A Strange Love

Moving In

We're here everybody!

My mom yells in the car as we pull up to the new house. An I don't like it.

It's not that I'm hating on the house or anything, I just miss my other family back at home.

By my other family, I mean all of my friends.

I miss my friends so much, they mean everything to me.

But, I just get used to it.
We have moved to eight different houses because of all my schools.

We moved because I always got bullied somehow. And I always became depressed.
Very. Very depressed.

It was so bad at one point, I tried to comment suicide.

And my family didn't want me to go through that again.

I hopped out of the car to take some boxes in.

As I'm walking up to the house with boxes in my hands, I take a look at the new house.

Two stories, tan colored building, nice porch, clean windows.

I think I might really like this house, to be honest.

I take all of my boxes and pick a room.

I pick the room where the window is facing out to see the neighbors house.

I lay the box on the floor, to go get other boxes.

2 hours later

I'm worn out.

My back hurts, my shoulders hurt.

Everything hurts.

But I have to admit, I did do pretty good in my room, I got my bed all set up, all my clothes are in the closet.

I'm feeling pretty happy.

I decided to go outside to get a breather.

I look around in all sorts of boxes for it.

Found it!

My lucky tennis ball.

I always play wall ball when I'm bored.

What? It's soothing for me!

Oh, and did I mention I'm 18 and playing with a ball! Nope.

I go outside to the drive way, and see that we have a wooden garage door.

Yessss!

And also, the garage is right beside the neighbors backyard.

I began to throw the ball towards the garage door,

The ball bounces off the door, back to me.

As I'm playing I start singing to myself.

For some reason, I start singing Gasoline by Hasley.

I guess I sang it because I heard the song on the radio before we arrived at the house.

Are you insane like me? In in pain like me? Bought a hundred dollar bottle of champagne like me, just to pour that motherfucker down the drain like me,

All of a sudden a voice startled me,

You are a good singer!

Ahhhh!

All of a sudden I screamed in horror while I through the ball at the garage, the ball bounced back and the guy caught it.

Oh! Sorry,I didn't mean to scare you!

I- It's okay.

No, truly sorry.

It's fine.

As I was talking to him, I didn't know how handsome he looked

He had brown hair, beautiful blue eyes, and such an amazing smile.

Hello?

Huh?

I've never been so embarrassed, the guy just asked my a question and I didn't hear him because I was daydreaming.

I asked you what your name is,

Oh, sorry, it's Ashley. And yours?

It's okay! And Its Jared!

Oh, sorry I need to go now, my mums making dinner, and here's your ball! See you around?

Yup! See you around!

And then I just thought it was the end.

No.

It was just the beginning.