Merediths POV

I ran as fast as she could out of my mothers house.

My mother always said nasty things but I never got used to the dissapointment that can from her. So I made my rutine. When the big blow outs had first started occuring it was the end of my ninth grade year and my neibors had given me a key and asked to keep up with the lawn incase someone was going to move in. So I decided that that house would be my home away from home when my house felt like hell. I left some books in the kitchen but I never was nervous that someone would move in becasue the house was in pretty bad shape and they had told me that they would call when they sold it.

I cut threw the yard separating our house from my home trying to hold back the tears until I was safely away from the world and in a book.

I would not turn around becasue I knew that she would not be chasing after me becasue she never did. Now it is late in August and school will be starting soon and this is probably my tenth time having to come over here but no one asks me why I do it so keep the rutine.

As I walked in to the house I really didn't feel like doing my usaual walk around so I just grabed the book off of the counter and when to my favorite part of the house. The backyard. It had a swing that faced away from the house in the middle of a garden and thats where I would always read.

The book I took was a very happy story which I hoped would make me a little happier. When my headphones when on my concentration was held by the book until the part where the characters mother started to cry when the character went to college. I started to wonder if that would ever be me. If my mother would be sad that I was leaving her house to do something better with my life. I don't belive that it will be us. She dosn't belive that I will ever do anything with my life. And thats when the tears fell. I tried to keep concentrating on the book and I don't remeber how many times I read the same sentence but I was inturupted by someone taking my ear buds out and simultaniusly saying "That part made me cry to."

The voice scared me so much that the book flew out of my hands and I punched him in the stomach as hard as I could and backed away from him as he held his stomach "Sorry" he said through the pain I had just caused "My name is Derek. I didn't mean to scare you but I am moving into this house with my parents and I just drove over to clean up a bit before we move in tomarrow. When I saw you reading I wanted to know who you were but didn't want to disturb you. But then I saw you were crying and I don't know I guess it was a pretty stupid idea but..."

"I was suppost to be taking care of the house and I just had a big fight with my mother and I like to come here to read and I didn't know that they sold the house or I would never have come over here. Oh and I am sorry for punching you." we stood there in an aquard silence before he spoke again.

"Ya were are moving in tomarrow I am going into eleventh grade. What grade are you in?" I must have gotten caught up in my thoughts because I didn't even hear the question just kept thinking about how he must be the hottest guy I had ever known. He must have noticed my space out because he repeted the question when he sat down on the swing that I was just on.

"Oh I am also going into eleventh grade and I live right over there" I pointed my house.

"Cool you will have to show me where I am going when school starts because I will be totally lost" he said as he signaled me to sit back on the swing and I did so very cautisouly. "So tell me about this neiborhood he looked around at the homes around him.

For the next hour and a half we just talked about our lives and as werid and creapy as it sounds talking to him seamed to be very natural and I knew we would be friends. We stood as our conversation ended and said our good byes. I took a step towards my house and felt him grab my hand, pull me back so my body was flush against his and he must have noticed the shock in my eyes because he said "don't worry I am a complete gentleman" with that said he gave me a quick peck on the cheek and if I hadn't been so shocked I probably would have kissed him back but deeped on the lips but I didn't have any time because after the kiss he let me go and went in to the house leaving me just frozen in place.