In Aroha's Eyes

Chapter 10 - Triple match

AROHA'S POV
I am awoken by voices but I resume keeping my eyes shut. 

"Should we wake her up" only Riki would be that sensitive to say that.

"What kind of question is that egg? Mum said to wake her up"

"Yeah but his is the only time she's quiet. And she hates being woken up"

"Do I care? I love seeing her morning self"

"Fine I'll go first"

"WHEN she doesn't wake up, it's my turn"

I feel a hand lightly shake me followed my a 

"Ro, wake up". I remain quiet and faked my sleep.

"Told you, she'd sleep through a hurricane if one happened.Now move cos it's my turn"

I feel something close to a cow on top of me. 

"TafaeYouFatGetOffBeforeIDie" I yell at the top of my lungs. 

"Good morning to you to sis" he laughs getting off my bed. 

"Mum said get up, we got church today remember?" Riki reminds me.

I know egg. Today's Sunday. I rub my eyes before washing up in the bathroom. After that I take a seat and have some cereal. 

"Morning bub, did you sleep well?" Mum asks taking the seat next to me, dad does the same on the other side.

"I slept well. It was just the waking process and how I was squashed by tweedle dee and tweedle dumb" I answer. 

"That's the twins" Dad laughs. I continue to eat my Coco Pops. What? They taste like chocolate and who doesn't like chocolate?

I then put away my bowl before making my way to the room. Mum has placed a royal blue Puletaha on my bed. It has a wave going around my neck and down my left. The wave is white and covered in blue hibiscus. It ends on my feet.

Luckily I put it on like how it's supposed to me, thanks to Laquasia taking her "precious" time to teach me. I put on my black Havaianas and brush my blonde hair. I find my blonde hair annoying at times.

I, along with my brothers inherited our mums looks. Her blonde hair and blue eyes and also her accent. I tie my hair into a bun before walking out the room. I see the only people in the living room are non other than Riki & Tafae.

"Finally!" Tafae lets out. 

"Mum told us to wait for you. Then we are to escort you to church" Riki explains. Me and Tafae share the same look. Who says escort? 

"Ok, lets go" I walk out the door followed by my brothers who walk beside me.

And that's when I notice there appearance. Both are wearing a white tupenu (Ielavalava) and a royal blue t-shirt. This made our triplettness stand put. Smiling, I realise the last time we matched was a while ago. Maybe when we were 7 or 8.

Arriving at church, I see mum is already accompanied by some other old ladies. I follow my brothers who go sit with a group of guys. 

" What are you doing?" Tafae whispers. 

"What does it look like? Dumbass" At that last word, I hear the soft chuckles coming from the guys around us.

The guys from our village are probably the only guys I feel comfortable with. And if your wondering why, well that's because they treat me like another guy. They all don't have any feelings for me (I hope) and act like another brother to me. But I have way to many brothers.

The service is finish and we all dissemble outside church. I find my sisters who are having a funny conversation, by the looks of it. 

"Who's idea was it to leave me with Tweedle Dee n Tweedle dumb?" I ask.

"Mum said you guys would look cute, and you's do" Laquasia smiles.

 "Whatever" I roll my eyes. 

"Foreals sis, you guys look like little kids" Te-rangimoko opens her big mouth. All of a sudden I'm being pulled back by mum.

I see she's also pulled aside Riki & Tafae. She holds out her camera and so do all our other siblings. 

"Smile guys" Siua laughs.

"Yeah, I think Facebooks gonna like these photos" Tevita laughs aswell. We all nod and decide to take advantage of this moment.

We do a pukana, ducklips, slave (When Riki and Tafae bow down to me) and a flexing photo. Yeh I know aye, What muscles do Riki & Tafae flex? I see all our siblings flashing their phones aswell as mum. We all crack up laughing.

As soon as we get home, Riki, Tafae and I change. I put on a black baggy shirt and some black tights. I grab my phone and sit on the couch. I check my facebook. 

7 friend requests, 4 Messages and 23 notifications.

Checking my notifications, I see all 13 of our sibling posts aswell as likes & comments from our family. I smile at Enna's comment.

Missing those troublemakers. Always were one to take heaps of selfies. Love you guys heaps. Xx

I reply

Shots Enna. Love u to! Those 2 eggs just photobombed my photo and made it ugly

Reading all the compliments, I cant help but laugh.We really look like those wild triplets by the photo's. I move onto messages.

Enna: Luving the photos

Riki: Did you see what they posted?

Kali: Haha, didn't go for you as a matching to the boys

Ele: What a pic

I reply to them all. Man popularity is a problem. hahaha. Looking at the friend requests, they all have one thing in common. All teenage guys and all guys I don't know. I send them to the decline box along with the other dozens of requests from guys like them. Can't they see why my profile is a private?

I decide to post up a status:

Jelous of our skuxxness aye? @Matariki Nohopuku Tauali'i @Tafae Tiaki Tauali'i

Tagged - (all my siblings)

I find myself having another unread message. I click the icon and open it up, Maiki Naufaho. Our friendship has grown over the past few days. He's accepted being my friend until the 3 months have come.

Maiki: Hey

Me: Wassup

Maiki: Goin all gansta on me now?

Me: As long as I try haha

Maiki: Keep on trying den.... Wanna play 21 questions?

Me: Yeh, u go first.

Maiki: What's the story with ur name n what does it mean:

Me: Uhm, Arohatikangawairua = Love means life. Yeah I know it's long but i guess when my nan named me, she thought of love. 

All throughout the chat, we go onto basic like colour n all that. I can't believe he's actually making an effort to know me. Other guys would just pretend to be interested but not Maiki. He's actually trying to win me over. And that's good. 

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