Strawberry Fields Forever

Chapter 4

Effies pov:

The next day i woke up with the pressuring thought in the back of my mind, i have to find somewhere to live and fast. My idea was to ask my childhood best friend, Paul McCartney, if i could stay at his house. I can't rely on this plan but i will have to try it. I shot up out of bed as i saw the time, it was afternoon, today i was supposed to go out with Paul, so i have a perfect chance to ask him. I was heading to the kitchen when i heard something drop in the living room, I'm home alone, so i quickly grabbed the closet thing near me, a hair brush, and made my way towards the living room. I slowly opened up the door and saw someone picking up something from the ground, before i even knew it i started running at the intruder and jumped on top of him making him fall over. "What on earth are you doing?" I heard him say and with that i got up from sitting on his back and turned him so i could see his face. "Oh its just you Paul." i spoke as my face goes from angry to a relaxed smile, i sat down on the ground next to where he was laying down. "Never do that again." I said as i reached forward slapping his chest. "Well that was quite the scene, love." I heard from the couch, i jumped and turned around only to see a lad sitting there with the exact haircut as Paul. "I'm Richard but ye call me Richie or even Ringo, so you're not imaginary?" He said grinning, he got up and put his hand out to help me out while Paul just watched this laying on the ground not even bothering to move. I took Richies hand and looked up at him. "Nope I'm not and thank you, I'm Effie." I said while holding my hand out for a handshake, he shook my hand with a exaggerated big shake while smiling at me. "A hair bush really?" I heard as i realised i was staring at Richie, i quickly broke eye contact. "It was the closet thing i could find, needed to defend myself from the big bad intruder." I said with a chuckle and lightly kicked Paul in the side. "What are you two even doing here anyways and how did you get in?" I said looking back and forth between Paul and Richie. "Thought we could y'know take ye out to show ye around and your uncle let us in as he left." Paul said and he began to get up. "But my uncle left two hours ago." I said looking at my watch then back up and making a confused face at Paul. "Well y'know we waited for ye to wake up." He said as he put a arm around me. So him and this Richie lad have been in my house for hours? I decided to just push the confusion away. "You two want some lunch?" I asked them as i pulled Paul's arm off me. "Yeah, love." Richie answered for him and Paul with a wink, i tried to hide my blush and just nodded and walked to the living room door. I remembered i was still in my jammies and then i walked to my room. "Think your going the wrong way, love." Said Paul still close behind me following me, i turned around. "Lamb, go wait in the kitchen, i have to get changed." I said while i turned back going to my room, i heard Richie let out a laugh at my nickname for Paul.

After i got changed i walked out to Paul pulling everything out the fridge as Richie stood there staring at him. "What are you doing?" I said loudly, they both turned around with a slight jump. "Y'know getting lunch" Paul said with a shrug. "I was going to make you something." I said as i jumped up and sat down on the kitchen counter,  just letting Paul make the lunch instead. "How did you meet each other?" I said to spark up conversation. "Oh y'know Ringos part of the band" Paul said focusing on his food, which he made his 'speciality' plain ham sandwich for Richie and I. I turned to Richie who's already smiling at me. "What instrument do you play?" I asked. "I play me drums." He answered.

We started putting away the plates. "Paulie can i talk to you?" I said. "Alright, mind waiting here, Ringo." Paul said to him as i lead Paul into my room, i sat down on my bed preparing myself to ask him. "What's up?" Paul asked looking around before heading over to sit down next to me. "This is very straightforward but i was wondering if i could stay at yours till i find myself a flat, my uncles moving back to Scotland." I said in a rushed voice, Paul put his arm around my shoulder. "Of course, love, and y'know I'm glad you'll be staying here. I've missed you very much." He said and relief flushed over me and i turned to wrap him in a massive hug saying thank you multiple times. We made our way out of the room and went to the living room where we found Richie sitting on the couch fiddling with the rings on his hands, I thought to myself maybe thats how he got his nickname because of the amount of rings he wears, as if he had just read my thoughts. "That's how me nicknames Ringo." He said as he held up his hand and wiggled his fingers, i let out a laugh.

Paul and Richie took me to a park not too far away from my house, we walked in comfortable silence then as we got there we sat down on the grass. "Ringo, Effie is going to move in with us for a couple of months." Paul said breaking the silence. "Yous live together?" I asked Paul. "Yeah y'know all four of us do." Paul said, i started getting nervous, me living with four lads? "It will be fun, Effie." Richie said grinning at me, i could help but to shoot him a smile back. Richie leaned over towards me and took my arm and read my watch, i tried to hide my blush by looking at Paul as he pulled away, Paul shot me a knowing look. "Actually we need to get a move on, we've got to practice, Lamb." Richie said to Paul as he began standing up, he turned to me and held out his hand to help me up. On the walk to the house i stayed near to Richie, when we got close to the house i saw two people enter Paul's house with again the exact same haircuts. I said goodbye to both of the boys and hugged them as we both parted ways, I made my way to the front door and turned around to see two of the boys staring at me, in a flash they moved away from the window fast, before i even got to see their faces, i just shrugged and unlocked the door and went inside.

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