Neighbours

Chapter 1

I sluggishly walked over to the car boot, gripping a tower of boxes which were covering my sight. I continued to trip and almost die until half of the boxes I had to move were gone. I still had the other half to go through though. What a brilliant errand my parents made me do. I sighed heavily and noticed how hot and sweaty the moving made me. I thought to myself, and figured a couple minutes alone to myself would be fine. A walk through the pathway in the forest was a good idea. My parents were out grocery shopping anyway, they wouldn't know. I closed the garage the boxes were in and the boot to ensure nobody would steal them. We lived in a small town in the country side. Although we know everyone, it didn't mean we could trust them. I didn't have any friends either, even if I had lived here my entire life. I slip off my sandals and put on my trainers, and opened my garden gate. Relieved that I get a break that was very much needed, I started to walk down the pathway, into the trees.

All around me birds chirped and flew magnificently in the slight breeze. Even with the songs they sung, it was still peaceful and quiet and an exceptional place to think. I sat down at the foot of a big oak tree, and fooled around with some twigs on the floor, snapping them in half and doing anything that can help reduce my anxiety. I crushed leaves in my hands, satisfied with the noises it would make. And suddenly, I felt a few drops fall onto my nose and into my hair. "Rain?" I questioned myself. The weather was perfectly fine and sunny before, where would rain come from? I groaned as the raindrops started falling faster, and soon my curly, brunette hair was soaked as well as my clothes. I got up and started to run, anywhere where there was shelter. And then I spotted it, a pavilion hidden and surrounded by trees. "Finally, somewhere I can stay for the time being." I spoke out loud to myself, ruffling my hair and shaking water droplets from my head.

I sat crosslegged in the pavilion, waiting for the rain to end. It didn't even falter or slow down. I could see a magnificent rainbow in the distance, making me smile slightly at the burst of colours in the stone-grey sky. Everything was so perfect and gorgeous. "Do we seriously have to leave this place?" My voice wobbled as I questioned myself outloud. My whole childhood was here, I grew up here. Realisation dawned on me, I was leaving all my memories here that I had. Good or bad, everything I went through happened here. I was leaving this place. My body shook as sobs racked throughout my body. After some time had past, I finally came to my senses and knew I had to get myself together, it was pathetic. It'd be big a change, but I'd have to deal with it. Everyone goes through changes right? I took a deep breath in, and counted the seconds I held it in. 8... 9.... 10. I let it out and found myself feeling lighter than before.