Cousin Tina
English is not my first language, and this is my first attempt at writing.
I would like to thank Moe789 for the editing he's done.
Special thanks to my friend Nicola, you were my inspiration on getting started.
All characters in this story are over 18
Hi, my name is Brian Cole. I'm 24, have honey-blond hair, am 6'3", and weigh 195 pounds. I am well-built, if I have to say so myself. This is all due to my army training and my sport, JKA Karate.
**Then**
My cousin was 18, and I was 19. Her name is Tina West. She has always been the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. She has these steel grey eyes that, when you look at them today, seem to have blue specks, and then again tomorrow, they have these emerald green specks.
She once told me that as her mood changes so does her eyes, happy-blue, sad or mad, green, she has the whitest hair, I mean they are as white as snow you don't see it very often and it came to just below her shoulders, when we were little our family's used to go to the hot springs and after a day's swimming her hair would be green, sort of algae green, apparently it's got to do with minerals in the water, oh and she is only 5'4" and 120lb give or take. If you want to know what she looks like, go look at pictures of Peta Wilson when she played the role of Nikita; she's almost a perfect replica.
As I said, our family always got together for school holidays and would go to the hot springs, the seaside, or camping together. Our family would also visit each other on weekends. It was a question of my visiting you, and next weekend, you'll see me. Our visits lasted a day or an afternoon because the furthest we all stayed from each other was ten miles, all in the same town or city, whichever you prefer.
I lost my dad when I was only 13. he had congenital heart disease, but in the end, he died from that. Mom, Wendy and I lived alone, mom never went out or dated I once asked her why she never went out again, she just said that she's had a good life with my dad, she loved him a lot and that she did not see herself taking in another man and his problems or children she preferred to be a loner.
Now during these visits between our families I never actually had anything to do with Tina, girls entertained girls and boys entertained boys, I used to play computer games or football with my cousins and the girls kept themselves busy in one of the cousins rooms, Tina has an older brother and sister, so they always played in the older sisters room, us guys were not allowed to go in there, we would sneak peeks through the window now and then and we only saw them playing with makeup and girly stuff.
I have five cousins, and it was not until four of my cousins moved abroad that I started taking notice of Tina. When we were young I only looked at the faces and either a girl is beautiful or cute or ugly or butt ugly and then lastly 'oh fuck'.
It was a week before the winter holidays that she phoned me. She was crying so much I could not hear a word she was saying, "Tina, TINA..., calm down" I had to shout for her to listen to me and calm down, through her sobbing she told me that her dad, my uncle Ken had been in an accident, and that a drunken driver had hit him. "Fuck Tina where's your mom?" I asked her. "We're on our way to the hospital." "Be strong, girl. I just got home. I'll shower quickly, and I should be there in about 30 minutes." I got in the shower, changed, and went to the hospital after only 20 minutes.
When I got to the hospital, I parked my car and walked to the entrance. Standing in the doorway, I looked at the line of people at the information desk. ' Hell no,' I thought, taking out my phone. " Hey Tina, where are you at?"
"Where are you, Brian?"
"I'm at the entrance."
"Wait there. I'll fetch you. This building is so confusing. If I had to explain, you'd end up in Argentina. I'll be there in five."
I looked at the massive clock on the wall and saw the time. After seven minutes, Tina was gone. Now I started to worry. After eleven minutes, Tina came through a door on the side of the hallway.
Her eyes were red from all the crying, "fuck girl did you come via Argentina?" There was a faint smile there, but not much. She grabbed me around my neck, stood on tip toes, and kissed me flat on the lips.
At first I was taken aback but then I thought it must still be the shock, damn did that kiss feel good, her lips were soft, I don't think even a marshmallow can be that soft. I just stood there and held her for a while.
She was crying again. We stood there for about three minutes, then I said, "Come take me to your mom."
We walked through the door she had come out of. The whole time, she held my hand. It felt good holding her hand; it was small compared to mine. My thumb kept stroking in circles on the outside of that small hand, and she would squeeze mine now and then.
We got to my aunt, and she was still crying. "Mom said she could not cry while driving, so that's why she is crying now."
"Hello, Aunt Charlotte, how are you feeling?"
"Oh Brian he's in OR and we have to sit on these damn uncomfortable chairs and wait for the doctor to come give us the news, either good or bad I'm praying for good news."
"Would you like some coffee? I know the coffee here tastes like dishwater, but it's something, or would you like a cola?"
"Could you get me a cola, Tina? What would you like? You know what, go with Brian and get what you want, here's some money and get something for all of us."
Tina and I left for the canteen and got everything. We walked back again, hand in hand. As we got close to Aunt Charlotte, the doctor came from the OR. I had this funny feeling in the pit of my stomach, so I went and stood right behind Aunt Charlotte. I let go of Tina's hand and put my hand under the pit of her arm. She just looked at me and started crying again. It's as if she read my mind.
When the doctor said they had tried everything for Uncle Ken, but he didn't make it, I was glad I had done what I had. I grabbed Aunt Charlotte with one arm and held Tina up. "Doctor, if you could help me with Aunt Charlotte, I'll see to Tina."
After we got the girls on the seats, I called the doctor to one side and asked him if it was standard protocol to tell people that their loved one has died while standing. he looked at me, took my arm, and we walked back to the girls.
"Ladies I have to apologize here, I am very sorry for your loss, I do apologize for my behavior, I have been on shift for nineteen hours now and I had a lunch of ten minutes, I am dead on my feet, but that is no excuse for my behavior, I do apologize please forgive me."
They got up, and we headed for the exit. "Aunt Charlotte, Tina, I'll take you home. You are in no state to drive. If you feel fit for it, Tina, I'll pick you up tomorrow, and we can fetch the car."
"Brian, thank you for your help and support." Aunt Charlotte said.
Well, we got the car the next day. All my cousins flew in for the funeral, and I kept looking out for Tina and Aunt Charlotte, helping with small things--a tap washer change, a blocked drain, and small things around the house that needed a man's touch.
Needless to say, Tina and I became much closer. She stayed with her mom even when she went to college, and it was also at that time that I went into the army.
**Now**