Summer Rain

[23] Alive

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Come on make me feel,

Until the pain don't matter.

Every second here,

Makes my heart beat faster,

Finally think I found what I'm chasing after.

~Alive- Krewella

     On Friday, I found out three things.

     One, Kallie liked telling me very big things at the very last minute. Big things, like a three day trip to Los Angeles for her parent's charity party and last minute like three hours before we were scheduled to leave.

     Two, she did this so she could pack my bad. The reason why she wanted to pack my bag is still unknown. I'm a little scared, though...

     And three, time, or fate, seem to hate me. Because an hour and a half before we were supposed to leave, Avril woke up. Don't get me wrong, I was glad she woke up. I had been hoping I would have more than an hour to talk to her, though, given that I hadn't seen her in over five years.

     "Dad?" I said as soon as I heard him pick up. I was on the way to the hospital, to at least see Avril before I left. I also wanted to get Owen, Avril's brother to visit her this weekend. Dad had told me he was planning to, but wasn't sure when. I didn't want Avril spending the weekend along, especially right after she just woke up. Besides, she probably missed him. "Where are you?" I asked, momentarily distracted by the loud voices on his end.

     "Golfing," he replied.

     I blinked. "Golfing?" We had a gold course back home, but dad hated it, he said it was messed up, though I suspect it was more his lack of ability to play gold that made him hate it instead of the course.

     "I'm in LA," he explained. Oh, okay that made sense. He had probably flown to California for the Fleming's company party, same as we were. "What happened?"

     "Avril woke up," I told him as I pulled off the highway. "Can you ask Owen if he can come this weekend? I don't want her to be alone."

     "I can try," he said, sounding a little frustrated. I rolled my eyes and laughed slightly as I pulled into the hospital parking lot. A thud sounded from the other end before he spoke again, this time sounding less distracted "It's a little last minute."

     "I know, I'm sorry, I didn't think she'd wake up so early." I looked up when I heard a knock on my window to see Blake gesturing for me to hurry up with a desperate and somewhat terrified expression on his face. "Dad? I gotta go. Love you, and see you soon," I told him, then hung up. "What's wrong?" I asked Blake getting out of the car.

     "She hates me," he told me flatly.

     I raised an eyebrow. "What did you do?"

     "What makes you think I did something?" he asked, sounding offended. I shrugged and locked Bells' car. "She thinks I'm lying to her about knowing you."

     I laughed as I walked into the hospital. "Sounds like Avril." it was true, Avril didn't trust people, especially strangers, very easily. "Avril McKenzie-Evans?" I asked the woman at the front desk.

     She typed into the computer for a moment, then examined me from above her glasses."Are you family?"

     I nodded. 'She's my cousin."