I looked at my new school with my dear friend fear gripping my heart. There were students everywhere, friends catching up after the summer vacation and what not. It was easy to distinguish the popular, jocks from the nerds and the ants. The ants were the ones who were in the middle of the popularity ladder and usually the invisible ones. They were not bullied nor bullies. Their names were just sand between rocks. They blended into the school and the people around them. I knew that because i was an ant at my last school in Cherry Hill, Texas. My family and i had moved to Beacon Hills because of a job offering - Beacon Hills Hospital was in need of a new chief and the job was hers if she said yes.
So in the summer we made all the arrangements and moved into a Victorian mansion just on the outskirts of Beacon Hills in the woods with a privately owned lake and some woodland thanks to my father's job as a lawyer. The move didn't mean much to me or my siblings - well except that my 15 year old brother Luke lost his friends but he could get new ones just as fast. Which he had during the summer by just running up on his skateboard in the park. The four year old twins Summer and Elijah just thought this would be fun especially since they could live in a "small castle" as my dad called it.
He weren't overly wrong since it had four towers with rooms at each corner of the big mansion. It kind of looked like a castle minus the bricks with dark painted wood instead. If anything it reminded me of Beetlejuice's house or the Addams family in some ways. Some may have been frightened of it but i liked it - especially the flowers that grew on the walls in bright colours of pink and yellow, my room was in the back-left tower and on the wall to my window grew pink flowers which smelled lovely - not too strong yet not unnoticeable.
I loved my room because it was small but cozy and i had a window seat which i took full use of for reading with a cup of tea besides me on the table i placed there. Opposite of the wall with the big window were the door which had a closet in oak to the left and a desk to the right with my laptop, some study materials and in one of the drawers i had my secret hide out with candies. Shh! Don't tell anyone ;)In the wall to the left of the window-wall i had my big king size bed - it was feather soft and i moved worse than a monkey on sugar' rush sometimes when i slept so in order to raise my hopes in not kissing the floor i had to have bed with some room. To the left of my bed i had a small table where i had my night light on - okay, Im scared of the dark so sue me all ya like but when the monsters come to get ya don't expect me to help ya - and usually my glasses. On the right side i also had a small table but i didn't use it very much except that i had my small amount of jewelry and make up in the two drawers in it. On the wall opposite of my bed there was two foot-to-roof bookcases filled with books that ranged from supernatural to Jane Eyre. Im kind of a bookaholic and Im proud of it.
But none of the books i have at home helps me now. Oh dang it...I thought when i looked down to my lap where i held my hand tightly because of my nerves. In the backseat of dads sleek Audi were the twins singing Hakuna Matata, Summer in the back of my father then came Elijah in the middle with Luke behind me. Summer wore a cute frilly green dress which matched her emerald green eyes and her curly caramel brown hair were in two high pigtails. Elijah who sat beside her had a t-shirt with the Hulk on it with a pair of purple pants and then his cowboy boots which were identical to the ones Summer had. He also had emerald green eyes and his caramel brown hair was short and spiky. I risked a glance in the front view mirror and saw Luke look impatiently at me. Luke had inherited our fathers golden blond hair but our mother's amber colored eyes, he played with his lip ring while fixing his wild blond mane. He also had piercing in his ears, today he wore a t-shirt with All Time Low on along with a pair of his skinny jeans and to add some color he had his slimy green sneakers which matched his studded belt with silver chains. His skateboard and shoulder bag lay in his lap.
"Are ya done looking at the school like it's possessed with Death Eaters or should we stay in the car until Summer is old enough to date?" He glanced at Summer. "This is forty years from now as Dad declared the other night when she told him of her crush Prince Eric."
"Depends, do we have enough provision for it?" I asked hopefully which made him glare at me. "Im nervous." I admitted nervously to him and bit down in my lip - a dear habit of mine. I looked to the floor this time to look at my bag which rested between my cowboy boots clothed feet. I weren't an overly dressed person nor did i care much for fashion - i just wore what felt nice and looked good in my eyes.
Today i had picked my low heeled cowboy boots because they were comfortable and any shoe with a heel higher than five centimeters together with my clumsiness were suicide. It wasn't overly hot today for a California day - even if it couldn't compare to the Texas climate - so i had picked dark jeans and a white tank top under my purple plaid shirt. I had buttoned it just under my boobs and my sleeves reached my wrists. My curly auburn hair was in a high ponytail but my bangs were free to frame my heart shaped baby face. I didn't wear any jewelry except for my pink colored rose earrings and my faux-leather wristwatch. While my brother was tall and lean with some muscles i were a short girl with a slim figure with slightly round hips. And let's not talk about my soft stomach. I weren't a health freak or anything like that but i had tried getting rid of it without succeeding so i have accepted it but that didn't mean i wore bikini in the summer.Luke's amber orbs met mine in the mirror and he sighed loudly at my suggestion.
"Coward." He told me and i glared at him.
"Lion cub." I answered quickly and he growled at me.
"Four-eye!" He snapped back with a cocky smirk.
"Troll!" He laughed evily and i knew what his comeback would be.
"Says the hobbit that needs a chair to reach the top drawer in the kitchen." He drawled with the southern drawl my whole family possessed because of our lives in Texas. I pursed my lips and screamed without opening my mouth because of the infuriating troll in the backseat - my brother everyone. It was at that moment my father hung up on his phone.
"Enough my little fillies." We looked to our father in a dark three-piece suit who also fixed his glasses. He had the golden hair Luke had inherited but his was shorter and looked like he had just rolled out of bed but he had insisted that it "supposed to be styled like this suga'". His emerald green eyes focused on Luke. "Be nice to your sister." Dad turned to me with a soft gaze in his eyes. Even though i had no problems with moving but it was a whole other thing having to go through the whole "new girl in school". I knew that i would get curious glances which were meant to size me up and in their unconsciousness put me on one ladder step. I hated it. I was a very shy girl who despised attention - to put it like this, if i could choose between being the actor, the cameraman or the hidden scriptwriter i would be the writer. "And you need to get a move on suga' or you'll come late to your first class."
"I know papa Im just nervous." I admitted and he petted my hair comfortably.
"It will be fine, trust me suga'." I nodded, not quite believing his words but didn't want to be un-thankful when he put such trust in me handling this. I took three deep breaths before snatching up my bag and getting out of the car. When i closed the door behind me Luke got out from the back. As soon as his door closed he dropped and stepped onto his skateboard at the same time he put on his shoulder bag. I crouched by my car and waved goodbye to dad but gave send air kisses to the twins who paused their Disney concert to wave and yell goodbye to us. The car drove away and i sighed while putting on my backpack and hugged myself while turning to Luke who looked at me expectantly.
"Ready hobbit?" I frowned at my nickname but nodded. He waited until i started to walk before he rolled along side me.
Like i predicted some people glanced curiously at me and i decided from that moment to just look at the ground before my while nibbling at my lip. It got worse when we came into the school because then i could hear some of the whispers and i silently wished for a hole to take me to wonderland - i would gladly run from a queen who would like to chop of my head over being the new girl any day. Luke went only a little bit ahead of me so that i could follow his skateboard without to raise my head in order to not bump into anyone or a wall. The latter who had happened a few times but i swear they appeared just as magically there weren't any blood on the swords in Merlin! I love Merlin but seriously, after you go using the opponent as a nail cushion with a sword then there should be some gooey blood on it. It's called REALITY.
When my brother stopped i looked up and saw that we had come to the reception desk. A kind looking lady sat behind it on the phone while tapping something in on the computer and Luke kicked up his skateboard and leaned on the desk while we waited. The lady ended the phone call and with a pleasant smile she gave Luke his schedule and keys for a locker.
"Sorry but i just got to deliver this message to the principal. Do you mind waiting a bit? I promise you that you won't risk coming late to your class." She asked me and i shyly nodded. She disappeared and Luke sighed which made me smile warmly at him. He may be irritating but he was still my dear little brother who would stand here waiting for me instead of finding his friends just because he knew i would feel better but-
"Go, I'll be fine and i promise not to go into any walls." I promised and he narrowed his eyes.
"Are ya sure?" I nodded and he shrugged his shoulders. "Okay, good luck." He ruffled my hair slightly and i huffed at him while swatting of his hands with a giggle. He was much taller than me even though i was the older one. He was a 6' and i was the short one at 5'5.
"Get away from me you troll!" He left me with a chuckle and i fixed my hair while waiting. When that was done i looked around the office in need of something to focus on while i wait for the kind lady. Then i saw something cluttered into the desk. I bent down to read it and after a few tries i saw that someone had written the word "HOT". I rolled my eyes at the childish action and was just about to open my bag in order to get an eraser when-
"What are you doing?" I jumped back from the desk in alarm and screamed in shock. With my hand clutched to my thundering heart i looked at the twins in the doorway. They were wearing motorcycle gear, the one with the blue sweater smiled slightly while the one with the dark shirt looked over me like a predator with a bad boy smirk attached to his face. They looked tense and their eyes looked hard yet tinted with curiosity at me. I gulped audibly and pointed nervously at the clutter.
"Hot." I said and then blushed furiously. "I-i-i-i mean that the word hot has been cluttered to the desk, not that you're hot." The blush got worse and i cursed my awkwardness. "And by that i mean that i don't find you hot but you are definitely handsome and isn't hot a strange word to use in matters of physical attraction? Hot is usually something you should be afraid of, so calling another person a danger when you actually is interested in he-she is a bit strange..." In the middle of my rambling they visibly relaxed their bodies and their gazes lost the hardness, not everything but only until there were just a hint of it left. Like soldiers or people with other hard pasts had. They looked at each other with answering smiles, it felt like they were talking without having to open their mouths and then looked back to me. "What i mean is... You know.. Euhm... Oh dang it..." And the award for the embarrassment of this century goes too - Abigail McAdams! Now where's my dumb-cone hat?"S-s-sorry. M-m-my name is Abigail McAddams and Im a clumsy, awkward living being who will now find a hole to disappear in." I muttered the last part quietly to myself and bit my lip. I had officially in jus the small amount of a few minutes totally embarrassed myself in front of guys who were most likely popular. Their laugh didn't surprise me but the feet that appeared in front of mine soundlessly did. I looked up from the floor in bewilderment at the twin wearing a blue sweater.
"It's okay, we don't mind being called hot." He told me with a wink and his brother joined in.
"And we may not be hot to you but we sure are dangerous and every persons wet dream in more than one way. " He drawled in oozing in self-confidence that made me both envy and feeling sorry for his cocky attitude. There was something in his voice that made me think he wasn't lying for some reason which made me curious - were it the dangerous part or the wet dream part. The last part made me blush again and i looked down at my feet again shyly.
"What's your name cowgirl?" The other twin asked and i whispered my name.
"A-A-Abigail Mc-Mc-McAddams." I just waited for them to ask me speak louder.
"Cool, Im Ethan and he's Aiden." Ethan replied instead and i looked shyly up at them.
"Nice to meet ya." They seemed nice enough so i wasn't lying.
"Are you new too?" Aiden asked me this time and silently i noticed that they move a bit so that they were each at me sides. I didn't feel scared or cornered like i had in the past when bullies had done the same to me. On the contrary, i felt safe.
"Yeah, just waiting for my schedule and keys." He nodded.
"How long have you lived here in Beacon hills?" Ethan asked me curiously.
"Euhm..." I thought about it and i internally patted my shoulder for not stuttering anymore. Which were amazing since i always did it with new people but something about them made me feel at ease. "Not for long. Since summer, if ya thinking of asking me about the town you can think again though. I spent most of the summer in the ocean of literature." I answered while fixing my glasses. They shared a look before turning their attention to me again.
"But still, it's longer than us." Ethan admitted sheepishly. "Do you know anything about this town?" I nibbled my lip while thinking and only came up with-
"Well, i have heard from my brother's friends that there has been an increase in murders and apparently there are wolves living in the woods so you have to be careful if you plan on taking a hike." I scrunched my eyebrows. "Which is weird since there hasn't been any wolves in California for some years now but hey, Im not a wolf whisperer so i can't exactly ask them what they're thinking. If only though, i love wolfs." I blushed at my rambling.
"What about werewolves?" Aiden asked me with a tone that made me think he was as serious as when he talked about being hot/dangerous. I hugged myself but didn't avert my eyes from them. They looked at me intently, like they could read me like an open book.
"Werewolves?" I asked in need of confirmation and Ethan nodded. "Well, i like the Underworld and Twilights werewolves. The Underworld's because they are like a combination of wolf and man but also Twilights because if werewolves truly could only shapeshift between human and wolf they're the most realistic i think. But don't get me started on the Twilight vampires because i mean seriously, vampires are not walking disco balls!" I huffed in annoyance at having to be reminded of the sparkling "vampires", i would have liked a movie about the werewolves in La Push much more than them. Ethan and Aiden laughed at my reasoning yet not in a mean way so even though a small blush crept on my face i smiled a little.
It was at that exact moment the kind lady decided to make her appearance. She looked from me to the boys back to me, giving me a thumbs up and winking which made my blush spread from my cheeks to my collarbones while I shook my head. She cliked her tongue at me but reached forward with my schedule and keys from behind the desk. I took them silently and walked briskly out of the room into the crowded hallway. I looked down at the schedule and saw that my first period was English so i made my way down the hallway to the left, hoping i remembered the path correctly from the tour from last week. I held the schedule in front of me along with the keys while looking at the doors. I stumbled a bit when people walked into me but continued forward. Standing on my toes sometimes to look over people or squishing between them looking for my classroom. When I did the first thing I didn't notice the "WARNING - WET FLOOR" sign and slipped. I closed my eyes waiting for the collision with the floor but it didn't come. Instead i was being lift up and when i opened my eyes i saw that the twins each hold on to my arms. When i was steady i blushed.
"Thanks, i didn't see it because i tried to look over the giants for my classroom." Aiden took my schedule from me and grinned. "Do we have English together?" I asked hopeful.
"Yup, looks like you won't get rid of us cowgirl." They started to walk with me and i couldn't believe it. I mean, i was an invisible ant and they should be with the other popular kids. I pinched myself hard in the arm to wake up from my dream but nothing changed.
"What are you doin'?" Ethan asked as we walked into the classroom.
"Checking if Im really awake or if this is just a dream." I answered distractedly before hissing in pain when i pinched myself too hard. I walked down to the seat on the last row in the back by the window. Aiden sat down next to me on the right while Ethan sat down in front of me. The twins chuckled at me and i looked down at my desk shyly.
If this isn't a dream, i will gladly cherish the time i have with them before they decide to move up the ladder.
I looked around the cafeteria for an empty table, my stomach knotted up when i didn't see one and considered just skipping lunch when i saw a waving hand. I smiled slightly and hurried to the table which the hand belonged to. The table consisted of my brother and his friends. Luke patted the seat next to him and i sat down gratefully, placing my lunch in front of me. In front of him sat Greg, his galaxy colored mane were slightly ruffled and his pale green eyes looked to me. He smirked and nodded his head in greeting while i waved. Today he wore open flanell-shirt over a black tank top, his pentagram pendant shining slightly when the sun reflected on it from the window. He munched quietly while Rico greeted my loudly from beside Greg.
"Hola ángelita!" Rico talked with a slight Puerto Rican accent that always made me smile. His black fringe reached the top of his cheek and was styled so that it covered his right eye. His red slouch, beanie hat covered the rest his black hair. He wore a white v-neck, t-shirt under a black leather jacket. His left eye brown had a studded black piercing, his ears were also pierced and you could hint his tattoo that showed from the v-neck collar. It was a tattoo of an owl in remembrance of his abuelo who passed away two years ago. He smiled a big grin which made his hazel eyes sparkle even more - usually mischief but this time i think i was safe from the troublemaker. "How has your first day been?" I took a bite from my lunch and swallowed before answering.
"Surprisingly good, the classes were okay and the teachers are nice."
"No one bullied you or something?" Luke asked with a neutral face which didn't' fool Rico.
"Aww! Look who's worried about his big sister, adorable." Rico commented cheekily which made me giggle while Luke threw a tomato on Rico slid down his seat dramatically. "Man down! Man down!" He laid his head to the side and his tongue slid out.
"Idiot." Luke muttered with a slight blush and ignored Rico when he laughed. Greg grinned and gave Luke a teasing look which made my brother flip off him. "So?"
"Euhm, nothing like that happened. Actually i think I've made two acquaintances."
"Seriously, that's so old ángelita! In this century we call it friends, amigos, partners in crime - keep up." Rico amended me with a tone his grandmother usually uses on him when he's been caught doing something. "Ángelita, why do you have a bruise on your arm?"
"Pinched myself so that i knew i weren't dreaming." Greg snorted at me, Rico chuckled while Luke sighed.
"Did you guys hear what happened with Lydia Martin and Allison Argent?" Greg asked us.
"Yeah, a deer ran straight into them right?" Rico answered with a shocked icon face.
"Holy cow!" I gasped. "Are they okay?"
"Nooo, they just had a near death experience - no biggie." Luke drawled sarcastically and i raised my hand to slap his which were resting beside me on the table. Only to slap it down on the fork next to his hand.
"Aoow!" I gasped and took hold of my hand while the guy laughed their asses of. The way they laugh makes me think of the hyenas from the Lion King.Glared half-heartedly at my brother. And in that case he's the stupid one."Be quiet, you guys cackle worse than the hens me an' my family had back home. Im starting to prefer them over you."
"Bitch please, you adore us!" Greg and Rico did a z-snap which made me giggle despite trying and failing at being irritated at them. "But moving on, any news about Lydia and Allison?"
"Think so, saw them at the library just before lunch. They seemed fine." Rico answered again.
"Btw, who are Lydia Martin and Allison Argent?" I asked innocently and took a sip of my water bottle only to spurt it out when they all punched the table.
"YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS!?" Rico and Luke whisper-screamed like they couldn't believe it and Greg set off an "Oh my gawd" signal from Janice in F.R.I.E.N.D.S on his phone.
"Is it that bad?" I asked nervously which made Luke groan and Rico started muttering in Spanish while Greg nodded at my question. "How high on the ladder are they?"
"Queen and princess in that order." Luke answered with a sigh.
"Who's the king and prince then or aren't there any?" I looked to my left when i heard the chair move and Ethan sat down beside me while Aiden sat down opposite of him.
"No prince and the king will be me." Aiden answered cockily.
"Oh yeah?" Rico challenges and then pretends to think over it. "Never mind, you have more chance than the Stilinski hombre have had since third grade."
"Devoted minion?" Aiden guessed and Rico gave him a considering look.
"Hola, como te llamas?" Rico answered.
"Aiden." Aiden answered with a smug grin and started to eat. How is he going to eat all that!?He had put an impressive amount of food on his plate and when i looked to Ethan's it looked almost identical with Aiden's except for their choices of drinks - apple juice for Aiden and water for Ethan. Rico turned to Ethan.
"Ethan." He sufficed and Rico hummed thoughtfully before he grinned.
"Im guessing it's you two who are ángelitas new amigos, poor you." I looked at him suspiciously. "She is too dangerous for her own good, poor ángelita."
"Yeah, she's a walking bomb of clumsiness." Greg continued and nodded.
"Just pray she doesn't drag you into it - once bitten twice more likely to die in a near future." Rico and Greg burst out laughing along with Luke. I gaped at Luke, blushed and then i hit him in the back of his head. He held his head in his hands groaning in pain while i pointed my dangerous, fearsome don't-you-dare-defy-my-request-or-you'll-get-to-see-me-redneck-crazy finger at Rico and Greg.
"Stop making me sound like a dangerous disease or I'll convince my mama and papas to let you guys babysit the twins for a month!" The boys ceased their laughter immediately to look at me in horror and disbelief. Rico sniffed and held on to Greg with big eyes.
"Why do you hate us?" He whisper-yelled with a hint of panic in his voice and Greg nodded his agreement while i heard Luke mutter something about big sisters and harpies.
"That bad?" Ethan asked with laughter in his voice while Aiden tried not to laugh but failing.
"Let's just say that if they ever cross bred the kid from Home Alone together with Bart Simpson they would be the result." I told them with a too sweet smile to be considered nice. The twins laughed and i blushed but couldn't hide my smile.
"One time i left them alone for a second in the bathroom and when i came back they are skating on the floor with the help of soap." Luke told them.
"When hobbit and troll left me in the garden with them they tricked me into taking down a bee hive and then they threw balls at me so i that i shook the hive in order to deflect the balls." Rico gulped and did the cross over your heart thingy. "The bees chased me until i was so tired that the only thing keeping me running was the fear of getting stung."
"They tricked me in looking for their skunk doll in the bushes, i found the tail and lifted it up - except it was a real skunk and i got hit right in the face. When i came out from the bushes they were holding their doll and laughing, they laughed while i took a tomato bath too." Greg shivered at the memory. "Their laughter still hunts my nightmares." That made me giggle and i put a hand over my mouth to silent it a bit. The twins looked at us intently, like they noted everything we did and said for something. They shared a look and then they smiled like they were happy with whatever they were looking for.
"Since it's such a traumatic subject why don't we switch it back to Martin, Argent and Stilinski - there are many hushed whispers going around. What's the deal with them?" Ethan asked with a pleasant smile but his eyes were serious. Aiden tensed slightly in his seat before focusing on the guys at the table. Weird.I started to munch on my food, gossiping were never a real interest of mine but something about the way the twins tensed slightly made kept me from ignoring the talk.
"Where do we start?" Rico's finger tapped his lips when he pretended to be thinking it over. "Well, Lydia has always been miss popular and dating only equally popular guys even if they were douchebags." Rico and Greg mouthed JACKSON to each other before he continued. He told them everything that happened during sophomore year.
The murders, the drop and falls in of the popularity for Lydia, Allison, Scott and Stiles. Jackson who moved and left his best friend Danny and dear ex just like that. The principal change which were now back to the old one. Derek Hale and the teens that seemed to follow him as a leader of sorts. I listened intently, absorbed in the crazy that seemed to surround the teens and felt sorry for them. They had been through a lot it seemed but still they came back to school and continued with their lives. Just that proved how strong they were and i might not know them but i felt respect for them.
"That was everything, talk about a rollercoaster ride huh?" Rico shook his head and ate of his lunch. Aiden and Ethan shared a look, like they were talking with each other without having to open their mouths. I shrugged it off, sometimes Summer and Elijah did it - not talking but like they knew what the other one was thinking or feeling. Must be a twin thing.After the "talking" they relax and Ethan starts to eat again.
"Is she hot?" Aiden asks in all seriousness which makes my Rico burst out laughing.
"Seriously amigo, you hear about murders and her going all loco but all you worry about is if Lydia's hot?"
"Is she?" Aiden asks and grins when Rico grins.
"Plump lips, good body and a bad mouth - oh, she's hot alright. Ella es como fuego." He raised his hand for a high five and Aiden gave him one.
Boys.I rolled my eyes at them and the guys started talking about other stuff like the twins motorcycles and i didn't join the conversation until they came to video games. There are five things i love to do: Read, bake, riding, videogames and watching Disney movies. We discussed Call of Duty but i didn't quite like it - tried it once and got bored. I was a champion at Assassins Creed, Mario Kart and Super Smash Bro's. My brother hated me for it. I weren't sore loser nor a bad winner but my brother was so every time he lost he jumped up and down in anger. But when he came between me and my books, i could be just as dangerous like Mihawk.
By time we were finished talking lunch was almost over, we picked up our trash and discarded it before we walked out. We got separated in the hallway because we had our lockers in different places. I walked carefully but fast through the hallways to my locker. There i took out my bag with all my school things and locked it behind me. I had econ next so had to take the stairs up to the next level. I sighed when i finally got to the top and walked three steps so i stood in the middle, watching out through the window at the blue sky. Some crows were playing in the wind. I smiled slightly and turned around to walk when i noticed the spider on my arm. In full panic mode i started to wave my arms, screaming and not noticing where i walked.
"LOOK OUT!" I recognized it to be Greenberg's voice, we had math together. But despite his warning i took a wrong step and fell backwards toward the stairs.
It felt like time stopped when i fell. I could see the blue sky, crows were still dancing in the sky but a single bird came to the window. A Blackbird appeared with wings spread wide and looking at me. It opened its mouth like it was trying to say something but what i wouldn't know because in that moment everything around me became blurry. Then the pain came like a tidal wave and then the blackness took over my whole being. All i could think about when the darkness invaded my vision was - that's one pretty bird...
Something beeped, insistently next to me somewhere. I was lying on something that was a bit soft but nowhere comparable to my own bed or what i imagined heavens clouds would feel like. I heard steps, light but too heavy to be a child's walking beside me - not in a stressed manner more like when you walked in order to do something when you waited in a line or outside of the teachers' office waiting for them to come to you. For a moment i wondered where i was until i smelled the smell of clean, bad perfume and the lingering smell of sickness. Oh, Im in the hospital...Okay, time to wake up. Where's the sweet singing of my wailing twins in the morning when i need it?I tried to open my eyes, they were heavy but after a few tries i succeeded only to close them at the blinding light.
"If they want coma patients to wake up they only need to take away the eye melting lamps. I mean seriously, have Wal-Mart tried to create mini-suns for 5 bucks or something?" I muttered and opened my eyes carefully, adjusting to the light and sighed when i could see without worry again. Wait a minute.I fixed my glasses. Much better.
"Or something." A familiar voice agreed and i looked to me left. The one who had been walking beside the bed were a female doctor clad in a pair of pink scrubs under a white doctor coat. Around her neck where a necklace clearly made by a child, or in this case children. Her auburn colored hair was put up in a neat bun and her amber colored eyes looked at me with love.
"Mama!" She bent down to give me a hug which i happily returned.
"Oh, honey." She stepped back and put her hands on her hips while looking stern. "Now that i hugged you i can finally strangle you!" I blinked at her then i raised my arms.
"How about more hugs?" I offered before i caught something white in the corner of my eyes. "Holy cow!" I looked at my right her that was in a cast with purple tape around it. "Arm. Purple." My mom sighed and looked at me with the kind of eyes only a loving parent could give their child. The kind that told us children that no matter how much of a troublemaker - or in my case being a walking disaster - you could be they would always love you no matter what.
"Yeah, you broke your arm." My mom explained and sat down beside me, helping me up to a sitting position. "You have a few bruises but no bleeding and no head injury from what I've seen in your journal. We only need to run a few tests and your free to go." I nodded and nibbled on my lower lip. "Honey, what happened this time? Wet floor? Did you miss a step or were it a frog again." My mom waved her pointer finger. "I swear that you kids could learn by dissecting doll just as well as dissecting a dead frog." She pursed her lips. "Not to mention the poor kids who get sick or those who respect animals can also learn if just the school department would get their asses of their chairs and do something productive for once but noo! They have to drink coffee and gossip instead, it's degrading at least." My mom was the teachers and the principal's nightmare. She were by no means a shy or passive woman, if there were something wrong she fixed it and wanted what was best for everyone and not the paycheck.
"Mom, it wasn't a frog." She stopped her renting and sighed in relief. "It was an eight-legged monster on my arm." She gave me an are-you-kidding-me-look so i defended myself. "It was the size of a coin! And when i panicked i forgot about the stairs." Mama gave me another hug.
"Well, i know you have an arachnid phobia and you can't help it." She kissed the top of my head. "Im only glad that you're okay but please be careful when walking down stairs or are near them. Is this the fourth or fifth time?" I thought it over. The time before this were at grandmas and that were the fourth time so this makes it the-
"Fifth, last time before this i sprained my foot when i slipped on grandmas slippers on the stairs."
"That's right!" She said with a laugh which i shared. The door opened and a nurse came in. She wore blue scrubs, her skin looked like bronze and her dark hair was loose. Her almond shaped eyes looked intently at us before plastering on a pleasant smile. I returned it with a shy one and mama stood up from my bed. "Hi, are you here to test my daughter?"
"Yes m'am." She answered and walked to us.
"Alright then." Mama took my head in her hand so that i looked into her eyes. "This nurse will walk you out after the check up and your dad should be outside waiting for you. Be careful and I'll bring home some of the ice cream you love. Love ya' honey." She kissed my forehead.
"Love ya' mama, bye!" She waved to me before she closed the door behind her and i looked shyly to the nurse who looked at me with a hard yet curious gaze. The curious look in her eyes increased when she got closer and i swallowed nervously. "S-s-something wrong m'am?"
"No, sorry." She helped me sit so that my legs were hanging at the side by the bed. I noted that i still had all my clothes on except for my shirt but luckily i had my tank top on. "We need to do some tests before we discharge you but it won't take long." She looked to the clock a bit impatiently but smiled when she noticed me looking at her. I blushed and looked down.
"S-s-sorry, didn't mean to be r-r-rude." I stuttered and she smirked at me.
"No worries." She assured me and her hands which were in my vision flexed a little, her nails looked dark. Yowsa, their like claws."Let's get started, yeah?" I nodded my head in answer.
"Y-y-yes please, m'am."
The tests went quick and there were no problems whatsoever. She told me i was lucky and i believed her. Not many walk away from a star accident with a broken arm and a few bruises. She checked me out and when we took the elevator down she looked yet again impatiently at the clock and i decided to let her go to whatever she needed to do. With my left arm i grabbed my backpack from her and hoisted it up my shoulder, she looked down at me with a raised eyebrow and narrowed eyes.
"I'll-I'll-I'll be fine on my own from now, you can go to wherever you need to be." I told her with a shy smile before looking in front of me at the elevator door. When it dinged i took a breath and looked up to her with the same shy smile. "T-t-thank you for everything, have a nice day." I told her sincerely and smiled wider when she returned my shy one with a smirk.
I walked out of the elevator and looked back to wave to her which she acknowledge with an amused chuckle before giving me a wave. I grinned to myself and walked out of the hospital, looking at the sky. I got this weird tingling in my spine and it also got a bit warm. Confused i looked back at my back only to walk straight into a hard wall, metal clinking sound could be heard, i lost my grip on the backpack, stumbled backwards-
"Not again." I whined but before i could fall two very warm and steady hands caught my upper arms, engulfing them. The hands on my upper arm held steadily and when i opened my eyes i saw a dark blue shirt clinging to a fit upper body. I had read in books just how the females felt attracted to the men's chests but i didn't understand it. Until now.Shyly i looked up through my eyelashes only to gasp and tilt my head properly up. This man is beautiful!
Aiden and Ethan were kind of handsome but nowhere comparable to this man. This man had a face that looked sculpted like a Greece statue, there was slight scruff on his face and along with his windblown sandy blonde hair he looked kind of rugged in a good way. When he had yanked me up i let met my left hand rest on his bicep which flexed underneath my touch, his cologne smelled wonderful but he also smelled of the woods and cinnamon. He looked back down at me through his black sunglasses and i blushed in embarrassment. You ran straight into him and then you check him out, bad Abbie!I scolded myself and bit my lip nervously. I took a carefully step back and looked down to the ground.
"I-I-Im so sorry sir." Something caught my eye and i looked the left, my eyes widened in panic. A metal cane + sunglasses + the perfect specimen of mankind = that i just walked straight into a hunky blind man... HOLY COW! Shame on me!"Oh, dang it!" With a twinge of sadness i released his bicep to bend down and pick up his cane. "Im very sorry! I shouldn't have looked away while i was walking. Who does that? Well clearly me but Im special." I could have slapped myself. "Not in good way but more in a disaster kind of way, Im clumsy - and i mean REALLY clumsy so i apologize but at least ya' didn't die or anything." I cleared my throat and gave him his cane while blushing in embarrassment. He took it with his left hand and smiled slightly. "Know what? Im going to just apologize to ya' one more time then I'll shut up." I took a deep breath and even though he was blind it felt like he could see me, all of me. "Im very sorry i ran into ya' sir, i hope you're alright and that i didn't hurt ya' or anything." The blind man started to chuckle, a deep and throaty chuckle which made my stomach clench, my heart skip a beat. I suddenly felt very hot when i looked up to see him smile a kind of wolfish smile.
"Im quite alright dear." His voice was deep and of course just because of my damn luck he had to have a British accent. How did the high power know i had a thing for British guys? Well, if they planned to punish me for walking into a blind man they sure are doing a good job."Are you alright?" I nodded until i remembered he couldn't see me so i swallowed to help my suddenly very dry throat.
"I-I-Im alright sir." He hummed and held his right hand outstretched to me. I looked confused at it until i understood he wanted me to take it, so i did and he brought my hand up to his lips. I was so red that i could have worked as a neon light in the night. Instead of kissing the back of my hand though he kissed the palm of it, sparks traveled from his kiss all over my body and i gasped at the sensation. Then he took a whiff and his thumb gently strokes the top of my palm before letting my hand down. A very big part of me was disappointed but the other part of me was glad because when he touched me like that i got the urge to hug him, kiss him and to never let him go. He looked down with furrowed eyebrows and even though he was blind it almost felt like he was looking carefully, thoughtfully at me. "S-s-sir?"
"Sorry my dear, i only wished to thank you for handing me my cane."
"O-o-oh that was nothing. I don't deserve your thanks for walking into ya'."
"Nonsense, Im sure it wasn't on purpose." He smiled that devilish smile again. "Or was it?"
"No! No! No! I really didn't mean to, i promise!" I rushed to say in panic but stopped when he chuckled at me and i looked confused at him. "Huh?"
"I was only teasing you." My cheeks burned. "Im sorry but i must go, i have a meeting you see." I went to step to the side and almost tripped over my backpack but his right arm snaked around my waist and he held me steady. I were by no means fat but i weren't exactly Top Model material either so i was impressed how effortlessly he held me up and i had a feeling that he wasn't even using an ounce of his strength. My left arm snaked around just under his shoulder since i was so short. He weren't as tall as Ethan and Aiden but not far from it, when i stood before him my head just came to the beginning of his chest. "Are you alright dear?" I gulped because he bent his head so his face was much nearer. My eyes traced his beautiful face, from his nose to his cheekbones and lastly at his lips. Something that sounded like a growl made me look back looking for a dog but nothing. "Dear?" I looked back to him, taking calming breaths and holding my right arm close to my chest. I couldn't help but feel safe with his arm around me, safer than i have ever felt in my entire life. It frightened me a bit to feel that for someone I've just met but i didn't want to move.
"Y-yeah..." I breathed out and looked up to his sunglasses since his eyes were hidden behind them. When i looked into them something red appeared for a second but just as quick as it appeared it was gone. I must have imagines, maybe the fall down the stairs played with rattled brain after all."I-Im sorry, Im such a klutz." I giggled softly in embarrassment.
"Don't worry about it dear, i find it quite endearing." And he just had to make my heart skip?Before i could give him an answer i heard the unmistaken sound of Summer and Elijah's voices. The man released my waist and gave me sinful smile. "Be careful until we meet again." They he said it sounded like a promise and for some reason i hope it would be kept.
He walked away from me and i looked after him as he walked until i felt two pair of arms hugging my legs so i looked down with a laugh to my smaller siblings.
"Abbie! Abbie!" They chanted with silly grins on their faces and i bent down to give them a proper hug but was careful of my right arm. They looked at it and then back at me with puppy dog glares that made it very hard for me not to giggle at their cuteness. "No walking stairs!" They declared at the same time and i nodded. Summer looked at my arm worriedly. "Does your arm hurt?" She asked me and i felt it throbbing in my cast so i nodded.
"A little." I answered and Elijah kissed my cast.
"Mommy always kisses away the hurt." He said and looked to me. "Did it work?" Summer also kissed my cast then and looked up expectantly at me.
"Yeah, thanks you doctor Summer and Doctor Elijah." I looked up when my father came to us and held my back pack in his hand. "Hi, dad." He kissed my forehead and i stood up.
"Suga', Im glad you only got away with a broken arm." He hugged me carefully. "Ready to go home?" I nodded and we started to walk towards his car but i couldn't help but look back at the hospital. The blind man as gone but the kiss he had left on my palm still tingled. "Somethin' wrong?" Dad asked me and i turned back to him shaking my head.
"No." I smiled to myself thinking of the beautiful man. "Nothing wrong at all."
He put my backpack in the passenger seat while i sat in the back with the twins. Dad put on a Disney DVD and when he started driving down the road we sang never had a friend like me. During the ride i couldn't get the blind man out of my head and i felt like by meeting him, i had gotten a puzzle piece i didn't know i had missed.
"Suga', do you have a fever? You look like tomato." Dad asked worried in the review mirror.
"She blushed when the man hugged her." Elijah said suddenly and i turned my head to him.
"What man?" Dad asked and i worked my mouth like a fish opening and closing it 10X.
"The man with a metal stick, he looked like a prince when he kissed her hand." Summer elaborated and i gaped at her. My dad looked horrified in the mirror while the twins started singing the K-I-S-S-I-N-G song and me? I only had one thing to say to my defense.
"Oh dang it..."