chapter six
It was
around 5:00 p.m. here in Florida. I looked through the clear automatic sliding
doors to see two cars parking outside.
“Hey,
there they are.” Erik said.
As we
walked through the sliding doors, the guys greeted Erik. I believe there were
five of them. The two cars they brought were some sort of Expedition and a
Mercedes. I pushed the cart towards the cars and a guy with very curling hair
came up to me. The first thing that popped into my head was {He must be
Goldilock’s long-lost twin brother}
Soon
after, another guy walked towards me. He looked Italian but I just remembered
him as {big nose}, I thought to myself. He carried two suitcases into the
Expedition as the curly haired boy carried two more to the Mercedes. One guy was
too busy talking to my brother as he was holding his little dog, which looked
like a pug. The other two guys were with three teenage girls signing pieces of
paper. One had somewhat light blond hair as the other one had dark brown hair
with light brown highlights. I had different nicknames for each guy. Goldilocks
or curly hair; big nose; guy with dog; light blond; lion as I noticed his
somewhat strange necklace.
Light
blond and lion soon left the girls as my brother called them.
“Hey,
guys. I want you to meet my little sister, Arlene.” He said putting his hands
on each of my shoulders. I just stood there.
“Arlene,
this is Joey, Justin, Chris, JC, and Lance.” as he went down the line.
“Hi.”
They all said. Waiting for a reply I walked in between Chris and JC to the car
door. I pulled the door open, jumped in and closed the door.
“She’s
sure talkative.” Chris remarked.
“Hey,
she’s been through a lot.” JC said.
“Let
her get used to you guys.” Erik said. “It’s not everyday she moves across
the U.S.”
“Hey,
is she seeing anyone right now?” Joey asked.
“Shut
up, Joey. You have to date every girl you see, don’t you?!” Lance said with
frustration.
“She
hasn’t had a boyfriend in like two years.” Erik remarked. “So look, but
don’t touch.”
They all
laughed and walked toward the cars. Joey drove the Expedition while Lance was in
the front passenger seat and Chris was in the back seat playing around with his
puppy. Justin drove the Mercedes. Erik sat in the front, while I was behind
Justin and left of JC. I just sat there, looking out of the window. The car
started and rolled out of the airport. As the car passed building after building,
I could feel eyes constantly looking at me. In the corner of my eye, I could see
JC’s head turning towards me and then back to the right, while Justin’s eyes
kept looking up into the mirror.
*in the
expedition*
“Hey,
Arlene’s pretty cute.” Lance remarked.
“Yeah.
I guess the cute genes skipped Erik.” Chris said. They all laughed.
*at the
house*
Both
cars parked in front of the house. I looked out through the window and
remembered everything about the house. Even if I was only 10 years old, I can
still remember where I fell off my bike. I opened the door and heard the trunk
pop open. As I walked to the back of the car, I noticed that Justin and Erik
were already there. Pulling each suitcase out, I reached for both duffel bags
and headed to the house. I was just wondering around the front yard when Erik
yelled out, “Arlene, c’mon.”