Discovering
Destiny
Chapter 2: Aislinn's
P.O.V.
I slipped my bag off my shoulder and dropped my suitcase on the
floor with a loud thud.
Finally, I thought, closing my eyes and soaking in the
warm rays through the large glass doors that led to my own
personal balcony.
“This is beautiful, Grams!” I called down to my
grandmother who was still unloading our things from the taxi, as
I walked onto the balcony.
She smiled smugly and winked at me. “Come help me with
these bags!” She shouted back up. I quickly ran down the
stairs and helped her bring all of the bags inside.
We spent the majority of the day unpacking. It was only the two
of us so we didn’t have that much baggage, but it still
took us a while to arrange all the furniture and make it feel
homey.
I thought just my room was nice, but the entire house was plush
and extravagant. I knew my Grams had money, but I didn’t
realize she had this much money. But with her own money,
plus the money she received when my grandfather died, plus some
of the money from my parents, she was loaded. I was using the
majority of my inheritance money to help pay for college. Grams
helped out a little bit for my graduation present, but she said
that wasn’t my entire present. She said she was giving me
another one soon.
I loved my Grams, and I was glad she wanted to help, but I
didn’t want her to spend so much money on me. That was one
of the things I loved about her: we were rich but she
didn’t waste her money, she used it on essential things
like a home and clothes and college and paying off the mortgage;
so I wondered what else she would have gotten me.
By the time we finished unpacking, we still had plans to paint a
couple of rooms; it was around 5:30 so we went to pick up dinner
from Five Guys. We had heard it was good, like Inside Out Burger;
it was pretty greasy but really good!
“Hey, Grams? I’m going to go for a walk, is that
alright?” I asked her when we got home.
“Sure sweetie, have fun.” She smiled as she kissed my
cheek and went to sit outside. “Don’t get lost,
Aislinn!”
“I won’t!” I laughed.
I walked outside and reveled in the feeling of the warm air
caressing my skin. I decided I’d go down to the boardwalk
and just walk around.
I put in my iPod and cranked up Hang You Up by Yellowcard, one of
my favorite bands.
The sky was dark, but the moon was high, illuminating the water
in a mysterious and seductive light. I subconsciously walked
toward it, coming back to my senses when I stopped on the edge of
the dock. I gasped and stepped back quickly, watching the lurid
and eerie waves lap at the chipped wood. My heart hummed against
my chest and I let out a sigh of relief as I started walking
back.
I walked back up near the shops and stopped to buy an orange
banana smoothie. I made a mental note to bring Grams down here
and have her try one as I sat down at a small table a little ways
up the walk.
I let my hair down and let it fall around my shoulders. I was
sipping my drink and flipping through songs on my iPod when I
felt like someone was watching me. I looked up and met the eyes
of a guy talking to his friend a little further down the walk
from me.
He wore a leather jacket over a white T-shirt, and he was
straddling a motor cycle. His brown hair was tousled from the
helmet he held under his arm and he had a little bit of stubble
on his chin. He was very attractive. He did some handshake with
his friend and put his helmet over his head, staring at me the
whole time. His eyes were shielded and I wasn’t sure if he
was still looking at me, so I looked away and tried to focus on
my iPod.
I heard the engine rev and looked up right before his motorcycle
whizzed past me and blew my hair back, so close it almost grazed
my arm.
This kind of angered me; what if he had hit me? I got up and
threw out the remainder of my smoothie before starting my walk
home.
I decided that I’d go for another walk tomorrow afternoon.
I hoped I would meet some people my age so maybe I would know
somebody when I started at the University. But I had lots of
time, and I was pretty good at making friends, so I wasn’t
too worried about it.
When I got home, I saw that Grams had fallen asleep outside, so I
found a thin blanket and laid in on her gently. I didn’t
want her to get cold during the night, and I wasn’t sure
how much the temperature would drop during the night since it was
our first night here.
I went up to my room and pulled my phone out of my pocket. I had
four new messages from my friends. They all said how much they
missed me already and that they wanted to come and visit me soon.
I texted them all back and changed into my pajamas, settling into
bed.
I tried to go to sleep, but my mind wouldn’t shut down. I
kept thinking about earlier on the dock, when I almost fell into
the water. It had looked so beautiful from far away, the blue
waves sparkling as they swayed. It was enchanting. But up
close the waters had a deep green tint to them, the white froth
bubbling on the edge of the dock as the waves crashed against it.
The water was dark and menacing, making it impossible to judge
the depth of it, how far someone would sink if they fell in.
I got up and opened the French doors that led to my balcony,
stepping out. I took a deep breath and sucked in the cool night
air. I closed my eyes and let the night consume me, calming my
thoughts before I sunk back into bed and drifted to
sleep.
I'm hoping to be able to get more
people to read this,
so recommend it to your friends and tell them how great it's
going to be!
I think it will be great anyways!
Lots of cool ideas and whatnot for this story!
**Comment below if you want to be
notified**
29 faves · 10 comments · Feb 20, 2013 4:57pm
takemetoneverland*
·
1 decade ago
Notify ? And when is the next chapter going to be up ?
0
reply
twinkle_star1
·
1 decade ago
cool cant wait to read it btw i love all your stories ive been
reading them all day lol thanx
0
reply
twinkle_star1
·
1 decade ago
love it when is the next chapter coming up i cant wait! : ) xx
0
reply
Snowflakes113
·
1 decade ago
should be up later today (:
0
reply
FallenAngel*
·
1 decade ago
reminder please?? xoxo
0
reply
anigal231
·
1 decade ago
commenting ;)
0
reply
Apage
·
1 decade ago
love! , notify?
0
reply
iloveyouux16
·
1 decade ago
notify please!
0
reply
Snowflakes113
·
1 decade ago
Aislinn's Outfit: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=73052447
0
reply
iloveu4ever51 · 1 decade ago
sooo good I love how u describe the area and describe her life before.reminder =D
0 reply