{ 31 May, 2014 | 11:48 A.M. | On The Road | Day 1 | 676 words }
It had been the longest day that Aleksander had ever experienced in a very long time. It started at about noon on the last day of May. He had been packing for at least a week. He had 4 suitcases, mostly full of clothes but then he also had a recreational tote for all of his sport balls and other activities. He was scheduled to meet Derik at about 1:00 P.M. at the local cafe. He was still packing but he stopped when he heard his brother crying downstairs. He quickly went down the stairs, searching for his brother. He found him sitting in his crib. He smiled at the child then picked him up. "Shhh. Hush Mathias. It's okay. I'm here." He cooed to the child, hoping to quiet him.
After a minute or so of quieted crying, Mathias stopped and then started babbling like a baby normally would. This was the one thing that Alek would miss. He would miss his family so much. He then lifted Mathias to where he could put his lips to his belly. He kissed the soft baby's skin then headed into the kitchen where his mom was making lemonade. "I was heading in there but when I heard him quiet down I knew you were in there." She explained, pouring out two glasses of lemonade as Alek got a bottle out of the fridge for Mathias. He started feeding the child and then smiled at his mom. "You know... this is the first time I am thinking about not going on this trip. I just don't want him to forget me..."
His mother smiled then put her hand on his shoulder. "He won't. I'll make sure of it." She smiled then placed her forehead on her son's. "I love you and you should get going." She was right and he handed his brother over to his mom after he kissed his forehead. He then packed up his car and headed down to the cafe. He picked up Derik, along with a coffee and they were headed to the airport. It took a couple hours for them to get on the plane and by then all Aleksander wanted was silence. He put on his noise-cancelling headphones and played some nice classical music while he read his book. Of course he had his friend beside him but they had talked before the plane ride and would talk when they landed. They had an entire summer together.
The script on the page seemed to float off and transform into words in his mind. He got about half way through the book then closed it to take a little nap. When he was awoken by his friend he knew that the plane had landed. He yawned lightly then grabbed his carry-on. They had a person waiting to show them to their rented car. They took all their luggage out to the car and packed up ready to go. It was about 4 in the morning when they were on the road with two cups of coffee and a box of doughnuts.
It was about 7:14 when they arrived in Kalaupapa, Hawaii where their hotel was. It was a small hotel, owned by a local family. As they pulled into the parking lot, Aleksander looked at the sign. "Hotel Matteson huh?" He sighed then parked as two males headed out to help the man with his luggage. One was a blonde fellow and was the one that greeted them while the other loaded the luggage cart. "Hello my name is Jakob Matteson. My family owns this hotel." He stated and extended his hand out to the tourist. Aleksander did the polite thing and shook it then the male showed them to their room. He pointed out that the 2nd floor was off limits because that was where Jakob and his family slept. Alek made a mental note and then thanked the male. It was a nice room. 2 large beds and a large TV along with an extended bathroom. "This is going to be a good summer."
{ 1 June, 2014 | 7:02 A.M. | Kalaupapa, Hawaii | Day 1 | 408 words }
It wasn't abnormal for Victoria to get up at odd times in the morning. She awoke at 7:02 and quickly dressed herself. She was wearing her normal green bikini with a swim shirt over top of it when she left the hotel with her surfboard. She caught a glimpse of the new residents but she wasn't one to talk to complete strangers unlike her brother. She was excited because her and Anna were going surfing this morning since it was the first day of summer and they didn't have school. She wanted to get there early and head out and catch a wave and set up the table and such. She stopped by the corner store and grabbed some food then headed towards the beach.
When she arrived, she set her board down and then set the food on top of it. She stomped the ground and a circular piece of earth rose to about 3 feet above ground, along with two stools that came about 2 feet above ground. She sighed and smiled then set out the table cloth she bought and stretched it across the makeshift table then set the food out. She sighed looking at her work then smiled. This was going to be a good day, whether new people had check in at the hotel or not. She grabbed her board and ran out towards the water and sat on her board while she clipped her ankle to the cord.
It was a beautiful day out on the beach and in the water. She just sat on her board for a while as the wind ran through her hair. She sat there for a while just thinking about how the summer was going to play out. She was going to make this a great summer along with her best friend Anna. She decided to move on a wave a few minutes later and then started paddling. She finally caught the wave and she started whooping as she rode it and smiled when the spray of water hit her. Catching a wave was a very special time and when you catch it just right you can ride the wave all the way up to shore. That's just what Victoria did. She rode it all the way up to shore and then just laid on her board while she waited for her friend to arrive. This is going to be a great day. She just knew it.