It All Started With Him

Chapter 1 ~ The Move

"So, this is it!" Says Gemma, the owner of the house I'm looking at.
"I like it, just what im looking for." I say with a smile on my face. The outside of the house looks amazing, it has two large pillars holding up the balcony where I'm guessing my room will be. It has a cream colour just like those beach houses you see that look like mantions. There is a front porch with a swing and stairs leading up to a red shiny door. There are large windows to each side of the door and you can just about see how new and empty the rooms are.

To the left of the house there is a large oak tree with leaves the colour of peas. The tree is covering a window to my house and a window to the house next to mine. I'm sure if someone was brave enough they'd be able to climb from one room to the other through the tree. The house next to mine doesn't look as modern. The outside is pretty much the same other than the fact that you can see the furniture inside.

Sitting on the porch of the other house i see two boys about my age. One of them is mixed race with eyes so blue you can see them from here. He has big pink lips and black hair with a line up and fade. He's wearing nothing other than the typical, cliché  Adidas tracksuit with fluxes. When i looked over to the boy on his left my heart stopped. Time stopped. All i could think was
oh my god. How is this possible? How can they look so alike?
Then our eyes met. Those dark, black eyes, full of mystery, were piercing through me. Making my heart ache. My head spin. It felt like hours that we were looking at each other but really it was mere seconds.
"Hello? Miss? Are you alright?"
Asks Gemma with a voice full of concern. I respond with a smile and nod as i couldn't get a sound out. I'm still in shock however now i can think clearly, the boy is tanned, his hair is black styled in the typical fuck boy hairstyle. I can't make out any of his features but he looks like the typical bad boy...

As gemma gestures me towards the door i hear a woman yelling. We both turn around and notice a woman somewhere in her thirtees, running towards us. Her hair is brown, styled into a bob, her eyes also brown and she's wearing red lipstick. The apron she's wearing is covered in egg yolk and flour, her slippers are pink little bunnies and it makes me let out a small laugh

"Good afternoon my name is Anna-Marie Carter you must be our new neighbour."
She says with a soft voice and a smile on her face. She then calls over the two boys from her porch.
This is my son Aiden Carter,"
she says pointing at the boy that almost made me faint
"and this is his best friend Chase Boyd."
she says pointing at the mixed race boy.
"It's nice to meet you, my name is Riley."
I say pulling my hand out to shake Annas. There is an awkward silence before Anna speaks again.
"So, as you're our new neighbour and you probably don't have any food at home, we're inviting you to dinner at our house at 8 o'clock."
"Oh wow, thank you so much, thats so kind of you, I'll make sure to be there."
I respond
"Well thats alright sweetie, if you need anything you know where to find us."
I smile at Anna and with that the trio turn around and leave. Not once did i dare to look at Aiden eventhough i felt his eyes on me the entire time.

"Well.... Would you like to do the honours and open the door?"
Gemma asks in a high pitched voice which indicates shes as excited as i am. I take the key out of her hand, twist, and the door swings open. I see a large staircase leading upstairs.
"So those stairs lead upstairs and behind them is a guest toilet,"
She opens the toilet door and i can see a huge space with a wooden cupboard and wooden walls. The sink is gorgeous shaped into a shell with different coloured soaps in a basket. The toilet is a white plain one which you see in every house.
"Now to the right of the stairs there is a living room, in the application form you said you want it to be unfurnished which is why its empty."
"Yes thank you this is perfect."
The living room is cozy, the floor is wooden with cream coloured walls. There is a fire pit with wood in it and ontop there are different candles with a variety of spices. The main attraction of this room however is the candled chandelier, not exactly sure how I'll work that but it cant be too hard.

"This is the kitchen, the fire alarms are all set and ready so dont worry."
The kitchen, oh lord the kitchen. It looks so, well, I'm speechless. The walls are brick and the pannels are marble. There is a wooden bar table in the middle which is facing a huge glass wall which leads towards the garden. There are some lovely, rosegold kitchen tools in boxes ontop of the wooden counters.
"How come there are kitchen tools here?"
I ask.
"Just a welcome gift ."
Gemma replies with a smile. In most of the corners of the counters there is a vase with a single, beautiful, real sunflower.
I see Gemmas face is really nervous probably because i haven't actually said much about the house.

I walk over to the glass wall and see a key hanging from the door handle. Im not really bothered to step outside as i can see most of the garden from here. The grass is freshly cut with flowers around the edge. In the middle there is a huge pool for probably about 20 people.
"This way towards the dining area."
Gemma leads me to the next room to the left of the stairs. The layout is the same however this room is complete emptiness.

"If we go up the stairs there is the master bedroom with a bathroom to the back, a smaller yet still large bedroom to the left, a bathroom once again, another bedroom same size as the other to the front and a chill or gym room to the right."
The room to my right is definitely a chill room, the room at the front is a spare room and the room the the left is going to be a walk in clostet. We all know the master bedroom will be mine.

In the master bedroom the first thing i notice is the large glass chandelier, just like the ones you see in castles just slightly more fit for the height of the room. The bed is a typical, four poster kings bed with a fresh mattress. On top is a silky duvet and a fluffy blanket. Resting on the headborad is a variety of pillows: big small, fluffy shiny.
The carpet is soft and white and it felt like if i was walking on the clouds(minus the part where i fall through them)
"Miss you ordered the bed and sheets so my crew was kind enough to set it up for you,"
"Yes yes i noticed thank you very much, ill make sure to pay extra."
"Oh dont worry about the money."

With a smile i walk over to the door which leads to the bathroom. The bathroom, like the toilet downstairs, has wooden walls. Its about five times bigger. There are two large house plants on each side of the bath tub which is not attached to the walls. The ceiling isn't straight, it is slanted with a few dim lights hanging from the ceiling above the bath tub which makes it look quiet mysterious. The sinks are marble and just above them there is a huge hollywood mirror.
"Wow. This is one hell of a house."
I say as i walk Gemma towards her car.
"Please tell me you like it,"
"Oh no no no, i dont like it,"
Then i pause for a few seconds,
"I LOVE IT!"
I shout and Gemma cries with excitement.
"Phew you got me scared then, well I'll email you the papers once you get settled."
"Oh that wont be necessary,"
Gemma looks at me confused,
"Im buying the house off you!"
I say happily, a few seconds pass and Gemma gives me an approving smile.
I hand Gemma an envelope with $10,000.
"You are welcome to come by any time to check up on me"
I say.
"Well thank you, you have just made my day. Ill be sure to come and check up in a bit. Ill have the house under your name in about a month."
And with that i wave her a goodbye and she's off.