Ben is one of the kindest ever known to man. He never gets into trouble, and has never been involved with the police. That was until he met Valerie, a troublemaking girl who changed his life forever
BEN I wake up to my alarm buzzing. Shit I'm late for work. If I'm late to my shift at the Radio Shack again, I'm fired. I throw on my clothes
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and run out the door. I usually take the bus but I missed it because I woke up late. The idea pops into my head that I could go on my skateboard so I do. Maybe not my best idea.
Radio Shack is like a 20 minute bus ride from my house which means I have to hurry. I hurry across the road and skate smack bang into a motorcyclist at full speed. I fly across the road, hitting my head against the concrete multiple times. My ears ring when I stop moving. Through my blurry eyes, I see a figure walking over to me. My eyes clear and I see that it is the motorcyclist that hit me.
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(Don't mind the hair and skin colour x)
They don't rush over to help me, they kinda just stand over me.
I shout at them while rubbing my eyes, "Hey, can you watch where you're go-" but before I could finish my sentence, they take their helmet off and her black voluminous hair falls gracefully. She has dark, glowing skin and black eyes that shine in the sun.
"You good?" she asks.
"Y-yeah, I'm fine"
She grabs my arm and yanks me up. And then she walks away. Without apologising. How rude But then this other girl comes rushing over to me. Her blonde hair sways as she runs.
"Holy shit, I just watched you fly after getting hit by that motorbike. You ok?"
"I- uh," I cough, "Yeah yeah"
"Dude, your head's bleeding"
I touch my head and dark red blood glistens on my fingers.
"Do you know what your name is?" She panics
"Of course I do, it's Ben. And yours is?" I say lifting my eyebrows at her.
"Millie, Millie Smith."
I smile at her and then she calls an ambulance.
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I have a concussion and a fractured collarbone. Can't play guitar for a while then. My parents picked me up from the hospital and then took me home. They didn't ask if I was alright or anything. Now I'm sitting in my bedroom, staring at the ceiling. It's not even a pretty ceiling either. It's just white. With no patterns.
Anyway, I got Millie's number which is a plus one. I can't really text either. With my broken collarbone and everything. I have to keep my lights on low because 'bright lights can make a concussion worse'. How the fuck is that supposed to work? After staring at my blank ceiling for half an hour, my phone vibrates.
________________________________ Millie Hey Ben, how r u? R u out of hospital yet?
Me I'm ok thanks. And yes I am out of hospital with a broken collarbone and a concussion 👍
Millie Damn, u got bodied by that motorbike!
Me Ikr! It's awful being alone and bored
Millie I can come over tomorrow and bring some games and snacks if you want?
Me Yeah sure, I live at 25 Marion Mansions
Millie Alr, see you around 1 tomorrow x
________________________________
I smile at her texts and then lay my phone on my chest. My heart flutters as I think of her.
