CHAPTER 2
"Flight 307 from Orlando has finally arrived. Flight 477, destination to Detroit will be boarding in just a few moments," the ground attendant announced on the P.A.
"See, we were just right on time," Louis told Ren in a sardonic manner.
"Whatever..." Ren defended
"Kids, stop it!" Eileen warned the two. "Ok, Steve. How are we going to know if she's Tawny?" she faced her husband and asked.
"Just look for a girl who has brown hair. I've seen her in one of Martin's pictures. I'll know it's Tawny when I see her." Steve answered, stretching his neck to find Tawny.
Louis went to his dad's side and asked, "By the way Dad, where will she stay. I mean, where will her stuff all go?"
"She'll be staying with Ren..." still trying to find Tawny with the huge pack of people walking at the opposite direction who just also arrived.
"Oh, is that her?" Eileen excitedly asked pointing to a girl who was wearing a red long-sleeved polo and jeans. She also had a hand-carry bag that has a "The Beatles" design.
"Yeah, yeah!! That's her." Steve answered. Then he started waving his hands to let Tawny know that it's them. "Tawny, Tawny!"
The young girl finally saw them and approached the family.
"Hi!" she greeted them with a big smile.
"Oh my! Are you Tawny?" Eileen excitedly asked.
"Yeah, pretty much." Tawny answered.
"Oh, welcome dear! It's so nice to finally meet you," Eileen remarked as she hugged the pretty girl. Steve also hugged her after introducing himself as the brother of her dad. Then, the parents introduced their kids.
"Tawny, this is Donnie," pointing at the most masculine guy in the family.
"Hey!" as he stretched out his arm to shake her hands.
"Hey!" she answered back then stretched out her left arm, too.
"Hi, I'm Ren! How are you?" Ren said after the shaking of hands of Donnie and Tawny.
"I'm doing fine. Just a little dizzy, I guess," Tawny replied with a smile.
"And this is our youngest," looking for Louis although he was nowhere in sight. Until Tawny saw a brown haired guy, running with a chicken on his hands while a short, stout guy was behind him.
"Is that him?" pointing at the weird kid holding a chicken running wildly, making a lot of people notice him.
"Yup! That's him!" Ren answered Tawny with a 'not-so-proud' look.
After picking up all Tawny's stuff and finally fixing the problem with the Mexican guy who owned the chicken, the Stevens family finally went to lunch on a Chinese restaurant. Even though Tawny said that she was full, Steve and Eileen still insisted on treating her to a lunch. There, the family was given a chance to get to know her more.
"So Tawny, where did you go to school back in Orlando?" Ren questioned her first. Louis was really focusing on eating his wanton noodles and was, as usual, messy eating it. Although Tawny was trying not to notice Louis' piggy-kind of eating, she took slight glances towards his direction, and was being kind of annoyed already.
"Ohh, my dad used to send me in Melrose Abbey. I really didn't like it there though because people thought I was weird and all, which I really wasn't," Tawny answered after having a dumpling.
"Hmm... interesting. Don't worry! In our school, no one really cares if your weird or eccentric or whatever." Ren replied.
Tawny looked up, looking at Ren.
"Not that I'm saying that you're weird or anything. It's just that I want you to feel welcomed..." Ren quickly defended.
"It's ok. Really. I understand what you mean," Tawny broke, letting Ren know that she understands what she means. Then she gave her a smile and went back to eating her dumplings. Ren went back to eating her food, too, only a bit embarrassed.
"Hmm... so what do you usually do? I mean do you have any sport or anything?" Donnie asked, breaking the silence.
Tawny wiped her mouth with the table cloth and answered, "Oh.. I don't really have a sport. I'm more of a performing arts person. I like to act,"
"Act? You act?!" Louis asked, pointing at Tawny. She looked at him and nodded.
"You know, I had a classmate once and he was into acting. He did this scene in one activity in school and his pants slid off," Louis continued
"Haha... it was hilarious! No, mortifyingly funny," he added after a boisterous laugh
"Louis," Ren cried in an exasperated tone, "Shut up." Then she turned to Tawny, "Excuse my brother, he's just a big bonehead. All he ever does is trick people. A total pest."
Tawny nodded with a smile, as if she understands. Louis, on the other hand, looked up and defended, "Yeah, if I'm such a bonehead, she'd be the geeky- squash-faced-class-valedictorian-popular-cheerleader-type-wannabe who lives beside my bedroom."
Tawny silently giggled. This family's kinda funny, she thought, especially Louis.
"Flight 307 from Orlando has finally arrived. Flight 477, destination to Detroit will be boarding in just a few moments," the ground attendant announced on the P.A.
"See, we were just right on time," Louis told Ren in a sardonic manner.
"Whatever..." Ren defended
"Kids, stop it!" Eileen warned the two. "Ok, Steve. How are we going to know if she's Tawny?" she faced her husband and asked.
"Just look for a girl who has brown hair. I've seen her in one of Martin's pictures. I'll know it's Tawny when I see her." Steve answered, stretching his neck to find Tawny.
Louis went to his dad's side and asked, "By the way Dad, where will she stay. I mean, where will her stuff all go?"
"She'll be staying with Ren..." still trying to find Tawny with the huge pack of people walking at the opposite direction who just also arrived.
"Oh, is that her?" Eileen excitedly asked pointing to a girl who was wearing a red long-sleeved polo and jeans. She also had a hand-carry bag that has a "The Beatles" design.
"Yeah, yeah!! That's her." Steve answered. Then he started waving his hands to let Tawny know that it's them. "Tawny, Tawny!"
The young girl finally saw them and approached the family.
"Hi!" she greeted them with a big smile.
"Oh my! Are you Tawny?" Eileen excitedly asked.
"Yeah, pretty much." Tawny answered.
"Oh, welcome dear! It's so nice to finally meet you," Eileen remarked as she hugged the pretty girl. Steve also hugged her after introducing himself as the brother of her dad. Then, the parents introduced their kids.
"Tawny, this is Donnie," pointing at the most masculine guy in the family.
"Hey!" as he stretched out his arm to shake her hands.
"Hey!" she answered back then stretched out her left arm, too.
"Hi, I'm Ren! How are you?" Ren said after the shaking of hands of Donnie and Tawny.
"I'm doing fine. Just a little dizzy, I guess," Tawny replied with a smile.
"And this is our youngest," looking for Louis although he was nowhere in sight. Until Tawny saw a brown haired guy, running with a chicken on his hands while a short, stout guy was behind him.
"Is that him?" pointing at the weird kid holding a chicken running wildly, making a lot of people notice him.
"Yup! That's him!" Ren answered Tawny with a 'not-so-proud' look.
After picking up all Tawny's stuff and finally fixing the problem with the Mexican guy who owned the chicken, the Stevens family finally went to lunch on a Chinese restaurant. Even though Tawny said that she was full, Steve and Eileen still insisted on treating her to a lunch. There, the family was given a chance to get to know her more.
"So Tawny, where did you go to school back in Orlando?" Ren questioned her first. Louis was really focusing on eating his wanton noodles and was, as usual, messy eating it. Although Tawny was trying not to notice Louis' piggy-kind of eating, she took slight glances towards his direction, and was being kind of annoyed already.
"Ohh, my dad used to send me in Melrose Abbey. I really didn't like it there though because people thought I was weird and all, which I really wasn't," Tawny answered after having a dumpling.
"Hmm... interesting. Don't worry! In our school, no one really cares if your weird or eccentric or whatever." Ren replied.
Tawny looked up, looking at Ren.
"Not that I'm saying that you're weird or anything. It's just that I want you to feel welcomed..." Ren quickly defended.
"It's ok. Really. I understand what you mean," Tawny broke, letting Ren know that she understands what she means. Then she gave her a smile and went back to eating her dumplings. Ren went back to eating her food, too, only a bit embarrassed.
"Hmm... so what do you usually do? I mean do you have any sport or anything?" Donnie asked, breaking the silence.
Tawny wiped her mouth with the table cloth and answered, "Oh.. I don't really have a sport. I'm more of a performing arts person. I like to act,"
"Act? You act?!" Louis asked, pointing at Tawny. She looked at him and nodded.
"You know, I had a classmate once and he was into acting. He did this scene in one activity in school and his pants slid off," Louis continued
"Haha... it was hilarious! No, mortifyingly funny," he added after a boisterous laugh
"Louis," Ren cried in an exasperated tone, "Shut up." Then she turned to Tawny, "Excuse my brother, he's just a big bonehead. All he ever does is trick people. A total pest."
Tawny nodded with a smile, as if she understands. Louis, on the other hand, looked up and defended, "Yeah, if I'm such a bonehead, she'd be the geeky- squash-faced-class-valedictorian-popular-cheerleader-type-wannabe who lives beside my bedroom."
Tawny silently giggled. This family's kinda funny, she thought, especially Louis.