Will She Sink or Swim
Chapter One
She's Such a Beautiful Girl With The Weight of The World On Her Shoulders
Claire's POV
I sighed as I looked out the window of my room. Rain, rain, rain. It's been raining for the past four days. I get so sick of it sometimes. I sighed once again and got up from my perch on the window sill and looked around my room.
It was completely empty. Aside from the stripped bed and the boxes and suitcases that my things were packed into that lined the wall. Today is my eighteenth birthday and I'm finally, finally getting out of my parent's place.
My thoughts were cut short by a buzz from my phone letting me know I had a text. I looked at the screen. Sophie, of course. Sophie is my bestfriend. Technically my only friend, I guess. I opened the message and read it.
"Be at ur house in 30 mins. We're going to out. Be ready.(;" I didn't bother arguing. If she was paying, looks like we're going out!
I managed to shower, do my hair, add a light layer of makeup, and find a decent outfit to wear seconds before Sophie came knocking at the door.
"Come in!" I yelled as I struggled to get my shoes on.
"Are you ready, love?" Sophie squeeled excitedly from my door. I flinched and grabbed my purse.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm ready. You do realize I'm not deaf, right?" I joked as we walked down the stairs. She shrugged.
"Sorry. I'm just a bit nervous. You know I get kinda spazzy when I'm nervous." She said with a small laugh. "I figured since you're moving in with me tomorrow, you should meet my brother, Dan. You remember the one I told you is completely stupid and immature? Oh, and his friend Phil. They drop in a lot without notice and I didn't want you to be alarmed if they randomly walked in the house."
"Sounds fun? I'm sure we'll get along fine, Soph." I laughed.
About twenty minutes later we were pulling into the parking lot of my favorite cafe. I did a little happy dance in my seat. Sophie knows this is my favorite, but she thinks coffee is gross.
"Yeah, yeah. Don't get too excited. I only brought you here so you could be in a comfortable environment when you meet the children." She said rolling her eyes, but still smiling.
I waved my arm, suggesting she go in first. We stepped in, shaking off the cold.
"I don't really want anything at the moment. You want anything?" I asked. She just shook her head. I shrugged and lead us to a booth in the back so we could have some privacy. Not that the shop was ever really busy at all. I sat facing the door with Sophie opposite me.
We were making small talk about the boys. So far I've learned that their full names are Dan Howell, obviously, and Phil Lester, and that Dan is nineteen and Phil is twenty-two. Oh, and that they're both pretty successful...Youtubers. I have yet to figure out how that works. I've only ever used Youtube for music.
I heard a tinkle from Sophie's phone. She whipped it out and quickly typed a reply.
"That was Dan. He said they should be here in a few." I noticed she was bouncing her leg underneath the table, so I kicked her lightly.
"Would you calm down?" I laughed. She glared at me for a second, but then smiled and put her hand on her leg to keep it from moving. Just then the bells above the door jingled and I looked up. Two of the most gorgeous boys i've ever seen walked through the door. They looked around for a second and finally rest their eyes on us. Sophie turned around and gave the boys a wave and motioned for them to come over.
As they came closer, it was very easy to pick Dan out of the two. He had the same brown hair and chocolate eyes as Sophie and a very similar face shape. They could be mistaken for twins if you didn't know them.
Of course, the other one was Phil. He had almost black hair and stormy blue eyes and was slightly paler than Dan. He was cute in an adorable, nerdy way, with his glasses and sweet smirk.
Whoa-ho-ho. Hold those thoughts, girly! You are so not falling in love with your bestfriend's brother's bestfriend!
Sophie and I stood up as they approached.
"Hello, there. I'm Dan!" Dan said, holding his hand out for a shake.
"Clarissa. But you can call me Claire." I said shyly, shaking his hand and blushing. I'm awkward enough as it is, but throw hot boys into the mix? I'm toast.
Dan was shoved out of the way and replaced by Phil, also holding his hand out.
"And I'm Phil, obviously." He said with a light blush dusting his pale cheeks. Cute..
"We forgot something in the car. We'll be right back!" Dan said, turning to walk away and dragging Phil by his ear.
Sophie and I made small talk, once again. This time a bit more awkward.
"So, what do you think of Phil?" She gasped as soon as they were out the door.
"What do you mean? I've only just met him. But he seems okay." I shrugged, not letting on that he was definitely one of the most adorable guys I've ever seen. Right along with Dan.
"Just okay? He's so into you!" She exclaimed, her eyes bugging out slightly. I laughed. I wish.
I heard the door bells jingle again, so I 'Shh'ed her by putting a finger to my lips. She turned around and nodded in understanding. As Dan and Phil walked toward us, I noticed Dan was holding a video camera. Oh no, please, god, no!
"Say hello to Youtube, ladies!" Dan said excitedly.
"Daniel! Not now!" Sophie sighed exasperatedly, trying to swat the camera down.
"If you look to my right, you will notice the majestic howler mokey! Also know as...my sister Sophie!" He laughed, turning the camera toward her. "And directly in front of her is the gorgeous Claire! Also known as...my sister Sophie's bestfriend!" He turned the camera slowly toward me, then back to himself quickly. "How Sophia got this friend is still unknown. And of course, THE AMAZING PHIL!" Phil did a cute little bunny face and acted like he was eating the camera. Why are they so damn adorable?
After a few more random comments to the camera about how creepy the people in the cafe looked, Dan turned the camera off.
"Okay, serious business, time to play one hundred questions." Phil said with a very serious look that made me laugh. Dan vigorously nodded in agreement.
"Sure. Why not." I shrugged nonchalantly, secretly excited to learn more about them both and happy they wanted to know more about me.
"Okay. Hm. I like your name. Clarissa. What does it mean?" Phil asked. I blushed slightly. Jeez, i'm doing that way too much!
"I don't really know. But I absolutely hate it, so call me Claire. So, what's your guys' favorite colors?" I asked with a small smile.
It went back and forth like this for another hour or so before we finally decided it was time to head home. Apparently Dan and Phil lived together in Phil's flat not too far from Sophie's house.
Sophie decided to stay the night at my house since my parents are going to be gone for the next week. They went on some kind of road trip. Probably to my grandparents or something.
After arriving at my house, Sophie and I headed straight for the kitchen. We piled our arms with tons of junk food and sweets, then headed to the living room. Probably the only thing I will ever miss about this house is the huge flatscreen in the living room.
We layed our goodies out on the table and walked over to the tv to pick out some movies to watch. We settled on: Final Destination 5(3D), The Notebook, 50 First Dates, and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
We barely made it through The Notebook before we passed out.
Okay, this story obviously needs revamping. Badly. SO...I will be touching some stuff up, adding some stuff, taking some stuff out. We will see where it goes!