I freaked out when I saw people actually read my story. It's amazing, oh my goodness
My mom, dad, Alex, and I all sat around the dining room table. Alex sat next to me and my parents across from us. Alex was making small talk and making them laugh, my parents always adored her. They saw her as another daughter ever since the first day I brought her home.
~FLASHBACK~
I tugged on her hand, "Come on, Lexi, it's fine."
She pouted, "I don't like grownups."
We had been in pre-k for about a week now, and Alex and I had been inseparable while we were there. I brought her home because my parents wanted to meet the girl I had gushed on about every night at dinner.
I tugged harder, "But they're my grownups, they aren't scary."
She groaned, "Mitchie."
I smiled, knowing I had won, and led her into my house. I peeked around corners for my parents, finding them in the living room. I released Alex's hand and skipped over to my parents. I poked their knees to get their attention, before smiling proudly and pointing to Alex, like she was a prize. I didn't know it at the time, but she definitely was a prize. My mom and dad turn around to face Alex, who stood there and waved. They smiled, my mom waved back, but my dad saluted her, causing her to laugh. I skipped back over to her and smiled brightly at her. She smiled back, before grabbing my hand.
She whispered, "There, I met them, can we go color now?"
~END OF FLASHBACK~
My mom looked to me, "How was your first day, Mitchie?"
I shrugged, "It was okay, I guess. Nothing special happened."
Alex playfully scoffed, "You have three classes and lunch period with me, and you say nothing special happened?"
I laughed and playfully rolled my eyes, "If you want to count that as special…"
She gasped and gently hit me in the arm. I smiled and stood, lifting my empty dishes into the sink. Alex did the same before following me back up to my room. I closed the door after us and plopped down on my bed, as Alex remained standing and gazing at me.
I raised an eyebrow, "What is it?"
She shook her head, "Um, nothing… It's… nothing."
I tilted my head to the side a bit, "You sure?"
She nodded and glanced to my guitar. She walked over to it, picked it up, and brought it to me. I rested it in my lap and looked curiously up at her.
She kept her eyes on the guitar, "Teach me how to play."
I pointed to a string, "Well, this string is-"
She shook her head and cut me off, "No, not like that."
"Then… how?"
She wrapped her fingers around the neck of the guitar, and then sat it on the floor, leaning against my bed. She gently dropped down into my lap, causing my breath to catch. I swallowed roughly and watched her every move. She picked up the guitar and placed it in her lap.
She looked at me and I could feel her cool breath on my face, as she whispered, "Like this."
I clenched my teeth and nodded, wrapping my arms around her, so I could reach the guitar strings. I picked her hands up and my heart sped up even more from the touch. I placed her hands against the proper strings and helped her strum. She snuggled her back closer into me, before resting her head against my chest, hardly paying attention to the guitar anymore.
I took a deep breath, "P-pay attention, Lex."
A chill ran down my spine as she spoke and her breath hit my neck, "I am paying attention."
I bit my lip and nodded, before continuing to help her strum away. I slowed down, because my fingers were sore from plucking the strings without a pick, and I felt Alex slowly pushed her fingers through mine, lacing them together.
I pulled away from her completely and stood, "I, um, that's enough lessons for today…"
Sorry these are so short, they'll get longer, I promise
