Happiness

Chapter 1

I pushed my annoyingly, thick hair off my shoulders as I stepped out of the taxi. Paying the driver, I grabbed my heavy bag. A sigh escaped my lips as I realized I was actually here again. The crisp England air carried the familiar scent of my childhood.

I am back in Bradford, England to stay with my older brother. And no, I would not be choosing to do this but I basically had no choice. My parents felt the need to force me to come back to this awful town to "help me". Don't get me wrong, I love Zayn. I just can't stand the town and the memories here. That's the reason I left in the first place.

By the time I reach the door to his flat, he is already standing there waiting for me. He's smiling ear to ear, his brown eyes sparkling. I can't help but smile back as I quicken my pace towards him. "It's good to see you again Lee", he whispers as he pulls me in for a hug. When we were growing up, we were always close. We had only begun to drift apart when I moved away. I didn't realize how much I missed him, until now. "You too, Zayn. You too." I almost whisper, into his shoulder. He grabs my bag for me as we walk through the front door.

Zayn's POV

Almost everything about her is different. When I first saw her hop out of the cab, I barely recognized her. Her light brown hair that she was known for is now a dark black with weird stripes of colors in it. The makeup she's wearing makes me want to punch a wall. There's lots of piercings...lots. And tattoos. Some are half covered and others almost look like scribbles. I never thought my baby sister would look, well almost like me.

You would expect her to look scary, but it's her gentle blue eyes that show the same innocent 10 year old Leah.

After helping her put her stuff away, I ask her to watch a movie with me. She hesitates but agrees. "You can pick." I say as I plop on the couch. She simply nods, walking over to the selection. Picking some random movie she joins me again. A while into the movie, it's obvious that both of us aren't paying attention. A take a nervous breathe," You know, I know you have some bad..uhm stuff here. But I am really glad you're here. Uhm, like you know we used to be really tight and we can go back to being like that?" I feel stupid as she opens her mouth to reply. Why am I nervous around my own sister? She surprises me with a warm smile, "Yeah for sure." I put my arm around her, "So I see you've joined the club and got some tattoos?" She chuckles lightly as we launch into a conversation about tattoos.

hi. i sure hope you liked it. sorry if it's super lame.

emily