Chapter 1. Arriving In New York
I slept through most of my flight until the flight attendant announced that we'd be landing shortly.
"Hey you! Wake up" my brother said right into my ear. I reached up and smacked my brother's arm.
"What was that for?" he whined.
"Waking me up" I grumbled.
"Boys, stop fighting" Mum scolded and I scowled at Grant. When we landed, I took everything in. Everything about New York was overwhelming. I'm starting to see why it's called, "The city that never sleeps." I understood why Mum moved us here, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. We moved here because of me. I have a secret that isn't easily hidden from the people of London England. This place will be a fresh new start and nobody will treat me the way they treated me in London. This was my chance to be normal. I promised myself and my family that I wouldn't ruin this. I'd finish school like any normal person, and then go back to doing my job. I've never been a big fan of school, but Mum insisted this was a great idea. I have to admit, seeing New York was exciting. After we moved into our new home, I went out exploring. I walked until I saw a sandwich shop. I hadn't eaten in awhile, so it was a good time to stop.
"Hi, can I help you?" a middle aged woman asked from behind the cash register. I glanced at the menu and made my selection. When my sandwich arrived, I sat at a nearby table. I looked over to see a spiral staircase with two teenaged girls walking down it. One looked, well, exotic. She was a person who liked to make clothes out of food. The other girl couldn't be anymore different. She wore fashionable clothes and had the most beautiful dark hair.
"Stop it" I scolded myself, but I couldn't stop staring.
"Hi there" she said approaching my table.
"Hello" I said nervously which is unusual. I've done enough show business to last most kids a lifetime and didn't feel nearly as nervous then as I did looking at this girl.
"Yeah, the food here sucks. Want to go get some good food with us?" she offered and I nodded. So far, the girls seemed pretty nice. We stopped at a house and the dark haired girl knocked.
"What's your name?" I asked realizing I didn't ask before.
"I'm Alex Ruso, and this is my friend Harper Finkle" she said pointing to the food for clothes girl.
"I'm Mason Greybeck" I said remembering my fake name. When the door opened, I saw two more teenagers crowded around the television watching a movie.
"Oh my god! Gregg Sulkin is adorable!" one girl squeaked.
"Wouldn't it be so funny if we looked up and he was standing in the doorway?" the other one asked and they laughed.
"Um, we're here. Get Gregg off the tv and focus" Alex snapped.
"Who's that?" one of the giggling girls asked.
"Chill out Emily, this is our new friend Mason" Harper said to her.
"He looks like Gregg Sulkin" Emily observed.
"Really? I don't see it" I remarked causally while looking stupidly at the television.
"You sound like him too" Emily's friend said suspiciously.
"Well, he's from England and so am I. Big deal" I reasoned.
"Yeah Bridget, he's right" Emily said in resignation. Wow! That was a close one. I almost got busted and haven't even been in New York for a week. Emily brought out some food and the group began passing it around.
"Are those chocolate chip cookies?" Harper asked happily.
"Yes Harper, they're my famous chocolate chip cookies" Emily said and they passed the plate on. I grabbed two cookies and passed the plate to Alex.
"I have to go" I said after awhile and walked back home. Overall, New York wasn't so bad. The people were nice, even though Bridget and Emily were a little goofy