Sheldon's POV As I sat in my last class of the day, I couldn't help but think about that one girl in my first period. I saw her walk out of the bathroom earlier with red-ish eyes, Did i hurt her feelings? This unfamiliar sense of guilt puzzled me. I don't usually care for people's feelings nor do I ever think twice about the information that I share in class, but i couldn't help but feel..bad? about what I said earlier. Interesting, I have never felt bad about anything, What is happening? Is it her? Why do i feel this way? I must snap out of it.
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Third Person POV As the school day ended, Y/N began to walk home, trying to push today's events out of her mind. She shoves her hands in her pockets and looks down at her feet. As the girl approaches her neighborhood she notices a girl around her age walking behind her. She turns around and smiles at her then turns back around. "Hey, you're super pretty!" The girl compliments Y/N.
"Oh, Thanks! So are you, my name is Y/N" she smiles. "I'm Missy. Do you live around here?" Missy asks her. "Yeah, I live just over there" Y/N points to her white house. "Cool, my house is right here" Missy gets closer to her white and blue house. Making friends was all Y/N ever wanted.
Her and Missy continued to have a blast in their conversations, sharing life stories as if they've known each other for ages, even though they just met minutes ago. "Wait so, you're a Cooper?" Y/N asks concerned while Missy nods. "This might sound weird but, would you happen to be related to Sheldon Cooper?" Y/N asks the girl.
"Yes unfortunately, He's my annoying twin" Missy rolls her eyes. "Why? Do you know him?" "Uh.. Well, kinda, he's in physics class." Y/N explains while Miss explains how she feels bad for her that she has to deal with him everyday. After Missy Cooper and Y/N say their goodbyes, Y/n begins to head home.
As Y/N turns the key in the lock and steps into her home, She is approached by her drunk mother who looks rough. "Mom? Are you drunk at 4:00 in the afternoon?" She questions, catching her mother as she stumbles. "Okay that answers my question..let's get you in bed" Y/N guides her mother upstairs to her bedroom and helps her in her bed and tucks her in.
Y/N begins to ponder the hurtful words and actions from her mother from the past. She begins to wonder about her worth in her mother's eyes and if she's the cause of her mother's drinking..Why am I not good enough for her? Am I the reason she drinks so much?
Thoughts come rushing through the girls head again when she notices her chin starting to shiver. "Get rest Mom, I'll just be downstairs." the girl says before leaving her mother's bedroom and walking downstairs. She decides to wash the dishes and clean up for her mom considering the spilt wine on the tables and floors and dirty glasses everywhere.
Suddenly there was a knock at the front door as Y/N began to mop. The girl hurried and answered the door revealing the girl from earlier. "Hi Y/N, I talked to my mom and she said that you should come and have dinner with us!" Missy shares eagerly as Y/N starts to think about how she would have to see Sheldon Cooper once again.
However, despite the mixed emotions, Y/N began to think about how lucky she was to have came across a friend her age and smiles. "I would love to Missy. Let me just tell my mom" Y/N says before yelling upstairs "Mom i'll be at a friend's house!" Y/N closed the door behind her as she and Missy began to walk to her house.
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"What is she doing here!?" Sheldon exclaimed. "Shut up dingus! She's my new friend, now go away!" Missy yells at her brother before he storms off into his room. "Hi! You must be Y/N, I'm Mary, This is George!" Mrs. Cooper introduced herself and her husband to Y/N, who expresses gratitude for the dinner invitation.
"Wanna go in my room and paint our nails?" Missy suggested excitedly to which Y/N happily agreed. Missy and Y/N go into Missy's room, adorned with countless stuffed animals. Y/N and Missy began painting each other's nails while Y/N paints hers dark red and Missy's light pink.
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After many laughs, Mary calls everyone for dinner and everyone goes to the table. Y/N finds herself seated between Georgie and Sheldon, that being the only seat. "Alright, time for grace," Mrs. Cooper announces as everyone joins hands. Sheldon pulls out his knitted blue, red, and white mittens, putting them on his hands carefully before clasping Y/N's hand and his dad's.
Y/N couldn't help but wonder about his choice of mittens, Was it to steer clear of germs or to keep a distance from me? After grace, the table filled with delicious food, leaving Y/N beaming with joy, experiencing a genuine family dinner for the first time. Sheldon can't help but find himself glancing at Y/N, still trying to figure out why he suddenly cares about a person's feelings, especially someone he barely knows.
"Are you alright there, moon pie?" Sheldon, Missy, and Georgie's MeeMaw questions Sheldon from the end of the table. Sheldon remains silent, lost in his thoughts. "Sheldon??" MeeMaw tries again, bringing him back to reality. "Yes?" Sheldon responds. "You okay? You seem quite fixated on that girl next to you." MeeMaw teases, causing a slight blush to creep onto Sheldon's cheeks as he defensively denies. "I am not!" However, MeeMaw sees through facade. Y/N is confused but just continues to drink her juice.
Shortly after dinner Y/N decides she should go home since she's worried her mom may be worried about her. "Awww" Missy begs Y/N politely declines. "Bye Y/N! thank you for coming I hope we see you again soon!" Mary says with a smile and Y/N thanks her again. As Y/N walked back home, she was filled with gratitude that she found a friend with a nice family.
But she couldn't stop thinking about Sheldon, and how he kept staring at her, She caught herself smiling to herself a few times as she twisted the knob to her home and entered. Y/N called for her mother but no answer.
Instead, she heard the phone ring. She went and answered it being her mother. "Mom? Where are you?" Y/N asks in a worried tone. "Y/N/N, don't worry but i'm in jail. I was driving to the pharmacy and I was drinking a little bit and I..crashed the car." Y/N's mother explains in a nonchalant tone.
"What!? why would you drive drunk!? are you okay!?" Y/N asks her mother in a shaky voice. "I'm okay, but this is my second offense, so i don't know how long i will be in here," Her mother begins "Meaning you will have to find someone to live with, i'm not sure if any family is still around but you can do it." Her mother explains trying not to worry her.
"A-Are you serious mom? How am I supposed to-" Y/N begins before the phone hangs up from the time being up. Y/N drops the phone and slides down the wall with her knees to her chest. She couldn't believe that her mother is now gone. She felt sad yet angry. How will i manage now? What do i do? I have no one..
