The Grip Tightens

Inception

Invented in 1905 in the small town of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina by the wright brothers this invention started the next phase of mankind yet the airplane travel  is what I loath the most. 

Flights bring back memories of my dad and the last trip we took to Moscow 12 years back. I lost my dad then those memories stings like hey befell yesterday.I have avoided flights as much as i could but now travelling to the other end of the country a flight journey is inevitable unless i want a forty hour drive.  

  This flight is worth taking as i'm finally achieving my dream of attending Stanford.Stanford is special for me as it is the place where my dad graduated from and this is my chance if getting afar from home. I love my mom but she is pretty intolerable at times and i yearn to start fresh as home holds too many memories.Mom did come to the airport to see me off with teary eyes. right now i miss Zach the most, we have been dating since the beginning of high school. He is attending Yale  he promised that he will visit me in CA but it is unlikely as he is the other end of the country but we will still meet up during Christmas and thanksgiving . Just as all these thoughts were flowing through my head i hear the announcement that i was waiting for.

Finally the five hour journey that felt like eternity and beyond has come to an end. Just as i get off the flight the warm air hits my face and my long brunette locks blows with the wind.

California is beautiful and warm unlike the cold Massachusetts where i grew up. I see my uncle Mike waiting in the arrivals with that attorney look on his face as i approach him he gives me a warm hug and takes me to his car.

He asks 

"aspen how was the flight?"

"it was dreadful uncle"

he laughs

"kiddo you have always hated flights"

"And u know exactly why i hate flights"

"i know aspen lets not talk about it now when everything is going good"

"okay uncle"i respond.

To deviate the subject i ask

"where are we going?"

"we are going to my house, Laura and jimmy are eagerly waiting for you."

Uncle mike is a family guy he  married straight out of college and has a son named jimmy. He is a few years younger than me and i saw him some eight years back but i don't remember their faces which is quite strange considering the fact i have a eidectic memory. I'm going to blame it on my jet lag .

I've never been to my uncles house but i know hes an attorney and he should own a pretty good place. i wasn't wrong we pulled up at a beautiful french villa with a fountain.I am astounded by the massiveness of this place. At the door i'm greeted by a beautiful woman my aunt Laura she  looks like she is straight out of 'The housewives of Beverly hills'. She pulls me into a tight hug.

she remarks in her thick British accent, 

"Aspen u have grown into a beautiful young lady. the last time we met you were ten time really does fly"

"yes aunt time really does fly"

"Jim looks who's here?"

A teenage boy walks out of the living area  with a broad smile. He is very friendly unlike most of the high schoolers I've met. He says

"asp how you doing?"

"pretty good except for the jet lag"

he takes my handbag which i had been carrying all the way he almost stumbles . he remarks,

"asp this bag is hella heavy. Did you carry the rocks from greylock?"

"no Jim those are just my books"

"dad has told me you are a bibliophile and a nerd"

"not a nerd i just like reading and i have a pretty good memory"

"you mean photographic memory?"he chuckles.

"not that good of a memory" 

My aunt asks me to freshen up and get ready for breakfast. Jim leads me to the guest room which looks extravagant and it has me wondering what the master bedroom will look like. 

I grab my clothes and towel and head to the bath I slip off from the clothes and step to the shower and as the hot water runs through my long locks my thoughts wander off.  

PS.

This chapter was just to give you a rough idea of aspens character. Forgive me if the chapter is boring trust me as the story goes on it will get interesting. 

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