A Summer Story

chapter 1

I love going to my grandparents place for the summer holidays. The fresh ocean breeze was so different from the city air. And a lot of my friends live over there including my best friend Adam. We were best friends since we were kids and its not changed even though we live 4 hours away, I love him like a brother even though he can be a pain in the ass.

As much as I love going my grandparents place I hate the long ass car drive. I look over to see my brother fast asleep, too bad I didn't have a marker with me or lipstick I could've drawn on his face, I'm not one of those girls who carry lipstick with them everywhere I go, I don't even wear lipstick.

My mother too was passed out in the front and my dad was humming to the song going on, on the radio. While I was listening to music on my earphones.

"Dad" I grumble "how much longer." I say removing my earphones 

"I don't know maybe 30 minutes. Enjoy the ride till then. Oh do you want to hear a story."

"God, no dad we've heard all your stories way too many times."

He laughs "True, well till then let's talk."

"Talk, talk about what?"

"I don't know new music, the latest movie you watched, boys."

"Boys, really dad no."

"Well why not, who's that guy you were with before soccer training when I dropped you that day."

"Liam? He's the captain of the boys team. We were talking about a match girls vs boys, and he's got a girlfriend."

"Oohkay which song are you currently listening to."  

"Bite me Avril Lavigne."

"Oh cool you should listen to The Weekends new song too." He then start singing to the song that just started. 

"I'm listening to my music again." Surprised how my mom hasn't woken up yet. Well she is a heavy sleeper I guess Jake and I got that from her.

Neither me nor my dad like talking about feelings and emotions we talk about sports, music, movies and interesting stuff. He's definitely the cooler parent but over protective when it comes to guys. My mom's cool to but she wants to know every single detail of my life and it can get annoying. 

I can't help but think about if things have changed, if new people have shifted. But what I really can't wait for is to meet Amanda and Kevin my crazy cousins. Jake, Kev, Amy and I have the best time when we all get together watching movies, playing games, sports, dancing, baking and cooking though now, Kev and I are forbidden from cooking cause we caught a cloth in the kitchen on fire while making pasta. Amy is a good cook though, and Jake bakes some really good shit. 

Going on the beach for summer holidays are the best we can stay out the whole day and just come home for meals, we don't even go home half of the time. But on the first day of summer holidays, when the whole family gets together we have a traditional Rodrigues lunch. When my grandparents, aunt Claire, uncle Ryan(Amy's and Kevin's parents/Ryan is my dad's brother), Amy, Jake, Rianne(my dad's sister), her boyfriend Harry, my mom, dad, Jake and me all sit together and talk about what's been going on in life so far.

I still can't believe this is going to be my last time coming her as a high schooler. I'm going to college next year and I want to go to Julliard the college of my dreams. I play 4 instruments the guitar, piano, drums and ukulele, and I also compose music and write songs. My brother got lucky and got excepted in the college of his dreams through sports scholarships. I could also get into the same college as him through sports scholarship, but Julliard was my first option and I was the soccer team captain and a member in my school band and I also wrote and composed a few song for the drama club in school.