The plane had been flying for a few hours, I think. I wouldn't really know since I was sleeping. We were already in a huge cloud of gray. The only flight out of our hometown, Carlisle, PA was the only one we could get. It was at 4pm but the foster home wanted us our sooner. Our parents passed away recently in a freak accident and we needed to fly out to our closest relatives, which happened to live accross the country. "How much longer?" I whispered.
"10 minutes, you better get your bag ready, and put away those stupid headphones! They are so annoying, and you aren't even listening to anything." Ashlee hissed at me.
"Well well well, someone is catty. Meow"
"Grrrrrr"
"So do you think we will find boyfriends?" I asked.
"Of course you'd ask that. Is that all you think about"
"Actually... yes"
"That's pretty sad. But if I do, I'll make sure you like him. I hope you would do the same for me." She replied.
"I'm not that horrible, Ashlee. But I kind of need a guy in my life. At least a really good guy friend. That would work"
"Me too. Haha, but I'm not going to throw myself out there. Neither should you. Please choose wisely in your man-pool. Be picky. That's the only way you'll find a good one."
She has always been protective of me. It's not like I need the help. I am actually a really smart person. Hopefully if I do meet a guy, he doesn't use me. Ew, that would be unbareable. The plane landed, and the second we hit the ground I saw my worst nightmare. Snow. Cold? I can't stand it. It's one of my biggest pet peeves. Good thing I dressed nicely. Leggings and an oversized band T-shirt. Really helpful. I didn't really think to ask about what the weather would be like.
"Ans do you have any clothes I can borrow? I didn't pack anything for cold weather." I asked.
"Yeah, I'll give them to you when we hang out after we get settled"
"Okay thanks. This is gonna be crazy. Are you excited"
"Not really, but im anxious. You know im not really one for meeting new people"
"Open your horizons, Ashlee! Maybe you will get a worth-while guy. Its about time you start dating. You are almost 17. You could be getting married next year if you really wanted to." I said with a grin. I love messing with her. She doesn't mind because she knows im joking.
"Fine miss fancy pants. Maybe I wont give you my clothes"
"You never break your promises"
"When did I promise anything?" She added with a grin.
The bell dinged that signaled no seatbelt required. This was when everyone would rush to get their luggage from the overhead storage areas and then push eachother and get stressed out. Also this was when everyone called people. I sometimes listened in on their conversations. They are very interesting... sometimes. Ashlee got up from her seat and beat a creepy old man to the isle. She may be quiet, but she can be aggressive when she really wants something. I'm going to miss her. I really do hope she finds a boyfriend. I wasn't just saying it. She has never had a steady boyfriend, and she's a great person. She deserves one. I just hope they don't take addvantage of her. The line to the exit of the airplane started moving. Before I knew it we were walking the ramps to the doors. I hated this part. People who were waiting to get on the plane would stare at you. Sometimes they would be attractive and it would make me self concious. Ashlee always confused this for the opposite. She thinks I like being the center focus of everyone. I really dont, but I do like getting attention from people. No one likes being ignored.
Ashlee and I walked over to the baggage claim which was tiny I might add. This airport was small. 4 other people were near us while waiting for the luggage to come around. It was a ghost town here. I saw a Dunkin' Doughnuts shop near us, and the barista was leaning against the counter reading a magazine. She looks thrilled to have that job. Poor girl had to sit there all day with business men and woman demanding their coffees. I would hate that.
I was knocked out of my thoughts by the nudge of my sisters elbow. "Come on, I bet they are waiting for us." She urged. She already had the bags, all six of them. Whoah, when did she get those? I must have been really out of it. Three bags were hers, the blue ones. Three were mine, the red ones. It was the easiest way to know which belonged to who while packing, even though we share all of our stuff. I wear her clothes, she uses my hair products. Its nicer that way. We started off for the exit. It was very easy to find here, there was only one exit. A sign above the automatic doors read: "Pick up and Drop off" There were 2 buses and a taxi waiting outside. This city wasn't busy at all. I spotted a mossy green truck waiting outside near the sidewalk. Inside was a woman with her head leaned back against the headrest of her seat and a girl who looked about 20 sulking next to her. I saw the younger one nudge the sleeper and mouth something unfamiliar. The woman sat up quickly and hoped out of the car. Right when I saw her face, she was familiar to me. "Abbey! Ashlee! I didn't see you!" She shouted. "How are you, how was the flight? Was it crowded?" She attacked us with questions.
"Chill, Sue!" I added humorously. Sue was my aunt, on my mother's side by marriage. Ashlee and I have been visiting her since we were born. She's like a second mom to us, though I was closer to her than my sister. I think it is because of our personalities, and how we were so alike. I was allowed to call her Sue, she actually encouraged it. She didn't like the formalness of being call aunt Sue. I didn't either.
"Look at you two! I haven't seen you in a few years! You are young ladies! Wow!" She exclaimed.
Ashlee chuckled, "You say that every time, Sue. Ha, we should be old ladies now"
"Where's my gum ointment?" I added. I just adored my stale humor.
Sue, Ashlee and I chatted for about 10 minutes and then a young boy hoped out of the car with extreme excitement on his face. Also, loss of sleep. He ran towards Ashlee and I. "Hey guys!" Seth almost screamed. Seth was our cousin, Sue's son. He's been a good friend of ours growing up. Him being close to our ages helped. Sue barely noticed that he came over and kept our conversation going. Finally the girl in the passengers seat dragged herself over. That was Leah, our other cousin, and Sue's daughter. She has always been sour, and cold hearted. Not the funnest person to be around, so Ashlee decided to ignore her. I decided to make her life horrible. A white mini-van screeched up to a halt near Sue's truck. Oh god, not them. They were not my favorite people, too giddy. Their peppiness was not normal. I guess that Ashlee really didn't care. She had to spent the rest of her high school life with them. Poor Girl. "Ashlee and Abbey! Oh boy is that you? Mikey get the camera!" Mrs.Newton hollered. This woman was obnoxious. A boy Ashlee's age ran out of the car with a silver camera in his hands. She was good friends with our mom in highschool, ever since then, they were good friends. I have no idea why.
"Here mom!" He added.
"Well didn't you girls grow up! Last time I saw you was at your mothers baby shower for Abbey!" She noted to Ashlee.
"Now let me get some pictures of you two together" A peircing light blinded me. That camera is my enemy. Who seriously has a flash that bright anymore?
"Ashlee, lets get some of just you!" Ashlee groaned, she hated the spotlight.
I silently giggled at the sight of my sister being mobbed by some overly-friendly town folk. They just ate her up. Sue chuckled quietly along with me, and Seth soon joined in. The three of us looked at each other. Our eyes widened and we fell over laughing. Leah screamed at us to get up because we were embarrassing. Who cares what Leah thinks.
Saying bye to Ashlee went smoother than I thought. It wasn't that emotional for me, since I "have no heart" as people say. Apparently you have no heart if you don't cry while watching "Idol Gives Back". I was sitting in one of the back two seats of Sue's truck. They were the kind you would fold from the side to sit people that you needed to "squish in". Her car is old but I think its nice. Leah sat in the passenger seat sulking. Seth sat across from me on the remaining back seat and Sue sat in the driver's seat comfortably.
"Abbey, you are gonna have so much fun at our house! I hope you don't mind a lot of people because we always have someone coming over. Our reservation is very close. We are all a big family. We also love sharing and enjoying others company"
" No no no its perfectly fine, Sue! I love people. You should know because of our many visits. I guess I made the right decision to live with you," I added with a wink. Seth and I snickered at the vision of Ashlee being trampled. Fun times. Seth was a cool kid. I remember going over to the reservation when I was 7 for a gathering. He was 6 at the time and we were playing hide and go seek with some of the other kids. There was Leah, who was 9 at the time, Sam, and a few other people. Leah had to find us, we made her do it because she kept whining. Seth and I behind driftwood on the beach and no one found us. Ever since then we've been best friends. We tell each other everything. Though I feel he may be hiding something.
I assume I fell asleep because I woke up to the sound of small rocks under the tires. A medium sized house with tattered shutters crossed our path. A young boy with no shirt was running around his house, I'm guessing he was searching for something. I looked over to Seth and he was snoring away. Sue noticed that I had been awoken and notified me of where we were. "We will be at our house in 2 minutes. Can you wake up Seth, I don't exactly feel like carrying him into the house. That kid is packing some weight." She exclaimed.