"You can't be anywhere near me! I have a TRO on you!"
"Nothing stops me. And you know that. I will get my revenge bitch. You can count on it."
"That was you who pushed me into the street wasn't it?"
"You got that right." Before I knew it Adam was gone. I went over to Becca's car where Kalena and Rebecca were waiting and felt the tears coming on. Kalena noticed my distress and knew.
"He's back isn't he?" I said nothing but nodded.
"Who's back?" We all got in the car and went back to Becca's where I revealed that Adam was an ex-boyfriend who wouldn't take no as an answer. I also told her he has a restraining order. I then went up to my room and fell on my bed dead weight sleeping. Around lunch I woke up to see Becca going through my clothes. "Hey. How're you feeling?"
"A little better. Why are you going through my clothes?"
"I'm meeting with my publisher tonight to talk about my dissertation. Don't worry. I'll drop you and Kalena off at the museum though."
"Thanks Becs."
Kalena's POV I went home, tired and excited. Ahkmenrah kissed me! I was flying when I entered my house. I heard my parents talking and I walked up into their bedroom and saw them packing their suitcases.
"Mom, Dad, what are you doing?"
"Aloha Kalena!" My father said. I thought for a minute, Dad never spoke Hawaiian unless...
"We're going to Hawaii!" I yelled jumping.
"Yes Kalena! We're going to Maui and seeing your grandmother." I was so excited I immediately hugged my mother and father. "We're leaving in two days." I stopped jumping.
"So soon Mama?"
"Don't worry Kalena, Taylor can come with us." Mom said. I nodded and immediately called Taylor's cell. It rang a few times then I heard her pick up.
"Hello?" I heard her yawn. I giggled and started talking.
"Taylor we're going to Hawaii! Mom said it was alright if I took you with us. What do you think?"
"Awesome! When are we leaving?"
"Two days! Pack Tay pack!" I hear her get up and I laughed. "See you at the museum tonight?"
"Yep! Later Kalena!"
"Bye Taylor." I hung up and turned to my parents. They smiled and handed me Taylor's and my tickets. I ran to my room and started packing. Let's see... tank tops, shorts, flip flops, sweater, bathing suit, wet suit, goggles, undergarments, bathroom supplies, travel toothbrush and toothpaste, make up, sort everything into their little baggies and done with my big suitcase. Now for travel...
I grabbed my books from college and notebooks so I could take notes and do homework that my teachers assigned to me. I was studying to become an Intermediate school teacher, that's grades four through five if you're wondering. I picked up a book and it had a 3D picture of Ahkmenrah on the front. I giggled, his real face was much cuter! I put the book in my bag and zipped it closed. I lied down on my bed and closed my eyes, falling into a dreamless sleep.
I woke up a few hours later to smell breakfast. Mom was probably making her famous pineapple pancakes. I got up and changed into blue jeans and a red tank top. I grabbed my hoodie and sneakers and I ran downstairs.
"Slow down kaiki,it's only 12:30." My mother said. I shrugged my shoulders and ate the pancakes that my mother made. Yes I was an 18 year old living with my parents, but can you blame me? Rent free, free meals and all I have to do is my own laundry and clean up the kitchen, family room and my room.
"Sorry, Ma, but when I smelled your famous pancakes I had to hurry." I said. Mom laughed and I kept eating. Once I was done I ran upstairs to make sure I packed everything...oh my surfboard! Wait that was in Hawaii at Grandma's, hehehe.
After I packed and repacked everything for the third time it was time to go to the museum. I picked up my backpack and I grabbed Taylor's ticket.
"Bye Mama! Bye Daddy! Rebecca said that Tay and I can stay at the museum with them! Their new night guard said that he needed help."
"Sure Kalena, just be careful and take this." My father gave me a can of pepper spray and I put it in my purse.
"Thanks Dad." Like I'd need that! I exited the house and saw Taylor waiting for me. I got into her car and we drove to the museum, me eagerly waiting to see Ahkmenrah again. "Here's your ticket Tay."
"Thanks Kay, how are we going to tell them that we're leaving? Becca already knows and I'm sure she told Larry and Nicky."
"Pretty sure..." Damn I wanted to put off telling Ahk for another few days..."I really like Ahk!"
"Then tell him tonight. Got it?"
"Alright." I sighed and looked out the window.
When we got to the museum, Rexy was just starting to move. I ran to Ahkmenrah's tomb and saw him exiting his "final resting place". He turned around and smiled when I walked into the room.
"Ahh, Kalena." he said, god I have fallen and fallen hard.
"Hello Ahk." I said, a little happy that I was talking to him. "Listen I have something to tell you and you might not like it."
"You're not coming back?" Ahk asked.
"No! God no I'm coming back... After a couple weeks."
"Why?"
"Remember when I told you that my grandmother lived in Hawaii?" He nodded so I took that as a good sign. "Well my parents sprung a two week trip to Hawaii on me and we leave in two days... I wanted to tell you before tomorrow.." He was silent, I took this as bad sign. "Ahk?"
"You're leaving?" He sounded hurt. I sighed and hugged him. His arms wrapped around me as I tightened my hug.
"Just for two weeks. I'd love to take you with me but... Taylor's got the extra ticket. I-" His lips cut me off and I kissed him back, after a minute of wondering what the heck was going on.
"I can wait two weeks to see you again." He said against my lips... Ohhhhh I love this man...
"I'll think about you everyday... I'll write and tell Rebecca to give the letters to you... If you can read English?"
"Not really..." Ahk sounded disappointed.
"Well then I can call you, or we can just ignore each other for two weeks then when we see each other again I jump into your arms and you spin me around." ... Kalena do you not know when to shut up? You're just like Meg in Hercules!
"I think... I like the second option, but for now, can we just stay together? Just the two of us?"
"I'd like that Ahkmenrah." And for once, I think I felt more at peace with him than I ever have with my other boyfriends.
I got off the plane with Tay in beautiful sunny Maui! I smiled as I stepped into the open air airport, my father and mother right behind us. Most people find it weird that my father, who's a Brit, and my mother, a native Hawaiian, got married and produced me, born in Brooklyn and speaks with a slight Hawaiian AND British accent, thank my parents. I looked over at Tay and smiled.
"Excited?" I asked.