Bad things .

Intro .

Nani's POV

I don't know what it is . It's like , I have an instant attraction to whatever is ... different to me . I like things that are unexpected, I love finding stuff that doesn't make sense to others because somehow I see the beauty in these things . It's like , my brain.. my eyes— are wired so uniquely. I can look at anything and I can manage to see how incredible it is . And not only that , I have this heart that accepts those different things . I empathize and understand with whatever isn't accepted , and for a person like me , it's considered weird . Mainly because I'm not so outspoken. Maybe it's cause on the outside I'm your normal , 16 year old , mixed Latina who's got brown skin , light eyes and a soft spoken personality but always keeps her thoughts to herself , so when she speaks , she's difficult to understand . But trust me , my logic isn't that complicated. It's just — well— DIFFERENT . I always thought I was cool when people got to know me ,  and I always had this DREAM that when I found the person I love , they would get me too . Then again , no one really takes the time too . But , these are just the things I think , and obviously no one wants to hear it . So I mind my business. And I —

"NANI ! GET OUT THE SHOWER !! VAS A ESTAR TARDE A LA ESCULA , CONYO !"

AY mi madreee !! I have so many mixed emotions about that freakin nickname . My name isn't actually Nani , it's Orona Mai Keli'i Santiago . I know , weird name . But I am Puerto Rican and Hawaiian ; sooo , it makes sense . At least in my family it does . My mom just calls me Nani cause it means pretty in Hawaiian and Darling in Taino , and for Puerto Ricans, Taino culture is super important (considering they were the natives of our island). And with a Hawaiian father , I've been learning Hakka's since I can REMEMBER , and obviously I carry his name , Keli'i . In my family , it's extremely important to be tribal , as a paying of respects to those who came before us . So Nani is kinda what my whole FAMILY calls me . I guess I like it cause I feel so island-y (if that's even a word) , but it gets annoying after hearing it for 16 years .
My mom tends to get annoyed with me because I take very longggg showers in the morning .... Without ever really keeping track of time . And always taking longer because I have so many unexpressed thoughts in my brain . So half the time I end up driving myself to school, in my 1985 Honda Civic , which is my dad's old car . He's had it since he was in high school, and he gave it to me when I turned 16 . He always kept it in the garage and i always knew it was gonna be mine once I could drive .
"That's it Nani,  I'm leaving you . I have to go to work and your father already left , you're gonna have t—
"Drive myself , i know ma ."
"Ay señor .."
i giggled . It's extremely funny when Ma gets annoyed .
"Love you mamaa!"
I yelled from the bathroom as I heard the door open and my moms keys dangling to lock it midst her exit .
"Love you too , Nani - DONT DRIVE COMO UNA LOCA!"
And after that , I fixed my hair , got dressed , and drove to school . Just another day in the life , right ?