Aloha Summer (book 1 of the bAMBie's World series)

Chapter 2: Goodbye Georgia Aloha Hawaii

We arrived at the lake side house around 9:00 pm. The first thing everyone did was hop out the car and claimed their room. The cabin was a three story, lake side house with patio, 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, kitchen, hammock room, living room, indoor jacuzzi, outdoor bar, and a studio. (I requested a studio so I could dance) I took the upstairs room with 2 walk-in closets and attached bathroom. It was right by the studio and across from me was Jayla's room. Nzinga chose the room on the third floor right by the hammock room. While Aionis and Arik took the two back rooms on the first floor. After everything was situated, Aionis and I decided to go on a walk, Nzinga went swimming, and Jayla and Arik unsuccessfully tried to cook kabobs.

"What's up?" Aionis questioned. Aionis always knew what to say. As we were still walking, we saw many exotic wildlife such as parrots and monkeys. It was around 11 pm when we return from our walk. We walked in on Jayla and Arik cuddling on the couch drinking by the fire. Jayla was drinking herbal tea and Arik was drinking his decaf coffee. Trying not to interrupt, Aionis and I went outside on the hammock to stargaze.

The next morning, I woke up to the sound of Jayla screaming in terror by the lake. I dashed quickly to the lake stepping on a rock cutting myself (lord the things I do for this girl). I woke up Aionis not realizing we fell asleep on the hammock together. There was Jayla struggling to get away from Arik's grasp. I ran up behind Arik and stabbed him in the neck with a nearby stick (I've had an issue with stabbing people since 4th grade ask Jayla). He soon cringed in pain and let her go. I don't think that she told him that she couldn't swim.

Aionis, finally catching up, immediately grabbed Arik, so he wouldn't kill me. Arik was seeing red, and it was all my fault like most of the time since the 5th grade. "Let me go, so I can kill that little brat!" Arik yelled struggling in Aionis's hands. "AMBER!" Jayla winced as I dug my nails into her arm. I pulled her away from the lake, or at least enough for the rest of the group not to hear.

"What?" She yelled, but it was soft enough for them to not hear.

"Why don't you just tell that dumb jock you still can't swim,"

"I don't want to!"

"Keep your voice down! You need to tell him because I will, and that incident that just happened would've never happened if he knew," and with that I walked in the house without another word.

I furiously typed on my computer while listening to music. I couldn't take the heat anymore! I stormed out my room and next door to the studio with my dance bag in hand. I turned on the first song I saw. I danced what I felt. After awhile I tears were streaming down my face and two big arms hugged me. I broke down immediately.

"Shhhhhh. It's okay. You're just frustrated."

"I just don't see what the issue is! If she told him, she would've not almost died."

"She just needs time Amber. Just-"

"I given her more than 4 years."

Nzinga and Jayla stood in the doorway. Aionis got up and left kissing me on the cheek. Jayla walked towards me while Nzinga and Aionis disappeared.

"I'm sorry!" We said in unison.

"No, Amber you had the full right to be mad at me. I have been dating him for years, and I can't tell him something as petty as that."

"It's okay. Hey, let's go do something later. We have more fights later in life."

And with that we hugged, and Jayla turned the music on. We danced around to 5 Seconds of Summer.