~*Five*~

The House Guest

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My eyes flutter open as strong rays of sunlight pierce my eyes. I stretch in bed.

"Elena," Grayson hollers from the bottom of the stairs. I roll out of my silk sheets, and I cough when I land on the floor. As I get to my feet, I hear the rattling of my bedroom doorknob. I look up to see Grayson entering my room.

"You're home," I say, rubbing my eyes.

"I got in late," he says.

I nod. "I'll be down soon,"

Grayson nods and I'm left alone in my room.

As I turn to pick up my comforter off of the floor, I catch sight of the time. 10:30.

I rush and grab an outfit to wear today. I slide on my clothes, a pair of white shorts and a yellow tank top as I head downstairs.

As I approach the landing, I hear muffled voices coming from the kitchen.

"Where are you guys?" I ask, frowning as I turn the corner.

And when I see the ginger-haired woman sitting at the table, facing me, I gasp in disbelief.

"Aunt Jenna?" Is she really here?

"Hey, Elena," Jenna smiles as she rushes out of her seat and toward me. I throw my arms around her neck as she pulls me in for an embrace. It's been six years since I've seen Jenna. I can't believe she's here.

"What are you doing here?" I ask.

"Well, I was in town, thought I'd pay my favorite niece and nephew a visit," she smiles.

"Jenna, Jer and I are your only niece and nephew." I giggle.

"Oh, well," She shrugs, a look of warmth in her green eyes. "Still,"

"Oh, my god," I say, pulling her in again. "I can't believe that you're actually here,"

"Well, believe it," Jenna laughs softly. "Because it's real,"

"So, any plans for today?" Grayson asks as he walks into the main hall.

"I'm not sure yet," I shrug.

"Well, how about dinner out, then?" he asks.

"Sounds good,"

I turn, and Jeremy's slumping down the staircase yawning.

"Alright," Grayson nods. "I'll call and make the reservations."

"How about you and I go out for a bit?" Jenna asks me excitedly, and I smile as I nod.

"So, how was college?"

It's around twelve-thirty when I'm sitting outside of the Mystic Grill, a cozy little bar in the town square. Jenna's opposite me, sipping a can of pop. Some Civil Twilight song is playing overhead. I'm not too familiar with their work to know which one, though.

"It was great," I say. Well, some parts, anyway.

"Did you meet anyone?" Jenna's eyebrow raises as she smirks.

My mood immediately turns down at her words. I don't want to discuss this.

I shake my head. "No," I lie.

"I don't believe you," Jenna scoffs as she lens back in her chair. "You're absolutely gorgeous and you've been surrounded by rowdy college boys for four years. Surely, you metsomeone." she says.

I look down at my hands, debating what to say next.

"Jenna?"

At the sound of an unfamiliar voice, I turn my head over toward the street. A young brunette and dark-haired man are squinting at us in confusion. Suddenly, they're making their way over here.

"Great," Jenna sighs.

I turn. She's sinking in her chair as she places her hand in front of her face.

"Who are they?" I say under my breath.

"Jenna!" The brunette girl says excitedly, and soon, she rushes over to Jenna and engulfs her in a hug.

"Meredith," Jenna smiles as she returns the brunette's hug. My gaze lands on the man behind Meredith. He's giving off the same vibe as Jenna.

"Oh, it's so good to see you," Meredith gushes. "When did you get back in town?"

"This morning, actually," Jenna says, and I see her sneak a glare at the man.

"Oh, you remember Logan," Meredith turns to the man behind her.

Jenna nods. "Logan," she says impassively.

"Jenna," Logan nods, the same tone as Jenna's.

"Well, we really must catch up soon, Jen," Meredith says as she walks back to Logan. "See you around!" She waves, and Logan and Meredith cross the street. Once they disappear into a store, I turn to Jenna.

"Who were they?" I ask.

Jenna sighs. "Meredith and Logan Fell," she says. "My old best friend and her brother."

"Why did you seem like you didn't want to be seen by them?" I wonder, remembering Jenna's poor attempts at hiding from them.

"Logan's my ex," Jenna sighs. "It ended really badly, and I haven't seen him since a little over a year."

"Oh," I nod. I would ask more, but Jenna's already reeling from seeing Logan and I don't want to remind her.

"Oh, there's this cute boutique over at the Outlet Mall," Jenna says excitedly. "Wanna go check it out?" Jenna asks, smiling.

I nod. "Sure,"

Jenna and I stand up and push our chairs in, tossing our garbage into the trash can as we cross the street to the outlet mall.

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Soundtrack that inspired/mentioned in this chapter:

Theme Song: Bad Things ~ Meiko

Say Anything~ Tristan Prettyman

Dying To Be Born ~ Civil Twilight