In Aroha's Eyes

Prologue

Arohatikangawairua Toa Uaua Pararopunei Tetupai Tauali'i

Yes that's my name and yes my birth certificate is like 2 pages long . I'm the youngest of 16 kids. 10 boys and 6 girls Also the youngest triplet which is annoying. My twin brothers Tafae and Matariki are basically my bodyguards/guy repellent. Matariki is the nerdiest out of all the kids and I'm the only Tomboy.

Me and Tafae would always go out and play rugby while Riki would be inside reading books. We live with our grandparents (mums parents) in Auckland, New Zealand.

I've had heaps of nicknames. Roha, Ro, Raro and the list can go on. I'll assure you that I already got used to all the nicknames but the weirdest one was Tafaenna aka a girl version of Tafae.

I've never met my other siblings except for the 2 oldest, Sosiua and Laquasia who always come with money, being too lazy to by us gifts. All us kids are one year apart except for Laquasia and Sosiua who are 2 years apart.

We are those type of siblings that don't fight often and take care and look out for each other. The only time we fight is when it's something stupid like shotgun or the last muesli bar. Now for a description of myself.

I'm tall about 5'11 and have long brown/gold hair up to my belly button. All us triplets have electric blue eyes which look mad. I've got brown skin with thick curves. And I am a massive tomboy.

Growing up with two boys has impacted my habits. "Your more of a boy them Riki" Koro would tell me. We were all born in Wellington and mum & dad decided to leave us with our Grandparents.

Don't get me wrong, we do pick on Riki but he doesn't mind. When we were 12 Nan got sick and I mean really sick. She had leukaemia and died fighting for her life. Unfortunately she lost and we were all heart broken.

Koro was never the same, all he did was lay in bed and think, think of nan, think of all our old times together. Before she died we would all play in the backyard and enjoy the weather. Me and Tafae would team up against Koro in rugby and always win.

FlashBack - (when they were 7)

We are all outside. Me, Koro and Tafae are playing rugby, Nan is watering her plants and Riki is ready a science book. "Tackle Roha, Tackle!" Tafae screams while Koro is running towards me with the ball.

I jump to him and we both tumble down.

"Shame old man" Tafae laughs grabbing the ball from the ground and runs to the other side and scores.

"Oh good try bub" Nan smiles.

Koro gets back up and picks me and Tafae up.

"Koro! Koro!" I yell.

"I will put you down if you admit I'm the coolest grandpa in the world" He laughs.

"never" Tafae spits. He begins to tickle us and we are laughing hard out.

"Koro is the coolest grandpa in the world" I admit.

He puts me down but continues to tickle Tafae. Idiot won't loose his pride to his own Koro.

"Ok ok Koro is the best grandpa in the house" He says trying to move Koro's hands. Koro stops and I can't stop laughing.

Nan comes out with iceblocks.

"Woohoo Nan's the best nan in the world" I yell. Koro stands there with his arms folded.

"See, all you need is food and they come right out and say it" Nan says kissing Koro.

"Yukk" all 3 of us squeal in usion while covering our eyes.

"Oh enough you 3, before we kiss for longer" Nan laughs. Tafae removes his sausage fingers from my eyes and I remove my tiny hand from Riki's face.

"There, now finish you ice blocks before they melt eggs" Koro chuckles. Even at 62 he sounds like a 17 yr old. Uhh no Koro, your old. We all eat our chocolate ice blocks like 3 starving children.

After Tafae had chocolate all over mouth and around.

"Chocolate Man, Dunn Dunn Dunn" He says with one hand in the air and another on his waist. He uses his tongue to clean his mouth.

That night we all just huddled around Koro in blankets as he told us an old maori story. Hinemoa & Tutanekai. We all fell asleep and Koro wasn't even half way. But I could only imagine how beautiful Hinemoa was.

*End Of Flashback*

Anyways, after Nan died mums younger sister Vienna (Enna)moved in to take care of Koro. Enna work shifts start from 6pm - 4am. We are all home by 5 so we take care of Koro while she's gone. Enna's 21 so we are only 6 years apart.

Children. If they are next to each other they are twins or triplets. In chapter 2

Sosiua 25

Tevita - Laquasia 23

Teariki 22

Rameuru - Hinemoa 21

Rawiri - Tupou - 20

Kaiden - 19

Akosita - Tuteki 18

Te Rangi-moko - Meleane 17

Tafae - Matariki - Arohatikangawairua 16