Who Would've Thought? {ON HOLD}

Chapter 1

Samantha's P.O.V

Christmas was amazing! I spent it with my family, but, gosh, I had a really good time. I got a new phone, an iPhone 5 to be exact and it's amazing. I have the most amazing parents, seriously. My sisters all got some pretty cool stuff as well. My youngest sister, Alexis, who's ten, got a new camera, Gabby, who's 13, got a Penny skateboard and my older sister, Madison, who's 17, got a long board. So none of my friends are actually still here, in Canberra. Boring for me, much? Madison is like a little social butterfly, always at one friend or anothers house and Gabby? Don't even get me started. She practically lives at her best friends house now. So I'm at home, stuck babysitting Alexis. Fun. At least the only thing I have to do is feed her and then get the computer started for her. This child needs all the help she can get. At least with technology. I have one more present coming, from Isobel, but she won't tell me what it is. That girl can be very stubborn sometimes. She gets back in a week, a week to long. I am the biggest loner ever, I swear. Forever alone? Huh, you have no idea.

Alexis is on the computer playing her little games, whatever they are, and I'm sitting in my room, watching Pretty Little Liars. What can I say? I'm a sucker for this show. In all honesty, I swear Ali is alive, but who am I to say? I'm no writer on this show, got no idea what's going on. Alexis is calling for me, probably because she just died or something in her game or whatever.

 “What do you want?”

“I don’t know how to get my person to go where I want them to go!”

 Honestly, this child.

“You just have to click on the map and pick what town or just click somewhere on the ground and they’ll walk there”

“But that wasn’t working!”

“Because you’re right clicking”

“What am I meant to click then?”

“The button on the left, this one”

I show her the proper mouse button to click and she focuses on her game again, allowing me to go back to my Pretty Little Liars.

 I pause the TV show and let what just happened sink in. Spencer just found out Toby is A. I already knew this, but she didn’t and watching her break down in tears almost broke my heart to pieces. Why must they do this to me? Get me so attached to a couple and then cruelly break them up? Mm, I’m hungry.

“Alexis! Do you want something to eat?” I ask her

 “Popcorn!”

“I’m not making popcorn! That’s not lunch”

“Fine, Nachos then”

“Nope, not that either. You can have… a sandwich, salad, 2 Minute Noodles or Mac and Cheese”

“Mac and Cheese!”

“Alright, I’ll go make it, don’t hurt yourself in your efforts of helping me”

“Wasn’t going to”

“Didn’t think so”

 At least Mac and Cheese is easy to make, I can’t be bothered to make anything to difficult. I get her Mac and Cheese ready and get myself out the ingredients for a salad. When the food is done, I take the Mac and Cheese to Alexis and go back to my room and eat my salad in silence. There are so many books in my room alone, but I’ve literally read all of them. I think it’s time to go book shopping.

 I’m so bored; I have nothing to do around here anymore. The house is spotless, thanks to my self-diagnosed OCD, I’ve finished watching all the Pretty Little Liars episodes, and I feel fat and lazy just sitting here. I decide to go for a walk, maybe take the dog and bring Alexis with me.

“Alexis! Put some shoes on, were going for a walk”

“Can I ride my scooter?”

“Yeah, but you have to stay with me, okay?”

“Okay”

I already have my TOMS on and Max on his lead, I’m just waiting for Alexis to finish getting ready.

Me and my sisters all look so different, it’s weird, two brunette’s, both the younger ones and two blondes, both the older ones. Alexis is finally ready so we leave and I lock the door behind me. Plugging my earphones into my phone, I start to listen to music. Little Mix “Going Nowhere” comes on first, I love this song! Alexis is a little way ahead of me, so I call her back. We’re walking/riding along when I see Alexis slowing down. I look a little ahead of her and see none other than Isobel Thompson, supposedly still in Queensland. Liar. I run up to her, taking my earphones out as I go and jump on her, crushing her in a huge hug.

 “What the hell Isobel? You’re meant to be in Queensland, what are you doing here!?” I ask her

“Oh, I can leave, if you want” she says to me, giggling at the end, so I know she's joking.

“No! You’re not leaving again! I was so lonely and bored, there was literally nothing to do. I think I could just about quote every episode of Pretty Little Liars. You can’t leave me again!”

“I won’t… how many times did you watch all the Pretty Little Liars, exactly?”

“Uhh… a few” I reply sheepishly, “Hey! I had nothing to do, I needed something to pass the time, gosh” Isobel laughs and says

“I know, I was only teasing!”

“I figured…”

“So, what are you and Lex doing?”

“Walking the dog, duh”

“Oh, that’s what stinks”

“Shut up! Leave Max alone. He’s like my baby”

“Fine, but you know I hate dogs, right?”

“Yes, Isobel, I do”

“Good, now where are we going?”

“We?”

“Yes, we, where are we going?”

“Here and there, nowhere in particular”

“Sounds fun”

“Yup, I felt lazy just sitting at home doing nothing”

“Fair enough”

“I thought so too!”

“Are you guys coming, or what?” calls out Alexis

“Yes, miss bossy”

We walk around for a while and then head home again, but this time with Isobel.