Seacrets

New Beginnings pt.1

Think you had a hard life? Try to live mine. I'm 17 years old, my whole life has been a lie. My parents aren't even my parents, to make matters worse they're dead. To make matters even worse, their death can't be explained. And to put the icing on the cake, I recently just found out I was adopted and had 3 days to pack my things up to move with my biological parents, since I had no one else to take me in.

Monday, 11:23 A.M, Harmony's Home
I woke up to the sound of my alarm going off. Not really in the mood to deal with life anymore, I wanted to just lay there but, I couldn't. The "people", we're coming to get me and take me to my biological parents. I've been alone in this house every since my parents died 2 weeks ago, their funeral was a few days ago. God I miss them so much. I just hate that I didn't get to say goodbye, and that they weren't the ones to drop the big news on me. That I was adopted. To think, that in less than a month, somebody's life can get turned upside down.

I got up and went into the bathroom and took a good long look at myself in the mirror. I looked horrible. Tear stained cheeks, puffy eyes, and I can't really remember the last time I took a shower. But today was the day I was going to meet my biological parents. The same parents who gave me up for whatever reason. Normally I wouldn't give two shits about what I looked liked going to go meet people who obviously don't give three shits about me, but I know my parents would want me to be the bigger and better person. So that's who I'm going to be today. I took a shower and moisturized my body while getting dressed.

After I finished getting dressed, I made my way down the steps. Boxes of my parents things were scattered everywhere. I obviously can't take everything with me so the furniture and what not will go into storage until I get my own place which I hope is really soon. The less time I have to spend with these people, the better. I started packing up the rest of their things and mine as well.

I looked at the time on my phone which read 12:12 P.M. Great, I have time. The "people" were coming to get me at 4, to escort me to the airport where I'd catch a flight to Hawaii. Once i got everything downstairs and onto the back of a moving truck so my best friend Chad would take it into storage, I grabbed my house keys and went out the door. I had to see my best friends one last time before departing to go to hell. I texted my other (girl) best friends Aerial  & Heather to meet me at the food diner down the street.

"Do you really have to leave, Harms? 😒", Aerial  asked me, "As much as I really don't want to go... you know I have to, Aerial." I responded to her while sipping on my milkshake. Damn, nothing compared to a milkshake from California. "Why can't you just stay with me? You can have the basement all to yourself." Heather said while putting her hand on her face, slumping down in the booth. "Because again, as much as I'd like to stay, I can't guys.. or girls.", I said looking at both of them who were avoiding eye contact with me, "Look just because I'm moving doesn't mean we won't still all be bestfriends. I will come back every break." I said reassuring them. "Promise?", they both said at the same time, "Pinky!", I said back as we all started laughing.

2:45 P.M
Once I got back to the house I saw that the truck was gone. I walked in the house and saw that the furniture and my parents belongings were all gone, I texted Chad.
Me- Thanks ❤️ for helping me.
Chad- No problem, you better come back and visit me!
Me- Lol, I will ChaddyDaddy. ASAP.

There weren't anything else to do, all the furniture and electronics was gone so I just decided to take a nap. On the floor, of course.

4:15 P.M
I awoke to the sound of knocking and the doorbell ringing. I got up and stretched out my now cramped neck & back, I made my way to the door and opened it. There was a lady and a man standing at the doorstep. "Ms. Williams, we are with the Child protecti-", I cut her off. "Yeah. I know." I grabbed my suitcases and brushed passed them, making my way to the SUV that was parked in front of the yard. I turned around, just to get one last look at the house I grew up in. So many memories. A tear escaped from my eyes and I quickly wiped it away. The man came and opened my door for me and put my bags in the back. I got in and shut the door behind me.

5:05 P.M
We pulled up to the airport and I got out. "Ms. Williams, your house key? I will need to return it to the landlord.", the woman said to me. I kinda hesitated a bit, not wanting to give up the only thing I had left that tied me to that house, but I had to. My parents didn't own the house, they were renting it. I gave her the key, "When is my flight again?", I asked taking my bags from the man. "5:30, you'd better get going. And remember, we will check on you once a month.", she said to me while handing me my ticket. "Yeah. Got it. Thanks.", I said sternly as I grabbed it and walked off into the building.

I sat down in the chair and waited for my flight to be called, I knew I was gonna drift off so I set my alarm to 5:20. Gives me time for a nap. As I drifted off , I started dreaming. The same, weird dream I've been having every since my parents passed away. It was a very strange dream and I can't ever seem to find the meaning of it because I always wake up. Im in some water, a lot of water, preferably the ocean, and I feel so free, like I am care free, I feel so relaxed here, fish of all colors and types swim by me, I don't know how I'm holding my breath for so long but it feels amazing but theres this one thing I don't understand, theres this lady calling my name over and over again, I can faintly see her. Every Time I get close to her, I wake up. Like now.

5:20 P.M
I woke up and sighed. Time to come back to reality. I looked at the time, a minute has passed since I woke up, so my flight should be here shortly. I decided to listen to music to kill time, so I put in my headphones and started playing Alessia Cara.

"Excuse me miss?", I heard a musky voice say through my headphones as whoever it was tapped my shoulder gently, and I looked back. "Wha-, Um I mean yes?", I quickly changed my words as soon as I realized how handsome ole boy was. "Hey, I'm Trent. Sorry to interrupt but I saw a pretty lady and thought I'd introduce myself", he said and flashed a small smile. Holy damn he was cute.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Harmony." I said and flashed a smile back. As soon as I did his smile faded and he had this look of terror in his face. Oh my lord, did I have something in my teeth? That is SO damn embarrassing. "Um.. you ok?" I asked silently praying it wasn't nothing I did. "Yeah.. Umm yeah." he said clearing his throat. "Sorry." He said and laughed a bit. "I don't know what got into me." Trent said looking at me, but for some reason I didn't believe him. "So where you headed?" He asked me, sitting down next to me. "Hawaii. You?", I asked glancing at the time. 5:27. "What a coincidence. As am I 😬." He said flashing that smile that'll make any girl melt.

Then our flight was announced. We both got up. "Here let me help you with that." He said grabbing one of my bags along with his. We headed toward the door and onto the plane. Luckily there weren't many people on the flight. As he helped me put my bags up, I sat down next to the window as he sat next to me. I turned over to look at him, "I guess getting a seat next to me was a coincidence too, huh?" I poked his arm and giggled. "Nah. I just wanted to sit here." He poked me back. And for the rest of the flight, we talked and got to know each other better.