YouTube Neighbors

Chapter 3

I wake up to the intercom buzzing, ugh it must be the technician.

Kyara just gives a grunt moan, yeah she's never going to get up.

I roll out of bed and put a bra on and head down stairs out our flat and towards the front door to the building.

I open the door and find a guy that has a yellow package and a mail van out the front.

"Package for Daniel Howell" he says holding up a pad for me to sign.

"For who sorry?" I say rubbing my eye.

I really should have went to sleep earlier.

"Daniel Howell" the mail man repeats.

Am I hallucinating or did he just say Daniel Howell?

"Uh there must be a mistake I never ordered a package I just moved in" I say as thumping footsteps come down the stairs, here comes Kyara this must be some type of joke.

I cant believe she's already going this far with the Dan thing.

I'm not an idiot the chance Dan living here is nothing.

"Uh sorry that would be for me" a husky male voice says behind me.

I tense making a small squeak and I didn't even dare turn around, I didn't have to see who it was to know.

I didn't want to turn around, this could not be happening.

The post man reaches over me and hands the paper to Dan.

I step aside when Dan hands it back to the post man.

"Thanks" he says taking the package.

I swing the door shut and turn to Dan he looks at me like he doesn't know what to do or say.

And be honest I don't know either and the awkwardness is freaking unbearable.

"So you must be the new neighbour" he says.

Oh god, please kill me now.

"Yeah I just moved in with my friend from Australia" I sound like a mouse or something, dogs can probably hear me at the pitch I'm speaking.

"Oh wow, that's a long way to come" he says.

"Yeah we've wanted to do it since we were kids" I laugh awkwardly.

"I'm going to let you open the package so if you don't mind" I cut in before the awkward silence could even begin and practically trip up the stairs to the door.

"Nice to meet you though" I say breathlessly before I shut the door.

That did not just happen. I don't know if that was a nightmare or a dream. I put my hands on my face and internally scream that did not happen. I repeat that did not happen. And not to mention in my pyjama's with morning breath and bed hair and bed face and just why. I run into the living room.

"KYARA KYARA KYARA KYARA" I scream.

"What?" she sits upright at the urgency in my voice.

"You know how you said this flat was similar to Dan and Phil's apartment" I say as calmly as I possibly could.

"Yeah?" Kyara says uncertain.

"Well because it is their apartment" I shriek. I've never seen Kyara stand up so fast in my life.

"Are you freaking joking" she says with wild hope and disbelief in her eyes.

"I don't think I'd be this convincing and I wouldn't say this sort of stuff this early" I say.

"What happened? What did you say? What did he say? Was it Dan or Phil? How do you even know they live here?" Kyara shrieks.

I quickly give her a run through of our awkward meeting and as I'm saying the last sentence Kyara is already speed walking to the door.

"What are you doing?" I say dread in my voice from already knowing the outcome.

"Kyara" I say running after her.

"Kyara don't" I say when I reach the door.

"Kyara at least think of some strategy" I say trying to reason with her.

She opens our apartment door and only takes one step then knocks on their door and I don't have any time to hide before Dan opens the door. He sees me in the door way before he sees Kyara, who is practically leaning into his house.

"Oh hi again" he says an awkward smile comes to his face.

"Hi I'm Kyara and this is Ella" She jesters over to me.

"Oh, nice to meet you both" he says.

"Since we just moved here and all, we're going to have a house warming and we just wanted to invite you. You can bring anyone if you'd like. It's next Saturday" Kyara smiles at him.

"Um yeah I think I'll be free I'll just bring my flat mate Phil, i'll just have to check if I have anything on" he says leaning against the door frame his eyes flicker to me for a second and quickly look away, why would he be looking at me? probably thinking of how to blow it off nicely.

"Great" Kyara says clapping her hands in excitement.

"We'll see you at 5 then" Kyara smiles brightly and heads back towards me.

"Can't wait" Dan raises his eyes in amusement. I smile at him and shut the door as soon as Kyara is inside.

"Are you freaking insane" I say in a whisper shout just in case Dan could hear.

"No it's a perfect plan, we've wanted to hang out with these people all our lives and now it's happening I'm not going to let a few doors stop me!" she says in the same whisper scream.

"Okay well, what's going to happen when they turn up and there are no other people and hardly any furniture" I say pointing toward our flat.

"We will just have to act quickly then, wont we?" Kyara says heading toward her room.

"Get ready, it's going to be a big day if anything is going to be successful next Saturday" she shouts as she walks toward her room.

I sigh, I swear that girl has too much confidence it blinds her. I head back toward my room and put on my red plaid dress and a brown coat that has a fur hoodie and is the warmest thing I could put on.

When I go to the bathroom I try a bit harder, using foundation, eyeshadow, mascara, contour and blush. I leave my hair down to act like its wavy self and then head towards Kyara's room.

"If we want furniture we have to hire a car because I'm not carrying a box the size of me on the underground" Kyara says to me when I enter her room.

She wore high waisted jeans and a tight grey tank top and a black jumper similar to mine.

"Yeah I don't think anyone would feel like doing that" I say in reply.

"Well let's call about that so we can have an arrangement by the time the internet guy gets her and we can go and get it after he leaves" Kyara says in a big huff.

"Sounds good to me" I say.