Eli's POV:
*diinnggg donngg*
"ughh"..*ding dong* …"MOM! DAD! Door!" then I realized, they weren't home. I dragged myself out of bed and walked downstairs half asleep . "who would wake me up at 7am on a FREAKING Saturday…Stupid doorbell" I thought to myself
*knock knock* "IM COMING!…geez people these days" I open the door ready to snap at whoever woke me up. "WH.." but whoever it was beat me to it "bonjour!". I look up and there she was. The last person I thought id see standing at my door. But dam was it good to see her.
"Mel?" I asked unsure if I was so tired I was imagining things. "the one and only!" she smiled one of her cheesy smiles "what are you doing here?" I asked still a bit out of it. "oh well if im not welcome then I guess.." I grabbed her and pulled her into a hug b4 she could walk away. "come here cuz" I could tell her I caught her off guard but she soon returned the hug. "haha missed me much?" I smirked. Aside from Clare, She was the only one who understood me & fought back at me with just as much sarcasm. Mel was like my sister, she was my best friend. And she could read me like a book so she always knew what was going on in my head. I hugged her tighter and heard her squeak. I felt her struggle to break free from my death grip and heard her huff "sheesh..eli..I …cantt..breeathh" I laughed and let her go. "look at you!.." I looked her up and down. "wow…you've grown since the last time I saw you" "well that was years ago Elijah..what did u expect?" I cringed at the name and she just laughed.
"so you coming in or you ganna stand here all day?" I said with one of my infamous smirks. I expected a snaky remark but instead she looked past me searching the house "your parents home?" "uh..noo..why?" I asked a little suspicious "where are they?" avoiding the question I see. "out of town..why?" "oh no reason" something was up, I can read her just as well as she can read me & I could tell she was hiding something. she noticed me eye her questioningly and immediately smiled. Whatever she was hiding, would have to wait. I thought to myself. "so what brings you here?" "oh just wanted to visit…" "your favorite cousin ever?" I retorted a wide smirk on my face. "why would I be visiting him HERE. At YOUR house" she grinned "ouch vicious little girl" she gave me an 'excuse me?' & I held my hand up to surrender. "okay okay...You win" "don't I always?" "you got a point there" we both laughed. I plopped myself on the couch and became serious again "okay seriously im not your favorite cousin?" I put my hand to my heart and pouted feigning hurt. I expected her to scowl and say something sarcastic but instead she came up to me and hugged me. After the shock I hugged her back smiling . I broke away and looked at her "okay so why are you here?" "well since im on vacation from school and I had no plans..and I missed you I convinced mom & Tyler to let me visit" she said as she sat herself on the couch. Next to me. "so how is aunt Sara?" I asked getting comfortable, I knew we had a lot of catching up to do. "well…." Mel started getting comfortable. I smirked knowing she read my mind.
Mellissa was unique, she was her own person but me and her were a lot alike in some ways. I guess you could call her a freak just by looking at her appearance. She was like me..goth..sarcastic..and rebellious but she wasn't a misfit. She didn't quite fit in with a specific crowd, she was more of the kinds of people who would make friends with anyone and everyone. She was sweet but if you mess with her she wouldn't shrug it off. Shed fight back with just as much venom. She was a very complex person yet simple, a perfect example of a contradiction. And Even though she was only a year and a half younger then me I still saw her as my baby cousin. To me She was just as innocent and oblivious to the danger out in the real world as she was when we were younger.