ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ꨄ

twenty one

Alice Jones

"You got everything?" Brian slaps a hand onto my shoulder and I just give him a glare which he notices and laughs.

"I think so, yeah." I sigh, looking around the empty room again, the room he gave me to stay in, the room that was usually his bedroom but he gave it up for me. For me to feel safe.

"You can have your room back now. Or you just move out. You're probably a pain in the ass." I nudge him slightly and he just rolls his eyes. "I liked giving you my room. As long as you felt comfy I'm not complaining." A warmth hugs my heart at his words, my lips automatically moving to smile at him.

"You ready to go?" My uncle perks his head out behind the door. It's been a week since prom. Since we talked. Since we explained. We kinda started having a strong bond in this past week.

He would've come to my prom but his flight got cancelled which is why he landed later and met me at Susen's house.

I turn around to face him, smiling and giving him a nod. "Yeah, I think I'm ready." I play with the necklace around my neck. It has a little butterfly pendant. It was a gift from my mother before she passed away.

I never really wanted to wear it, it reminded me to much of her but I wore it at prom for the first time and since then I just couldn't take it off again.

"Let me help you with your bags." Matthew took my bags from me and we made our way down stairs. It's strange moving away when I practically just came here.

My aunt pulled me into a tight hug, I'll miss her so much. Her scent which reminded me of my mother, her warm embraces she always gave me and her love towards me.

"You promise to visit us during your breaks? Spring break or some?" I nod my head against her shoulder, she pulls away slightly to look at me. "I'll miss you. Text me, call me, send me letters." I laugh softly and she joins in.

"I promise I'll come visit durning my breaks." She nods, "Okay, good. Now go or I'll miss you too much." She places a kiss onto my forehead and untangles herself from me.

I look at Brian who gives me a wink. "Don't make to much trouble, you heard me?" I nod, smiling and he mouthed a "good".
And that's when we already made our way to the airport.

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The first thing I asked myself as I landed in New York was how was Tyler doing. Weird, I know...
He had spammed my phone with messages over the past week and called me multiple times. I had to block him.

No more Tyler. New York is Tyler free zone. No more thinking about him. I shake my head and focus on my surroundings as we made our way out of the plane.

First impression? It's like I'm playing Welcome to New York by Taylor Swift as I'm stepping out of this plane. Getting that New York feeling. A small smile ghosts over my lips as I take everything in.

It's late already, the city is highlighted in thousands of lights and I would've never thought I'd find New York this beautiful.
"You like it?" I looked up at Matthew, smiling. "It's just as I imagined."

We make our way out of the airport, the cold night air giving me slight goosebumps as I take in the air, the surroundings and the new life I'm about to live. This is going to be perfect.

"It's so nice to finally meet you, Alice. I'm Amelia." The absolutely stunning woman introduced herself. She had long blonde hair and grey eyes, she looked expensive, what she's wearing looked expensive. The house they're living in looked expensive.

Matthew's wife was drop dead gorgeous. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Amelia. You look beautiful." She laughed softly, thanking me for the compliment and told me to sit down.