Okay, first fanfic I've written in ages. Always been meaning to do a Skins one. I claim no copyright for Skins, all belongs to E4... so on. Oh, and CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM SERIES 4, EPISODE 2.
Well, this is pretty much Sophia's POV of the events of the Open Day, in which her and Naomi met for the first time... I just thought it would be fun to write out so you can really get a good insight into "Love On A Train" (thats what she called the events in her sketchbook). Hope you enjoy it. And I would really appreciate reviews! Thanks xx
I lean my head against the window of the train and let the tears fall from my eyes. There's no one else here. It's around lunchtime and a half eaten sandwich that mum has packed for me lies on the table in front of me. I didn't want to go today but mum told me I should get out of the house. Matt said I shouldn't bother, that I should stay and hang out with him. Matt is my only friend – my best friend and my brother. Even my mum doesn't seem to understand me. She insisted I go. So I did. And now I'm sitting here alone on this train, heading to some College Open Day that I don't even care about.
All I can think about is how lonely I feel, even when I'm with Matt. No one pays attention to me at school – it's like I'm invisible. I'm not really there. No one looks at me, even the teachers act as though I don't exist. I sometimes feel that way; as if I'm a ghost floating there, everyone unaware of my presence.
I close my eyes, just wishing for this whole journey to be over, so I can go home and snuggle up in my bed but I know mum wouldn't be happy and she doesn't expect me home for hours...
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The College is huge; there are loads of people here. Some are with their parents; most are with their friends, laughing and talking in groups, all huddling together. They look at me as if I'm a joke, I hear them giggling and out of the corner of my eye, see them pointing. I ignore them and fight back my tears.
I hear a man talking loudly, but it's like a faint whisper as I concentrate on keeping myself together. Soon, everyone is gone, they've all gone into the school to look around and I'm left outside, alone. I stand there for a moment, before following them in.
It's just like at Roundview, I'm invisible. No one sees or cares about the little ghost girl. I walk aimlessly around the hallways, not paying attention to anything around me. Then I see someone. I've seen her at my school before, I've never even spoken to her.
I don't know why, but I tap her on the shoulder and she turns around. She smiles at me. She is beautiful, and I just feel so good all of a sudden.
She asks my name, "Sophia," I reply.
"Naomi," she says as she hitches her bag further up her arm.
We talk, and I find myself telling her everything. She's so nice about it, even making me laugh. It feels so good to talk to her. She understands me. Everything becomes so much fun. I find myself having fun.
We leave the college and take the train back home. We talk all the way back, it's like we've known each other for so long. She tells me secrets and I find myself wanting to put my hand on hers. I want to move it so much. And then she moves hers on top of mine.
She takes me back to her house. We sit on her sofa in the living room, and talk. She tells me she feels trapped, I tell her I feel the same; afraid, lonely, trapped all of the time. Then she moves closer to me and kisses me. We kiss for what seems like forever and I kiss her back. We go upstairs to her room and lie on the bed, kissing and more. I don't feel lonely anymore, when I'm with her. I feel good just being with her. Like it's meant to be. I wish I told Naomi how easy it is to love someone, we're all lonely, and all we want is for someone to, y'know, pay attention and to tell us we're beautiful and cute and say what we want to. That day, she did that for me.