In Aroha's Eyes

Chapter 3 - Together For The First Time

Quick Recap

13 yrs old - Nan died

14 yrs old - Koro died

15 yrs old - Tafae & Riki left to Tonga

16 yrs old - Aroha left to Tonga

AROHA'S POV

As I walk deeper into the house I see the rest of my siblings, and man do I have heaps of them.

I see girls are outnumbered here, way outnumbered. I met Laquasias twin Tevita who is like a player. I also meet my other siblings. There are many, many and too many.

You can clearly see that all the guys are well built and tall while all the girls are curvy and beautiful. That's due to our skuxx as parents. I notice all the boys have tattoo's and I'm the only one out of the girls who has one.

A few months ago I got a hibiscus on my back. Not all us girls are tall, Akosita, Te-rangimoko and I are about the same height even though we are a few years apart.

We sit and eat Islander food. The only food I recognise is Corn Beef, Kumara, and pig. The food taste amazing and I bit like Nan's cooking, oh how I miss Nan and Koro.

After I finish eating I explore to my room. The boys stay in a house at the back and the girls and dad stay in their 8 bedroom house. My room has two windows and is painted royal blue.

As I am unpacking there is a knock at the door.

"We're all going to the beach tomorrow, to have a family day" Tafae tells me.

"K, night Tafae" I reply before he leaves my room.

After I finished unpacking I put my luggage's in the closet, I place my hats on the mirror and hang my Nike bag and Londsdale bag behind the door. I get the home phone and call Enna since I don't have a SIM card yet.

PHONE CONVO

Enna: Hey Te-rangi (my mums name)

Me- Oh no Enna it's me

Enna: lol, hey Aroha! How was your flight? Did you meet all the fam?

Me- far my families packed but they are pretty choice n yeh my flight was good, how's everyone doing?

Enna- yeah we all good, Kaia and Kaisha moved in so I'm not lonely (since Kaia is a widow and Kaisha is her only child in NZ)

Me- oh that's good, missing NZ heaps

Enna- well we are all missing you heaps, sorry Rose I'd love to chat longer but I need to gap it, love ya

Me- love you to

*I hang up*

After I hang up I change into some basketball shorts and an LA love shirt then jump into bed. My first night in Tonga, done.

*DA NEXT DAY*

I wake up sweaty.How hot is this island? I take a quick shower then get ready. I put on my blue bikini and some sun screen. What? Don't judge. I don't want to go more darker than I already am. Also put on a black pair of RipCurl board shorts.

I walk out and see everyone else is ready. Thank goodness mum and dad isn't swimming because let's be honest, no one wants to see there mother in a bikini considering how old she is.

I see there are eskys filled with drinks and bags fillies with sandwiches. We all jump in the back of the trunk while us kids are all in the back. The eskys and bags are in the back seat behind mum & dad.

I get out my speaker and iPad from my bag and we jam to some songs whilst admiring the island.

"Oh sis, you starting school on Monday" Riki says.