"EMMA!"
I jumped at the sound of my na like a scared cat, bumping into a man behind.
"S-S-Sorry", sluggishly adjusting my glasses, he gave a curt nod before walking past .
"Uh-oh I think I scared her"
I faced the voice who almost gave a heart attack for calling my na out of the blue. Only for it to belong to a middle-aged woman, and judging from her looks, that was definitely my aunt, and can she be more weirder than those photos?
"Hello," she said with a hand wave, dressed- well how am I gonna explain that? long mixed color shirt, and a crop shirt. Her slightly strawberry hair is a curly ss and packed with just a pin. Well, now I know who I got the trait of heavy curls from.
"H-Hi" I stamred, I made no attempt to walk to her. "Aunt Vanessa"
A smile graced her lips, her features practically glowing, she must be proud I knew her na, well how won’t I? She is no other than my mom’s twin, didn’t I ntion that? That my mom’s a twin? Well, now you know.
I remained where I was, before sighing deeply, more like preparing myself to engage, yeah I know...I’m really a nervous wreck when eting people I don’t know. I sauntered toward her in slow steps but in a blink, I was engulfed in a bear hug.
"Oh my god look at you, so lovely, better than the pictures," she said, almost squeezing the life out of before finally letting go and I let out a breath, adjusting my glasses.
"And don’t call aunt makes seem old," she drawled.
"O-Okay"
"You’re nervous" she whispered like I wasn’t standing there before her. "Of course, you will be, we haven’t seen each other like forever, don’t worry darling, I’m here now and will take care of you just like I promised your mom" she says playing with her fingers and giving the biggest smile.
I licked my dry lips at the ntion of my mom, feeling sadness overwhelm but I pushed it aside.
"Why are you so skinny? Don’t eat at? Please don’t tell you’re vegan" she asked, checking out like a 5-year-old, which only made blush more in embarrassnt, I could see people who pass by staring and hiding their amusent, perfect!
"I eat at, I’m just..." my chest rose and fell, "...Skinny" yes that , even when I was born, I was so tiny than the average baby, I was like 245g? Yeah! Doctors thought I was premature but that didn’t seem to be the case, but overti as I grew I put on so weight but close enough you could tell how much of a slim model I was, I think a model is better than .
Vanessa snorted a laugh. "Well you look like my dearest sister back in the days, you should have seen her"
I couldn’t help a faint smile that crossed my lips, I DO look like my mom back in the days, I saw so of her younger photos and I couldn’t believe she was the one, because right now she had a wonderful body, it sort of gave hope that I would one day look like her and not all petite like I was.
"Or you could be skinny forever", she looked into space as if thinking, cracking up her lip in a comic way. My smile vanished.
"Ha! Just kidding, don’t worry I’m sure when you’re older you will be a total killer, those cuteness will surely drive in the boys"
I just forced a nervous smile, I’m afraid that not gonna happen, I was hardly noticeable in my old school, I was the invisible girl and I preferred to stay that way because I wasn’t one who loved that attention.
"How old are you now?" she asked out of the blue. "High school right so you’re like 13 or..."
"I’m 16, 17 in a few months"
"Great, still teen fun yeah?" She playfully punched my shoulder. I just nodded. "Oh we should get going, we have all the ti to talk when we get ho," she yanked my bags from . "Now co on dear,"
I just followed quietly as she led to a 1990s rcedes Benz car, orange in color.
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"This... is yours?" I asked hoping she would say no.
"Yes dear, she’s probably pushing a hundred but still a darling" Vanessa said patting the car, it made a crank noise as it would fall apart, it was a miracle it still stood after that noise.
"Lovely isn’t she?".
"Great," I said in no humor.
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The drive through the city was a quiet one, only the sound of the radio echoing in the car. My aunt lived in Alaska, a totally different view from all the big buildings I was used to. This was new for , just like my new life was about to start here, I just hope it was a good one. My first impression of Vanessa was mild, she really is weird like I thought she was, but she seed like soone that has a big heart, so... it was good, I guess.
I turned back to the view, I was getting antsy in my seat, we have been driving for a long ti, and I had just gotten off a plane. I wasn’t ready for another seating trip, my butt couldn’t take more of it. I adjusted my glasses before I spoke.
"Are we there yet?"
"Oh dear, it seems like Sis didn’t tell you’’ she said, making a turn.
"Tell what?" I blinked.
"I don’t live in the city, I live in a town, Juneau"
"Perfect," I muttered under my breath, I haven’t lived in a town before, I knew much of the city and its loud exterior but wasn’t exactly sure what I could make of a town.
"Don’t worry you will love it, everyone is easy going there", she turned up the music.
I sighed. Thanks a lot, mom. That mont we passed a signboard that said ’Welco to Juneau, Alaska. Population 31,785’ just right at the corner of the road.
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