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Here is number 3 so sorry it is mega late! Enjoy and review 3

Chapter Three

After that I didn't see Troy at all and it wasn't because I was avoiding him. Our school wasn't exactly big enough trust me I have tried to avoid people like Sharpey yet every corner I take bang there she is. Thank god for her brother is around or I doubt she would even be friendly.

"Earth to Gab it is your stop?" Taylor nudged.

I look up to see we are outside my house and the door about to close the doors. Quickly I get up grab my bag wave goodbye to Taylor slide through the closing door. Walking into the house all I hear is silence, Mum at work, Jamie at basketball practice and Mark is at friend's house working on project so I guess I am alone. I place my bag on the kitchen table and check out what I can make for dinner.

"Guess it is Mac and Cheese," I mumble grabbing the ingratiates.

Dad loved Mac and Cheese and we always made it together it was our thing. I hate being alone all the thoughts of my dad come back even though they are happy memories just makes me think of all the things he is going to miss like walking me up the aisle on my wedding day or being at my graduation or see his grandchildren. Dad worked and Mum stayed home, we were close family, never lied and we told each other everything but after dad died of lung cancer never smoked in her life yet I see people smoking every day but they are fine. Now mum works, most night leaving us alone. Thinking about him when no one here makes me feel alone like everyone moving forward and I am left behind. BANG! BANG! Looking around in panic, I quickly grab knife and start patrolling the house. The noise comes again from the back door and is quieter this time. Slowly I peek out the window into our back garden on our porch was a guy was leaning on the door breathing hard. He was hauntingly beautiful though I couldn't see his face; his body was very well built with deep chocolate skin and jet black curly hair. Clearing my thoughts of him I checked to see if he had a weapon seeing nothing I quietly moved towards the door. Opening the door the guy fell in to the house and he was panting hard. Looking weak and helpless I decided that maybe this guy needs a doctor.

Kneeling down beside him I ask, "Are you okay?"

The guy opens his eyes and I notice they are so dark you can't see his pupil.

"Not sure," he grumbles.

"Come on get up you can sit in the kitchen and rest for a bit," I sigh offering a hand, "My name Gabriella."

He smiles and takes my hand, "my name is Chad."

Leading him to the kitchen I can't help thinking how stupid I am for letting a stranger into my house this is what Mark means by be careful!

"You know it not safe to let strangers in your house," he says as if reading my thoughts.

I turn towards him, "don't worry I took self-defense classes and my brother will be back in 10 minutes or so. I guess now would be a good time to explain why you were in my back garden."

Grinning Chad replies, "I just moved here and I decided to go exploring but wound up getting lost. Where I come from it a lot colder so I not completely used to the heat and I wound up here with your pretty face staring down on me."

"Flattery will not stop me kicking you in the groin if you try anything," I shrug.