It's been almost a month since the new neighbors moved in. It seems Randy has become their best friend. I have retrieved some vital information from him about our new neighbors. Roman is the tall black-haired boy who is the oldest out of the three boys. Dean is the middle child with blonde hair. Seth is the boy with two toned hair that I've been crushing on ever since he moved here. They have a younger sister named Naomi but I don't see her as much as I see the boys. I also learned that are training to become wrestlers and that's why they're almost at my house everyday. It may sound creepy that I watch them from inside the shadows of the house, but like I said before: I don't want to get rejected by any of them especially Seth.
One day while playing "Sally's Song" on the grand piano in our living room , I heard the door unlock and heard Randy's and the boys voices start to fill the house. Immediately I ran to the nearest closet and hid in it. Call me crazy and paranoid but I've been ridiculed to much in my lifetime for people to start doing it again. The boys enter the house and I hear them go into the living room. I hear three thuds on the floor and I know instantly that they're staying over. I sigh and peek out the closet door. I see that they aren't paying attention so I hurry and dart up the stairs.
(Randy's Pov)
I hear the steps creaking loudly and I can tell that it was Scar. Poor girl is still terrified to show herself to anyone besides her family. I want to see her actually be happy and have a family other than us. "I thought you said your parents weren't home Ran?" Seth asks. "They're not,that was my little sister,Scarlett." I reply. "I didn't know you had a little sister, what does she look like we want to meet her." Dean states. "Fat chance of that happening Deano, she doesn't show herself around anyone that isn't me or my parents." "Why is that?" Roman asks.
"She had a freak accident when she was very young where a tiger mauled her leaving the right side of her body deeply scarred, her face suffering the worst of it. Her parents gave her up for adoption because they were disgusted with her and so she went to foster care where she was treated even worse being a freak and other stuff. Shawn tells me of when he met her how she was so afraid to show her face and even just her arm. He adopted her and then me and my mom came into the picture. Even though she trusted Shawn, she didn't trust us and she either stayed in her room or sat in the shadows watching us. I only truly saw her for the first time when I snuck downstairs late one night and saw her eating dinner by herself. She looked terrified of me and tried to run away but I just hugged her and told her everything was alright and that I wouldn't let anything or anyone hurt her."
"What a sad story. So she runs and hide whenever we come over?" Seth asks. "Yeah she does. My guess is today she was playing the piano and when she heard us coming in the door she ran and hid in the closet maybe. We probably weren't paying attention and she went up to her room." I state as I start changing the channel. "Well we wouldn't make fun of her like that especially since we know that she has a permanent injury. That would just make us bullies." Roman states. "Yeah I know you three wouldn't make fun of her, she doesn't know that however and she'll avoid all three of you until you leave. Also you wouldn't get the chance to talk about her because both me and Shawn will kick your asses so quick you wouldn't know what hit you." I state matter of factly. All three of them gulp as I settle on a football game. "Well can you tell us what she looks like?" Seth asks. "Sure, she has dark skin almost like a milk chocolate bar. She has red and black hair and grey eyes. She likes to write,paint and play the piano. Also she knows how to wrestle but prefers to do creative writing. She also has two pets, A boa constrictor and a Tarantula." "Is that why there's crickets in the fridge?" "Yea basically. Now enough about my sister lets go get something to eat I'm starving." The boys agree and get up to walk out the door. I walk behind them and look up the stairs and see a figure shift. I smirk at her and she giggles and waves at me. I wave back and then walk out the door.
( Scarlett Pov 10 hrs later)
The boys finally went to sleep. It's one o'clock in the morning and I'm fucking starving. I heard what they said earlier about not making fun of me and that they could trust me. I want to believe them but who knows they could have just put on a facade for Randy. Whatever the case is, I won't be meeting any of them anytime soon. I quietly make my way downstairs and see them passed out on the floor. I pull my hoodie tighter around me as its cold in the house. I make my way to the kitchen and turn on the light. I take out a box of pizza from the fridge and then I reach for a glass. I can't reach it all the way so I climb up on the counter. "Need some help?" A voice asks. I scream a little and stumble back and fall off the counter. A pair of arms catch me and I look up into beautiful brown eyes. I instantly know it's Seth. I scramble to get out his arms and I thank him but look down the whole time. "Don't be afraid of me Scarlett. I won't hurt you. My name is Seth" I take a deep breath and look up at him. His breath hitches and he takes my hand. "My face must repulse you." I say sadly. "Not at all sweetie,you are beautiful even with those marks. You need someone to tell you that." He responds "Hopefully I can see you tomorrow in the daylight." He hands me my glass and goes back into the living room. I stand there shocked.
Well shit how can I resist that face?
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A/N: Hi Guys! It's been so long. Luckily I have two days before a new trimester starts. I'm going to be doing another chapter for Bite and possibly one for Give Me Love. The link is for the song that Scarlett was playing on the piano. Review and tell me how you feel. Adios!
