The Day Everything Fell Into Place

My Neighbor

I had failed my math test again. I was never good at math but come on a 30? I needed to do better. Looking at my test, I sighed but then someone came up behind me and was looking over my shoulder. "Wow a 30, My grandmother could do better than that." Said Ren. My cheeks became bright red, "Says the boy that always comes late to school! What did you get anyways" He shows me his test and I instantly became shocked. "H- How?" I asked. "What? How did I get a perfect score?" Ren says. "Ye- Wait no why am I talking to you?" as soon as I said that the last school bell rings. I grabbed my things and walked out of the school. Why did he talk to me? We're three weeks into school and he had never talked to me before. I hear footsteps behind me as I turn around I see him walking behind me. He looks up from off of the ground and looks at me. A moment of silence fills the air as we look at each other in the eyes. "Why are you following me?" I asked surprised. "I live around here. I'm just going home." Huh? "He lives around here?" "How come i've never seen you walking home before." I said "Today my older sister had to work so she couldn't pick me up." "He has an older sister! I had no idea.. "Just do your own thing and I'll do mine." I turned back around and I kept walking. When I got home I looked back and he was gone. What a relief I thought, he was going to find out where I lived. I opened the front gate to my house and I saw some one walking towards me on the side walk. Ren?! I bent down hiding behind my gate. He walked up the stairs to the house next to mine.. What Is he doing there? He pulls out keys from his pocket, unlocks the door and walks in. As he closes the door behind him. I stood up in shock. HE'S MY NEIGHBOUR?! How could I not notice? How long has he lived there? And why was I hiding behind my fence? Why does this have to happen to me. The thought of him living next to me kind of made me happy... Thinking of him calmed me down. No I don't like him! I just cant. This reminds me of that time...