page2 (1/1)

I, by contrast, was dressed modestly in a plain blue sweater and an beat-up pair of jeans But I didn’tclothes that fit e

Breathing in deep, I stared at the landscape flying by

“Where are we going? I didn’t think your house was far away from the bus stop,” I mused Salty air from the ocean made my hair an unruly mess and I frowned in the side mirror Next to Justine, I looked like a chubby teen with unsexy plain brown hair

“I’ to our house, where else?”

“But is this the way?” I asked, baffled So roads and es

Justine laughed

“We ated community, so he and led “You’ll have your own rooh we’ll share a bathroom”

I nodded, looking at the passing neighborhood ide eyes because it was really fancy But then again, what did I expect? Justine’s father was a businesser, and his fortune had only groith time Sometimes my mom would talk to my Aunt Melanie, and from what little I had overheard, I knew that they were very well-off

Sometimes I wondered if Aunt Melanie had offered Mom any h, and I couldn’t blame her Susan was determined to make it on her own after my dad passed, and I respected her for that Come to think of it, I’m a lot like thatto want to do things that were crazy expensive

We turned off the road into a sate My cousin clicked a button and the gate opened She pulled through, and then entered what appeared to be a very exclusive lane Each house was bigger than the next and all I could do was e ornate fountains in front, not to mention the luxury cars parked out front I had never seen so aped because it was like soazine We took a feists and turns until finally, Justine pulled into a large driveway

“Finally ho her seat belt I stared at the home in front of me

For a moment, I couldn’t breathe This wasn’t just a house, it was a e white pillars in front It looked like so you would see in a movie Justine started to walk up the front steps before she realized I wasn’t behind her She turned around and looked at me

“Co, silly?”

I noddedup the steps Justine led olden chandelier that was dripping with diamonds In the reflection of the marble floor, my bewildered expression stared back at olden staircase that traveled up to the second floor, seee couches The foyer alone was bigger than our hu room combined back home

“Justine, is that you?” A few seconds later, an older worown!” cooed Aunt Melanie as she walked over and huggedth “You look so e It’s uncanny”

“Thanks Aunt Melanie,” I said as I took in her features She looked no different froo The only evidence of the lapsed time was a ferinkles around her eyes

She solden staircase “So tell me, how is Susan?”

“My mom’s fine,” I said as I looked around the hallway It was full of pictures of their family My eyes landed on a few photos that seemed to showcase family trips Justine in front of the Eiffel Tower Aunt Melanie and Uncle Craig holding each other on a gondola in Italy My twin cousins Joey and E rayptian pyramid

I felt a pang of jealousy as I gazed at the pictures but quickly brushed it away Everyone has a different fate in life, and mine was to re my mind

“Well, I’lad you’re here You’ll have a wonderful ti you to visit these past couple of years”