Is it love? |Alex Walter Cole Walter

The Walter House

fyi: This story is in first person as Elsie!!
I woke up this morning at 6am to the sound of my alarm going off. I didn't get any sleep last night as i was over thinking everything.
Will I like it there? Will I make any friends? and especially, Is this what mom would have wanted?
I know she put it in her will that i was to stay with the Walters if anything happened but that was 15 years ago when I was just born and the Walters only had 2 kids, now theres 9 and 10 including me and i've never even met them. I lay in bed staring at the ceiling for awhile.
"Elsie are you up? We need to leave soon!" My uncle Rob shouts up the stairs.
"Yeah im up,I just need to get ready ill be down in half an hour" I reply
I finally get out of bed and throw on a pair of grey sweatpants, a black crop top and my converse. Just something comfy for the plane. I curl my hair and throw on a bit of light makeup just to feel fresh. This is the first time i put on makeup since the accident but i wanted to make a good impression for the Walters.
I put the hair curler in my suitcase followed by my makeup and zip it up. Rob enters my room
and puts my suitcase in the car while i get last minute bits for my carry on bag.
"Hey kid, we still have some time do you want me to throw on a few pancakes for you? I know they're your favourite" Rob asks "Oh, No I think i'll just gets something at the airport." "Thank you for asking though" I say. In all honesty I know im not going to get something at the airport. I haven't felt like eating since the accident. I barley have 2 meals a day now but Rob doesn't seem to notice and i dont want to worry him because I'll be okay. "Okay then. Will we leave?,are you ready?"Rob says "Yeah lets go" I reply sighing. I don't wont want to leave Los Angeles. I don't want to leave my friends and my school and Rob. He's the closest family member I have left and I grew up here,I grew up here with my family.

We make it to the airport and Rob walks me to Security before he has to leave.
"So this is it" i say starting to tear up. I held back my tears not wanting to worry Rob. "No its not kid, Don't say it like that, you know i'll call everyday and you can call me if you have any worrys." he says. "I know but-" Rob interrupts "Hey, No buts you'll be okay, im sure they will be great. Now give me a hug" We hug and then I go through security.

6 hours later
I arrive in Colorado and I make my way to the arrivals section of the airport. Katherine and George are picking me up. I have been in contact with them for the last few days and they seem really kind. "Hey! Elsie!" I hear Katherine say over near the door. I walk over and she hugs me. "How are you?" George asks. "Im okay thanks for asking, a bit jet lagged." i say. "Hm, Lets get you back to the house then" Katherine says smiling.
George puts my suitcase in the back of his truck and I get in the back seat. I've never been to Colorado before but it looks pretty. I notice Katherine looking at me through the rear view mirror and i give half a smile worrying if maybe my makeup is too much.
"You look so much like your mother" she says noticing me looking at her back. "Oh yeah, everybody says that" I give a slight laugh. I love when people say I look like my mom. It makes me feel more connected to her. "She was beautiful, I remember her in college and all the boys dropped to their knees when they seen her" she says laughing. I laughed too. "Well here we are" George says. We pull into this huge ranch with a big house. "Wow its gorgeous" I say. I lived in a flat in Los Angeles so this is a change. I open the truck door and grab my carry on bag and George takes my suitcase. Katherine opens the door and tells me to make myself at home.
"Everybody get in here!" George shouts telling everyone to enter the kitchen. 7 kids walked in all together. Isn't there 9? i thought, until George shouts "Alex, Cole get in here!"
Two boys walk in together.
One brunette and one blonde. "H-hi" the brunette one stutters. "Im Alex" he says. "And im Cole" the blonde one says before i could say anything to Alex. I just smile. "Your Elsie right?" "Im Danny" one of them says "Hi,Yes im Elsie. Nice to meet you."
"Will somebody show her around? I have to go back to work" Katherine says. George has already gone back to work on the ranch at this point.
"I will" a dark haired boy says "Im Isaac" he says. "Hi" i reply. "Alex can you get some boxes out of the truck and bring them to Elsie's room please?" Katherine says rushing out the door. "Yeah sure" Alex follows her while looking back and making eye contact with me. Everybody else leaves the room and its only me and Isaac. "So this is the kitchen, clearly" he laughs and he starts giving me a tour of the house.

"Your room is up there to the right" he points up the stairs and goes into the living room to play video games with Lee. I enter the room and i see Alex looking at one of my books that was in one of the boxes. "Hey" i say wondering what he's looking at. "Oh sorry, I didn't mean to-" he says. "Oh no,don't worry about it,You read?" i say. "Yeah, I love to read" he says. "Whats your favourite book?" i ask. "Pride and Prejudice" he answered. No way i thought that's my favourite aswell. "Mine too!" i exclaim and he smiled.His smile could light up a room i thought. "Alex give me some help down here!" George shouts up "Yeah coming" Alex replys. "I better sort out my stuff anyways, Ill see you later." i say "Yeah sure" he says walking out of the room. I flop down on my bed. Oh my god i thought. Do i like Alex Walter?.