The Girl Who Was A Dream

Chapter 9: Long Story

I walk into the house holding a finger that's probably bigger than my hand, it guides me to the big back door where we stop and wait for my mum to catch up due to her injured knee. She heads over to the cupboard while giggling a bit and pulling out a packet of chips labeled 'Lokie' because at that time it was my favourite snack.  She then walks back to us with a big smile on her face as I look at her pretty face confused, I feel my little hand wiggle due to the movement of what I'm holding and when I look up what I see is my Dad looking down at me with an amused face.

My sister then shimmies in smiling while our brother is behind her holding something in his big arms. Anastasia looks at me with an amused face and opens the back door leading us into the backyard, I hear a little bark once were outside standing under the veranda and automatically look around to see where the noise came from.

Then out of nowhere I see a small golden puppy jumping around and liking any skin it can find, little bubbles of laughter rise up me and cause me to giggle uncontrollably. Everyone starts laughing and playing with the adorable dog while my mum looks down at me and hands me one of the biggest responsibilities she could've as a young girl.

"What do you want to name it?" She asks while I look at the puppy observing all its movements and features on it's body, I then look at the packet of chips and laugh.

"How about Lokie?" I state curiously as I am known for being the worst at decisions.

Everyone explodes with laughter while giving me kisses on my head. 

"I love it"

After recalling that blast from the past,

It's 6:45pm and I have arrived at Jake's house to babysit again, I drive onto the gravel path that is lined with beautiful flowers and lights, it really is a beautiful place. You can tell their family doesn't like to flaunt the money they  have as this house isn't guarded by gates, and they don't have big pillars that shout 'I'M RICH'. Harry on the other hand though, he has an extravagant house that has everything you would need to live, you don't even need to leave the house.

Some may be thinking why I'm relating Jake to Harry but there is a solid reason, even since Harry and I became good friends and I realized that he was one of the most richest people I have ever seen. I grew a bad habit of comparing everything and everyone to him, not because I believe his better but because I just do that a lot.

I knock on their door as I don't like ringing the doorbell because sometimes it can be a bit loud so as I stand outside waiting for someone to answer the door I admire the cut clean grass and pearly white paint that covers their house, there garage looks like a separate house and the front yard is amazingly kept clean.

Ruffling from inside comes closer and closer and soon enough the door opens slightly revealing a small girl with short blonde hair in a bob looking up at me in awe. 

"Hi, i'm Ariana" I say quietly while I bend down on one knee and wave at this adorable girl.

She struggles to get her words out as her big blue eyes look over my face, "Hi" she says in the cutest voice. After that she looks behind her and looks back at me in worry before she closes the door on my face.

I then hear a dark scruffy voice speak, "What did I tell you?, you can't open the door" He states with a hard demeanor but still very nicely as he is talking to a kid.

"But-I- There's a pretty girl, her name is uh- Ari-Arin-Aria, I forgot her name but she better not be your girlfriend because you are mine!" I stifle my laughter and continue to listen to this sweet girl.