A Modern Fairy tale #Wattys2015

Nowhere to Go

I woke up and looked around startled. Ok.. this was definitely not my room. I peered over the sheets and saw seven gorgeous boys looking worriedly in my direction. It all came tumbling back to me.I HAD SLEPT IN SOME FREAKING STRANGER'S HOUSE. COMPLETE STRANGERS. And in a hurry to get out of their bed and give them a piece of my mind, i tripped over some sheets and landed near Flamer.

"S..s.sorry" i said embarrassed, my anger turning into humiliation.

"You should be."He looked menacingly at the other boys"Because of you no one has been able to sleep"

"Umm" i didnot know how to respond and i looked helplessly at Matt.

"Give her a break, Flamer" Matt said and Flamer rolled his eyes.

"Are you okay?" Chris said turning towards me.

"Uuh yeah..yeah." I said, trying to comfort myself rather than them.

"Are you ready to tell us what happened?" He asked gently.

I nodded slightly but did not say anything. I noticed that Dave was not there. I took a deep breath and started telling them about the conversation that had sent me into a hysteria. During this, Dave had come back carrying eight cups of hot cocoa. He passed them around quietly, not wanting to interrupt me. I looked at him gratefully as i took a cup of much needed hot cocoa. I was surprised to see that it actually tasted really good. The warmth of the cocoa filled me as i continued.

"...and now i have no food, no money, no clothes and i have been kicked out of my own house.And im feeling just all right" i sarcastically finished.

"Well good for you because i have a great solution" Alex said grinning.

"Oh c'mon now Alex. This is serious" The boys muttered.

"Just hear me out. Its great."Alex promised.

Everybody's attention was now towards Alex.

"What if..WHAT IF SHE STAYS WITH US?" The boys looked skeptical."No listen. Look remember that spare room that we were thinking of renting out? Well Elleen can live there an-"

"Woah hold your horses. Dont you know? I have no money. So i cant pay the rent"I said matter of factly.

"Well.. We dont really need any money right now, now do we boys?" Chris said thoughtfully.

"Plus we know her so it'll be better than renting out to complete strangers" Dave chimed in.

The boys nodded in agreement, except Flamer and Francisco who shook their heads in disagreement.

"Then its settled. Elleen will live with us from now on" Chris said, ignoring Flamer and Francisco.

Oh no boy. This cannot be happening. 7 boys. I'd have to live with seven freakin boys.

"No.. no i can do that.. it'll be too much" I tried to come up with a logical excuse.

"No can do. Its settled " Alex said.

"Alright. lemme just think about it" I said sighing.

I thought helplessly. I just didnt know what to do. Then it hit me. Of course! Dylan could help me. I sighed happily at the thought of my best friend.

I decided i had to give him a call as soon as possible. But right now it was impossible with the guys breathing down my neck.   i'd do that later. I decided to text him instead to let him know.

<Cinderella234> Yoo.. Gimme a call asap. imp matters.

We talked for sometime, even the twins joined in. Casper said little while Dave flirted with me throughout our conversations. I tried to talk but it was very hard.

I stopped altogether  after a while  and soon, one by one the boys stopped too. My eyes started getting teary, thinking about what had happened made it worse.  The silence was awkward and i wished that someone would end it soon.

Finally-and thankfully- Dave broke the silence by coming up with a cheesy pickup line.

"You know what?You are like a candy bar: half sweet and half nuts." He said thoughtfully, making me laugh and more teary-eyed.

Just then my phone rang, i saw it was Dylan. DYLAN!I quickly excused myself and answered my phone.

Dylan: HIIIIIIIIIIII BABE. HOW ARE YOU? WHATS HAPPENING? WHACH'YA DOING? 

 I laughed at my bestfriend's hyper voice. Oh! How i had missed it!

Elleen: Hii.. woah slow down. Im fine.. actually no im not. I had an accident..this car..7 boys ..soo tired..cried..home....Deyanira.  I rambled on and on, not caring if he understood me or not. I was just relieved to take off the burden and share it with someone close. Someone who would know how i felt.

Dylan: Elleen? Elleen? Are you ok? Slow down.. i cant make sense of anything.. take a deep breath. I was tired of expaining the story over and over again but i sighed and told him everything again

Dylan: Omygod Elleen. You are so stupid. I stopped you. I stopped you. I was so worried babe. I told you. You are so stupid... 

He trailed off

Elleen: Im so sorry. I know you're right. But the boys(I smiled towards them).. they are taking good care of me.. i'll be fine. Should i.. should i stay with the boys.. for sometime and maybe find a job?

Dylan seemed to pause: Yeah..yeah do that ..um do that. yeah.. Listen? I'll send some money for you. Buy some clothes and get a job. Ok?  

He sounded like a mother i had yearned for so long which made me giggle

Elleen:  No no.. I cant do that.. Thats too much. (But he wouldnt hear.. surprise, surprise)

Elleen: Ok Ok i give up.. Say hello to Eleanor and Jake!

We said our goodbyes and  i turned around with new enthusiasm, only to see-once again- 7 gorgeous boys staring hopefully at me.

Well, heres to Los Angeles  I thought, plastering a huge smile on my face.

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