Can he mend the broken?

Chapter 2: Not so bad after all

Ana's POV

After about 45 minutes of driving we pulled up to a small brick house. I opened the passenger not taking my eyes off my new home and turned to get the boxes out of the back. My mom lifted hers and we walked up the steps onto the porch. Oddly, the door was unlocked and we entered.

"There is one bedroom upstairs and a bathroom across the hall that will be yours" my mom informed me.

I replied with a simple "okay" and walked up the polished wooden stairs. I turned left when I reached the top and walked into my new room. It was small, had light purple walls and a dark wood floor. I kind of liked it. I set my boxes on the floor and decided to go outside to kill some time. "Ma' I'm going for a walk to get to know the neighborhood," I shouted as I came down the stairs.

My mom was on the phone with her boyfriend so she just said "yeah whatever," she never really cared about what I did back at home. She wouldn't even call me if I were to stay out overnight without telling her, I didn't have a curfew either. I walked down the quiet street and I passed a tall white house. There were two kids on the steps that looked about my age. What can it hurt i'm gonna introduce myself to them I thought.

"Hi i'm Ana I just moved in next door," The girl looked up from her phone.

"Hi i'm Debbie! Nice to meet you," she smiled "And this is my brother Carl," she looked down at him with a stern look and nudged him with her elbow.

"Oh hi," is all he said and looked back down but then back up. He stared at me for a few seconds before breaking the silence. "You're cute," he smirked.

"Don't mind him, he's weird," Debbie laughed and Carl scuffed. "Hey do you maybe want to come over for dinner tonight? You can bring your siblings if you have any," Debbie asked.

"Yeah sure and I don't have any siblings so it'll just be me," I smiled. Carl's eyes lit up when I said I would come over for dinner. He is actually pretty cute and I'm kind of flattered by his compliment he gave me when I introduced myself.

"Okay sounds good come back around 5 so you can finish unpacking and such," Debbie planned and I speed walked back to my house because I wanted to go right back to Debbie's and be with her and Carl.