Let's Play a Game

Chapter 1

Ashlee's POV
We landed in LA earlier today and as of right now we are headed to our house. Mom never showed me any pictures so I have no idea what the house looks like and I'm really nervous. The fact that it is silent in the car doesn't help any either. I took a glance over at my mom and her knuckles are white as snow. She looks nervous also. I mean she's holding on to the steering wheel for dear life.

The silence was getting tense and even more nerve racking, so I decided to speak up and start a conversation.

"So, mom, where's this new house of ours at?" I asked the nervousness clear in my voice. She was clearly zoned out, and so I cleared my throat to get her attention which clearly worked.

"Huh? Oh. Uhm, it's in Beverly Hills." She finally said in a nervous tone. And I thought I was nervous. Ha, well now it's back the awkward, nerve racking silence.

About twenty minutes went by and we pulled up to these amazingly beautiful apartments. I mean they were huge. I would've thought they were houses if the gate didn't say "The Grove Apartments".

"We're living in apartments?" I finally spoke up and asked my mom.

"It's only for a short period of time honey, it's not permanent." She still sounded very nervous, which is very strange. I just sat there for a minute absorbing in my new neighborhood, until we came up on this beautiful building. "Here we are!" I heard my mom say in a distant tone. I kind of zoned out on this gorgeous neighborhood. When I looked at the building I was in awe. It was the most beautiful apartment I've ever seen. Okay, that sounds over exaggerated, but hey, I've never been in Beverly Hills, California.

I was in mid thought when I heard my mom say something. "You'll be starting school Monday. I wasn't going to make you start on a Friday. So you can just take a three day weekend and get settled in and your room all set up."

"That works for me, I need more time to soak all this in. Ha." I said zoning back into reality. "Where will I be going to school?"

"It's a school called Ridgewood. It's a pretty big school, but I'm sure you'll love it. It seemed to be the best school in Los Angeles." She seemed pretty confident in this school so maybe I don't need to worry as much as I was.

"Well, honey I'm going to get started on dinner. Why don't you start unpacking and I'll call you down when dinner is ready."

"Okay mom, what are you making?"

"Your favorite!" She responded with a smile on her face. "I figured since this move was hard on you, we could get this new home started on a god note. Now get started on your room."

I had started on my room when I heard this loud music outside my window. When I went to look out there was this building that was not even a foot away. There was an open window and a guy laying in his bed. No, I'm not a creep, he's the one who had his music at a deafening volume.

I didn't realize I was staring until he looked up in my direction. "Can I help you?" He said snapping me out of my daze.

"Uh, yeah, could you turn that shit down?" I asked in a tone that sounded somewhat rude. I didn't mean for it to though.

"Yeah, sure, whatever." He said as he got up to turn his music down. "The name's Drake, are you my new neighbor? Cause you're pretty damn hot."

"Yes. I am your new neighbor, and yeah not gonna happen, I don't date. At least not anymore. So back off." I said in a snappy tone.

"Damn you're a feisty one. I like it." He said with a smirk. I rolled my eyes and closed my window. This should be an exciting place to live. Note the sarcasm. Hopefully not all guys are that inveigling and flirty.
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Author's Note:

Okay, so this is my first book. Ever. Haha, so don't worry it'll get better, I promise. Please like comment and follow! Tell me what you think of the official first chapter! I know it's short. But hey it is my first book, ha. Okay the next chapter will be out sometime between now and next Sunday! Thank you lovely readers!