Cute Next Door Neighbour

h o u r s b e f o r e. pt.2

After school...

12:30 pm

The rest of the day was normal. Ashland did ask if I was really okay and so I just told him the truth.

"HUH?! YOU DID THAT TO TEST ME?!" I nodded. London, Ash, and I were waiting at the front of the school for Gwen and Aston to come out. We were all going over to my house, as Lenny was picking us up. "Yeah, and to be honest, it looked like you failed." Cherry nudged him. He blushed. "Well, anyway, my mom is here! See ya' guys!" We waved goodbye and stood there, as other students were walking out.

We finally see Gwen and Aston walkout. They ran towards us yelling. "LARKIN!" They jumped on top of me.

"Yes, yes. Hello." I pushed them off me. They stare at us, noticing the awkward aura. "Hmm, did something happen?" Gwen squinted at us. London and I almost burst out laughing but we kept it in. "No, nothing." Ashland pouted, crossing his arms. "Well, is Lenny-" "LARKIN!"

I twist around to check who was calling me. The bright golden sunlight was on me.

"Who's-" I see Ella with her phone in her hands taking a video of me. My jaw drops and I run to her. "ELLA!" She hides her phone in her arms and turns away as I try to grab her phone. "Ella Anderson! Did you just try to take a video of me?!" I kept trying to get her phone. "I didn't try, I did!" She laughs as I gave up. I look at her friends around in a circle. "Ahaha, this is the girl I was talking about!" She stands up and puts her arm around me. "Larkin Anderson."

Now I know we have the same last name. That's because we're cousins, on my dad's side.

"She's the pretty cousin." She winks at her friends. "Uh, hi!" It was kind of awkward, considering her and her friends were a grade higher than me. "Ella was right about you!" Her one friend said with a lot of excitement built in her. I looked at her confused. "She basically told us that there's a girl with the best fashion, she's built perfectly, and she's God's favorite...considering her explaination, I can agree." Another person said. I blushed from embarrassment.

I laughed. "Oh-thank you? I guess." I shrug. Ella nudges me. "Look, look! The video I took." She turned the phone towards me. My eyes widen. "Send me that." I said and walked away. "Already did! Bye!" She waved and I waved back, at her and her friends. "How's the cous?" London asked. "Good, I guess...Lenny's on his way to pick us up." I read Lenny's text and looked at the video Ella sent me.

It became quiet within the circle. The background was as loud as ever.

"What are you looking-HOLY IS THAT YOU?!" Gwen snatched my phone out of my hands. I fix my backpack straps on my shoulders. "Yeah, that's the video Ella took of me." "Holy! You're so pretty!" Aston looked at the video and saw that the boys wanted to see as well.

"Hmm, only London can see it." She pulled London by his arm and tugged him beside her. "WHA? Why can't I see?" Ashland said, offended.

London's eyes widened. "Don't," He pushes the phone away from him.

We all looked at him confused. "Why?" I asked him, curiously. "Don't make me catch feelings like that." I covers his blushed face. I get red from the embarrassment. "Okay, let me see this." Ashland took the phone out of his sister's hands.

His face soon goes red. I get embarrassed.

"Whatever! It's just a video of me." I turn off the phone. "Both of them are flustered! AHAH!" Gwen and Aston laughed at them but soon enough, Lenny came up to the front of the school in his new, seven seater Mercedes.

He was blasting music in his car. Shades on his face.

We walk up towards the car, people start staring.