Patience

Chapter 1

Nyla's POV

Friday nights, they used to be my favourite.

It was a time where my brother and I would bond and just be with each other.

But now I'm constantly being nagged at by my parents and forced to spend time with my sister.

My annoying little sister. I guess you could say that we're close, but ever since my brother had left for uni I had just wanted to be left alone.

"NYLA" my mum shouted from upstairs, I groaned but answered anyway. "YES MUM" I replied in a lazy tone, thinking that she wouldn't pick up on it. Instead she just found her way to the living room, where I had been staring into space.

"Bubba, what's wrong"

I sighed, but still tried to put on a brave face. "Nothing, i'm just missing Nemo. I thought he would've called by now".

My brother Nehemiah, also known as my bestfriend had left for Uni last week and was yet to call me, like he had promised.

It was weird how close Nemo and I were but he was everything to me.

He was the only person that I could be 100% honest with and now that he was gone I felt like a piece of me was missing.

"Oh honey, its only been a week. I'm sure he's just settling in, he'll call you soon" my mother replied as she pulled me in for a hug.

My mum was the loveable type. She was always there when you needed a huge hug and reassurance and I was glad that I could talk to her.

But it wasn't the same, I still wanted him here with me.

"Thanks mum" I said and gave a genuine smile.

"Your sister should be back soon, why don't you two watch a movie together" she was trying to cheer me up, but i'm sure that my sister wouldn't be able to help me.

"Thanks, but I think i'm going to chill in my room" And with that I went upstairs to my room.

I enjoyed my own company, there was always something nice about just being alone, which was often why I tried to escape and have time to myself.

But, with my newfound popularity being alone was becoming increasingly difficult.

I had started sixth form a few weeks ago and strangely gained quite a bit of attention, this was very weird to me.

During my whole secondary school life I had managed to secure a really close group of friends all while keeping a low profile.

But recently that had all changed.

Sixth form was already becoming challenging for me but I still kept a brave face.

I wasn't used to the constant pressure of dressing up for sixth form everyday. I was the type of girl to be happy with a plain T-Shirt and jeans but my sixth form had required me to dress smartly which was something that I didn't enjoy.

My train of thought was interrupted by my phone ringing. It was one of my best friends, April.

April and I had been best friends since birth, both our parents had attended the same University.
And as cliché as it sounds they all went on a double date and now 20 years later they were all married.
We've haven't had that many arguments but we have has our little disagreements in the past, but they usually end up with our parents forcing us to make up again.

"Hey hun" I had said in a quiet voice. "Hey Ny, what's up?" April was always happy, which made me smile.

"Nothing much, i'm just chilling."