kylie // au [book #1] ✔️

chapter three

kylie

i got into my car and drove home. i got my school supplies that i would need for the project and knocked on my dad's door.

"hey, dad. i'm going to a kendal's house for a school project."

"okay, just be back by dinner time."

"alright."

i then went into my car and turned on my spotify as twenty one pilots began to blast out of my speakers. i was signing every word of it.

when i got to his house, it put a flashback inside of me which made me cringe at the thought of me wanting to show him my crayon collection.

wow, i was a weird kid. i though. still am pretty much.

i walked up onto his doorstep and knocked on the door first.

no answer.

that's weird, i could've sworn i saw his mom's car in the garage, i thought.

i rang the doorbell and hear the sound of mrs. dalton's heels clicking against the wooden floors. i felt my phone ring in my pocket as she opened the door with a wide grin on her face.

"hi, kylie. it's nice to see you again." she hugged me.

"same to you, mrs. dalton."

"come on in. have a seat. he should be coming down any second." she invited me in. i walked in and she closed the door behind me.

i looked around.

wow, their house looks bigger than it did when we were 8.

"so, how have you been, sweetie? how's your parents? karmin? everyone? what's going on lately?"

"my dad's okay sometimes. karmin is still a bitch. and nothing much has happened really."

"what do you mean sometimes?"

"he's been a bit upset since the divorce. i hope it'll be okay though."

"aww. it's gonna be okay sweetie. you know your parents love you very much and just weren't meant for each other." mrs. dalton rubbed my back.

"don't worry, you don't have to make me feel better. they already had that talk with me."

"okay. would you like a snack?"

"um, what do you have?"

"i have peanut butter jelly sandwiches."

"i'm allergic to peanut butter. got anything else?"

"hm..i'll check to see if i have anything."

i heard footsteps coming down the stairs. they came around the corner to reveal kendal. my heart started beating at triple the speed and my stomach got butterflies.

"hey, kylie." he said, scratching the back of his head.

"hi...." i whispered.