My alarm from my phone goes off at eight. Groaning, I roll over and come face to face with my wall. Oh.
I turn to my right instead, swipe my phone screen and lie on my back, staring at the ceiling.
Being the only other PERMANENT resident in the house, I get the second biggest bedroom for now until I get a chance to explore and choose my own room.
Might as well get up and get ready now I'm awake. Plus, I'm hungry.
Dragging my feet behind me, I climb out of the king-sized bed and pull a hoodie on over my tank top and shorts. The singing reaches my ears once I get to the top of the stairs.
"IF I GOT LOCKED AWAY,
AND WE LOST IT ALL TODAY,
TELL ME HONESTLY,
WOULD YOU STILL LOVE ME THE SAME?!!" my dad shouts at the top of his lungs. I smile. I remember this, from when I was very young. Very, very young.
"Of course I would!" I shout at him from the doorway and he whips around, getting pancake batter in my hair and on my face.
"Oops! Well, at least you will smell nice!" dad sniffs me.
I raise an eyebrow before cracking a grin. "I'll have a shower after, don't worry." I laugh.
"I wasn't..." Dad frowns slightly.
"Thanks." I smile sarcastically.
I reach behind him and flip the pancake before it burns and dad smirks.
"Well, you seem to have this under control, here you go!" He hands me the still full bowl and whisk before escaping to a different room.
Ugh, great.
I make the pancakes and give dad his before taking mine upstairs and getting my clothes ready. (See comments for outfit link.)
The pancakes are great, but I can't finish them; I also used to have a secret eating disorder... Oops...
The hot water rushes down my back, covering my body, engulfing me in warmth. I take a fifteen minute shower and quickly blow-dry my hair.
"Hurry up Emily, they'll be here in half an hour!" Dad calls in and I throw a shoe at the door to make him go away.
"I always wanted a shoe in my door!" Dad calls through and I laugh.
"I'm just getting dressed." I shout and he clomps down the stairs like a stroppy child.
Rolling my eyes and attempting to pull my jumper over my head, I answer a Skype call from Alex.
"Hey... Whaat are you doing?" Alex says, holding on the 'a'.
"Trying to get this on." I pull it down and smile, fixing my hair.
"Oh, ok. Have you opened the package yet? Sorry I couldn't answer yesterday." Alex smiles and yawns.
"No, it's fine. Oh, no I haven't. want me to open it now?" I reach for it.
"Sorry, I don't have long, I have to get ready for work in five. Start school tomorrow, you excited?" and I come crashing back down to earth.
"Nope, not a bit." I admit.
"Anxiety?" Alex asks quietly.
I nod, looking down instead of at the screen.
"You'll be fine. New town, new you. and remember: F. I. S. H." I frown.
"When have you heard that?"
"You talk in your sleep and I checked on you last night." Alex winks before waving and ending the video call.
Rushing slightly, I get my makeup done and run down the flight of stairs and open the door just as someone knocks.
"Oh, that was quick!" A woman smiles cheerily.
"Um... Yeah, I was just coming downstairs when you knocked." I breathe a smile.
"Oh, right. Well, I'm Karen, Charlie's mum." She introduces herself.
"Oh, come in. My dad's just... I don't know where he is, but I think that's the lounge." I point to an open door.
"Still getting used to your surroundings?!" She laughs before going through.
"Hi, I'm Charlie, this is Leo." A tall blonde smiles. Something clicks and I try not to stare in shock.
"Hi." I blush slightly and end up talking behind a curtain of my hair.
"You arrre..." Leondre Devries asks, moving my hair so he can see my face.
"Um... Emily James." I mutter.
"Hm?" Charlie asks.
Alex is right, new town, new me.
"Emily James." I say a bit more confidently.
I notice Charlie click quietly and Leondre cough straight after. Code much?!
"Hey, you wanna come up to my room?"
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Hey! God am I cruel to you!! I am updating everything that happens, I just felt like I had to get this up
Hopefully, also, I might be uploading another C.L. fic :)
ilyall,
update soon, Beca xx
p.s. outfit link is in the comments ;)
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FanficBook One -------------- Emily James is fifteen years old, depressed and the invisible girl everywhere she goes. When she comes home from the mental hospital after six months, things are supposed to go smoothly. And they do... for about thirty secon...
