Spotless Mind // H.S.

two.

I make my way to Pipers room, immediately recognizing the pink 'Keep out, royalty inside' sign that has been on her door for ages.

I knock on the door and take a small step back.

"Coming!" I hear her yell.

The door soon flings open and she squeals.

"Lydia!! I haven't seen you in so long! I missed you" She basically squeezes me to death by hugging me.

Who knew such a small 7 year old could be so strong.

"Aww I missed you too, young one" I smile, hugging her back.

She smiles and leads me inside of her room.

"So much had changed" she gestures around her room.

She's right. Her once lilac walls are now pink and there are plently of new additions to the room.

"I got a fish tank and I already have three fish!" she exclaims.

I walk over to her fish tank to examine and the tank looks really decorative with all of the colorful fake plants inside.

"Did you name them yet?" I ask.

"Nope, haven't gotten around to it."

I laugh at her carefree attitude that she never fails to reveal.

"I also changed up my loft. Wanna see?"

"Of course" I smile as she leads me up the familiar ladder.

Once at the top, I see that the loft that we had spent hours playing in has indeed changed.

The walls are now a faint gray color and the bookshelf is now completely filled. My mind remembers how there were barely any books on there, if any.

"Wow. That's a great amount of books."

"I know! I've read most of those but I plan on reading the rest soon. They're all my favorites." I laugh.

She seems so happy to be showing me her upgraded room.

Her eyes stop at a photo on the table and she frowns.

I found what she's looking at and immediately know what's wrong.

"You miss him, huh?" I ask, referring to her dad who had died a little over year ago due to cancer.

"Yeah." she answers quietly.

"Its okay. We all do. He was a great man" I try to comfort her.

She nods as we make our way back down the ladder.

A harsh knock erupts from the door and Piper hurries to answer it.

"Piper?"

I recognize the voice, recalling that it belongs to Harry.

"Yes?"

"Braxtons looking for you and... Lydia" he states.

My name almost seems foreign coming out of his mouth.

"Okay." she says and calls me over.

Harry goes his separate way as Piper and I walk to Braxtons room. We walk inside and he is seated at his desk. A smile grows on his face when he sees me and I can't help but do the same.

"Hey Lydia. I'm glad you came."

"Hey." I greet with a small wave.

He opens a drawer and grabs a book.