CHAPTER 4 - Meeting


Barley four hours later Ziva was up again, she decided not to run on the days she would be spending here, and just take the time she could be with her family. Today was the day that they remembered the ones that had passed away; they would go to the lake at three, at around one the rest of the family would be there. After dressing into a black outfit, she woke Tony up.
It took him half an hour to come downstairs and Ziva suspected that he had gone back to sleep once she left the bedroom. After cleaning up after breakfast, everyone went their own way, Ziva turned to Tony "Tony, I asked my mother and she and the rest of my family do not mind if you come with us"

Slowly the house filled with more and more people. Tony was introduced to Dormir and his wife Maribel. When he came to the little boys there was no shaking hands the boys just both looked at him and Ziva and run outside to go and play.

"They are Aaron and Kalev" Ziva told him.

Just at that moment a girl came walking into the house with two large pink suitcases. She was wearing red shining pumps. A net patterned denim skirt and black singlet. Her hair was obviously dyed blond. She had a thick layer of make-up on and walked as if she thought she was the world. She shot a quick look at Tony then turned to Ziva and said a quick "Ziva" before walking upstairs taking her suitcases with her.

"That was Nava" Ziva said on a bitterly tone. Right when Tony wanted to ask what was up with the girl.

"Zivaleh" Rivka asked Ziva "Would you please go and pick Saba and Savta up from the airport?"

She took the keys of her mother's car and Tony followed her "Ziva, who are Saba and Savta?" Ziva laughed as Tony had a hard time pronouncing it since he only heard the words once.

"Saba means Grandfather and Savta means Grandmother in Hebrew Tony. Their names are Jacob and Leah. They speak very little English though."

When they arrived at the airport Ziva parked the car, Tony followed her. After a short while of waiting Ziva said "There they are!" And almost run to them. Tony followed, afraid of losing Ziva between all those people.

"Saba, Savta this is Anthony Dinozzo, my partner" Ziva said, while still hugging her grandmother, Leah.

"Nice meeting you" The man said "Jacob" Tony shook his hand.

By the woman he was hugged, when she said "Leah"

Tony and Ziva carried their bags to the car. Ziva was happily chatting with them, Tony only whished that he could understand. He was glad he had come with Ziva, because now he saw a whole other side of her. And he liked it.

When they got in the car Tony wondered if Ziva would still drive like a maniac with her grandparents in the car. Sadly for him she did.

"Ziva would you please, Ziva Ziva SLOW DOWN!"

Leah said something to Ziva and Ziva laughed "What did she say?" Tony asked.

"That you should not complain and that I have to drive faster"

Tony had never been so glad to come out of a car as he was now. When they walked into the house Tony saw that the rest of the family had arrived. He was introduced to Ya'el and Simeon, and their daughter Maha who was pregnant, and her husband Joshua. Tony only hoped he could remember which name belonged to whom. He soon noticed that Ziva got along with Maha and Joshua, Simeon and his wife Ya'el brother of Rivka, and also all the children of Nettie and Nettie herself, but not so much with Dormir, his wife Maribel and their two sons and daughter. Tony decided to ask Ziva.

"Ziva"

"Yes Tony" Ziva said, as she looked, since she had been braiding Rafi's hair.

"Why is it that you do not seem to, go along so well with Dormir?" He had expected Ziva to not answer but she did.

"When I was eight I think I spent a week with them, Nava was one, I did not look forward to it at all, I had only seen them three times before. When Tali was born, when we went to visit Nettie when Thomas and Jordon were born, and because my mother made me go with her when Nava was born. I remember the first night I was there, Nava kept me awake I was put with her in a room, and they blamed me that Nava was crying. And as the week continued it only got worse. The next day I got the blame that Nave had fallen down when she tried to pull herself up, they blamed me when they saw me grabbing my stuffed animal while Nava wanted it. I do not even know why my mother sent me to them while my other siblings could stay with her. On the fourth day I had fallen while riding my bike and Maribel said it was my own fault and I had to clean my knees myself. By the fifth day Dormir dropped me of with Saba and Savta because "I could not behave, and was being mean to Nava". The last two days were one of the best. But ever since then I do not like them. They did not even come when Rafi was born, but expected us to show when Aaron and Kalev were born."

Soon it was time to go to the lake. It was only then that Tony noticed everyone was dressed in black.

Does anyone know if the words zaide and Bubbee are also right for grandfather and grandmother?

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