THE MEMORIES SEEMED HARDER AND HARDER TO REMEMBER . it was p a r t i a l l y her own fault . . . always refusing to think of her past . it hurt too much , now however , it’s almost like she CAN’T . the first thing she realised that she couldn’t remember , no matter how hard she tried , was her brothers’ voices . the feeling how content that came from her mother running her fingers through the young girls hair was next . and now ––- as she thought about it , remembering the feeling of her father’s hug was fading as well .
the memory of it all was there ; just holding onto it was difficult . the FEELINGS were what she couldn’t remember .
closing her eyes , the last living member of the king family tried – she tried as hard as she could to remember the last time she was with her family . the cold winter air didn’t bother her so much . it actually helped her remember more :
the cold nipped at her skin as she laid there , on the grass , staring up at the night sky . she couldn’t look away from the moon , the view was mesmerising . alexis was aware of her parents talking not too far from her ... as well as her two younger brothers wrestling a little further away from their little camp set up .
they always came out camping for the last full moon of the year . even before all the children became of age for the first transformation . the whole family would go and anyone who didn’t turn yet would stay at the camp while the others took off further away . it was a way to keep the king pack connection stronger . not that the family needed it . they were all very close .
her two older brothers had been at the fire , cooking the fish they caught earlier . but soon made their way to sit next to their sister . “ here . ” said wesley said as he handed her a plate . “ you need to eat . ” added ryder . alexis looked at her older brothers before laughing and sitting up to take the plate . “ thanks mum . ” this caused the boys to playfully push her . catching the attention of her two younger brothers who quickly made their way over to get in on the action . the plate of food was easily forgotten as all the king sibling playfully fought against each other .
laughter filled the air as they all ended up on the ground , wrestling whomever they could get their hands one . one minute she had her youngest brother , jonathan , in a head lock , the next she was being trapped by wesley . “ enough ! ” was heard coming from the deep voice of her father . causing everyone to freeze in place . ryder and wesley hold jonathan upside down while alexis had cameron pinned to the floor . they all looked toward their parents , eyes wide , before noticing that their parents were smirking . “ get ‘em ! ” he mother playfully shouted before the children all scattered as their parents charged at them .
a single tear fell down her cheek as she remembered the last camping trip with her family . it was only a month after that same trip that alexis’ world went to complete hell . LITERALLY , flames and all . those camping trips had always been her favourite part of the winter . the king family could just relax completely and be themselves .
it had been a while since she thought of that trip . and while it hurt , A LOT , it also made her smile .
