STRAWBERRIES × CIGERETTES

Chapter 5 | Noah

Me and Ryan had taken a U turn and were now walking back towards our home chatting.

When I reached his house, he interrupted.

"Bro, who's that chick?" I looked towards where he was looking and saw a girl standing in front of..... That house.

A guy sat in the truck, probably the truck driver. Duh

The truck left, and the girl groaned loudly, messing with her open hair.

She walked inside making me widen my eyes.

"Did someone move in here? It couldn't be possible that they sold the house." He paused." Noah? "

" You go umm I'll go check. "

" O-kay" he said confused but walked inside.

I waved him bye and walked towards the house with a million thoughts.

I stood near the fence as I properly checked her.

She had long wavy black hair that was almost till her waist, almost an hourglass figure. She seemed as if she was nearly 5'7.

She kept the phone on the three boxes stacked on top of one another and put it on speaker. All the boxes definitely proved that this girl was gonna live here but who was she and why?

"Hi baby! Reached home ?" The voice from the phone came probably from a lady.

"Yeah just did " I froze. Her voice, is familiar.

The lady from the phone continued speaking but I observed the unknown girl who was opening boxes and organising them. Why ?

I got my answer when she replied.

" Ya, that idiot truck driver just left. He lost all my labels and now I'm stuck outside organising these large boxes! " she yelled, making a tiny smile appear on my lips and I looked down.

The lady kept laughing while the girl kept getting annoyed. The way she reacts it is really familiar to a certain someone.

I just kept staring at her trying to figure out what the fuck was going on today.

I was just simple when she yelled. "Amelia ! " I froze.

That name. It can't be possible. No shit.

I was not calm or confused anymore. I was shocked when I heard what the lady on call said.

"You know you'll be staying alone there and you mom passed awa- " the words after that I didn't hear anything.

Her mom was alive when she left from here and even we didn't get any news. This girl can't be her.

Just when I thought this girl was someone else. I was proved wrong when someone else shouted from the phone. "Emily, I miss you !" Oh fuck.

My eyes widened as my crossed arms now just hanged down.

How could? What the actual fuck is happening right now. This can't be Emily. My mily.

The more and more I kept hearing words the more and more I kept getting confused. But one thing that I was certain was - this was indeed my Emily.

So far from all their conversation,I learned that she was in NYU, she named her car Grey - which was amusing - , her friend was joing NYU maybe, she took some pills. I don't know what kind of pills but I just hoped nothing bad. Maybe they were some normal protein pills?.

I was just looking at her with doubts all inside my head when she turned around keeping her phone in her pocket, to pick up the eighth box.

Ya I was counting.

She looked at me and just kept staring. I looked in her eyes and the one thing I didn't doubt anymore was that she was Emily.

She was my Mily.

The way she looked at me confirmed that she didn't recognise me. Watching her like this was really amusing.

She had her brows furrowed and was checking me out as if examining who I really was.

She looked me back into my eyes and her eyes slowly widened. I gave her a smirk. She knows.

"OH MY GOD" she screamed.

"NOAH!" She yelled before she ran towards me in full speed and hugged me, making me stumble back.

Her hands were wrapped around my neck and mine were around her waist. We stayed like that for a minute or two. Just everything about her proved that she was my Emily.

She pulled away making me miss her warmth. She was infront of me after 12 years and all I wanted was for her to stay in my arms forever. I missed her like hell.

"God, look at you!" She chuckled.

"What?" I furrowed my brows.

"Nothing" she gave a full grin. I rolled my eyes before coming to the main question.

"Are you staying here. Forever?" I asked.

She simple nodded with her beautiful large smile just like the one she would give when I bought her ice cream when we were kids.

"Which university are you going to ? Don't tell me your moving !" She asked.

"Yale" I know I lied but I just wanted to mess with her.

"Wha-" she furrowed. "Cool, so now when I move your already off to Yale ?" She complained. I was just trying to hold back my laugh. She was cute when she was angry, it was why I always messed with her and now that she looks gorgeous, she much cuter.

"Chill, I'm just kidding !" I laughed and interrupted her while she kept rambling.

She just stayed quiet.

"I'm going to NYU" I Gave her an amused yet assuring look. She smiled but instantly hid it.

"I hate you already" she scoffed. I chuckled.

"You missed me." I stated.

"Nope I didn't" she said.

"Deny all you want, I know you did" I said walking towards my house.

"Hey, where are you going?" She asked as she ran and stood infront of me, blocking my way.

"To my house?"

"Atleast help me with the boxes, put those muscles for some use" she said, patting my biceps.

"Admit you missed me and I will. Help you." I smirked.

"Why" she whined.

"No reason, I just want you to admit it" I shrugged. Shit, annoying her was the best feeling. I missed it. I missed her.

"Ughh your already annoying ! Fine I missed you, happy ?" She said stomping towards the boxes. I smirked.

Mission accomplished.

"Now would you please get your ass here" she yelled.

I laughed as I made my way towards her lifting two boxes at a time making her stand there like a deer infront of headlights.

"Where to keep these?" I said making her come back to earth.

"L-living room" she said. I smirked as I went inside to keep the boxes inside.

This wanna gonna be fun.