Finally Home

Episode 2

Brooke's P.O.V ~

"Please fasten your seatbelts Ms. Flash as we will be landing in approximately 5 minutes." I hear the captain tell me so I do as he says. I have all the folders of every person my family in front of me. There's a lot but I'm going for my close family, not extended. Here's the list of people I have to collect:

* Celeste Rodgers - Grandmother 

* Byron Rodgers - Father

* Evelyn Rodgers - Mother

* Amara Rodgers - Sister

* Treyton Rodgers - Brother 

* Amanda Scranton - Cousin (sister to Wren, daughter to Ava and Kevin)

* Wren Scranton - Cousin (brother to Amanda, son of Ava and Kevin)

* Ava Scranton - Aunt (husband to Kevin, sister to Byron and mother to Amanda and Wren)

* Kevin Scranton - Uncle (husband to Ava and father to Amanda and Wren)

* Keanu Rodgers - Cousin (twin to Kapono, brother to Bambi and Ivanna, son of Keith and Anabelle)

* Kapono Rodgers - Cousin (twin to Keanu, brother to Bambi and Ivanna, son of Keith and Anabelle)

* Bambi Rodgers - Cousin (sister to Keanu, Kapono, and Ivanna, daughter of Keith and Anabelle)

* Ivanna Rodgers - Cousin (sister to Keanu, Kapono, and Bambi, daughter of Keith and Anabelle)

* Keith Rodgers - Uncle (brother to Byron, husband to Anabelle, father to Keanu, Kapono, Bambi, and Ivanna)

* Anabelle Rodgers - Aunt (wife to Keith, mother to Keanu, Kapono, Bambi, and Ivanna)

That's the list. Pretty long and will be hard to contain but at least now they're all older so I wont have to babysit any kids. I also love the names of my cousins, and the meanings behind their names. My name means water, or a small stream. Amara means stylish or attractive and suits my sister perfectly, and my brother's name means tree. Amanda means worthy of love, Wren is a small bird. Keanu and Kapono are both Hawaiian names, Keanu meaning cool breeze and Kapono the righteous one. Bambi relates to her name, which means little girl in Italian, because even though she is eighteen and starting university she is pretty small compared to everyone else. Ivanna is Russian for Gift of God. All the parents decided to give us names that meant something, not just random names that are out there.

I feel the plane bump up and down indicating we've landing. I place all my folders into my briefcase and walk off the plane. My luggage is in a car waiting for me already. I slide into the backseat and rest my head against the leather interior. The car begins moving, slowly at first, but then picks up speed as we get off the tarmac and onto the freeway. I rest for the drive ahead, knowing I will having trouble sleeping tonight and then having a full day ahead of me tomorrow. 

After 20 minutes of red lights and turns, the car stops in front of the best hotel in Melbourne. Two bell boys come out and take my suitcases from the trunk. I've brought three to Australia. One is for clothes and makeup, the others for weapons. I put on my sunglasses as it's bright in the morning, and make my way into the foyer. There's no one waiting at the front desk which means I can get to my room faster. Standing in front of the desk and the receptionist doesn't look up. I clear my throat at least three times before she gets annoyed and looks up at me. 

"What do you want? Can't you see I'm doing work here?" I'm a bit taken aback by her tone as it's way too rude for anyone to be working as a receptionist at the finest hotel in Melbourne. 

"Well, I've made a booking and would like to check into my room, now." She lets out an very loud sigh and sits down. 

"What's your name?'' She sounds exhausted by having to do her job, but who am I to care?

"My name is Brooke Flash." Her eyes open a bit then she goes to quickly type in my name to get my room number. She grabs the key card and stands once again.

''Ms. Flash, your room is number 367, on floor 8. I'm very sorry for my off tone before Ms. Flash, I've been having an off day an-'' I don't give her time to continue as I walk off to the elevators. The two bell boys with my luggage follow right after me. The door opens almost immediately after me pressing the button. I get in and press level 8 while the two gentlemen bring the trolley inside. After a minute we're on level 8 and now just trying to locate my room. Once we finally do, I push the card inside the slot and the light flashes green. I look inside the room and it's big, but smaller than what I'm used to. It has one bed in the middle, and wall of glass, an alright sized bathroom, and a small kitchenette. This will do for a night or two. 

I sit on the bed as the two boys leave my bags on the floor near my bathroom. As I hear the door to the room close I work in turning the cameras off, the ones in my room and hallways around it are the ones I need to focus on. I pull out my laptop and hack into the hotel's cameras. I get to the ones in my room and make it record so it will just be them recording what I do from now on and play in a loop. I shut my laptop and go to the window to look out of it. Then place my suitcase, the one with clothes, on my bed to make it out like I'm unpacking where in reality I'll just take it to the small closet thing and then pack them away after. 

For the next two hours I do seemingly normal things that anyone would do then I leave the room. If I'm gone for at least another two hours, maybe three to be safe, then I can make it like I was seeing family or just out sight seeing. I'm really just going to go to the café a few blocks away and spy on my family as they own the café. I put on my beanie and sunglasses and grab my wallet then head out. It takes me about two minutes to get to the foyer and another two to get to the café. I find a table right near the back, somewhere I've got access to everything I need and where I can see all of them, but they can't see me, which I'm thankful for.