Losing Grip: Chapter 2
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A few seconds later, Evan took a deep breath as the door opened with a whoosh of air. A man in his forties smiled at her.
"You must be Evangelia. I'm Eli's dad, you can call me Rick. Eli's..." he started when suddenly a voice called from inside the house.
"Who is it?" Grace said walking towards the door. She saw Evan from her gym class, the same girl who had talked to her about soccer and had actually given her a few tips as well. "Hey Evan! What are you doing here? How'd you find out where I live?" Grace asked excitedly and curiously at the same time.
"Well, actually..." Evan said but another door opened and Eli stepped out of it holding a guitar. He saw Evan.
"Hey, you're here. We can work in my room." He said gesturing the open door. Grace looked surprised, and she didn't say a word just looked at Evan and then at Eli. Eli looked at Grace questioningly.
"Okay, Evangelia is working on a project with Eli. So...uh I'll let you get to work." Rick said ushering Evan in and closing the door. "I'll call you two when the pizza's here. Your mom had to work late today."
After making an excuse Grace went back upstairs to her room, Eli led Evan into his room which turned out to be the garage.
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As Evan walked into his room, she felt as if she was walking into a whole different enviroment. Whilst the main room in the house was airy and bright, his room was dark with only a desk and a bed, clothing and things were shrewn everywhere. Evan almost laughed when she thought of her own room, which was a big mess as well.
"Uh, take a seat anywhere." Eli said plopping down on his bed, he put his guitar behind him. Evan saw the broken in chair positioned on the floor and took a seat next to it. Evan looked everywhere but at him, uncomfortable in her situation. Her eyes rested on his guitar.
"So...you play guitar?" Evan asked, while thinking to herself, {Duh! Why does he have one if he doesn't play it?} Eli seemed to not be as bored as before and he leaned foward.
"Yea...do you?"
Evan nodded but then shrugged. "Sort of, I'm kinda bad though." She said embarassed. Eli lifted his guitar off the bed and handed it gingerly to her.
"Play something."
"Umm.." Evan thought, but adjusted the guitar on her knee. Strumming a few chords she started a song that her friend had taught her. She had only started playing the guitar for two years and she wasn't that good yet. Evan hummed the melody to the song and felt the notes floating in the air beautifuly. She stopped.
"That was pretty good. You wrote that?" Eli asked. Evan shook her head.
"My friend did." Evan answered and Eli nodded his head as if he understood. After a moment of silence they began hesitantly talking about music and bands. It seemed as if they had a few things in common.
One hour later a knock suddenly sounded. Eli called, "Yea?"
"It's me." A girl's voice said. His door opened and a petite blond girl walked in. She looked at Evan and at Eli.
"Uh Jess this is Evan." Eli introduced. "This is my sister."
"Hi." Evan said friendly waving her hand lightly.
"Did you want something?" Eli asked. Jessie nodded.
"Dad said pizza will be here in 15 minutes." Jessie said before heading out the door, she then abruptly turned around. "Oh yea, he said he wants to see the work you guys finished after we eat." As if taking a surveilance around the room there was no work that was done to be seen. She giggled and left, closing the door behind her.
"Ah damnit."
------- End of Chapter Two: A/N: I hope you all enjoyed that...I know it's pretty slow and short this chapter but I thought I'd end it on a funny note even though it's not that funny. I would really appreciate any reviews or comments anyone has! I will take flames, if they're within reason of course. LOL
Thanks for reading! Stay tuned for the next chapter!
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A few seconds later, Evan took a deep breath as the door opened with a whoosh of air. A man in his forties smiled at her.
"You must be Evangelia. I'm Eli's dad, you can call me Rick. Eli's..." he started when suddenly a voice called from inside the house.
"Who is it?" Grace said walking towards the door. She saw Evan from her gym class, the same girl who had talked to her about soccer and had actually given her a few tips as well. "Hey Evan! What are you doing here? How'd you find out where I live?" Grace asked excitedly and curiously at the same time.
"Well, actually..." Evan said but another door opened and Eli stepped out of it holding a guitar. He saw Evan.
"Hey, you're here. We can work in my room." He said gesturing the open door. Grace looked surprised, and she didn't say a word just looked at Evan and then at Eli. Eli looked at Grace questioningly.
"Okay, Evangelia is working on a project with Eli. So...uh I'll let you get to work." Rick said ushering Evan in and closing the door. "I'll call you two when the pizza's here. Your mom had to work late today."
After making an excuse Grace went back upstairs to her room, Eli led Evan into his room which turned out to be the garage.
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As Evan walked into his room, she felt as if she was walking into a whole different enviroment. Whilst the main room in the house was airy and bright, his room was dark with only a desk and a bed, clothing and things were shrewn everywhere. Evan almost laughed when she thought of her own room, which was a big mess as well.
"Uh, take a seat anywhere." Eli said plopping down on his bed, he put his guitar behind him. Evan saw the broken in chair positioned on the floor and took a seat next to it. Evan looked everywhere but at him, uncomfortable in her situation. Her eyes rested on his guitar.
"So...you play guitar?" Evan asked, while thinking to herself, {Duh! Why does he have one if he doesn't play it?} Eli seemed to not be as bored as before and he leaned foward.
"Yea...do you?"
Evan nodded but then shrugged. "Sort of, I'm kinda bad though." She said embarassed. Eli lifted his guitar off the bed and handed it gingerly to her.
"Play something."
"Umm.." Evan thought, but adjusted the guitar on her knee. Strumming a few chords she started a song that her friend had taught her. She had only started playing the guitar for two years and she wasn't that good yet. Evan hummed the melody to the song and felt the notes floating in the air beautifuly. She stopped.
"That was pretty good. You wrote that?" Eli asked. Evan shook her head.
"My friend did." Evan answered and Eli nodded his head as if he understood. After a moment of silence they began hesitantly talking about music and bands. It seemed as if they had a few things in common.
One hour later a knock suddenly sounded. Eli called, "Yea?"
"It's me." A girl's voice said. His door opened and a petite blond girl walked in. She looked at Evan and at Eli.
"Uh Jess this is Evan." Eli introduced. "This is my sister."
"Hi." Evan said friendly waving her hand lightly.
"Did you want something?" Eli asked. Jessie nodded.
"Dad said pizza will be here in 15 minutes." Jessie said before heading out the door, she then abruptly turned around. "Oh yea, he said he wants to see the work you guys finished after we eat." As if taking a surveilance around the room there was no work that was done to be seen. She giggled and left, closing the door behind her.
"Ah damnit."
------- End of Chapter Two: A/N: I hope you all enjoyed that...I know it's pretty slow and short this chapter but I thought I'd end it on a funny note even though it's not that funny. I would really appreciate any reviews or comments anyone has! I will take flames, if they're within reason of course. LOL
Thanks for reading! Stay tuned for the next chapter!