I look at the clock and it's 12:46, I get up and put my book and coffee down on the table. I walk into the kitchen as my stomach growls, I open the fridge and grab an apple.
I walk towards the living room as Rachel pops up. I stop walking. "Hey" she looks at me and nods. "Wow eating healthy I see" she smiles as she speaks. I lift a eyebrow. "Yeah,why do you sound shocked?"
She giggles and shakes her head. "I'm not it's just when it comes to fruit you aren't the first person I would suspect to eat it" I roll my eyes and start walking towards the living room again but Rachel blocks my way. "Riv, are you okay" she says with a worried face. "Yeah I'm okay why wouldn't I be" I say trying to get past her, she pushes me back. "Come on, why don't you want to go to Paris like, it's Paris!" She shouts a little as she says that.
I look her in the face and sigh. "I mean it's not that I don't want to it's just....." I pause and look at my feet. Rachel drops her arms. "It's just what" I look back up and clear my throat. "Uh nothing, my coffee's getting cold I should go drink the rest of it before it's not hot anymore" Rachel crosses her arms and I finally get past her. She watches me as I sit down and grab my book and coffee.
I open my book and look at Rachel. "I'm fine Rachel I promise, if there was anything wrong I would have told you" I grin slightly. She stares at me for a while and sighs as she walks off.
After about 3 hours I finish my book, I stand up, look at my pants and realize I am still in my pajamas. I walk into my room and lock my door, after I get dressed I put my pajamas in the hamper and walk out my room. As I walk down the hall I go past Rachel's room but stop.
There was sniffling coming from her room, I crack her door as quietly as I can and peak in. My sister was on her bed with a box open labeled ~Parents Things~ and she had a picture frame in her hands as she was crying, the picture was my mother my father, me, and Rachel.
It was when we took a vacation to Hawaii, I remember my father throwing me and Rachel into the water and Rachel splashing him. I had never been so happy with my family before and hadn't realized that soon I wouldn't ever get that ever again.
I wiped a tear off my cheek and shut her door. Aileen came out her room and had two dresses in her hands. "Rivera which dress should I wear to Paris this one or this........" she looked up and had defiantly noticed I had tears wiped away, she dropped her arms. "Rivera go wash your face your as red as a tomato and your gonna draw attention to yourself now go hurry" I looked her in the face and walked away.
She never cares if I'm sad which is kinda good for me because that means I don't have to worry about her getting in my business. She called my name about 20 minutes later and I just zipped my 3nd suitcase "Rivera come down its time to leave!" I struggled to get all my suitcases but managed and went downstairs.
Rachel and Aileen went to the car, I looked back and sighed as I shut the front door. Rachel helped me put my things in the trunk and we drove to the airport. When we got there I was so tired, we waited a while and then finally got on the plane. We took our seats, I put in my earbuds and closed my eyes.
~a few days later~
Rachel shakes my arm as she stares out the window "Look Riv look!" I jump as I wake up and look out the window to see the amazing view of Paris it was night by the time we got there and everything was lit up beautifully.
Rachel hugged me still looking out the window. "Are you sad that we had to go to Paris still?" She asked as she giggled, I smiled "the view is beautiful but I still don't know" we landed and after a long talk on the speaker we finally got off and I was speechless.
"Well girls welcome to Paris!" Aileen said as she stretched her arms out. "So what do you think Riv" Rachel asked me as she poked me with her elbow. I could only get one word out of my mouth "woah" I didn't realize I was smiling until my face started to hurt. I didn't tell Rachel but, I didn't feel sad at all anymore.
