Sunshine

The Awkward Silence.

A/N.

See that little button that says 'external link'? Click it to see Eli when they're walking home. (Ignore his coat, since its warm out in the setting haha.) Its on my Pinterest account, so follow me on there for more pictures of them. And the song Sunshine is listening to later in the story is to the right as well. :)

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The three of us walked home silently. The breeze blew and messed up Lauren's hair, which she quickly fixed. Eli kicked a rock, that was left stranded alone, to the side. I sighed deeply at the incredibly awkward silence, and looked at my two friends. Eli haden't seemed to notice my smile, but Lauren, looked up and returned the same gesture, right before winking. 

Why the heck did she just wink at me?

The look on my face was pure confusion, and Lauren obviously couldn't help but laugh. Eli looked up and stared at the two of us.

"What?" he asked, half laughing.

"Nothing," I shot a glare at Lauren and we fell back into silence.

We came across the large waterfall that greets us to our subdivision. The water lightly misted my face, which was quite refreshing in the warm September sun. I squinted at the pre-harvest sun and smiled, I felt the rays revive me, and I took in a long breath. It was all so peaceful, all you could hear was the birds chirping and the occasional rustle in the trees from the silent wind. We got to the part where we all departed, Eli's house right to the left of mine, and Lauren's straight to the right. I stepped into my large, empty house. There was not a living soul, which gave the home an eerie and down-right unhomey feel. I sprinted up the darkly stained wood stairs, followed by an immediate left, down the long, winding hallway. I eventually got to my room and the door creaked as I pushed it open. This house is too big for just me, my mom and my dad, if you ask me. I guess that's what you get when your parents are surgeons, and you get to be rich. I stepped into the vacant room, an old habit of mine. When I was little, I used to think there was going to be a serial killer waiting in my room for me. I had lived in this house my entire life, another pro to having local parents who worked at a local hospital. After making sure there was in fact, no one there to murder me, I casually took five more large steps and plopped onto my large, comfortable water bed. It swooshed back and forth for a few seconds before situating itself to mold around my body. I flung my phone out of my back pocket and instantly looked up YouTube. My iPod's slow connection started to frustrate me so I plugged it into my charger and hopped back off my bed. I ran down the stairs once more and practically flew into the kitchen.

My second home.

Inside my actual home...

I grabbed a bottle of water and an apple, noting the note that my mom scribbled on explaining when they would be home. Then, I went back up the stairs again, and starting jamming out to 'Not Your Birthday' by Allstar Weekend. I basically listened to a string of their songs for what seemed like 30 minutes but turned out to be 4 hours. I had finished my homework during study hall, it was already seven o' clock and I heard my stomach rumble. My parents wouldn't be home until around 2am, so there was no point in waiting for them to eat dinner. I frolicked down the stairs and threw a microwave dinner into, well, the microwave after ripping off its plastic cover with my teeth. I ate quickly and as I threw out the little disposable tray, I saw a humongous basket filled with cookies, scones, jams and an assortment of other things.

How did I miss that?

I sighed as I read the small piece of paper attached to the basket. 

Sun,

I hope you had a wonderful day~ If you wouldn't mind taking this down to the new neighbors as a welcoming gift? It would be much appreciated.

Thanks hun!

                                                                                              -Mom & Dad

I sighed once more before throwing on my hoodie and sneakers and walking out the door. I walked past the large field of flowers that were now dieing from the blazing hot days and the cold nights. I stepped onto the front porch of Eli's new house and rang the doorbell.

After a series of 'dings' followed by some 'dongs' the door flung open to reveal a very slim, frail woman with thinning hair. She smiled sweetly as she took up the basket.

"Eli!" she yelled over the sound of a TV, "come here!"

I heard the pads of his feet along the floor and suddenly, there Eli appeared. His face lit up as he waved and took the basket.

"Hey Sun!" he smiled.

"Hi." I said, making it sound more like a demand then anything. The woman frowned and took the basket from Eli, her slender fingers curling around the woven handle, then scurried into the other room. I groaned as I remembered that I was indeed, 'friends' with this boy, so I should try and make him 'happy.' As happy as a girl named 'Sunshine' can make a person, which I assume (due to the name) is very. I mumbled something along the lines of, 'want to come over?' and, although it was a very subtle question, he seemed to hear me. 

"Sure!" he nearly squealed, "Mum! I'm going over to Sunshine's house!"

I heard some sort of a mutter that seemed to resemble an 'okay' over the loud television. He stepped down from the some what elevated door step and closed the door softly. He smiled down at me and I cracked a small smile. Small, but it was there.

I couldn't believe it, but I might actually, some what, like this guy.

But I will never admit it.