The Boy Next Door

chapter 18 - my monster's back...

"Okay fab...yeah, I can't wait...great! See you in a few hours...bye! Love you too!"

I pressed 'end' on the call, and turned around only to be scared out of wits by Austin, stood in the doorway smirking.

"When the heck did you get here?!" I asked trying to catch my breath, recovering from my minor shock.

"A couple of minutes ago. You cheating on me?" He asked laughing.
"Where did you get that idea from?" I laughed hugging him. He tightened his arms around me.
"Well you love someone, and it was definitely a male's voice" he smirked.
"Oh! Julian! You dumb dumb, he's my twin brother! Him, my older brother Cristian and my younger sister Shannon are coming down for my birthday this weekend!"
"You have other siblings?"
"Yes, Julian and Cristian moved to New York to pursue their dreams or becoming underwear models. Shan thought she'd miss then too much, so she moved with them. I would've too, but I had too much to to focus on back here. There was my design class, if I had any chance of becoming a professional stylist, I had to work extra hard that year to get into the class I'm in now." Then I sniggered. "Underwear models!" I had to bite my lip to stop myself from laughing and so did Austin. It did sound kind of gay. "And just to clarify, they're not gay! Far from it..." I muttered.
"Meaning?"
"They're a version of you, but worse."
"Thanks babe. Thanks."
"Pleasures all mine!" I smiled innocently.
"Well they better be okay with me taking you out tonight and tomorrow."
"I'm sure they'll be fine with it, my actual birthday's Sunday anyway"
"Good."
"So you gonna tell me what you got planned then?"
"Let's just say it's tied in with all your clues." He winked and kissed me I n the cheek. "Hurry up and get dressed, you got 15 minutes."

15 minutes, pah! I was gonna need at least 20 and he knew this. I ran upstairs and pulled my top over my head before noticing the note on my desk.

It's time to have a little fun on this run, not to be mean but it's time to come clean, so get up that rope and after use some soap.

What?!

I called Zara knowing immediately that she wrote this, she was amazing at writing, like I was amazing in my designs. Only she could write like this.

She picked up after 3 rings.

"Wassup famalam?"
"Been with Jayden?"
"Most annoying cousin ever, but he is funny. 'Famalam' like who says that?!"

I had to laugh. Jayden was a crazy one.

"Anyway you're helping me with this clue."
"First one?"
"Yep."
"Think logically. Soap? Need to climb a rope so must be high up?"
"In school?"
"Yeah."
"Girls locker room."
"Wasn't that hard was it?"
"I guess not. Gotta go, Austin'll kill me if I take any longer"
"See you at school. Love ya!"
"Love ya!"

I shut off the call and opened the door to my closet. I pulled out my off-the-shoulder cream and red top and my off-white ripped jeans. I slipped on my red converse and my off-white zip up hoodie. Perfect. I curled my hair loosely at the ends and brushed my teeth before finally deciding I was ready. I traipsed downstairs and when Austin's eyes fell on me they became glued.

"You alright there...?"

He shook his head as if clearing his thoughts.

"Yeah why?"
"Maybe the fact you were staring?"
"Well every time I see you I always think you couldn't get more beautiful, and then you come back and prove me wrong every time."

My love for this boy was seemingly endless when he spoke like this. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him close so our foreheads were touching. He slid his arms around my waist and pulled me in closer causing my head to tilt up and our lips to finally connect. And of course at that exact moment my mum walked through the door. I jumped away from him like he was on fire.