The Skies Have Washed Ashore
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Huntington Beach, CA 8:17 P.M.
Everything was quiet as they all stared at Brian Haner Sr., with their mouths wide open. The only sound to be heard was the ironic ‘zree’ of the surrounding crickets.
“D-did you just say that Brian has a twin sister?” Michelle asked. “Yes, I did. Now Brian-”
“What the hell, dad?!” He yelled, knocking his chair over.
“Brian, I know that this is a lot to take in, but hear me out.” “A lot to take in?! Of course it’s a lot to take in! I have a fucking sister, a twin at that! How come you’ve never told me about her? Where is she?”
“I never told you about her because I wasn’t sure how you would handle it. She lives in Vacaville, about 30 miles from here. She’s safe and happy.”
“Why tell me about her now?” He seemed to have calmed down just a bit. “Her parents contacted me and we discussed everything. We thought it would be good for you two to get to know each other.”
“A whole twenty-six years later?” “Hey, better late than never, you know. Besides, like I said, I wasn’t sure how you’d react.”
“So, you’re telling us that we have another Haner running around California?” Zacky asked, taking another sip of his beer.
“Yes, Zacky, that’s what I’m telling you. We’ve arranged for her to come here soon.”
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Vacaville, CA 8:17 P.M.
My eyes darted back and forth between my parents. “You’re shitting me, right? Dad?” I looked at him and frowned when I saw the serious and sad look on his face.
“I’m sorry Muffin, but it’s true.” “Well, why haven’t you guys ever mentioned anything about him? Is he alright? Do you know where he is?”
“We didn’t want you to freak out on us. You’re known to be dramatic at times, Alli. Your brother is just fine and does well for himself. He lives in Huntington Beach a few miles from here and is happily married,” my mom explained.
“You say he does well for himself, what do you mean?” “He’s a part of that band you like, um, Revenge Seventold or something.”
My breath caught in my throat as she not only butchered the band’s name, but also as my mind made the connection. “M-mom, it’s Avenged Sevenfold and do you mean…Brian Haner?”
“That’s what it is. I was close enough, and yes, that’s his name. There’s also one last thing that we have to tell you, Alliyah.”
“We’re not your real parents. We adopted you after your mother gave birth to you. It was her choice to give you away. She said that she couldn't have two.”
The last thing I remembered seeing was the ceiling and Jacoby’s face.
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Huntington Beach, CA 8:23 P.M.
“So, she’s coming to visit or live here?” Jimmy asked, when he came back from putting some clothes on. “She’s just coming to visit and to get to know us a bit. I don’t want you guys freaking her out or anything.”
“I don’t want to meet her,” Brian said bitterly, surprising everyone. “Why the hell not?” Brian Sr. asked, getting angry.
“For all I know, she’s some stuck up brat. Besides, one sibling is enough thank you.” He grabbed Michelle and they left the house, leaving everyone else a little overwhelmed.
“You would think that he would want to meet his own TWIN. I mean, I’m excited and she’s not even related to me,” Matt muttered.
“I don’t know what that boy’s problem is, but knowing him, he’s probably just jealous. It was bad enough that McKenna came along, but now he has another sister that’s the same age as him,” Suzy stated. They all nodded and everyone began to pack up their belongings and bid their goodbyes to the Haner family.
Tonight had definitely been a surprising one.
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Vacaville, CA 10:25 P.M.
I groaned and slowly opened my eyes to see that I was now in my room in house that Jacoby and I shared. The TV was on, so I assumed that Jacoby had either fallen asleep with it on as usual, or he was actually up watching it. I got out of bed and went to splash water on my face.
What had happened?
I went down to the living room and saw that he was actually awake tonight. “Hey, Coby, what happened? How did we end up over here?” He looked over at me with an innocent face.
“You fainted at your ‘rent’s house after they told you that Synyster Gates was your brother and that you were adopted.” The events at dinner reoccurred in my head and I nodded, sitting next to him.
“I can’t believe that they’re not my real parents. It’s all been a lie; he’s my brother, my twin.”
“Yeah, that was definitely a shocker. I wasn’t expecting that one. I thought they were going to say that they booked you some flight to like, Paris or something.” “I was really hoping for that $20,000 and the car,” I said, chuckling.
He smiled down at me and I smuggled closer to him as the movie that was on caught my attention.
“Are you seriously watching Mean Girls?” “Nah, I just happen to be flipping through the channels when you walked down here.”
I yawned and he rubbed my back to soothe me back to sleep.
“You’ve met Brian before, right? What’s he like?” I asked, curiously.
“Hm, he’s a pretty cool guy. He reminds me a lot of you, though. He can be stubborn, self-centered, conceited, a smart ass,-” “Hey, I am not all that, Mr. Shaddix.”
“I know, you didn’t let me finish, Ms. Lewis. He’s also pretty caring, pretty laid-back, funny, and of course, talented.” I smiled at the thought of having such an awesome brother.
“I wonder who’s the oldest out of us. I hope it’s me, so I can hold it over his head. I can’t believe my real mother didn’t want me,” I said, sadly.
“I’m sure she had a reason for it, babe. Don’t let that get you down, Papa Gates is a really cool man, so you’ll love him. Besides, he’s remarried and his wife is really nice as well.”
“Well, that’s good. I can’t wait to meet them; I just hope that they’ll like me.” “How could anyone not like you? You’re the sweetest thing on Earth.”
“Aw, thanks Jacoby. You’re such a kiss ass.”
“I know, but it works doesn't it?” He kissed my cheek and wrapped an arm around my shoulder as we watched the next movie that was coming on, which was Dawn of the Dead, a favorite of mine.
I really need to sit down and have a long conversation with…my parents tomorrow about this ‘news’ of theirs.
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Everything was quiet as they all stared at Brian Haner Sr., with their mouths wide open. The only sound to be heard was the ironic ‘zree’ of the surrounding crickets.
“D-did you just say that Brian has a twin sister?” Michelle asked. “Yes, I did. Now Brian-”
“What the hell, dad?!” He yelled, knocking his chair over.
“Brian, I know that this is a lot to take in, but hear me out.” “A lot to take in?! Of course it’s a lot to take in! I have a fucking sister, a twin at that! How come you’ve never told me about her? Where is she?”
“I never told you about her because I wasn’t sure how you would handle it. She lives in Vacaville, about 30 miles from here. She’s safe and happy.”
“Why tell me about her now?” He seemed to have calmed down just a bit. “Her parents contacted me and we discussed everything. We thought it would be good for you two to get to know each other.”
“A whole twenty-six years later?” “Hey, better late than never, you know. Besides, like I said, I wasn’t sure how you’d react.”
“So, you’re telling us that we have another Haner running around California?” Zacky asked, taking another sip of his beer.
“Yes, Zacky, that’s what I’m telling you. We’ve arranged for her to come here soon.”
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Vacaville, CA 8:17 P.M.
My eyes darted back and forth between my parents. “You’re shitting me, right? Dad?” I looked at him and frowned when I saw the serious and sad look on his face.
“I’m sorry Muffin, but it’s true.” “Well, why haven’t you guys ever mentioned anything about him? Is he alright? Do you know where he is?”
“We didn’t want you to freak out on us. You’re known to be dramatic at times, Alli. Your brother is just fine and does well for himself. He lives in Huntington Beach a few miles from here and is happily married,” my mom explained.
“You say he does well for himself, what do you mean?” “He’s a part of that band you like, um, Revenge Seventold or something.”
My breath caught in my throat as she not only butchered the band’s name, but also as my mind made the connection. “M-mom, it’s Avenged Sevenfold and do you mean…Brian Haner?”
“That’s what it is. I was close enough, and yes, that’s his name. There’s also one last thing that we have to tell you, Alliyah.”
“We’re not your real parents. We adopted you after your mother gave birth to you. It was her choice to give you away. She said that she couldn't have two.”
The last thing I remembered seeing was the ceiling and Jacoby’s face.
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Huntington Beach, CA 8:23 P.M.
“So, she’s coming to visit or live here?” Jimmy asked, when he came back from putting some clothes on. “She’s just coming to visit and to get to know us a bit. I don’t want you guys freaking her out or anything.”
“I don’t want to meet her,” Brian said bitterly, surprising everyone. “Why the hell not?” Brian Sr. asked, getting angry.
“For all I know, she’s some stuck up brat. Besides, one sibling is enough thank you.” He grabbed Michelle and they left the house, leaving everyone else a little overwhelmed.
“You would think that he would want to meet his own TWIN. I mean, I’m excited and she’s not even related to me,” Matt muttered.
“I don’t know what that boy’s problem is, but knowing him, he’s probably just jealous. It was bad enough that McKenna came along, but now he has another sister that’s the same age as him,” Suzy stated. They all nodded and everyone began to pack up their belongings and bid their goodbyes to the Haner family.
Tonight had definitely been a surprising one.
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Vacaville, CA 10:25 P.M.
I groaned and slowly opened my eyes to see that I was now in my room in house that Jacoby and I shared. The TV was on, so I assumed that Jacoby had either fallen asleep with it on as usual, or he was actually up watching it. I got out of bed and went to splash water on my face.
What had happened?
I went down to the living room and saw that he was actually awake tonight. “Hey, Coby, what happened? How did we end up over here?” He looked over at me with an innocent face.
“You fainted at your ‘rent’s house after they told you that Synyster Gates was your brother and that you were adopted.” The events at dinner reoccurred in my head and I nodded, sitting next to him.
“I can’t believe that they’re not my real parents. It’s all been a lie; he’s my brother, my twin.”
“Yeah, that was definitely a shocker. I wasn’t expecting that one. I thought they were going to say that they booked you some flight to like, Paris or something.” “I was really hoping for that $20,000 and the car,” I said, chuckling.
He smiled down at me and I smuggled closer to him as the movie that was on caught my attention.
“Are you seriously watching Mean Girls?” “Nah, I just happen to be flipping through the channels when you walked down here.”
I yawned and he rubbed my back to soothe me back to sleep.
“You’ve met Brian before, right? What’s he like?” I asked, curiously.
“Hm, he’s a pretty cool guy. He reminds me a lot of you, though. He can be stubborn, self-centered, conceited, a smart ass,-” “Hey, I am not all that, Mr. Shaddix.”
“I know, you didn’t let me finish, Ms. Lewis. He’s also pretty caring, pretty laid-back, funny, and of course, talented.” I smiled at the thought of having such an awesome brother.
“I wonder who’s the oldest out of us. I hope it’s me, so I can hold it over his head. I can’t believe my real mother didn’t want me,” I said, sadly.
“I’m sure she had a reason for it, babe. Don’t let that get you down, Papa Gates is a really cool man, so you’ll love him. Besides, he’s remarried and his wife is really nice as well.”
“Well, that’s good. I can’t wait to meet them; I just hope that they’ll like me.” “How could anyone not like you? You’re the sweetest thing on Earth.”
“Aw, thanks Jacoby. You’re such a kiss ass.”
“I know, but it works doesn't it?” He kissed my cheek and wrapped an arm around my shoulder as we watched the next movie that was coming on, which was Dawn of the Dead, a favorite of mine.
I really need to sit down and have a long conversation with…my parents tomorrow about this ‘news’ of theirs.
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