The next day began with feet thudding down the basement stairs, and a clumsy knock on my bedroom door. Groaning, I dragged myself out of bed and over to my door, presuming it would be my mom with my breakfast.
What I didn't expect when I opened the door, however, was the boy from last night to be stood there, holding my mobile phone in his hand.
"What on earth do you want?" I sighed, regretting not checking my appearance before opening the door. You've only just met this boy, you don't want to scare him off, regardless of how much of a douche he might.
"Oh! Uh, you left your phone on the grass yesterday. I didn't think you'd want it to be left outside in the rain, so I took it back to mine." he explained, handing it over to me.
"Okay, well, couldn't you have just shouted me?" I asked, attempting to unlock my phone but becoming dismayed at the fact that it had no battery life left.
"Oh, yeah... I guess I could've" he laughed, rubbing the back of his neck with his hand. "Anyway, I should be going. See you around, I guess..."
"September." I reminded him, smiling as I spoke the name. I would have to remember to ask my parents to call me that from now on. He turned with a grin and ran back up the stairs, and I heard as he said goodbye to my parents on the way out of the door.
After plugging in my phone, I jumped up the stairs as he had previously done, and walked into the living room. My parents were both sat there, watching some shitty tv program. I went into the kitchen and poured myself some cereal, before sitting on the sofa beside them.
"Mom, Dad?" I asked, eating some of my cereal before continuing. They both looked at me, their attention diverted from the tv. "Would it be okay if you called me September from now on?" I asked, my feet shuffling with anxiety. What if they thought I was stupid? Or even worse, what if they refused? I had already told Josh my name was September, I can't tell him I lied.
"Of course. If it's what you want, September, we'll do it" my dad smiled. I placed my cereal on the floor, and rushed over to hug them both.
"Thank you so much" I whispered, the grin on my face wider than any before. Here it was, my fresh start.
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September. (A Josh Ramsay Fic)
Hayran KurguCaroline September Wilson has lived her entire life on top. She's popular, pretty, and thinks she's in love with her boyfriend, Nick. When everything goes wrong, she thinks her life will never be good again. She changes her name, and moves to a diff...
