The Girl Next Door

Chapter 2

Joey's POV

A few hours later my flight lands in New York, and I am so excited to start my new life here and actually get a good job. New York City has a lot of job options and I hope I can find one that suits me. Once I get off the plane I go sit down and call one of my buddies that lives here and I was going to ask him if I could stay with him for awhile until I find my own place.

"Hello"

"Hey Mike, I just landed in New York and I was wondering if I could stay with you for a while until I find my own place?"

"Yea that's fine, I will come pick up in a couple of minutes."

"Okay sounds good" I hang up the phone and I am glad he said yes because he's the only friend I know In New York. I don't have tons of money right now, but have some saved up in the bank and I was planning to use that to buy a apartment for me. As I sit and wait for Mike to come pick me up I see a lady with a camera pointed towards her and she's talking to it. I am confused for a minute till I realize that she must be a youtuber. She has her back to me, but I take a look at her outfit and It's cute. She's wearing a dress with some flowers on it, she turns around and sits down on a seat, I quickly look away so I don't seen like a stalker.  I don't get the chance to see what she looks like because Mike texts me saying he's here. I get up and grab my bags and walk over to the door that leads out of the airport.

I know I don't know this girl but I hope we meet sometime so I can know more about her. I see Mike's car and I set my bags in the back seat, after I do that I hop in the passenger seat and greet Mike.

"Hey Mike, nice to see you"

"Same to you, do you want to tell me why you flew here?"

"It's a long story, I will tell you later" He nods and starts the car and off we drive.

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A few minutes later we pull in his driveway. I get out and grab my bags and walk up to his door and walk in. I look around the house and nothing really hasn't changed,I walk upstairs and go into the spare bedroom and set my bags down on the bed. I hope Mike has good suggestions for a apartment that I could in.

"Joey, come downstairs!" I walk downstairs and Mike is sitting on the couch watching some t.v. I sit down beside him on the couch.

"What's up?"

"So why did you move here"

"I caught my girlfriend cheating on me and I hated my job and I decided that I needed to do something new in my life and now I am here." I say.

"Wow, you must have been heart broken"

"Yeah I was, but now I am past it." We sit in silence for a minute with just the sound of the t.v going.

I turned towards him, "Hey do you know any good apartments here?"

"Yeah, my friend actually owns the West 96th Apartments in Manhattan"

"Sweet, can you contact him and see if there's any new apartments open?

"Sure, I will call him tomorrow"

"Sweet, I hope they aren't expensive"

"I will give you some money"

"What!, Mike you don't have to do that"

"Joey yes I do, we have been friends for seven years and I can help you out. I know you have been through a lot and I want to help you out."

I nod and say thank you to him.

For the rest of the night we chat and have a few drinks. At midnight I tell him goodnight and head upstairs and go to sleep with good thoughts on my mind.