Summer House

Ahh...this is perfect, wish we could stay a bit longer! I though to my self, enjoying the last few minutes of our holiday, sitting on the warm sand watching the sea waves crash a few inches away from me.

“JANE…GET YOUR SISTERS TOGETHER, WE ARE LEAVING IN 20 MINUTES”. Mom called from porch.

“OKAY MOM!” I called back. We were on our summer vacation and have rented a summerhouse facing the beach, and today is the last day of our three weeks vacation. Oh and by way when I said we I meant We as in my family, my two aunt’s families and my uncle’s family all together, very hectic but fun.

“You sure you didn’t forget anything?” Mom asked me while helping dad put things back into the car.

“Yup”. I said.

“Hey, you riding with us or with your aunt? Because its pretty crowded in here with your sisters and aunt henna’s daughters” Dad asked, from beside mom.

“Why aren’t they riding with aunt henna?” I asked. 

“Jane, we told you the story last night” He looked at me with a raised eyebrow then spoke; “she, brad, Ann, Emma and you didn’t get the five O’clock flight back home, she got the seven O’clock flight same as you and as for Ann, brad and Emma, they had already left for their three O’clock flight as you can see”.

“ughh, fine! I have to wait two hours at the airport either way”. I rolled my eyes. “Just let me make a quick trip to the bathroom”.

“Okay, hurry back…. And call henna and let her know your riding with her, she went to the supermarket to get snacks, we are leaving now”.

“Okay! see you at the airport, Bye!”. I said then left to go to the bathroom.

Since they already locked the house I had to walk all the way to public bathrooms at the far end of the beach, one the way back I pulled out my phone out of my bag and dialed aunt henna, but no use, there is no range, panicking I walked back faster while continuously checking for the range, still nothing, now officially horrified I started running back to where my parents were hopefully there will be some one. As I got closer I realized they all already left. I stood there for a few seconds trying to calm my self and then I remembered aunt henna went to the supermarket. Its half an hour’s walk away but if I run I might just catch her, I told my self and started running.

I reached the supermarket completely out of breath, and looked around for aunty, she wasn’t there.

This can’t be happening..

“Excuse me, can I please use the phone?”. I asked the cashier, she gave me a weird look and said; “sure, here you go” she then handed me the phone. 

Great now I look pathetic, an 18 year old getting lost..

I tried calling aunty, she was out of range, but of course this stupid area doesn’t have any range, then I tried calling my parents. No answer. Giving up I returned the phone to the cashier and picked up a water bottle. “Thanks” I said to the cashier, as she handed me the change and stepped out of the supermarket.

I better go back to our summer house, maybe aunty or my parents will come looking for me. IF they realize I am missing that is..

So I sat on the porch of our summer house, waiting that hopefully aunt henna will come looking for me, or any one for that matter, judging from the time, my parents have already boarded the plane. Out of boredom I decided to play games on my phone to kill time. After an hour and a half has passed I decided aunty was not coming, plus it started getting dark and chilly and my cloths being shorts and a lose shirt didn’t exactly help.