CHAPTER 1: Little feelings
*YAWN*.
It's 5 in the morning. I look around my room. then at the window. the sun hasn't risen yet; but I get out of my warm comforting bed. my feet touch the cold heartless wooden floor and a shiver creeps up my spine. Hugging myself to conserve my limited warmth I manage to walk forward towards the door, turning the cold knob and shuffle or rather dragging my heavy feet towards the bathroom door. after the shower, leaving with a towel around myself and entering back into my room. I turn on the lights and look around the room,
*SIGH*. after a quick look around I set my eyes on a photo frame that sat pretty on my messy desk. i held my gaze for about a few minutes; captivated in the memories that that one photo shared. it was of me and my best friend.
"Glitch.." I said under your breathe. it has been over seven years since I had last seen him. I still wonder if he remembers me... I mean, come on think about it; seven long years. He had left when we were like 7-8, now I'm 16, he will be turning 17 soon. I then continue to get ready.
It's a school day. why else would I have gotten up so early.
thoughts had filled my mind, "Glitch.." "Glitch.." "Glitch..."
I slugged my bag over my bruised shoulder and put on my glasses then climb down the stairs. No one is awake yet.. I sneak a bit of chocolate into my cereal. then made my way out. Locked the door. the wind was harsh in the morning. I couldn't feel my face let alone my nose. i just gotta to bear with it.
made it to school to have a pop quiz in chemistry. "Ugh... are you serious...? You didn't even teach us this crap..." I said scornfully under my breathe. The period was over and I walked over to my next class when I heard a bunch of girls gossiping. Thing is, I'm not much of a
"gossip girl", but the name "Glitch" had been thrown into the conversation; so I just had to listen in.
"OMG DID YOU HEAR DID YOU HEAR?!" one of the girls exclaimed at the top of her lungs. "WHAT? WHAT?" the second girl responded.
"SO LIKE, YOU KNOW GLITCH RIGHT? THE GUY FROM THAT SO FAMOUS DANCE CREW, UM WHAT WAS THEIR NAME AGAIN? HI-DEF! SO LIKE I HEARD HE'S COMING HERE, TOO DANCE CENTRAL CITY! CAN'T YOU JUST DIE RIGHT NOW?!" the first girl screamed, as if she couldn't get any louder then she already was, but I didn't seem to care much... Glitch,.. He was coming back..? He's in a dance crew...?
My mind was clouded with thoughts of my long lost friend.. my face was flushed red especially when I was thinking so much to notice that one walls I was about to hit, but to late. everyone laughed, and I rushed into my next class.
School is over and I can't get him out of my head... I wanted to walked home, but one problem. He of all people wouldn't let me pass.. It was the same deal over and over again, day after day.
"Hey (f/n), so how was your day? huh?"
"Please Ray, just leave me alone alright? I don't have time for this today." I continued to walk out towards the front gate of the school, but again he blocked my path, and shoved me to the side towards the wall of the building that was my first period.
Face to face, he stared at you, with a grin that sent a shiver up your spine.
"What's wrong (f/n), you don't look to good today." he said mockingly.
'Nothing Ray, now if you would please. I have to go home." I pushed my way out of his stance and rushed towards the gate.
"(f/n) remember our deal! you will have to face it sooner or later!" he shouted as you ran.
I really don't need this right now... I rushed home as fast as I could, finally I reached home. unlocked the door, to a quiet lonely house. No one is home... well that's probably 'cause I live alone now.. my parents had lost interest in me, matter of fact they were sick of just looking at me, I guess my luck just had ran out. They put me here in the city, in this two bedroom apartment. Although I live alone.. They send me money for the bills every month, which is pretty nice of them, although they had no real reason to just kick me out like that, but I'm still glad that they still think of me.. I think.
I stretch, "WELL TIME TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS!"
homework doesn't do it by itself you know. Still Glitch hovering around in my mind and the incident with Ray, it felt like a pretty good idea to start on my essay, BUT OF COURSE THAT WAS THE WORST IDEA EVER. I didn't even make it past the first paragraph... SO, I did what every other teenager does, grab a snack and watch T.V. yum.
It's already 4 o'clock, and I've been sitting on my couch for a while now. Such a nice day... I got up and decided to take a walk around my neighborhood. Same old, same old; kids playing in the street, people fixing their garage, etc. Was about to go home when I see something out of the ordinary. A mob of girls surrounding someone. Which I thought was pretty funny for the time being, and being the curious person I am, I walked a tiny bit closer to see what the commotion is all about.
It's a boy.
not just any boy... He looked vaguely familiar, I just couldn't put my tongue on it. He was attractive,... OKAY VERY ATTRACTIVE. I can see why the girls are swarming all over him, saying his name and a whole bunch of other stuff, couldn't quiet get his name though :/, so I decided to just be on my way, it is getting pretty dark, but before I knew it I was pulled into the swarm of girls.
"WHHAAAAA- LET ME GOO UGH MOVE?!"
I could barely breath, all these girls wearing strong perfume, it's suffocating me!
"help me...please..." someone whispers in my ear, startling me. without looking I take off my hooded sweater and hand it to them, hold onto their hand and guiding them out of that hot mess. With my sweater still on and the hood up, I decided to walk them a little closer to my house, I stopped. "Are you alright?" I asked worried. I looked up and down their body, a bit scuffed up and clothes a bit ripped, but what do you expect. It's a mob of raging hormonal girls. I waited for an answer... nothing. hmm. "Hey? Uhm are you alright? Little- I mean tall... err.. Miss are you alright?" I asked again.
they chuckled, and at that moment my heart skipped a beat.
"Well for starters, I ain't no girl, and yea I'm alright, just got knocked in the head couple times or so.. Damn girls these days. Oh and hey yer sweaters kinda small on me."
It was the boy that all those girls were going gaga over. He smiled at me, although I didn't say anything.
"You might wanna close that mouth of yours, don't want cha catching a fly in that pretty lil mouth of yours." and with that he took his hand and placed it under my chin and gently closed it shut.
I blushed madly and turned around in such a rush to re-compose myself that I lost balance. Waiting to hit the cement floor. I waited like an idiot for a minute to finally realize that he had caught me even before I get a lick of the floor (which in fact is very filthy and I wouldn't let my precious tongue near it). He chuckled yet again.
"Whoa, there are you falling for me?" i looked up at his smile and just melted. I pushed off from his chest with the back of my arms,
"PFFFT.. no. Don't get ahead of yourself bro, I just lost my balance that's all." of course I had an attraction towards him, not to mention that he looks familiar, as if there is a connection between us, but my memory just wasn't working today sadly. Ugh just my luck.
" So uh..." he started off. "Uhm mind letting me in your house to clean up myself...? As a token to saving your life?" He said with that so persuasive smile of his.
"Are you ser-" he gave my puppy dog eyes before I could eve finish my sentence... and we stomped (or rather I stomped) to my house. I let him in and motioned him towards the bathroom upstairs. I went to my room looking for a shirt he could probably use. I gave him on of my two sizes too big shirts that I bought for sleeping clothes.
I walked over to the bathroom, and knocked, the water was running, so I thought he was probably in the shower and it wouldn't be bad if i put his change of clothes on the towel rack. I opened the door, and our eyes met.. or rather my eyes met his half naked body then his eyes. I placed down his clothes... He was quiet as well.. his face was red or was that cause of the hot shower he had just taken... either way.. I shut the door as fast as i could and stumbled down the stairs and crawled onto my couch.. my face the color of a ripe tomato in season, sat there quietly.
"What have I gotten myself into.."
