The real Us

Peaceful place

The rush of the ocean , the noise that each wave makes as it falls , the way that it calms you down every time , the smell of the salt as it comes through your nose , the feeling of the sand on your feet , the wind as it blows and refreshes everything are only partly the reasons why I begged my dad three years ago to move out of Beverly Hills and into a beautiful beach house . But of course , because of his line of work and not being able to live among normal civilians , we had to move into a very "private" beach . Let's just say that it was very hard for him in the beginning , but after mom had died three years ago I needed a place that reminded me of her , and he knew that .
My family consists of just me and dad , as for our lives it's the most different to normal than you could ever imagine . Why is that? Because my dad is Milo Ventimiglia , yes , the famous actor . Currently filming the series which has moved all of your lives , and made you cry , yes This is Us . Which is what has made him famous , and well he was famous before anyways so yes , my dad is a famous actor tell me something I don't know . Currently I am still going into acting and music because I really like singing and music , but we're still going into things . And yes , things get complicated , and my dad has had to bear with my tantrums 100% but him and I are best friends , and that's what has helped us through . I just have him , it's just me and him until the end.
If you have your mind in the right direction and your heart is full of the right kind of stuff , you'll succeed and triumph over adversity, over really anything .
Thats what my dad will always say . I thought about the right things as I looked at the ocean over my room from my bed . I usually left my window to the porch open and of course it was a beautiful huge room but all I cared about was the view . As I looked at it I thought about mom and a tear slipped down my cheek but I just got over it. I was looking at it as I heard dad open the door and literally get in my bed . The bed was big enough to fit five of me , but dad decided to snuggle with me , putting his arms around me and his leg over mine as he breathed in my hair ( yeah people would think we have a weird relationship , he's just my dad)
- good morning sunshine
Sunshine was his nickname for me through my life because he said the sunshine would always make you smile but if you looked at it it would leave you freakin' blind
- Hey dad ... Have I told you how much I love the ocean?
- yeah , around a thousand times babe
I turned a little bit to glance at him
- You are so drama
- Hence, why I am an actor .
I smiled .
- Hence , why we are Italian.
Now he smiled . And squeezed me a little bit as he buried his face over the crook of my neck .
- Dad , can we just chill today , go to the beach and hang out .
- we live by the beach Jess , you go there everyday.
- Daaad ... I mean the real beach , where there's other people , by the town . And just hang out , can we do that?
- I would love that honey , but I have to go to the office
- But ..
- It's Monday
He interrupted me , because we both knew . Monday's were our Day , the beginning of the week , it didn't matter what the rest of the week looked like I just needed one day in which it could just be nothing going on , but they were supposed to until he got so busy they stopped being our days anymore and now I was just upset .
I literally hard core glared at him .
" baby don't give me that , you know they need me , I'm an actor"
"No shit Sherlock"
" Jess ...."
" Dad , it's fine , I'll get over it , it's not like I have a choice anyways"
" Jess . You know you're my number one priority , you have been for twenty one years"
" But acting has been your priority for way longer"
" HEY ! Don't give me that bullshit . Now , I'm going to shower , and when I come out , you better have fixed your attitude okay ?"
" Whatever"
I turned around from looking at him and
stared into the ocean , he turned me around again and I rolled my eyes .
" hey hey hey , remember , you might've grown a pair of boobs and an attitude but you are still my daughter yeah? You still look exactly like me . So yes , I'm sorry that Monday can't be our day today , I'm sorry that I am a good actor , but can you please for a moment be happy for me ?"
" I am happy for you dad"
And he was right. I was a spitting image of him , and my mom . I had long jet black black straight hair only dad's eyes are dark brown , mine are very light brown , like honey which were the color of mom's . I had olive skin , same as dad's and I was short just like both of them . Even though I was skinny , I did work out so I had curves just like mom but I had long legs . And I loved myself , but I couldn't help but think maybe I was too much like them . I wanted to be a better version .
He smiled and kissed my forehead .
" I know . Now don't be pissed off anymore please , I'm going to go take a shower and then we'll have a killer breakfast okay?"
" Sure" I said as I hugged him and he sat up and left , but turned around at the door .
" you're going to the sand and going to make me go drag you back for breakfast aren't you?"
I gave him an innocent smile
" What? Me ?"
He rolled his eyes ( he taught me the attitude )
" You're right that doesn't sound like you at all . Jesus kid , please don't get sand into the house"
" I won't"
And as he walks away I sprint into my closet put my bikini on , a tank top with a weird band name that used to be dad's and some jean shorts , put my hair up in a messy bun , and grab a towel , and walk right through the glass door of my room down the stairs of my balcony that led straight into the beach , and walked into the ocean , my peaceful place .