𝐿𝑈𝑋 // 𝑃𝑎𝑦𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑀𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑖𝑒𝑟

𝑁𝑖𝑛𝑒

"Wake up, April!!" I hear faintly. It was probably nothing so I rolled over and ignored it. It went silent before I felt a pillow hit my head. I sat up and groaned, wiping my eyes. I caught a blurry figure of my brother and whacked my hand at him. He grabbed my wrist, "It's time to go, get up!" He said, leaving my room. I turned to my phone and checked the time; 6:46. What? How? It was so early!! Where were we even going? I got up and walked out of my room. I peered over the staircase to see my brother zipping up his suitcase.

"Where are we going?" I asked. He turned to me and furrowed his eyebrows.

"They didn't tell you?" He asked, looking back at his suitcase, "Florida." I got excited. Florida might not be as tropical as Hawaii, but it sure did have a beach! I squealed, running back to my room. I pulled out some bathing suits and a small bag. I stuffed them inside that one because nobody bothered to tell me we were going to Florida. I ran out of my room and peered over the edge, dropping the bag down below. It made Griffin jump. It reminded me of when he scared me after school. I laughed a little, he rolled his eyes.

I went back to my closet to pick out an outfit for today. I spotted something simple and casual, but cute and trendy so I pulled it out.

I put it on real fast because everyone seemed to be in such a big hurry... I pull out my White FILAs. I rushed to the bathroom and sprayed my hair with a spray bottle. I ran my pink nails through my hair and grabbed a hair tie. I pulled half of my hair up into a little ponytail, making a half up half down. I placed the spray bottle under the sink and walked to my vanity. I placed on some foundation, mascara, and lip gloss on since I was only going on an airplane. I grabbed a mini light blue Adidas backpack placing my phone, AirPods, chapstick, some snacks, sunglasses, and gum.

I jogged downstairs and open the door. I walk out to the Jeep and lean against the car. I wait for my parents to come out. 30 minutes pass and my parents finally come outside. We already had everything packed, what took them so long?

Mother rushes out to the car and gets into the passenger seat. I open the door and get in. Just then, Father and Griff get into the car. We all shut the doors and Father turns on the car.

"How long?" I asked, pulling out my phone. Mother turned to face me.

"Well it takes an hour to get to your aunt's house, and then 5 hours to Florida," she said, placing her hand over the air conditioning, "turn it down," she said quietly, tapping my Father.

I relax in the seat and pull out my phone. I scroll on Instagram for a little before 20 minutes pass. I got so bored and I wasn't tired, so I stared outside as the hour passed by.

We finally arrived at Aunt Lorey's house. Father pulled up on the driveway to a large, white modern house. It was just slightly bigger than ours.

We got out and pulled out all the luggage from the back. I knocked on the door to see Uncle Danny answer the door. A smile appeared on his face as he wrapped his arms around me. He grunted as he squeezed me. I missed him, Uncle Danny was like my best friend. We both would always get in trouble and acted the exact same way.

When he let go, he opened the door wider for me to walk in. I only stepped a few steps before seeing Aunt Lorey turn the corner. She squeals and hugs me the same way Uncle Danny did. She sighed, letting go of me.

"How are you, hun?" She asked, looking at me.

"I'm good! Yeah, I'm good," I said, laughing a little. She gazed at me and rubbed my shoulder.

"You're growing so fast..." she said. I sighed and smiled.

"Lorey," I said, hugging her from the side. I walked back outside and sat under the large tree sitting in the middle of their yard. I checked my phone for any notifications. There were a bunch from social media, but I wasn't bothered. I scrolled slightly to see a missed call from Zoe. I guess she called me when we were driving. I called back.

"Hello?" She said.

"Hey, what's up?" I replied, resting my head on my hand.

"Where did you end up going?" She asked.

"Oh right! We're headed to Florida," I said. I heard her gasp and I silently laughed.

"Holy shit!" She said. Zoe loved Florida, I wasn't sure why but she did, "take pictures, okay? I'm super excited for you!" She said.

"Yeah, it's a really pretty place," I added. I could feel her smiling. Just then, my mom yelled my name and gave me a 'get your ass over here' look. I rolled my eyes and sighed, "I'll call you tomorrow, my mom needs my help," I said.

"Alright, send photos!!" She yelled right as I hung up. I silently laughed, standing up and placing my phone in my sweats pocket. I pulled out my suitcase and my brother's suitcase, throwing them on the grass.

"April, be more careful!!" She said, daintily setting her hand out towards me. I sighed, going back to the trunk.

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Ah, the airport. My best friend... I came here at least once every month.

We sat in a few seats for an hour before we began to board. The lady up front called our group up. We all stood up and grabbed our carry-ons, dragging them to the line. We handed her our ticket and walked down the hallway to the plane. Then slowly got on, searching for our seats. I sat with my brother. We walked down the aisles till I spotted 'aisle 26'. I sat down, Griff behind me. He took his seat next to me, getting situated.

This was about to be a long flight....

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I was tapped.

"April," I heard, "We're here," I slightly opened my eyes to see my brother grabbing his things. I stretched, clenching my teeth. I grab my things and stood up. The line begins to move and Griffin and I join. We walk till we get off the plane. Mother and Father catch up to us as we go to baggage claim. We pick up our bags and find the nearest exit. We walk outside and wait a moment. Griffin calls uber.

The uber finally arrived and hopped out of his car. He opened the trunk and helped us place all of our things in his car. We finished and got into his car. Mother sat in the front seat while the rest of us sat in the back.

A few minutes pass before we arrive at Vehicle Pickup. We grabbed all out things and stood outside. Father walked inside. All of a sudden, he turns the corner in a black Jeep. He taps the side of the car, signaling us to get in.

We drove all the way to the hotel. A worker takes the keys and drives off. We step inside and I notice a few other models waiting. I take a seat with my brother, waiting for my parents to get our room. I scroll on my phone for a little while.

Finally, they come up to us and we all go to the elevator. We squish ourselves inside and it takes us up to the 5th level. My brother walks to the door and presses the keycard against the pad. It turns green and he turns the handle. We all walked in, observing the room. It was a suite so it had three separate rooms, a kitchen, a three bathrooms, a living room, and a balcony. I smiled a little, it was very pretty. I ran to an small room and jumped on the bed.

"Mine!!" I called out, laughing a little. I heard a faint 'mine!!' From another room, it was Griff. My parent's got the Master bedroom since they slept together. I turned on the light and opened the blinds. It was perfect.... right in front of us was the beach. It was so beautiful, but it was dark so I couldn't see very well. Although it was only 6:30, I was so tired. Without changing, I curled up in bed and slowly fell asleep.

I couldn't wait for this weekend...

I'm sooooo sorry this chapter was boring..

I'm making up for it next chapter; it's going to be really good..💜

-Bozzy