Your parents have recently died and you're traumatised. You're 16 and you live by yourself in the house your parents owned. You live alone. But what happens when a certain boy moves in next door?
Started: 14/06/2020
Finished: 28/07/2020
I decided to text short guy. I can't remember what he said his name was. Kyle? Kevin? Kieran? Meh, I'll just call him short guy for now.
Short Guy
********** Hey, it's y/n. Just thought I'd let you know. K, bye.
Short Guy Hey y/n, thanks for dropping a text. Talk soon, I hope. Seen.
I didn't really wanna talk to him, so I aired him. Easy as that. What day is it? I took my phone out and looked at the date. Oh shit, it's the 21st of August. School is soon. I need some clothes. And some food. And some makeup, to cover the shit up yano? I got up from the sofa and went to my room and slept. I decided to go shopping tomorrow. The first time I would have willingly left the house in 6 weeks.
•The Next Morning•
I woke up to my alarm. Shit it's 11am already? Great. I got up and put on some sweats and put my hair in a messy bun. Let's get this over with. I left the house and locked the door. I got into my car and took a deep breath. Yes, I can drive. I may not have done it in a while but I can do it. I arrived at the mall and it looked pretty quite. I want a Starbucks. I went to Starbucks and bought a pink drink and took a long slurp. The best drink out there. I left Starbucks and started to do some clothes shopping. I bought like 3 more hoodies, 3 more pairs of sweats, and a few other tops and stuff. Oh, and I bought a pair of jeans. Why'd I buy a pair of jeans? I'm never gonna wear them am I? I was walking around the mall, shopping when I saw a group of boys. Was one of them waving at me? Oh god, whys one of them running over? Great, oh it's short guy. "Hey y/n!" He said enthusiastically. I looked over at his friends then back at him. "I didn't think about had any friends?" I questioned bluntly. "Oh no, I met them today but they're pretty cool. Anyways, did you drive here?" He asked. "Yeh," I bluntly responded. God I wanted this conversation to end right now. "Is there any way you could give me a ride back to mine when you go? I don't mind what time it is, whenever you're finished shopping will be fine." He politely asked. "Sure, I guess," I reluctantly replied, avoiding eye contact with him. "Thanks y/n, you're the best. Text me when you're leaving and I'll meet you!" He shouted as he skipped back to his friends. God I hate that he's always happy. What's he got to be happy about exactly?
I finished up shopping and it was 4pm. I'm hungry. Im never hungry. Why am I hungry? I should probably message short guy telling him that I'm nearly done.
Short Guy
Y/n Hossler Hey, just thought I'd let you know, I'm grabbing something to eat then I'm done. You ready to leave?
Short Guy Yeah, ready when you are. Me and my mates are at Mcdonald's if you wanna eat with us?
Y/n Hossler I'm good, could you grab me some fries and a Chocolate Milkshake before you leave though? I'll pay you back.
Short Guy Sure, I'll meet you in the car park in 5. Seen.
Saves me a job I supposed. 5 minutes later, he appeared with some fries and a chocolate milkshake in his hand. He walked up to me and passed them to me. "Thank you," I said as I passed him the money. "No, I don't want your money, keep it. Say it's a thank you for driving me home." He said happily as we got into the car. There was an peaceful silence as we drove back. "Y/n," I heard Short Guy say. "Yes?" I replied, confused. "I have a question, and I want you to answer it honestly," He said, with a very serious tone. "Ok, shoot," I said briefly glancing at him then back at the road. "Erm, do you even know my name?" He asked. "Nope," I admitted. He chuckled to himself. "Do you want to know my name?" He asked. "You want my honest answer to that question?" I asked with a blunt tone. "Go for it." "No, no I don't want to know your name." "Why? Also what's my name on your phone then?" He asked curiously. "1) No comment, 2) Short Guy and 3) Can you stop with all the questions?" I said frustratedly. "Yeah sorry," He said looking down. I think I upset him. At least I didn't tell him why I didn't want to know his name I guess. That would've hurt him a bit more. But I can't be getting close to people just to drag them down with me when I decide I want to leave this hell hole. "What school are you going to?" He asked quietly, after 5 minutes of silence, still looking down at his hands. "Pvhs, you?" I asked bluntly. "Same, maybe we could hang out," he suggested, his voice full of hope. "Maybe, I'll think about it," I politely responded, giving him a small fake smile, pretty convincing I thought. I didn't want to hurt him so I genuinely will think about it. But why didn't I want to hurt him? What made him different from everyone else? We arrived at my house and I pulled into my drive. "My mums cooking tea tonight, would you like to come round?" He asked, looking over at me. "What is she making?" I asked. Why was I genuinely considering going? Maybe because I haven't eaten a home cooked meal in weeks? I'm not sure. "She told me it was a surprise but I'm sure she'll be happy to meet you. Besides, she's the one to told me to introduce myself to you." The short guy responded. "I'll be there. What time?" I asked. What am I getting myself into? I can't talk to his parents can I? "7pm, I'll come by yours and pick you up. Remember to tell you parents." He said before going to open the door. "They're away at the minute. Business trip, they work together so they're away most of the time." I explained, trying to make it sound convincing. "What do they do?" He asked, obviously trying to sound interesting in my life. He couldn't really be interested in my life could he? Nahh, no one gives two shits about me. "They own a modelling brand," I bluntly replied before getting out of the car. He got out too and I locked it up. "Anyways, I'll see you at 7, bye Y/n," he said before skipping to his house. "Bye Kairi!" I shouted after him. Yes, I did know his name. I just refused to admit to myself that I remembered it. But he's not that bad I suppose. He looked back at me, obviously confused. He smiled at me and walked into his house and I walked into mine. I should probably get ready soon. I went upstairs and searched through my wardrobe and looked for a decent outfit. I decided on jeans and a sweater. It's got to be long sleeved, I need to cover up my arm.
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I put on a bit of makeup and brushed my hair and put it in a neat ponytail. It was now 10 minutes until Kairi got here. Oh, I still remember his name. That's weird. I tidied up my room a bit and heard a knock. *Knock knock* If I wait like 10 seconds, he'll knock again. *Knock knock* God he's predictable. I made my way downstairs and opened the door to Kairi. "I like your outfit," He said as he smiled at me. He held out his hand for me to take it. I looked down at it and back up at him. I shook my head and he immediately understood and took his hand back. That was really respectful of him. Any other person would of felt really offended but he obviously understood that I needed time and we weren't at the stage of friends yet. I walked out my house and locked the door behind me. I shoved the keys in my pocket and walked with Kairi to his house. He opened the door and we walked to the kitchen. As we walked to the kitchen, I recognised the sofa that he put me on after I passed out from not eating anything. This feels uncomfortable. I don't wanna be here. I want to leave. Kairi obviously noticed I was uncomfortable and he gently put his hand on my shoulder and told me to breath. After I'd calmed down, Kairi took me to kitchen and when we got there, I saw a very pretty woman, a young girl, about 12 and a man. Kairi cleared his throat and they all looked at us. Kairi's mum, I think it was, walked up to me and took my hand gently and placed her other hand on my shoulder. "You look just like your mother did, you're beautiful," She smiled at me, a tear rolled down my cheek. My mother really was beautiful. I miss her so much. Kairi's mum wiped it away and pulled me in for a hug. "It's okay y/n, if you ever need anyone, come to me," she whispered. I think she whispered it so that no one else could hear. I nodded and pulled away from the hug. I looked over at Kairi who was watching me intensely. He looked surprised. Maybe his mother didn't usually get on with his female friends? I'm not sure. But she seemed to know who I was.
Kairi introduced me to his dad and his sister and we sat down and got to know each other a bit. His family are actually really nice.
End of pov.
A/n Word count - 1714 words I'm not too sure what to think of this story or where it's going to end up. But if you like it, let me know and I'll keep writing.
