Summer Vacation

Are we there yet?

"Aaliyah I have to go, hurry up."

"I'm almost done, stop whining Emery," I walked out of the stall dramatically gesturing to the toilet she so patiently waited for. She went in, flipping me off before slamming the door shut in my face. Little sisters are such a blessing.

"We've gotta hurry, Mom's waiting in the car." We rushed out grabbing a shit load of candy and snacks to the point where we practically threw it onto the checkout counter buying almost $30 worth of junk.  We hurried out to the car, snuggling back into positions that were still warm from the 3 hours we had already spent in this stupid car.

"Are we there yet?"

"Emery this is the 4th time you've asked and the answer hasn't changed. No." My mom was slowly getting more annoyed, but thankfully there was only an hour left so we could soon get the hell out of this car.

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I woke up abruptly to a huge crash, my mom hit a speed bump going 40mph... She's not the best of drivers.

"Are we here?" I gently asked so she wouldn't flip her switch and explode on me.

"Yup! We sure are! Just a few more minutes until we get to the hotel. It's right on the boardwalk, and the rooms are massive. I thought we deserved a luxurious vacation." My mom excitedly clapped her hands together, causing her to almost run into the parked cars along the side of the street.

"Let's just try to get there in one piece Mom, okay?"  She looked through the rearview mirror and shot me a nasty look, so I looked out the window pretending not to see her.

My family always loved the beach but my mom hasn't been able to afford much when we've gone in the past.  My mom and dad had split up and he took everything, it wasn't until December of last year that she finally won the case after 3 long years, making us rich now.  We were so rich that we could afford to stay at a five-star luxurious hotel for 3 weeks.  We pulled into a parking spot and my mom headed to check in as Emery and I tried to wake Reese up. He immediately started yelling, convincing us as to why we should have let him sleep.  He thinks that now that he is the oldest sibling, he can just cop an attitude at any given moment, so I slapped him, leaving a red mark so he wouldn't forget what happens when he's a dick.

"Aaliyah, why would you do that?  I have to preserve my hotness for all the parties and girls this weekend." He has a massive ego, and he was probably telling the truth about this weekend seeing as he was a playboy with all the girls. Might as well get him a name tag labeled, Hugh Hefner so all the girls know what they are getting into. 

"Everybody grab a bag and we can go check out the room before we bring everything else in." I slung a few bags over my shoulder and followed Em as she sprinted up the two flights of stairs, where Mom was waiting at our door. She flung the door open and we all stood gawking at the enormous suite in disbelief that all of this was ours for the next three weeks.

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After we finished bringing up all of our bags, I unpacked my suitcases into my room admiring the massive bed with soft grey sheets, making me dream of a nap.

Despite my desperate need for a nap, Em had begged Mom to let us walk the boardwalk and go get dinner, and after 20 or so minutes she finally caved and gave us permission to go out.  She probably needed some alone time after that shit show of a car ride anyway.  I rushed to get ready but had little motivation to put in effort for such a short adventure, so I pulled my hair into a messy bun, threw on a tan Nike hoodie and some black denim cutoffs, grabbed my black flipflops, and rushed out the door to catch up with Em and Reese.

I hope you enjoyed it!
I'm not sure if anyone is gonna see this but if you did, thanks for reading and let me know what you think so far!💕

-R