her to find something that she has wanted to find her whole life, we all say a courtesy "Good luck!" and we get ready for a long night, and I go outside on the mat we set up, sit down, and I pull out my "New" Nintendo 2DS© and get my favorite game started up. "I can't believe I'm going to spend a whole summer with my dweeb brother." My sister said, as she sat down facing away from me, pulling out her geek computer, to which I immediately replied, "Well I'm not the only one here, Ava! We're both stuck here!" Grandpa Max walked out of the RV, oblivious to our argument. "Hey guys! How about we start up the fire and make some s'mores? Or, if you're not feeling sweets, some fried grasshopper legs, good for muscle tissue!" I still couldn't believe that my grandpa still ate the weirdest stuff. "Um… No thanks grandpa, I don't want to die within the first week of summer…" Ava said basically the same thing. We both turned around, still sitting down in our habit crisscross pattern of our legs "Don't copy me, dweeb!" She insulted back, "Dirt bag!" I yelled back, "You're the worst sister ever!" She degenerated me one last time, "Same goes for you too, bro!" I replied with, "Fine! If that's how you feel!" I furiously unraveled my sleeping legs, thrusting my 2DS in my pocket, "Smell 'ya later Ava!" And as I stomped away, I heard the faint optimistic comment of my grandfather, "I… think they're starting to grow on each other."

I angrily lumbered deeper into the forest, hunching over, kicking a rock within my path, saying to myself, "Man, how did I get stuck with such a dysfunctional family?" After that, I spotted what looked to be a shooting star. "Whoa! Cool! Meteor shower!" It changed course, looking like a fireball hurdling towards me. "That's way to coo- Ahhhhh!" I hastily ran away, jumping from the impact, when I landed on the ground with a loud FLUMP! It felt like a million earthquakes at one time. My curiosity got the better of me, and I dragged myself off the ground, my body wanting to stay there like a suction cup. I limped my way to the crater it made, and it seemed like a normal meteor, but it was smoke black, cracks appearing through the rock, they were burning and pulsing bright orange. It burst open, and it revealed what looked like… A necklace? I seemed wrapped up in itself, but I could clearly see what it looked like, it seemed like an… Eye.