Love in Paradise

Chapter 3: Leaving Graceland

Last night, I packed my suitcase with a lot of clothes, accessories, makeup products, and more. Now, the day had finally arrived, it was a dark gloomy Wednesday morning as I looked out my window, I gently rubbed my eyes and softly yawned.

The raindrops were hitting the ground rapidly with a strong force, I could see little kids playing in the water puddles, and many kids dancing in the rain. I laughed a little bit, I had a sudden flashback to when I and her mother used to go outside on rainy days, they would go to nearby ponds to find little animals. This was a way I and my mother would bond together over our love of nature. I would often stumble upon Lily pads with little tadpoles swimming around, and fireflies lighting up the dark gloomy dark sky.

I look down at my watch briefly, realizing I lost track of time. I  ran as I made my way into her bathroom, doing my daily routine. After that, I walked over to my closet, "Hmm, what should I wear today..?" I said to myself as I look at the variety of clothing items in my closet. I grab a plain teal hoodie with a pair of dark ripped jeans. I put on her outfit while then looking in the mirror. I decided to let my curly black hair fall to my shoulders. I decided to go with a simple look since I was going to spend most of my time in an airplane.

I grabbed her concealed brown foundation, next I grabbed my makeup brush and then dappled it into the powder. I then placed the foundation onto her face a little bit at a time then I would wiped off the excess foundation I didn't need on my brush.

I then grabbed an eyeshadow palette from out of her makeup bag that was sitting on top of her dresser, I tapped my makeup brush onto the brown shade and then moved my brush back and forth motion with my hand. I blended the eyeshadow onto her eyelids then up to my eye creases. I pulled out a shiny dark red lipgloss and applied it to my lips.

I smiled, she then sprayed a vanilla-scented perfume on every inch of my body from top to bottom. I heard a knock on my door, I walked over to the wooden door, looking through the peephole to see who it was. I suddenly turned the golden doorknob opened the door and noticed it was Kai.

"Paisley over here please," Dean says while he threw the basketball gently on the wooden floor to get her attention, he then watched the little Yorkie terrier wag her little tail as she played with the round mini orange basketball while gasping it with her small paws then rolling around with it.

Dean smiled while making his way into the kitchen, he grabbed Paisley's dog food from above the cabinet. Dean was 6'0, He inherited his height from his Dad who is 6'2 being a few inches taller than him. Dean has always felt comfortable with his height, he didn't care what people may have thought of it.

Dean then walked back into the living room placing down a pink and white bowl that had a mini paw design on it. He placed her dog food in her bowl then he grabbed the jug of water beside it, pouring it into her water bowl. Paisley suddenly leaped over with excitement to the food bowl. Dean patted her on the head, "I'm going to miss you Paisley but I'll be back soon." He said with a smile.

"Elle, what do you have in here? This suitcase is so heavy." Kai says while looking at me with his bright green eyes. "Just some makeup products, and a couple of clothing that's all..." I said making eye contact with him as I spoke. "This is more than just a couple of clothes Elle." He says with a bit of a chuckle.

"Yeah I might have gotten a bit carried away... but I have such a hard time choosing cute clothes!" I said with a bit of a laugh. Kai smiles, "I completely understand Bri, I'll be in the car waiting." Kai drags the suitcase behind him, he carefully made his way over to the elevator, watching every little step he took.

The doorbell rang, "That must be Clarissa..." He walked over to the door, turning the doorknob to open it. The wooden door creaked as it revealed a woman who had dark blue eyes, the same as Dean's, and dark brown straight hair that went down to her shoulders. She wore a plain gray hoodie with matching gray sweatpants.

"Clarissa it's great to see you!" He said hugging her. "It's good to see you, little bro, how is everything going?" Clarissa said with a smile. "Everything is going pretty good so far.." Dean replied. Paisley runs up to Dean's leg and wags her tail at Clarissa while sticking out her tongue.

"I will take good care of her Dean don't worry have fun on your trip, you need one," Clarissa reassured him. Clarissa was a big part of Dean's life, she raised Dean ever since, he was little, while their dad would be working through the day endlessly. She made sure that Dean was well fed, had enough sleep, and more. Clarissa and Dean had a strong bond with each other. Dean knew that Paisley would be in good hands, knowing that he could trust her.

Brielle made her way to her door, she glanced once more at her cozy apartment, before gently shutting the door behind her. Brielle was going to miss Graceland, but she knew that she'll eventually return soon to the small quiet town.

Dean makes his way toward the door, he glances back at his sister and the dog. Clarissa held the dog in her arms, gently picked up the pup's paw, and then she moved the paw from side to side to indicate a wave to him. Dean smiled, and he waved back at them both. Dean opens up the door and then slowly closed the door behind him.