ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ʏᴏᴜ | 18+

CHAPTER ONE

                                Clarissa

"Mom?" i called from my room, i've been in bed for hours in hopes that she would have left to work already.

I love my mother deeply, but gosh she can be a handful. She has the worst attitude but i cannot complain because so do I.

My mom always belittles me, and she thinks i'm in competition with her for anything and everything. she makes it clear that she will always be on a higher level and i will never reach her. Love the confidence, honestly, but she can gladly stay in whatever level she thinks she's on.

Walking down the stairs i notice my dad sitting in the dining room, surrounded with paperwork, as usual..

"Hey dad." i briefly smile sitting in the chair facing across him. he only looks up at me for a second before looking back down at his laptop and shaking his head.

"What do you want, sweetheart? You can clearly see i'm very busy, can you not?" well so much for trying to have a conversation with my father... i roll my eyes discretely as i get up from the chair, "I'm going to my friend's house." i say grabbing my keys off the table and walking out the house.

leaving home was always my get away, "hanging with friends, going to the mall, going to a party with classmates" I'd tell my parents but honestly, i would drive around with my blasting my favorite songs.

I'm not necessarily a loner, but i do spend a lot of my personal time alone, usually sleeping in bed. I'm aware it's a bad habit but it's all i want to do.

Majority of my social span is used at school, I low key put up an act that i know everyone and everyone knows me, which isn't entirely false. I'm quite known especially because my parents make a very high amount of money compared to most students in school. how the heck did they find out? I don't know, it still creeps me out...
but of course i've always been humbled and i don't "flex", "brag", anything.

Later

I pull into Canes parking lot, i've been craving their sauce for so long now.

I step out my white jeep and lock the car, it's night time yet there's a long line inside to order.

....

As i was leaving Canes with my bag of food on in one hand and my drink in the other, someone had ran into me causing both of us to fall. It all happened so quick. Next thing I know i'm in the ground. I ate shit, like full face planted on the ground ate shit.. i landed on top of this guy.

I slowly got up, i was so embarrassed. People watched me awkwardly get up from the ground while my drink spilled everywhere. The man that bumped into me barely gaining conscious on the ground.

"fuck i'm so sorry." the other guy looked at me from the ground, i thought for a sec he was going to start crying.. but i'm so grateful he didn't and he immediately got up as well.

I was overly embarrassed and couldn not believe what happened, I just wanted to leave."It's okay.. have a goodnight." i say collecting myself , giving him a brief smile and heading back to my car. Pretending like my cup of ice tea isn't spilled all over the entrance. At least my food survived I guess.

"Excuse me?"  I turned around as i'm about to get in my car and it's the same dude that bumped into me. He stood tall, dirty blond fluffy hair with and dark green eyes. He wore an oversized grey hoodie with baggy jorts and beat up sneakers.

He comes up to me, "let me get you another drink please, i caused yours to spill." He looked so worried about it.

"it's just a drink, don't be silly." i smiled big so i could convince him.

"no , please. i could not sleep tonight knowing i ruined your meal." he looked down at the ground looking like he's about to cry again lmao.

"okay okay let's go inside then.."  i just want to go to bed.

We go enter Canes and had a few eyes on us. I'm assuming it was the people who had seen us fall earlier.
We end up taking a table eating the food i already had, and his food he brought when he ordered my drink. he's silly, giving me golden retriever energy.

"Thanks for the drink." i smiled at him taking a sip of my ice tea.

"Thanks for letting me replace your drink." he gives me the biggest smile. "what school do you go to?" he adds..

"Coral High, what about you?" i say taking my fries in for Canes sauce.

"I'll be starting there this Monday" (tomorrow)
a new student..!

"hey it's going to be a good day tomorrow, trust, you get used to the people very quick." i gave him a reassuring look.

He titled his head like a lost puppy, "in a good way? I'm not good with people"

i let a little giggle out, he's adorable, "you've been wonderful to me since 10 minutes ago when we both ate shit together. I'm sure you'll be fine tomorrow." he laughed.

we continued eating our food together in silence, but he got a phone call. "Aw man i gotta go, i'll find you tomorrow at school, yea?" he rushed out.

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