The summer of before sophomore year I wanted to go on a trip. This would not just be any trip though. This would be the first vacation without my mom or sister there and it would just be my boyfriend Sam and I. I was so excited. Our plan was to go to California for the first time together. We decided to make it not to structured. We wanted it to be laid back and carefree. Luckily, my dad’s cousin has a house in orange county and has an extra room. He said that we could stay with him meaning we didn’t have to waste money on a place to stay! So, I hopped off the plane at LAX with a dream and my cardigan. Then Chris, my dad’s cousin, picked us up. From there we knew something was off… I had only met him once before. That Christmas he had mentioned if we ever wanted to go to California that we could stay with him, but what we learned was he meant to visit him. Chris ended up crying multiple times while driving us around. He talked about how lonely he wa...