Alone In The Woods.

New "Home"

Paige and her family pulls up to the new home. It's bigger than the last one, more yard space and the house is a lot bigger.

"PAIGE GRAB THE BOXES COME ON!" Her mother shouts as she looks at Paige frustrated.

Paige moves annoyed over to the truck to grab her boxes and then follows her father up to her new bedroom.

Her bedroom at the moment is painted a light blue and has one wall with black and white floral wall paper. The floor is just a standard white carpet.

She places her boxes filled with her clothes and room essentials in the corner and moves out of the room so the movers can bring in her bed.

As the movers bring her queen sized bed up the twisty stairs to her room she decides to check out the house a little.

She walks down the large twisted stairs into the main living area. It's off to the right of the stairs and is lit brightly from lack of curtains. She steps on the dark hardwood over to the large window facing the front yard. She spots two teenaged boys that look about her age. One of the boys is taller with short messy blonde hair and is wearing tight but loose jeans and a pink Floyd teeshirt, he's standing under a tree in the protected shade from the July heat, he's holding a black skate board.

He looks up from talking to his friend who is a bit shorter with brown hair that's longer than the other boys, they make eye contact and he looks to his friend to get his attention and he nods his head in Paige's direction and his friend give him the go ahead and the taller blonde boy waves Paige over from inside her home.

Paige asks her dad if it's okay to go to say hi and introduce herself to them.

"Hey dad, there's two boys across the road who asked me if I wanted to go hang out with them and introduce myself, can I go?"

"Ya sure just be carful sweety"

Paige throws on her shoes and walks into the sunlight and walks towards the boys.

As she walks across the road she gets the same chilling wind as before when she was getting into the truck. She shrugs it off and keeps walking

"Hey" says the taller boy in a deep but masculine voice

"Hey I'm Paige" Paige replies to the boys

"I'm James and this is patrick but he goes by Rick" the taller boy says pointing to himself then to his friend.

J: "so what brings you to this place?"
P: "my parents got a job transfer so we had to move her from our old town"
R: "how are you liking it so far?"
P: "hehe it's a cute town. But I haven't really been shown around"
J: "Rick has to go actually so I could show you around if you'd like"

James says with a smile and a small elbow tap to Patrick. *clearly he wants to be alone with me cause Rick didn't have to leave he's faking but why me?!* Paige thinks to herself

R: "oh ya aha I gotta go help my mom with something I'll see you guys later, nice meeting you Paige" Patrick says as he walks away from the two

James leads Paige down the road to the old high that is now abandoned. It's about 10 minutes down the road from Paige's home

J: "so this is the first stop on our adventure haha this is the old high school that was half torn down but then abandoned because well I don't know politics or something"
P: "ahaha politics or something eh?"
J: "ahaha yup!"
P: "well how do you get in?"
J: "oh ya around back, follow me"

James leads Paige to the back of the school to a part in the school that was torn open from the half deconstruction.

P: "this place is so cool!"
J: "I know it's pretty cool, I like coming her to think and just walk around."
P: "do you think deep thoughts here?"
J: "you could say that."
P: "may I ask.. About what?"
J: "oh ya know just the stress from school and my life problems."

Paige and James walk down the empty and demolished building.

J: "so Paige tell me about yourself."
P: "well I'm 16 and I was born in Lakewood Michigan and I-"
J "no like really tell about yourself.."
P: "what'd you mean.?"
J: "your struggles and stuff, I wanna listen and help.."
P: "oh. Well.. Are you sure? It's kinda heavy.."
J: "yes I like listening to people life stories and stuff, I'm really not the normal douchy guy that everyone think I am. Please"
P: ok well her it goes then.. If you really want. I've been depressed since I was 13 and shortly after I developed an eating disorder.. I tired to kill myself many times and was hospitalized 6 times and was on suicide watch.."
J: "holy fuck. But you're so pretty what could you possibly be depressed about.?"
P: "well.. my dad was abusive and when I was 10 he finally left us and now my mom is re-married and he's a lot better but i haven't been okay since.."

James looked at Paige with wide eyes.
Paige's eyes started watering and James didn't stop to think and hugged Paige while she cried, they stood there in the old abandoned hall way in the rickety old school for 5 minutes while Paige was crying James comforted her as best he could.

J: "it's okay Paige.. I know we just met like 2 hours ago but I'm here for you"
P: *sniffles* "thank you James"

Paige collected herself and James and her had a small conversation about it all and then the two left the school

They were taking a short cut through the big forest which was dimly lit from all the trees above they're heads, that was by the school to go back to James' house.

J: "Paige.." James says after a long silence between the two
P: "Ya.?"
J: "I don't want to bother you about this but it's been bothering me since you told me.. Did you ever self harm.?"

Paige looks down at the dirt path as a light breeze with the smell of fresh rain goes past, Paige starts walking slower grabbing her arm.. She hides her face with her hair and theres long pause between the two.

James realizes his answer and goes over to Paige and hugs her tight again.

Paige lifts her head from James' shoulder and looks up at him still in his hug.

P: "Ya.. A lot actually"

James doesn't answer he just hugs her again

J: "can I see..?"

Paige takes off her red and black flannel sweater and shows James her wrists.

James looks sadly at her then looks into her eyes and hugs her once more. Paige smiles in the hug, she's never had anyone who's hugged her to comfort her so many times in a day. No one has cared before. James is different..

** AUTHORS NOTE **
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