High School

9

Bennett's p.o.v
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Natalia and I walk into my house with my parents already home sitting on the couch cuddled up watching a movie together until they looked back at us smiling. It's been a week since Natalia had stayed with us and I'm actually use to it. My parents were in love with her, they treated her like their own. My mother sits up, "How was the first day back?" She asked as I kicked off my shoes.

"Fine." I answer already walking away from them heading upstairs to my room.

"It was good." Natalia's answers from behind me as she follows my steps. I enter my room, seeing that I had left my window open. I rolled my eyes as I checked to make sure nothing flew out and everything seemed in tact. I climb out stepping onto my roof feelings it's roughness. Natalia comes next to me as she sits down beside me, I hang my feet off the roof staring at the other houses in front of us. I look at Natalia who was staring ahead seeming deep in thought.

All day she seemed stuck in thought, she wasn't the normal happy Natalia. Her eyes seemed more dull and lifeless and she lived everyday as if she was a walking zombie, she didn't seem to like life anymore. I couldn't point my finger on it but it was eating her alive. I always asked if she was okay, but she always fed me some lie. I didn't want to push her but she always wore a smile and it made me relieved. I reach into my pocket pulling out the weed brownies I got after school from my friend opening the little bag taking one out before giving it to Natalia.

I take a bite out of it , it's chocolate taste pleasuring my taste buds. Natalia grins with a mouth full of it as I chuckle, she was a little kid. She ended up struggling to bite down and swallow which she looked cute doing until she didn't have it in her mouth anymore. "Bleh." She says sticking her tongue out "It feels weird."

I swallow my bite smiling as she picks up another one , "Your a weird gal Natalia." I state.

"Oh yeah?" She said "How weird?"

I couldn't help but smile at her childish behavior. She seemed cute doing it, my heart was fluttering at her blue eyes on me. She seemed affectionate towards me and it made me feel better that I could put a smile on her face , "Very weird."

"Shut up." She grins pulling out her phone. I hear it ding and I couldn't help but stare at who texted her. I read the words dad on the screen, she reads the text and rolls her eyes before she sets it down. "I hate parents."

"Me to." I reply laying down staring at the sky. I set the brownie bag on my stomach as I sigh heavily. I didn't blame her, my parents were annoying. They were always on my ass for doing drugs or who I hang out with, it annoyed me. I was old enough to do what the fuck I want. They loved me I know but sometimes I just wanted an escape. Maybe if there was a place that existed where kids could run off from their parents, we wouldn't have any issues. "Hey." I say "We should make our own Island."

"What?" Natalia says as she lays next to me on her side. She rests her head on her hand staring at me like if it was entertaining. "The drugs already kicked in?"

"No." I chuckle "I mean like let's say we want to escape our problems and we had no where to go , we should make our own island." I sit on my elbows "I think it's a great idea, I mean, having an island all to yourself where no one knows is there. It's brilliant."

"It does sound interesting but wouldn't it get lonely?" She asked furrowing her brows "I mean the thought of it sounds amazing but wouldn't you want someone there?"

"That's what I have you for." I smile making my heart skip a beat. She blushed softly while smiling enjoying the thought of having an island with me. I mean if I were to run away, she'd be a perfect match. She didn't annoy me, she was exactly like me, besides the partying. I didn't see why she wouldn't want to run away with me.

"I'd like that." She smiles her cheeks pink.

"Guys." I hear my father say as we turned our heads towards him. "I ordered pizza, come in."

I sighed sitting up, if only the island existed. I didn't know why I felt this way but I liked it, I didn't mean to flirt with Natalia but I didn't care. I've never flirted with her before or thought about her in that way, but something in me made me not care, only to push further. I shake my head , your dumb Bennett. I stand up as Natalia climbs back in as I follow her , there's no way in hell I'd date Natalia.