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Coming Home
Chapter 7
Duncan's POV
Saturday
"So why was your hair green?" Andy asked me looking in one of my old photo albums. I turned around from my desk and looked at her.
"Because it was my favorite color." I told her, she flipped the page in the book. I got up and sat on my bed next to her. I looked at the picture and laughed. She looked up at me.
"What's so funny?" she asked. I pointed to a picture of me holding a green guitar when I was a kid.
"My ma took that picture right before I smashed that guitar into the ground." I chuckled. She raised a eyebrow.
"And that's funny?" she question me, I looked at her.
"Yeah! Because my brother got a new guitar better than mine, so I smashed mine so I would get a new one." I told her with a grin. She smiled a bit.
"So did you get a new guitar?" she asked.
"Nope." I laughed. "I was guitar-less until I made enough money to get a new one."
"Your weird man." Andy laughed turning the page to the book. "Pamela?" She pointed to a woman with long blond hair and bright blue eyes.
"That's my mom." I told her. She looked at the picture really hard.
"I seen her before." She looked up at me.
"Where?" I asked her.
"At the foster home. She would come and talk to me. And sometimes she would give me gifts. She went there a lot." She told me. I looked at the picture, then back at Andy. She had already turned the page, and started to look at the other pictures. I got off the bed and grabbed my keys off my desk.
"I'll be back Andy. You have my number right?" I asked looking at her.
"Yup, in my phone." She smiled.
"Okay, call me if you need anything. Courtney said she's working late today." I told her before walking out the room.
"Bye!" She called to me. I walked out the apartment and rode the elevator all the way down to the parking garage. I got in my car and started it. I was about to pay the old woman a visit.
After an hour drive to West Village, which is only a 15 minute drive, I finally made it to Ma's. It looked a lot better then I remember. The grass was nice and green. Her flower bed was blooming with fall flowers. The 2 story house was repainted white with blue trimmings. The drive way was full of cars, I didn't recognize. I walked up to the door and rung the doorbell. It took awhile before a girl with long black hair with a white strip and green eyes opened the door.
"Duncan!" She yelled giving me a hug. I hugged her back.
"Sam. How is life?" I said ruffling her hair. She looked up at me.
"Good now that I seen my brother." She joked. I walked into the kitchen to see the rest of the family. My older brothers, Dallas and Kevin, were on the laptop watching videos. Sam sat at the bar stool and called out for her twin sister, Kayla. Kayla looked just like Sam but her hair was shorter. Kayla walked into the kitchen talking on the phone.
"Every time I see you I swear your hair gets shorter and shorter." I told her as I took a seat next to Sam. Kayla smiled and ran up to me and gave me a hug.
"Dude! Where have you been? I swear it's been like forever since I seen you." She said sitting next to me.
"I've been at home chilling." I told them.
"Well you should chill here more often. We get tired of hanging out with them." Sam said pointing to Kevin and Dallas. Dallas looked over at us.
"Hey. I'm the cool older brother though." He told then with a smirk.
"He's right." I agreed.
"But you're old..." Kayla laughed. Dallas groaned.
"I'm only 39. Kevin is 37. And Duncan is 35." Dallas told the twins.
"Yeah, but Duncan looks and acts younger. Kevin acts older than you, so he sucks." Sam told them. Kevin just gave her the finger.
"Love you too Kev." The twins said in unison.
"So when is the big 21th birthday?" I asked them. Sam and Kayla smiled.
"How could you forget? They never shut up about it." Kevin finally said turning around.
"Shut up Kevin." Kayla told him.
"Oct 23. We're gonna have the ultimate bash!" Sam screamed along with Kayla. Kevin got up.
"I can't take anymore of this." He said going upstairs. Dallas got up and went to the fridge and found him a coke.
"So where is ma?" I asked.
"Out with the Monsters." Dallas laughed. The Monsters are all 5 of Dallas's kids.
"Where are Kevin's kids?" I asked them.
"With Pops." Kayla said running her hands through her short hair.
"Of course." Sam added. Kevin's kids were boring law abiding citizens, like my dad. While Dallas's kids were raging animals, like him and myself. Only ma could control them. The front door slammed open and 2 teens came running in. Abby and Adam, the twins.
"Look what Gran let Abby get!" Adam shouted angrily. Abby walked up to her dad and showed him her ear. She had three earrings in one ear and 2 in the other.
"Nice." Twins cooed in unison. Dallas smiled at her.
"Why 2 in one ear and 3 in the other?" he asked her.
"That's what I wanted." She said with a smirk before walking off into the living room. Adam just watched her.
"Don't get pissed when I come home one day with a shit load of tattoos." Adam said walking away.
"Adam! No CUSSING!" Ma yelled as she walked into the kitchen holding Ella, Dallas 1 year old baby.
"Whatever Gran." He called out. Ma looked at Dallas.
"I told you to watch their cursing." She said as she handed him his baby.
"I know, Rose handles all that. I'm the cool one." He said with a smirk. She rolled her eyes and looked over at me.
"Duncan, give mommy a kiss. I haven't seen you in forever." She said hugging me and giving me a kiss on the head.
"I know ma. I missed you too." I told her. She let me go and pinched the girls' cheeks.
"Where is Kevin?" She asked going to the fridge grabbing a coke.
"Upstairs being Kevin." Kayla rolled her eyes.
"Where are the other two?" Dallas asked referring to his other kids Lily and Zach.
"Outside. You should go watch them. You know how they are when no one's watching." She said before there was a loud scream from outside. Dallas sighed before going outside to see the damage they had caused.
"Hey mom, can me and Sam go out tonight?" Kayla asked her, she shrugged.
"What she means is can we borrow the car." Sam smiled. Ma eyed them.
"Last time I let you girls have the car I had to go and buy a new one." She said. The rolled their eyes.
"That was when we were kids. Besides, Duncan crashed more of your cars." Kayla said bringing me into this.
"Duncan was a reckless boy." She said not caring I was sitting here.
"We'll be careful." Sam pleaded. They gave Ma the dreadful puppy dog face. Ma gave in and handed them the keys to her car.
"If you buy us a car for our birthday, this will no longer be a problem." Kayla told her before kissing her cheek and leaving the room. Sam followed her waving bye.
"Those girls are almost as bad as you. And you were bad." She joked. I gave her a small smile.
"So what brings you down here?" she asked sitting next to me. I looked at her.
"Why were you visiting foster homes in Vermont?" I asked her. She smiled and placed her hand on mine.
"I was looking for someone." She told me.
"Who?" I asked, she gave me a look.
"Son, if you're here asking me questions about this… You know exactly who I was looking for." She told me with a smirk.
"Courtney told you about her?" I asked angrily.
"Calm down. No one told me about her. I went there to help out the Tim and Marie with their foster home. And I saw this beautiful girl who looked just like Courtney, but with your eyes." She told me. "I called Courtney and asked about the girl and she told me it was hers. She told me that you didn't know and thought it was best if you didn't find out."
"And you listened to her?" I yelled.
"No. I did what felt was best for the girl. Courtney wasn't ready to raise that girl and you weren't either. At least at the home I knew she was in safe hands with Tim and Marie."
"Then why did she run away and show up at my house?" I questioned her. She just smiled at me.
"She's a rebel, it's in her to do wild things." Ma said before walking into the living room. "Come on Duncan, hang out with mommy." I sighed and followed my mom into the living room. Might as well stay with them for a little bit.
Andrea's POV
I had finish looking in looking in all of Duncan's photo albums and I was bored. I pulled out my phone, it's on 3:07. I sighed then got up from his bed. I went into my room, and sat at my desk. I pulled out my phone and went to Twitter. Keyah made it for me. She said it's the easiest way to stay connect with everyone without talking to them. I still think it's a little stalker-ish, but hey it works. Keyah had me following everyone that I told her I know. I was scrolling down my… I think it's called timeline? But yeah! I was scrolling down that and I saw that Brianna and posted a picture. It was her and Grayson and the park. Her black curly hair was blowing in the wind against her tan skin. Her hazel eyes looked brighter than usual and she was smiling, while Grayson was kissing her cheek with his eyes closed. It was cute, so I mentioned then in a tweet.
' BreezyTheWeezy & KillerInstincts are sooo cute. Hope you guys have fun in the park.'
They both reblogged… no retweeted it short after. Then my phone started to ring, and a picture of Brianna face came up on my screen. I answered the call.
"Hey." I answered.
"Andy! Hey! Don't live in the big apartments in Manhattan?" She asked me.
"Yeah, I do. Why?" I asked spinning around in my chair.
"Well Grayson just left and I was wondering if you want to hang out for a little bit." She told me. I smiled.
"Yeah…Umm come up to the building and I'll buzz you in." I told her, while I got up and went to my closet.
"Okay. I'll be up there in a few." She said before hanging up. I picked out some skinny jeans with rips in them and pulled them on. I found my old dusty brown ankle boots. I found my favorite red ruffled shirt and a jean jacket. I shook my brown hair and found my old red bow headband. I went to the bathroom and washed my face with soap and decided to go ahead and brush my teeth again. I smiled in the mirror once I was done, my freckles stood out more against my mocha skin. I went into the white room and turned the TV on, while I waited for Brianna. The door bell rang and I opened the door. Brianna smiled as she walked in.
"Gosh, you look great!" She said looking at my outfit. I laughed.
"You look nice too." I said looking at her white floral dress. She had on black leather ankle boots with a black leather jacket.
"Thanks girl. But come on. I love coming down here, there are so many places to hang out." I texted Duncan telling him that I was going out, while we walked to the elevator. Once we were outside Brianna started to tell me about the area. The park in front of the apartment is Central Park, but the part by my apartment is nicknamed The Lovers Den. It was close to the Victorian Gardens and the Wollman Rink. It's the most beautiful part of the park, well that's what Brianna thinks. Down the street from the park is a coffee house, a diner, and a restaurant. There are many little boutiques and stores. She told me if I wanted to meet people my age, that I show go down a block from the coffee house. There was a very popular music store that had a Starbuck inside and even had live musicians come and play on occasion. There was also a teen clothing store down the street and a McDonalds. There was a book store, and two shoe stores. This was the place she call the Teen Paradise of Manhattan. We walked into the music store, it was nice. In front of the doors was the Starbucks station. To the left of it was the actual music store, and to the right was the live performance area with a mini stage and tabled and booths. Brianna led me to a booth that gave us a clear view of everything in the store.
"This is the place you come to if you want to meet people. Bring your laptop and just chill with your favorite drink, and wait for people to start talking to you." Brianna said with a smile as she looked at all the people in the store.
"Hey Bria! I thought that was you." An Asian girl came up to our table wearing the Starbucks uniform.
"Peaches!" Brianna said getting up and hugging the girl. Peaches looked at me and smiled.
"Hi I'm Peaches!" She said sticking out her hand and I shook her hand.
"Andy." I smiled. Brianna sat back down and made room for Peaches.
"I can't sit, I'm working." She rolled her eyes.
"Oh well since your working do you think you can sneak us something to drink?" Brianna whispered. Peaches took out her notepad.
"Sure just give me a dollar or something so it looks like you paid." Peaches told her. Brianna pulled out a five dollar bill and handed it to her.
"What would you guys like?" She asked.
"The regular." Brianna said. Peaches looked at me.
"Umm cherry frap with extra whip cream." I told her, she smiled.
"I love the fraps. I prefer the pineapple and coconut one, but cherry is good too." She laughed. "I'll be back with your orders."
"She is one girl you want to befriend. She is the coolest girl in Manhattan. And she knows everyone." Brianna told me, and I nodded.
"She throws parties too. She's known for her killer dance moves." She added.
"Does she go to Hope?" I asked her.
"No, Hope isn't a public school. She goes to one of the public schools down here." She told me.
"Ohh, so where do you live?" I asked her.
"Staten Island. And Allison lives in the suburb on the outskirts of Staten Island." She told me.
"What about Keyah?" I asked.
"She lives in Brooklyn." She said before Peaches came over with the drinks.
"Hey guys I'm loving the rebel look. And I think those guys over there are loving it too." Peaches told us looking in the direction of three guys sitting at another booth across the room. I looked over at them; they were talking among themselves and would casually look over at us.
"Cute huh?" Peaches asked me with a smile.
"Yeah, they kind of are." I replied. Brianna looked over at them.
"Peaches, those guys performed at your party last week." Peaches turned around and looked hard at them.
"Zayn?" Peaches yelled over to their table. One of the guys looked over at us. He had fair skin with dirty blond hair that was partially covered by a grey beanie.
"It's me Peaches, you guys played at my party a couple weeks ago." Peaches recalled. Zayn got up, he was pretty tall, and he was wearing a red shirt with black denim jeans and red worn out converse. He was really cute.
"Peaches. What's up?" he said walking over to our table.
"Good. No great! What about you?" She said giving him a hug.
"Dude, I'm good. Guys come over here." Zayn called to his friends. The two other guys came over to our table. One of them had mocha skin like mine with brown eyes and black fade that was also covered with a beanie. He was wearing brown cargo shorts, black Levi's, and a black polo. The other guy was Hispanic with bronze skin with thick black hair that went a little above his shoulders. He had on a white wife beater and washed out straight leg jeans and white Addias.
"You remember my band mates. Malik" The guy with mocha skin waved" and Liam." The Hispanic guy smiled as Zayn pointed to his friends.
"Of course! You guys were awesome and everyone loved you guys." Peaches said excitedly.
"You guys can sit, you don't have to stand." Brianna said scooting down in her booth seat. Malik and Peaches sat down on her side. While Zayn sat next to me.
"I rather stand." Liam said in a slight smile.
"Whatever man. So who are you two beautiful ladies?" Zayn asked looking at me and Brianna. Zayn's eyes were incredible green. It was like looking at a gem.
"I'm Brianna." Brianna introduced herself.
"And I'm Andrea, but everyone calls me Andy." I told him. Zayn and Malik smiled.
"It's nice to meet you guys." Malik said. His eyes were a grey color. It made him look like her was staring into your soul when he looked at you.
"So what brings you guys down here?" Liam asked.
"Well Andy just moved here and I was showing her around." Brianna said. Zayn, Liam, Malik, and Peaches all looked over at me, which made me blush.
"Really? Well the four of us live in Manhattan." Peaches told me.
"We could hang out sometime." Zayn said with a smile.
"Yeah we can show you all the other cool places to go down here." Liam added.
"Brianna you can join too. It can be all of us." Malik said with a small smile. Brianna blushed a little while she smiled.
"Umm, okay." She laughed awkwardly. Liam looked over at Peaches.
"Hey, shouldn't you be getting back to work?" Liam asked her. Peaches sighed and she leaned her head back. She looked at everyone, and got up sadly.
"I guess I have to go back to work. Nice meeting you Andy. Stop by anytime for a drink. See you guys at school. And Bria call me later." Peaches said walking back into the Starbuck circle area.
"So what school do you guys go to?" I asked them.
"Manhattan High." Malik said.
"Home of the Tigers." Zayn added.
"What about you guys?" Liam asked.
"Hope High." I told them.
"Home of the Eagles." Brianna added.
"Nice." Liam said nodded.
"So you guys play sports?" I asked wanting to know more about these dudes.
"Nahh, we just play music together." Zayn answered.
"So who does what?" Brianna asked.
"I play guitar, Liam sings, and Zayn plays drums. We have a bass player, Neil, but he's new to the group." Malik answered.
"Neil is an awesome bass player, but he doesn't like to hang with us." Liam told us.
"And that's bad?" I asked.
"Kind of. Your band mates are family. If he doesn't want to hang with us, then he's not really part of the band." Zayn explained, Brianna and I nodded in understanding before Malik asked us if we played sports.
"I play volleyball and soccer." Brianna told them.
"Nope. I'm more into music." I told them. They all smiled.
"Really? Do you play anything?"
"Piano, and I was learning the drums and guitar before I moved." I told them.
"Nice." Liam said.
"You know we can teach you if you want." Malik told me.
"Yeah it's no problem." Zayn smiled.
"Brianna we can teach you some too." Malik said with a smile.
"I'm flattered." She told him with a blush.
"Here here's my number. Whenever you want to hang out, or even want to learn how to play something give me a ring." Zayn said giving me a card with his number on it. I laughed when I read it.
"You guys must be really serious about this band thing." I smiled at them.
"Yeah! People all over NYC want us to play for them." Malik laughed.
"Hey guys Neil just texted me and said he needs us to come by." Liam told his friends. Zayn looked at me.
"Well I guess we got to go. But for real give me a ring when you want to hang out or something." Zayn said getting up.
"Same goes to you Brianna." Malik told her getting up.
"Bye guys." I said as they walked out of the store. I looked at Brianna once they were out of the store.
"I think Zayn is really into you." Brianna told me with a smile. I blushed.
"I think Malik was into you." I retorted.
"I taught it was just me!" She laughed.
"But they were really cute." I smiled.
"Yeah, but I have Grayson." She cooed
"And I have no one." I sighed.
"What about Josh?" She asked.
"It's a long complicated story." I sighed again.
"I have all the time in the world." Brianna told me.
"See if I tell you... you have to promise to stay my friend and not tell anyone." I told her seriously.
"Okay. Go ahead." She told me. I told her everything, starting from being running away from my foster home to telling Josh. Brianna placed a hand on mine as tears ran down my face. I had no reason to cry, but I was.
"Andrea, honey, it's okay I'm still your friend, and I'm not judging you for keeping a secret like this, I would to. And it's horrible that Josh didn't say anything . But you got to get over it and him. Josh is nothing but trouble. You can do much better." Brianna told me. I wiped my tear and smiled at her.
"Thanks Bria. I needed to get all that off my chest." I told her. Brianna got up.
"Give me a hug." She ordered. I got up and she gave me a tight hug.
"Andy, I just want you to know that you know you're not alone. You can tell me anything. And I will still look at you the same. Even if you decided to decide to do something crazy, like be a pornstar." Brianna laughed.
"I love you Bria. I really do." I told her. "Now let go shopping or something." I laughed as we walked outside.
Oh My Gosh. I'm am sooo sorry for the long wait. I'm not even gonna give you guys my excuses for why it's been so long. I just want to say sorry and I hope this chapter was to your liking. But I'm going to be honest with you guys. I will Probably not be updating this very often. But I will strive for at least once a month.