The Complications of Love (under construction)

Chapter 2: Seth

Chapter 2: Seth.

Gabriella's POV

The plane ride to Seattle was hectic; I was only glad that I was stuck with my parents compared to Josh who had managed to land himself a seat between a man who seemed to be having the best sleep of his life and another who was too engulfed in his book that he managed to overlook the snot dripping from his nose. Danny wasn't in a much better position himself, being stuck between a couple who were having a good old lover's quarrel. 

Once we got off the plane, we had to grab our luggage which seemed to be a chore with our family of five. As we walked towards the exit, the bright light of a small airport cafe caught my eye as it advertised 'All you need to feel better is coffee!' I beg to differ. 

My mom suggested that we grab something to eat as it was getting dark outside but we all turned down her offer. I didn't have much of an appetite and was not in the mood to shove something down my throat for the sake of it. All I wanted was to jump into my warm and cosy bed and sleep everything off to the point that I could pretend, even just for a while, that this whole day hadn't just happened and I still had my old life back.

As we walked out the exit doors, there was a man standing outside with a sign for 'Greg Russo'. I was just about to sigh as this probably meant that we were going to get a lift from a stranger and therefore idle chit chat would be necessary, yet to my surprise he handed over the keys to my dad and after a few instructions, left and began walking towards the airport entrance. I relished in the idea of getting at least a few hours of sleep with some music playing in my ears. 

We all started helping my dad to load the back with our luggage and after, we were back on the road. This time to our new house; I wasn't ready to label it as home.

"Okay, my old friend Harry and his family are already waiting for us in our new house. Therefore I trust you all to be on your best behaviour." My dad said to us in the backseat, eyeing Josh especially knowing the mischief he managed to get himself into.

After that, silence fell upon the car and I drifted off to sleep. I kept thinking about how different my life would be here compared to LA. The worse part of it was the thought of a new school. Back in LA, everyone knew everyone after spending five years together and there were the occasional unavoidable cliques formed but other than that everyone was friendly enough and I never had a problem starting a conversation with anyone. But now? I had to meet new people and find a friendship circle all over again. What if nobody even wanted to talk to me? I had tried to use this as an excuse to hold off the move but my parents to hear none of it. 

 I regained consciousness just as we were passing the 'Welcome to La Push' sign. The area was not what I had expected from the images I had formed in my head, or even the ones I had researched online. I had thought it to be some old reservation, full of little houses, the occasional boat every now and then and small shops rundown shops  but I was mistaken. 

There was a huge forest that surrounded the entire reservation and there was a cliff, no doubt giving a spectacular view. There were the few houses along the road as I imagined and I could stop and wonder just how many people lived here. They were certainly nothing compared to the huge homes I used to see whenever I passed Beverly Hills. 

"Hey Danny," I said turning to him. "We could go hiking in the woods one day. You up for it?"

"Sure, when do you want to go?" he answered, turning away from his phone to look at me.

"How about this Saturday?" I wondered aloud. "Sound good to you?" 

"Sure, sounds like a plan." He responded,returning his gaze back to the screen that was currently lighting up his face.