Alexander laid in his bed trying to sleep but the harsh barking of a dog kept him awake. Guessing that the barking would not cease for some time he picked up a book from the table by his bedside. Before opening the book he glanced at the digital clock, it read 1:10 AM. If mom catches me reading this late at night she is going to kill me Alexander thought. He quietly opened the drawer attached to his table and fished out his miniature reading light. After fixing the light to his book he turned out his bedside lamp and started to read.
It’d only been a couple minutes and he’d only read one paragraph thanks to that damned dog. Alexander decided to listen to his music while he read (it took lots of practice but he could actually read and listen to music simultaneously). He disappeared into the book.
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Alexander awoke with his book on his chest and the reading light still on. The digital clock read 5:00 AM. I only got about three hours of sleep, I’m going to look like a zombie for my first day… great, he thought. School didn’t start until eight o’clock and his parents wouldn’t be up until 6:30. He decided to take a shower and sluggishly made his way to the bathroom. The bathroom was the second door on the left and his parents’ room was the last door on the right.
This house sure did have a lot of doors and Alexander still wanted to explore the attic, he wanted it to be his personal “study” where he could write. Opening the door he switched on the bathroom light. It certainly was an old bathroom and barely looked remodeled. The bathroom was painted ocean blue and had yellow trim around the top and bottom corners of the room. The shower was a boring , tall square shape with frosted glass around the whole frame. Luckily the toilet and sink were brand new but he couldn’t say the same for the floor tiles. They were white marble with dark stains and some were even cracked. All in all it was pretty decent.
He showered quickly and then with a towel wrapped around his waist, made his way to his bedroom. Once he opened the door he was shocked to find a teenage girl sitting on his bed. She was beautiful. Alexander quickly shut the door with a free hand and then approached the girl.
“Who are you and what are you doing in my room?” Alexander asked
“My name is Daisy Miller and I used to live here.” Daisy explained
You cannot just break into someone’s house!” Alexander said
“ It used to be my house and I have a lot of memories here. I come here every once in a while. And I didn’t break in, your window was unlocked… not very safe if you ask me. If I’d been a serial killer, you’d be dead.” Daisy told
She was witty and he liked that. Daisy pulled out her phone and looked at it.
“It is time for me to get to school, see you there.” Daisy said
After saying goodbye she climbed out his window and disappeared into the morning sun.
YOU ARE READING
A Dark Love Story
أدب المراهقينEverything changes for Alexander Langdon when his family moves into a mysterious new house... especially when he meets Daisy, a vague and intriguing girl.
