Road Trip Still Happening

I feel like telling you all about my family while I watch the millionth gum tree fly by on the highway. Our parents are from Brisbane, they only moved up to Cairns because mum had taken a job there and it was only supposed to be for three years however it turned into twenty-four years. All our extended family is still living in Brisbane, which was one of the main reasons why our parents didn’t want us to stay up north. We all will have friends that we will miss but family is just that family, we all are a very close family. Knew it was going to be a long drive with my sister sleeping on my shoulder I listened to book audio on my tablet while our parents and Alex chat among themselves.

Someone is nudging me gently, “Baby Rhi Rhi we’ve stopped, time to let the rest of us out you know. Charlotte is not waking up either.” Alex said loudly, I let out a groan, “Oh hey man, sure.” I mumbled climbing out of the car and tripping out but managing to stick the landing instead of face planting it. “Your turn to get out princess, argh!” I cried out while climbing out to my brother, who has a strong hold on my hand now, “Thank you.” Alex said leaning down and giving my forehead a kiss, I groaned, “Hey! Just because I’m sort of doesn’t mean that gives you the right to go kissing the top of my head! You’re going to mess up my hair!” I snapped at him, and he laughs, “Between this road trip, your headphones, and sleep my little kiss did nothing for your ugly looks.” He said with a cheeky look on his face, “Argh! I will get you! Maybe not right now but I will get you when you least expect it!” I yelled back at him, “Bring it on baby sister! I will see it coming like I always do!” He yelled back at me.

Dad stood there looking at us both, “Do I really need to say it?” He asked sounding tired, “No!” Alex snapped at dad, “Where are we?” Charlotte asked sounding still half asleep. “Gympie Charlie,” Mum answered. “We are just grabbing lunch ok guys, let’s make it quick so we can get to the hotel where we are staying until the house is legally ours to move in,” Dad said sounding upset. Looking around to finally see that we had stopped at the local Macdonald’s great takeaway I would kill for some sushi but I know the rest of the family wanted to eat it. We all agreed with dad walking into the joint and placing our orders, Alex stays behind with the docket to wait for it to be called while the rest of us make our way to a table, Dad comes in looking upset. “Hey? I thought I was paying for this round?” He asked, “Sorry dad we got this time around.” Alex yelled out to him.

After lunch, Alex chose to drive and I shotgun the front seat it was nice looking back and seeing Charlotte cuddling up to dad. Finally after what felt like ten hours which was only a few hours we arrived at the hotel dad checked us in and handed us the key. Grabbing our bags and headed up to our room, it was a joint room but only one bathroom and two bedrooms which seemed to have upset my brother after he had to wait for all of us to finish using it.

“Why don’t we have our own rooms and our own bathrooms?” He asked, “Well next time I asked what type of room you wanted, you should have told me. You are old enough to do this you know.” Our mum snapped at him, and dad claps his hands loudly getting our attention. “Ok everyone are we having tea as room service, or heading out for dinner or heading downstairs?” Dad asked, mum, let out a big yawn, “I vote room service please, I’m too stuffed.” Mum said. “I vote for anything that involves us leaving this room,” Alex said loudly, “I vote room service too please,” Charlotte said, sounding tired, “I vote with Alex.” Dad said, they all look at me I had a massive smile on my face, “So sorry mum and Charlie but I want out too so I vote with dad and Alex thanks.” I cheerfully said, as my older brother jumped up and down for joy, “Fuck Yes!” He cried out.

Everyone starts rushing off to get ready, our brother took a shower while myself and Charlotte got dressed and ready in our room, Dad walks in wearing a dark blue short sleeve checkered shirt, and grey shorts, with white sandshoes. Mum wasn’t far behind him walking in wearing a red flowing dress with leaves and flowers on it, teamed up with brown boot heals, “You kids ready yet?” She asked, as our brother walks out of the bathroom wearing a plain white tight teeshirt and black shorts with grey sandshoes, I rushed into the bathroom to double check everything. Charlie is wearing three quoter length skin tight jeans, with a white poke a dot shirt with dots in the colours of black, blue, and yellow, with brown high heels and matching bangles. All my good going out to clubs clothes are packed away so I have chosen to wear a white singlet that is like a man’s muscle exposing singlet shows off my black bra, skinny black jeans, with my fuck me black high heel shoes, with my hair out with natural curls.