Road Trip. "Waaaake uuuup!!" I instantly shot up startled by the yelling and jumping on my bed. I rubbed my eyes, adjusting them to the light, and stretched. When my eyes adjusted, I saw a very excited Chrissy jumping on my bed. I laughed, light-heartedly, at my little sister's silliness.
"Okay! I'm up, Chrissy! What's got you so excited this morning?" When I asked this, she immediately stopped jumping and dropped down sitting crisscross in front of me. "You don't remember?" I shook my head still puzzled. "We are leaving for our yearly road trip today!" She yelled, running out of my room and off to her room to pack, I assume.
How could I have forgotten! Every year, ever since Hunter could drive, we all would pack up and go on a road trip. By "we" I mean Hunter, Cole, Chrissy, and I. Whenever we went on this trip, there was no set destination; we just drove until we got somewhere that we felt like sticking around and exploring. Last year we went to the "HOLYWOOD" sign and the year before that we went to the Grand Canyon. Chrissy looks forward to this trip every year; explaining why she was so excited when she woke me up.
Deciding I had better start getting ready, I got up and went to the bathroom. After locking the door, I stripped down and got in the shower. I washed up and let the warm water overtake me. When I was done, I got out and grabbed my towel to dry off before putting on my robe. After, I wrapped my hair in a towel.
Walking out of my bathroom, I went over to my closet to pick out what I am going to wear today. After a few minutes of looking through my closet, I finally settled on a mint green, spaghetti strap tank and a pair of long, grey sweatpants. In addition, I picked out a black, spilt cardigan. I put on my outfit then went back to the bathroom and washed my face, brushed teeth, and brushed my hair. I put on nude colored lipstick and decided to do a single, small braid on the right side of my head. When my hair was done being braided, I painted my fingernails with a French manicure with blue tips and little white dots under the blue. When they were done drying, I put on my glasses with the black frames and chose a silver bow necklace before slipping on my vans. When I was done getting ready, I hopped down the stairs and skipped to the kitchen.
"Good morning, everyone!" I greeted everyone happily. "Morning, Bella. You excited about today?" Hunter asked, smiling at my excited energy. "I am," I said, walking up behind the chair Chrissy was sitting in. "But not as much as this one!" I said as I tickled Chrissy's sides, where she is the most ticklish.
"AAHHH! Haha! Bella! Haha! S-stop!" Chrissy exclaimed in a fit of laughter. I laughed and stopped tickling her, heading back to the pantry with the cereal.
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After breakfast, I was about to walk back upstairs when the doorbell rang. "Bella, can you get that?" Hunter asked from his room upstairs. "Sure!" I yelled back. Unlocking the door, I opened it to reveal Trenton standing on our porch. Seeing him reminded me of what I saw yesterday at school; therefore, I was not ecstatic to see him at our house right now. I crossed my arms and leaned against the doorframe.
"May I help you? We don't have a tutoring session today since it's Saturday." "Right. I... umm... Well, I was in the neighborhood and I thought I'd swing by and say hi," he said. "Okay, you did. Now, bye," I replied as I attempted to close the door, but he stuck his foot out preventing me. Sighing, I opened the door back up.
"What?" I asked, getting a bit annoyed now. "Did I do something wrong?" I just rolled my eyes before I heard footsteps running down the stairs.
"Bella! Should I bring my sparkly, pink tennis shoes?" Chrissy asked me holding up her shoes so I could see. "Sure, jitterbug." Chrissy had not noticed Trenton until he cleared his throat.
"Tee!" She yelled, running towards him to give him a hug as he squatted down to hug her too. "Hey, Chrissy!" "I missed you, Tee," she told him, jutting out her bottom lip into a pout. "I'm sorry, Chrissy. I've been really busy." She just nodded, before her whole face lit up.
"Come with us on our road trip!" She exclaimed, excitedly. When I heard this, my eyes went wide in surprise. "No, no. Chrissy, I'm sure Trenton has other plans and doesn't want to come on-" "I'd love to come," Trenton said, interrupting me. "Yay!" Chrissy yelled, running off to, no doubt, go tell Hunter. I signed knowing Chrissy would be upset now if he did not end up going.
"What time are we leaving?" Trenton asked. "It's currently 10 A.M. and we leave at 12 P.M., sharp." "Alright. Well, I'm going to go pack and I'll be back soon." With that, Trenton headed to his car and drove off. Great! Now the person I want to be around the least currently is coming on the road trip. I thought to myself as I closed the door.
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An hour and a half later, I was throwing the last few things in my bags. I zipped up my duffle and attempted to close my rolling suitcase. After five minutes of trying to zip it closed, I heard someone chuckle in from my doorway. Looking over, I saw Trenton with his arms crossed and him leaning against my doorframe looking very amused. I rolled my eyes and continued working on the zipper.
"Need some help?" I sighed and nodded before he came over to my suitcase. "Sit on top of it." I did as I was told and he zipped it up easily. When it was zipped up he offered his hand, which I accepted, and he helped me up.
"Thank you for the help." "Of course. Need help carrying your bags down?" I nod saying, "That would be great."
When we get downstairs, we set my bags by the front door and join everyone else.
"Okay. Trenton said he would drive some of us in his car; so Bella and Chrissy can ride with Trenton. Cole and I will take my car," Hunter said. "Wait! Why can't I go with you?" I asked, really not wanting to be in a car with Trenton for who knows how long. "Because Chrissy said she wants to ride with you and Trenton." I sighed and nodded before we all started taking our luggage out to the cars. We walked out and there was a different car then what he drove here earlier.
"Trenton, what happened to your Jeep and where did you get this car?" I asked, baffled. In front of us sat a black Cadillac Escalade. "Oh, this is my family's car. I'm just borrowing it." I nodded as we proceeded with putting our suitcases in the car. After they were all in, I buckled Chrissy into her car seat before climbing into the passenger seat.
"Wow! You're car is roomy!" He smiled replying, "Yup! Perfect for travel!" I nodded in agreement. The car has a black exterior and a tan leather interior. I saw the seat warmers button and turned mine on excitedly. I could feel Trenton looking over at me every now and then, but I just ignored it and acted like I did not notice.
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About an hour into the trip, I looked back at the back seat, which had gotten surprisingly quiet for the past half hour. Looking back, I saw Chrissy fast asleep. I chuckled lightly, causing Trenton to give me a questioning look. "Chrissy is fast asleep. All her excitement about going on the trip wore her out," I said quietly so I would not wake her up. He smiled and laughed lightly. After a few minutes, I felt myself begin to get sleepy, as well. I slid off my vans, curled up in my seat, and leaned against the door before drifting off.
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Hey guys! Sorry for not updating for so long! I've been really busy! Also, I know this chapter wasn't as good and it was kinda a filler. I promise things will get more eventful soon!
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