Another Romance Story

Chapter 3

It's Monday morning. Yay I get to go to school with bunch of people I hate. Junior year is going to suck . Bryce has already left to sign up for classes, and I was kinda hoping he would be my ride. Great I have to walk 3 miles because dad only gives Mira rides to school since I'm just his slave. I get dressed in some jeans a hoodie and some converse and start walking to school. I got there with about five minutes till the first bell. I got my schedule and my locker number. Before I can walk out of the office someone is running at me and I am on the floor with my giggly best friend Willow.

"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry."

"You should be. You leave me for California and then tackle me," she stood up and grabbed my hand. She pulled me up and gave me a big hug. "Willow I can't breath."

"Sorry, but hey did you see the new guys? They are brothers."

"Cool do you know their names?"

"No unfortunately."

"Guess who," the persons hands are over my eyes. I tense a little and realize who it is.

"It couldn't be my new neighbor. Oh is it Derek?"

"Ha very funny. Wait who is that?"

"No one," I grab the hands covering my eyes and turn around. "And what could you possibly need Mr. Kovitz?"

"Nothing just wondering if you could show me to the library."

"Hey that's my favorite place back off," I turn towards Willow and her mouth is basically on the floor. "Oh Bryce this is my best friend Willow, this is Bryce he's my new neighbor," she finally closes her mouth and manages to say hi.

She pulled me off to the side and leaned into my ear and whispered, "I'm living at your house."

"That's cool with me my dad is gone for a business trip for a couple days knock yourself out."

We all scan over our schedules and Bryce, Willow and I have Geometry, P.E, Biology, Literature, and Art together. The only thing we did in class was go over a rubric type thing for what we are doing and what we need to finish by the end of the year. Willow gives me a ride home we picked up my little sister on the way. She has her own dresser drawer full of her stuff so she can just come over when ever.

"So where does the dreamy eyed boy live?" I point out my window and her mouth is on the floor again.

"By the way you can go for him. I'm done with dating since the whole thing that happened."

"But don't you like him?"

"Not really I mean sure he's cute but still," we both jump because we hear the front door open.

"I thought you said your dad was going to be gone."

"He said that he was going to be in Chicago for 4 days. Shit he knows your here because of your car. Just stay here I'll go talk to him," I go down stairs and see my dad who is obviously very angry and he just walked in the door.

"I forgot my plane ticket. We will discuss this when I get home."

"Yes sir. Have a good trip," he walked out the door and he was gone. I head back upstairs and walk into my room. I close my door and somebody grabbed my shoulders. I whipped my body around and it was Bryce. "Did I ever tell you I am very jumpy?"

"No."

"Well I am. What are you doing in here?"

"Your window was open so I decided to stop by."

"Well you can talk to Willow I'll go make some food."

"Let me help."

"No."

"Fine." I left the room and made grilled cheese and grabbed some chips out of the pantry. I walked back to my room but before I opened the door I yelled in, "I have food in my hands if anyone scares me I will murder you in your sleep." Bryce opens the door and grabs the chips.

"Wouldn't dream of it."

"Shut up." I walk into the room with the plate of grilled cheese and see Willow looking at my music.

"You haven't touched these in like two years now they are out of order?" I didn't know if I should tell her but it really wasn't that big of a deal so I did. We ate our food and Bryce went back to his room.

"So what did you guys talk about?"

"Nothing just asked him where he was from before this and if he had a girlfriend. He's single and really nice you should go for him."

"You're funny, but I'm not ready to date for while. I don't think I could even love again if I wanted to. You're the hopeless romantic you should go for him he seems to really like you."

"I do want to get to know him. Invite him over for a movie night."

"I'll invite his brother to he is a Senior his name is August." It was around seven and I decided to pop over into Bryces' room to invite him over. I start to look around a little bit because I'm a snoop. I hear the door open I turn around and start talking real fast trying to explain why I'm there. It was Bryce and he just grabbed my shoulders and looked into my eyes.

"Slow down it's okay." I look up into his grey-ish hazel eyes and calm down.

"Willow wanted to know if you and August would like to come over to watch a movie with us."

"Sure I'll go get him." I head back over to my room and have Willow pick out two movies for us to watch. She grabbed The Maze Runner which was my favorite movie and High School Musical because she hasn't grown up yet. Bryce and August come over and we all head down to the living room we watched The Maze Runner first. Willow was on the couch with Bryce and August and I was on the floor to into the movie to pay attention to them. When the movie was over Willow was passed out on August's chest.

"Does this mean we still have to watch High School Musical?"

"Yes Lyla," Willow groans. I put the movie in the player and I fell asleep on the floor about 10 minutes into the movie. Bryce woke me up and carried to my room. I was asleep for about half an hour when I woke up to Willow in my face. We walked down stairs and Bryce was sleep face first on the floor and August was hanging upside down on the couch.

"Should we wake them up?"

"Nah they can leave whenever they wake up." We went back up stairs to my room and fell asleep around 12:30. The next morning Willow and I woke up to pillows hitting our faces.

"Are we in some sort of movie where there is that cliche pillow fight thing?"

"Sure but just letting you know you two are sick so you can't go to school."

"Bryce it's the second day and we only have eight unexcused absences for the semester." 

"Lyla let loose."

"Bryce if my dad finds out he'll beat me to a pulp, and besides I have to get Mira to school."

"One August is already driving Mira and Jackson to school. Two your dad isn't here and have you ever done anything about him?"

"Yeah Lyla you need to tell the police or something."

"It'll just get worse if I do. Lets go get ice cream or something."

"For breakfast?"

"Sure why not?" We all head out to the grocery store and grab our own tubs of ice cream I got butter pecan, Willow got lemon sorbet and Bryce got black cherry. We head back home and just hang out and watch some T.V. Later we went to the beach. Willow and Bryce were in the water and I was on the beach reading. The day was really fun Bryce and Willow both went home, so once again I was alone with Mira. She wanted me to read her a book so I did. I lost my glasses so I had to put contacts in which were really annoying. Mira fell asleep almost on cue when I finished the book and so did I.