Destiny

**Destiny p.o.v** “GODDAMMIT” whisper shouting, so I don't get a lecture of pops. My pops the man who has got me through the last 9 years, I've nicknamed my grandad, 'pops' that what it sounds like when he stands up. It has got to be a talent with that many bones popping at once he unaware of the meaning as he would kill me, OK bit extreme, but he definitely would be pissed at me! I've been living with my pops since my parents got a divorce. I'm not sure why one minute they were all over each other, the next minute they hated the sight of one another, it was horrible they just packed their crap and walked in the opposite directions. My mum moved to America, and I count on one hand how many times I've seen her. We occasionally talk on the phone, but she moved on now, and I'm not allowed to visit her, the community she lives in does not allow 'outsiders', eye-rolling at their shitty attitude. “Destiny, are you nearly ready, your coach will be here soon” back to reality to pop's hollering from the bottom of the stairs. “Yes pops, just double-checking” I stand in the middle of my bedroom, slowly turning while visually remembering when I first walked into here. I've got so many happy memories, I lived here due to my mum now husband community rules he just didn't like me I think he bit of d**k and so is his community. My dad the other main man in my life, he works countless hours like crazy shifts, so I couldn't just stay home alone, so that's where my pops come in. Walking towards my door, I check myself in my floor length mirror. Heck I've changed a lot in the last 5 years, looking into the mirror giving myself a nod to confirm I don't look like I've been dragged through a bush, I open the bedroom door and walk down the stairs. “Ready” starring me dead in the eye with guilt washing over him continuously. “Yes, as ready as I'm going to be. I'm going to tell you this once again pops don't look at me like that, I get it your getting too old.” pops gasped “cheeky bugger” and flicked me square in the forehead. “Ahh pops be careful you might break your finger” at this point, I'm gasping for air as I'm nearly on the floor for laughing so hard. Pop looks like he has swollen a wasp, walking out with my bags, muttering away to himself. “Tiny get in” pops smirking saying my pet name loud enough for the street to hear! Oh, I see we're getting nitty-gritty now. “POPS” I glare with a tomato face and trying to see if anyone heard. I slap on my oversized sunglasses and spread my hair around my face like it is a shield, then start power walking to the car. Meanwhile, pops is giving himself a Blue Peter badge for his quick thinking. "ok come on get in” I ushered him, we both get in and pop our seatbelts on. Like Pop says, safety first! I'm going to miss him, 2 weeks ago, it was decided that I will move back with my dad. I'm old enough to be home on my own, and dad has got to have a conversation with me. I really hope it not the birds and the bees, I definitely don't need that considering I've already lost my V plates. Plus the fact my pops is selling up and going into one of the fancy retirement homes to live his best life, he deserves it after losing nana 10 years ago and then putting up with me! That needs an award in itself. On the way to the coach station, we drove in silence, unsure how to kick off the goodbye speech. “Pops” I broke the thick fog of tension in the car, he's pulling up to the station and popped it in park and turned to look at me. “I just wanted to say thank you! For letting come crashing into your life like a bulldozer” with sadness in his eyes he goes to speak, but I cut him off "I understand you're not an emotional man so don't worry, I will miss you pops” with that a stray tear rolled down from his eye “destiny it has been my pleasure to watch you grow into the stubborn, nutty beautiful girl you are today. I probably never told you this, but you helped me, you eased my heartache from your nana and gave me the distraction I needed to realize life must go on. I will always love you tiny, now get the f**k out before we both turn into blubbering messes” with a snort and giggle, I wiped away my tears and gave pops one last squeeze. I jumped out the car, the coach assistant loaded my bags and I wondered to the back of the bus to the window. Popped in my headphones and gave pops a quick wave, this will be a long ass 4 hours. I honestly couldn't get over how green it was here. In Hill berry it was more like an over crowed town on the verge of being a city, Oakland jeez it was beautiful! The dense Forrest with cherry blossom trees and bluebell fields, it looked like one of them old love films where the lovebirds drive of into the sunset. I scoff at myself for being the hopeless romantic. We were just pulling up into the buss station. My stomach is twisting into knots, I haven't seen my dad in 3 years and when he did visit it was always at my pop's house. well let's just say puberty has hit me hard, since last time he saw me I was a little girl now I'm 3 months away from being 18! I'm 5ft (1.52 m) nothing now you know why my pop's pet name is tiny, what I didn't gain in height made up for in other departments. I have shoulder-length long bob my natural blonde with twists of lilac. I'm between a size 12 to 14 I like food a lot so never interested in being smaller. I've got a good curvy figure with plump lips and a bum the Kardashians would love. Unloading my stuff from the coach, I heard my dads Range Rover, what on earth is he playing… “Hay buttercup” my dad practically screams over his god awful taste in music. “dad turn it down god your not in your twenties anymore!” as I'm trying to use the magic powers of the sunglasses and my hair to make me invisible. Dads chuckling to himself and thankfully turned that awful music off. “Better?” I nod while tilting my glasses down giving him the death stare, he smirks and puts the hands up in defeat. “come on it not that bad jump in, want to get you settled in as I've got work tomorrow” with that I chuck the last bag in and slam the door. “Hay watch it the rover hasnt done nothing to you” he's now rubbing the dashboard like i've just kicked hes puppy. I just shake my head and jump in, securing my belt. Driving to my dads house it was quiet don't get me wrong there no bad blood between me and dad. We just don't really have a relationship or bond, hopefully we can build on that as much as I love silence, this is deafening. “You've got the weekend to sort your bits and get to know the area, I'm at work all weekend so gives you a chance to explore, maybe meet with your old school friends.” I internally roll my eyes, lord I cannot think of anything worse they are all stuck up their own arse, except for a select few and if they had any sense, they would get out of Oakland at the first possible opportunity. “Urrr yeah sure” he just spots a brief look and continues to concentrating on his driving, thankfully didn't press anymore. Don't get me wrong I'm not a loner. I like to socialize I'm just I guess a bit intense to some people. Which has got me in a few mishaps and pops being pulled into school for the talk from the headteacher. I've always been told to stand up for myself, I speak my mind, although I do know when it's a good time to keep my mouth shut after a week of hour-long detentions it firmly sank in. We pull up to my dads house a wash of emotion come over me, this is the house of my childhood. The freshly cut lawn which my dad is obsessed about, The white modern brick house with the wide windows and front porch, the swinging hammock which, I think, is the same age as me, well it looks it. I feel a pang in my heart the last time I was here was the day pops come and got me. My parents literally split walking in opposite directions mum going to the car with Jamie the now new husband and my dad walking back into the house. I thought he would turn and look, but he didn't, I was too little to understand then. I realize now how that must have hit dad literally we were gone, and he was alone. “Hello Destiny anyone home are you getting out or going to sit it lala land staring a hole into the house.” ah god snap out of it, I open the car door got out and made my way into the house. To be honest, I can not really remember loads just drips and drapes of memories, I look around I can tell my dad has recently revamped. It's looking quite modern open plan and bright he hasn't done to bad a job. "Your bedroom is the first on the right you've got an ensuite and I've stocked it up with some essentials. Ill let you get settled in, I will go grab us some dinner.” I could tell he was nervous, my dad don't hide it very well. “ Ok give me a shout when your back "we both hiked up the stairs and dumped it onto my bed, dad nodded he's head and walked out and closed the door. I plonked myself down on the bed and took a deep breath looking around the room, I sighed this is going to take some time to get used to.