The Brooks Boys

Chapter Three

I wake up slowly from the heavenly sleep that I endured last night. So many dreams had filled my head. Some that I can't even remember, but I know I had them. I don't even want to leave my bed but I know that If I don't now I never will. I pull myself up to sit on the bed and dangle my feet over the edge. I wonder what time it is. It doesn't really feel like I have slept for that long. I slowly drag myself out of the bed and waddle over to check my phone. It's 11:30 am and I have 18 messages. They're all off my friends asking me if I landed well. I wonder why they all texted me so late. Autumn especially, shes one of those early nights people. Oh yeah, I almost forgot about the time change. So if its 11:30 here it must be 10:30 pm over there, I think. I reply to all of their texts and check for messages from Troye. None, none at all. I know we broke up but I still expected him to miss me, just a little bit.

"Eleanor, wake up dear!" I hear my dad shout from downstairs. I put my phone on to charge and trot downstairs.

"How did you sleep honey?" My mother asks me.

"Great, so well that I didn't want to get up this morning." I answer slowly, I'm still half asleep.

"I spoke to the neighbours this morning, they seem really nice. They have a daughter your age and she's having some friends over later today. She said it would be great if you could came over." My mother chirps with a smile. No. I want to scream no right into her face and run back upstairs but I don't I just sit there and nod.

It's not that I don't want to go. I love meeting new people but I guess i'm just scared. I'm not prepared for this. What will they all be like? Will they be nice? Annoying? Will they got to the same school as me? Will they like me? Oh no. What if they don't like me? Stop. No. Your over reacting, I say to myself. I just need to calm down and be myself. I don't know why this is such a big deal for me. I always meet new people. If ill people that come to see my parents about their medical problems count. It feels like its only just hit me. I am on the other side of the world in a new country and I'm all alone. Today is my chance to make some new friends and I can't screw it up.

"You better hurry up and get changed, shes going to come here at half past twelve." my mom says, I think she noticed that I was sitting there staring into space. I nod again and make my way upstairs.