Chapter 17

***Angelica***

Renee is my best friend and as of about a year ago my sister. Tristan is like my cousin. He is my aunt Alice and aunt Danas adopted son. He is older by a year and five months. He is in college, just about finished his first year and on summer vacation. He and Renee are a couple. Have been for some time now. When we had our junior prom we needed dates so Tristan and his best friend Bret offered to take us, with Tristan being Renees date and Bret mine. Apparently Tristan and Renee had a blast because they spent a lot of time together after that. Not as a couple but together nonetheless. When he had his senior prom as expected he asked her to be his date and since then theyve been dating. Even after he left for college, they emailed each other, talked a lot on the phone and on msn.

Its the summer before our senior year in high school and he invited us up to spend the forth of July weekend with him at his dorm. We are excited, more so Renee than me for obvious reasons. Bette took half day so she could drop us. When we got there, Tristan was waiting for us. He took us up to his dorm room. Cool room. I said as I looked around. Mom gave us hugs and kisses goodbye.

Take care of my girls now. She said as she hugged Tristan goodbye.

Dont worry aunt Bette, theyre safe with me. He winked at her.

We spent the rest of the afternoon touring the campus. He took us to the library, the mess hall, which was cool. There was a pub and dance club, the student union. It was a huge place. I would certainly get lost when I go to college. Bette wants me to go to Yale and Tina wants me to go to UCLA. I cant tell Bette this just yet but Im with Tina right now. I cant see myself too far away from home. Maybe I will change my mind, but for now its UCLA for me.

After we had the tour, we went back to the dorm. Tristan ordered pizza and we had soda for dinner. Renee and Tristan had the sofa and I took the floor. We were watching a movie he rented and eating.