My Summer With the Harnel Family

Chapter 5~ New Home

When I woke up it was around 7 in the afternoon. I saw Paula and Josh were asleep still. I wonder when they fell asleep. I thought with a small smile. I brushed a strand of my brunette hair from my face and looked out the window. "Hello passengers, this is your captain speaking, we are about to land in California. So please get your stuff ready and we will be landing shortly." said a man on the speakers of the plane. As I saw us getting closer to the ground, I shook Josh awake...we waited till we actually landed to wake Paula, he didn't want to for some 'unknown' reason. We got all of my stuff and went to the front of the airport. "So...Where's your car?" I asked looking around the airport, Flower's empty cage beside my feet and Flower calmly lying in my arms. The two smiled. "Oh, we didn't drive a car here." Paula said. I raised an eyebrow and looked to Flower who was asleep, and I was about to ask what she meant, when I was destracted by a car's horn. I turned and saw a fucking WHITE LIMO! "Who's riding in that?" I heard a little girl ask as her and her mom walked by holding suitcases. "Here's our ride!" Josh beamed. "Where? Is it behind the limo?" I asked trying to look behind it. The two laughed. "No, it is the limo." Paula giggled. I gaped and looked at them, to Flower who was now awake, and then the limo. A guy wearing a uniform came out and took my many bags and Flower's cage, and put them in the back, then opened the door for us. I was so much in shock, that Josh had to pick me up and put me into the limo. "H-How can you afford this?!" I yelled. The two smiled. "Well I'm an actor and Paula is a model, plus our children work as either models or actors and actresses." Josh explained. Again, I was shocked. "Wait...children? You mean I have godsiblings." I said in a confused tone. The two gave me a sheepish smile and a nervous nod. "Oh, well that's cool. Brothers? Sisters? Both? Are they older than me? Or are they younger? How many are there, like two or three?" I asked. Hmmm....I think I've been spending alot of time with Paula and I only met her yesterday! Though I really did want to know the answers to these questions. I turned to see Flower looking at me and then my godparents."You have both brothers and sisters, and both older and younger than you." Josh answered the first questions as Paula gave him a glare and he gave her a 'your turn' victourious glance. "There are fifteen of them as well; six girls and nine boys." Paula said giving me a sheepish smile. This people are just going to keep surprising me aren't they? "F-Fifteen kids?!" I asked in shock. These people were busy, if you know what I mean. The two nodded awkwardly. "Wow...!" I breathed. I then tilted my head to where I had Flower sitting and she just stared at me with her green eyes and she just gave me the 'I don't know' stare and I sighed. Well this is going to be an interesting Summer. I thought.

~Later~

On the way to my new home, we had small talks, most of the time though we sat in silence. Wierdly, it wasn't awkward silence. "Oh, here we are." Josh said taking a glance out of the window. I looked out the window and gaped. It was a single field as if it was a farm like place, trees were in different places and it seemed to have a forest in the background, there must have been around 4 or 5 acres of land here! A large house stood in the center of the field, it looked around 3 stories high, pillars were on the front porch to help keep the building standing, there was a cement driveway that made that circle, and there were maybe around five or six different cars parked to the side and I saw a garage to the side, from the side of the white house, I saw a flash of red. There must be a barn back there. I thought. I also saw what looked like a river or a stream. As we pulled up closer to the house, I got a better view of the wild flowers that are beside the dirt road and all around the field that had newly cut grass, don't ask me how there are flowers with cut grass, I don't know either, there were a few planted flowers in the front of the house and it was all just so...breath taking! "Ya like it?" Josh chuckled as he got out after me, along with Paula and Flower trailing behind. I nodded, closing my gaped mouth and turning to the trunk of the limo where the driver was unpacking everything and then carrying it to the bottom steps and then finally getting back into the limo and driving away. "You can leave the bags here Angel, we'll get Johnny and Mark to bring them up to your room." Paula cheered. "I can get them-" I started, not really wanting anyone to work just because of me. "Don't worry, they love to help! Any ways I have to start cooking dinner, Josh will lead you to your bedroom." Paula said as we started to walk up the steps to the porch. I gave a small nod and picked Flower up. Then the door opened and I saw a tall man, he looked like he was in his late 60's with a bald head and a tux...or is it a suit? "Ah, Mr. and Mrs. Harnel. It is good to have you back." said the guy in what sounded like a British accent. Is it just me who's thinking about Batman's butler? "Ah, Jim! It's great to be back. This is our new additions to the family, Angel and her pet cat, Flower." Josh introduced. "Another one? I mean...Yay!" he said. Any one else feeling either awkward or hearing the sarcasm in his voice? Yeah, thought so. "Angel's parents and siblings died last week. You remember Kennedy." Paula said in a sad tone. Jim gave a grave and pale face and nodded. "You look much like your mother Miss Angel. I remember when her and Mr. and Mrs. Harnel would play around in this very field...You know what, I'll tell that story another time." Jim said, then we all laughed. "That would be great, thanks Jim." I said. "Are the others here?" Paula asked. Jim gave a sigh and nodded. "Yes Mrs. Harnel. They are around here somewhere, as usual." Jim said. Paula nodded with a clap of her hands and beamed. "Well I'm off to cook, I'll call you two to dinner when it's ready." Paula said, then walked into the house, past Jim. "Alright." Josh said. Jim then let us inside and it was even more impressive inside than the outside. The floors were made of white tile and the walls were a cremish white color, two pillars stood only about six feet from each other holding up the ceiling while looking up was a gold color, there were two arch's on either side, one lead into what I'm guessing is the Living room since it had a few couches, a TV and a coffee table and what not in it, the other had a few doors to the side and one main one which from the smell, must be the kitchen, past the pillars were white stone steps that led to two different ways. "Jim, can you go find Johnny and Mark? Get them to get Angel's bags and bring them up to her room." Josh said, already walking up the steps. Jim nodded and went towards the stairs but turned and there I saw there was another and yet secret hall. I put Flower on the ground and we quickly followed after Josh, and I took time to look around as I did so. We to the left stairwell and walked up to the second floor. "What's to the right stairwell?" I asked noticing it didn't lead to the same place. "To mine and Paula's room and a few extra rooms and the stairs to the next floor. This floor has the young-adult bedrooms." Josh explained when we finally reached the top. I nodded slowly and looked to Flower who just gave her cat shrug. He led me to a new hall that had five doors on the left and four on the right and then we turned to the right where there were three doors on the left and five on the right. He took me to the fifth one on the right and opened the door. "Here is your room Angel. Just call if you need anything." Josh said and when I walked in, I knew that this family just won't stop surprising me. The room looked bigger than my old living room! The floors were wooden and the walls were painted my favorite color, teal, with white trim with pictures of the ocean and the beach, in the middle of the room was what looked like a circular bump, like a small stage, with a circle bed on it, and yes I jumped on it and it was a water bed! The covers were teal with four electric blue pillows and three white throw pillows, and next to the bump was a teal shaggy rug with two of those small drawers, one on each side, the one on the left had a few books on it and on the right was a lamp. To the far left from the door we walked through was a wide screen TV with one of those egg chairs that had a white cushion and two electric blue pillows, I always wanted a egg chair! Then a window to the left had normal light blue curtains and a window seat that had white cushions and under the seat were two cupboards where I could store stuff. To the far right wall a little ways from the window was a door that led to a freaking walk in closet! And in the middle of the back wall was another door that led to my own bathroom that was maybe the size of a regular bathroom that had everything a bathroom needed, enough counter space, a big mirror, a toilet -duh-, a good sized bath, a shower and a sink, plus cabinents along the sink counters. The floor was cremish brown tile and the walls were painted a brown creme. I looked down at Flower who was looking back up at me. "What do you think Flower? Ya think this is big enough?" I joked. She shook her head as if to say 'really?' and then she padded to the window seat and lied down. I walked over to the window and sat beside her and looked out the window which looked over the river I saw on the way here. It was more like a lake and in the middle of it I saw what looked like an island, an island! It was a very pretty view. There was then a knock on the door and I walked to the door with an extra skip in my step. "Yes?" I asked when I opened the door, revealing two really cute guys. One looked a little older than me and the other looked like he was around 14 years old. "Hello?" I asked. "Uh...hi. I'm Mark." said the 14 year old. I nodded and shook his hand. He had brunett hair and brown eyes. "And, I'm Johnny." said the other one. I shook his hand as well. He was blonde with green eyes. "I'm Angel." I said. The two nodded and then I saw my stuff behind them. "Thanks for bringing my stuff in." I said making room for them to come and bring my stuff in. "No problem." Johnny said with a smile as he dragged four of my bags in. I smiled back and nodded.