Our Secrets

chapter 1: The Big Move (Harper's POV)

     I will never forget the day me and mom moved from our Georgia home to North Carolina. I had gotten invited to a very good school and she wanted me to have that opportunity. So she got a job in Charlotte NC. Then we made the move. Her boss's wife had offered for us to stay in their pool house since mom was gonna be their headmaid, and we had nowhere to go. we were automatically welcomed by Mrs. Hudson. She is a very sweet caring lady with beautiful blue eyes and auburn hair. her husband is a rough man who is very intimidating, but he loves his wife. He is tall and muscular with salt and pepper hair, and he is never in anything less than a suit when I have ever been around. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson have one child that I know of, and his name is Flynn he is an arrogant ass, but he can be since he is as handsome as a Greek god. He is tall and muscular, he has gorgeous green eyes that could haunt someone's dreams, and he has dark hair like his dad. When we first arrived he was arrogant, but polite nonetheless. As time passed he became more and more insufferable. Now 3 months into staying at their pool house he won't even stay in a room for more than 5 minutes with me, but I don't mind. If anything I am glad. He is extremely good-looking he is even a model, and I need to be focused on school and nothing else. I only have a couple of days before school starts, and I couldn't be more nervous. I've never been to a school with so many people. RHHS has over 600 students, but it has two campuses that are split so roughly 300 each. Unlike most, I will have to go to both campuses. I've never had so much responsibility, and I'm scared of this being too much for me to handle. It's the middle of the night I should be sleeping but instead I'm wasting my time thinking about all the things that could happen. I need something to drink. I'll have to go to the main house the kitchen in the pool house is messed up right now. They lock the outside doors but made sure me and Mom both have keys. I go to turn the key, and I see somebody in the kitchen. I'm sure it's just Mrs. Hudson. Boy, am I wrong it's Flynn "shit," I think. "Sorry, I couldn't sleep I needed something to drink" he doesn't answer. "Well just be an ass then I was trying to be polite". "Oh polite would have been not bombarding my house, and not using my parents for housing. Don't try to be polite now!". "I'm sorry we have been here my mom is trying to fix this she feels terrible, but she hasn't been doing it for free she has worked very hard for your parents this summer!". he walks away, and I am left to get my drink. I don't know what his problem is with me but whatever it is I hope he doesn't bring it to school. I couldn't sleep the rest of the night so I rearranged my room which may have been useless since it's almost the same. I have a bunch of plants so I had to keep my furniture in places with good lighting which limited what I could do. By now Mom is up she is already telling me "Get dressed we have breakfast with the Hudson's" I don't know why she tells me, I already know we have it every morning. Every morning, I never have any conversation. The only person my age at the table despises me and avoids me like the damn plague which sucks because he is the only person I will know at school. I sit quietly through breakfast and go back to the pool house as soon as I have a chance. After a couple of hours of cleaning, I decide to go for a walk in the garden. I love plants and flowers. Of course, in cliché romance book fashion I meet Flynn. He is surprisingly calm way too calm. "Hey can I talk to you?" he calls after me. "No, I'm an inconvenience to you and your family remember!" I yell. "I didn't mean that I'm sorry Harper! I have been struggling lately and you have non-stop been on my mind which is very new for me. I don't expect you to believe me I know I'm an asshole, but I truly am sorry." I don't say anything back because I don't know how to react it sounded sincere but I have no reason to believe him....

A/N I made up the school sooooo don't try to find it 😂🤦‍♀️ I at least found a real place in NC...

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