Free Spirit

chapter 1

"HAHAHHAHA YOU CANT CATCH ME", screamed Samantha.
"WANNA BET?" I yelled back.
I stared chasing her all around the house but she locked herself in the bathroom before I could catch her. Sammy had just gotten new hardwood floors and we were taking advantage by running around in fuzzy socks.
"COME OUT YOU CHEATER", I said while standing outside the door with my arms crossed.
"No monkey guarding", she replied through the door.
"Fine then. I'll go to the kitchen and count to 5".
I slid away and started counting. I could hear her running upstairs so once I finished I ran up the steps, going two at a time. I saw her at the end of the hallway so I sprinted as fast as I could to her. I was running way too fast though and I lost my balance which made me fall (gracefully) on my ass.
I looked up at her and we locked eyes for a few seconds before we both burst into laughter. We were probably lying on the floor for 5 minutes before Joe (Sammy's older brother) came out of his room to see what was going on.
"What the fuck are you kids doing", he asked clearly confused as to why we were screeching like parrots.
"Brooke...fell...on...her...ass", Samantha said between her breaths.
Joe chuckled and looked at me.
"How you guys made it to grade 11 is beyond me. You still act like you're 5", he smirked and went back to his room.
We calmed down after a few minutes and I went to the kitchen to start making dinner. I was at her house more than my own so as a way of thanking her for letting me stay there all the time, I would cook dinner.

I had known Samantha since grade 1. We quickly became friends on the first day of school and we have been inseparable since. Yes, we are a bit childish, but what's wrong with that? Her parents love me as if I was their own.
Sammys parents are really cool with me staying over all the time. My parents are a little "distant" so they don't even notice when I'm gone (which isn't always a bad thing). They fight ALOT but instead of getting a divorce, they decided to just try to be civil to eachother until I graduated high school (needless to say it isn't going very well). They both agreed it would be too big of a change and would take a long time for me to adjust. I wish they would divorce though so I wouldn't have to hear them screaming at eachother all the time. That's why Samantha's parents always let me crash at their place. They know about my current living situation and think it's healthier if I live in a place where I don't have to listen to/be part of verbal (and sometimes physical) abuse.
I'm only just starting grade 11, so I got 2 more years to go until I can move out of that hell hole.

Speaking of school, the first day is next week and I have not prepared one bit. My sleeping schedule is completely backwards, I don't have any writing utensils that work and my backpack has a huge rip in the bottom. Me and Sammy usually go back to school shopping during the second/third week of school. We take other people's supplies during the first few weeks claiming we are just borrowing, and then we go shopping for the things we couldn't steal from our classmates.

Anyways, once I finished cooking, me, Sammy and Joe ate dinner. I was originally planning on going home at 8, but we started watching a movie in the basement and by the time it ended it was already 10 o'clock so Sammys parents insisted I stay the night.
The 3 of us weren't tired at 10 so we decided to just binge watch old cartoons until four in the morning. I fell asleep on the couch listening to Joe playing the theme song of teenage mutant ninja turtles on his guitar.

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PLEASE READ!
I know, the chapter is short, there's no plot and it probably makes no sense. This is the first chapter and I had no clue how to introduce the characters or how to get into the story. It'll get better, I swear (or hope). I'm only 15 and I'm not trying to write some next cliché that has a predictable ending. This isn't meant to be some sappy love story which is why there won't really be ONE love interest. It's going to have some comedy, adventure and a bit of romance. Hopefully everyone will ship someone different with Emilia as the story progresses and you get to know each character. I hope you'll keep reading and will enjoy my story. Take care 👍🏽🍄😬