Imperfect Me. (ON HOLD)

Chapter 11

JADE:

Two days of being ill, grumpy and having come out of full time hibernation I think that tomorrow I'll be able to go back to school. I can't help but glare at some students going to school. They won't have to go crazy in order to catch up with class like me. They can actually go out and enjoy themselves while I am unable to do anything fun with anyone fun.

Mum has gone to work as has dad so I'm all alone. I really wish I wasn't so alone.

I wish she... Never mind.

The weather seems to further irritate me; the sun is high in the sky and the trees are coloured in a kaleidoscope of bright reds, yellows and oranges. A small girl grips her mothers finger and runs alongside her to keep up, she's flushed, her hair flying every which way.

'She reminds me of you' a voice in my head whispers with its light tinkling laugh.

I can't help but frown... was it my imagination just speaking or was it something else.... someone else?

Ding dong.

The bell interrupts my thoughts, I blink a little dazed.

Hold on a second.

Why is someone at the door we haven't even been here that long and I know for a fact it isn't mum or dad...

what if it's a murderer that wants to kill you?

I hit my head for having such absurd assumptions but just be sure I move closer to the window slowly moving the window net to the side.

Unfortunately I step on a small lego brick, those little buggers hurt like hell. I jump away from it only to fall against the window with a loud thump.

My cheek presses uncomfortably into the cold window and I bring myself away as fast as humanly possible, in my haste I trip against a shoe luckily this time I don't face plant the floor.

Whoever is outside hopefully hadn't saw that... I may as well open it before I do anything even more embarrassing. I open the door and there in front of me is... Jonghyun?!
He's laughing so hard, he's crying...

"What's so funny?"

"You!" He wipes away a tear and I can't help blush.

He saw... Everything?!

"So... why are you here?" I ask in my attempt to divert his attention
"To see Santa." he dead pans
"Wha- Oh." I cut myself off.

Aren't you smar(!)

I take in his appearance and I must say he looks good; his eyes are a silver grey, striking against his pale skin and platinum blond hair. His cheekbones are almost impossible to not notice.

Were his eyes always this colour?

"Are you going to stare all day or can I come in?"
"...Yea." I mumble opening the door further.

"I like your pyjamas fruitcake they seem fitting.

I look down, a small giggle escapes as i see the bright cupcake print on my pyjamas.

"Go watch T.V I'll be back in a minute" I order as I make my way up the stairs. Jonghyun smirks.
I hear him chuckle as I make it upstairs.

Only now do I realise how much of a mess I look. My hair is knotted, pyjamas: rumpled with a little stain of last nights toothpaste. My lips are so chapped and a little blood is on it from trying to peel off the flaky bits.

With a sigh I freshen up and put the first oversized sweater I find with thick, black leggings and my grey slipper boots to keep my feet warm.

I can't explain how much I love the carpet for keeping my feet warm. In our old house we had laminate floorboards and marble tiles, both awful insulators for heat.