Noah Schnapp - Will's Love Interest

Chapter Fifteen- Way Too Familar Voice

CARLEY'S POV

I couldn't focus. I was looking at the tv, but my mind was somewhere else. What just happened? I was literally holding on to him for dear life because I was afraid of a clown and when I looked up he was right there. What would have happened if I didn't look away?

   My thoughts slowly came to an end as I drifted off to sleep.

   I woke up with a blanket over me. I looked to my right and didn't see Noah. Then I looked to my left and didn't see Millie. The room was dark and the windows were still blocking any light.

   I literally just watched a scary movie and woke up to this...

   "Pennywise, just come kill me already." I whispered under my breath annoyed.

   Me being a child that I am, as soon as I got up from the couch booked it to the kitchen and hopped on the counter top.

   Dang it. Nobody.

   Maybe Millie's room?

   I hopped down from the counter, ran up the stairs, flung the door open, ran in, and then slammed the door shut behind me.

   There sat a Millie on her bed and a Noah laying on the floor. They looked up at me at the same time with their eyes wide.

   "What's wrong, Carley?" Noah said, jumping up from where he laid on the floor.

   "Nothing..." I said pushing past him.

   Yeah, like I was gonna admit I was scared.

   "Are you afraid of Pennywise?" Millie teased.

   "What? No!" I said dramatically.

   "BOO!" Noah yelled from behind me gripping my waist for a slight second.

   I screamed. Yes, loudly...

   I turned around quickly and slapped Noah on the shoulder.

   "Not funny." I said.

   "It was a little." Millie said.

   I rolled my eyes and sat in the bean bag chair. That's when it hit me. I left my phone down there.
  
   Noah saw my change in attitude.

   "What?" He asked.

   "I just left my phone in the living room..." I said.

   "I'll go get it." He said, laughing.

   "Thanks." I said tucking a piece of hair behind my ear.

   I could hear his footsteps slowly fade as they went down the steps.

   I looked up at the ceiling, contemplating whether or not I should take another nap. It sounded like a great plan is you asked me.

   I closed my eyes and waited a good 30 second for sleep to come. Then I got bored.

   "Nah." I said to myself and Millie looked at me weird.

   I would hear Noah talking to someone. I thought maybe it was just Millie's mom, but then I heard a way too familiar voice. A voice that stole a lot of things from me in our friendship. A person I wanted to keep secret from the cast.

   "Hey I'm Sierra." She said and I stood up quickly.

   Noah walked in the room with my phone in his hand.

   "I'm Noah and look it's Carley!" Noah said turning the phone around to face me.

   There she was in all her glory. A off the shoulder top with her hair perfectly curled. She looked gorgeous, unlike me.

   "Thanks for not texting me back loser! But, I can tell that you were busy." Sierra winked as Noah handed me my phone back.

   "Sorry, we watched a movie and I fell asleep." I said to the phone.

   I looked up and looked at Noah. He was staring at the ground.

   "It's fine. Hey do you-" she started to say, but I interrupted.

   "Hey sorry, I really need to go, my mom is calling and my phone is at three percent. Talk to you later bye!" I said ending it.

   I sighed. No, no, no. Noah and Sierra know eachother now!

   "Did I answer an unwanted call?" Noah asked.

   "WHY DIDN'T YOU INTRODUCE ME?" Millie shouted.

   "Because, I wanted to end the call as soon as possible." I told Millie, not answering Noah.

   "Your mom didn't call and I checked you percentage. It was at forty-eight percent." Noah said.

   "Yeah..." I said and turned on my heels.

   "Who was that?" Noah asked.

   That was one question I really didn't want him to ask. I didn't want to explain.

   "An old friend." I simply said and kept walking back to the bean bag.

   Noah sat down in front of me on the bean bag.

   "Are y'all still friends?" Noah asked.

   "Kinda?" I answered.

   "Is that the girl you were talking to in the car?" Noah asked.

   "Why do you keep asking questions. It's almost like your interested in her." I said, not realizing what I just said.

   "I'm not." Noah said, defensive.

   "Then stop asking about her!" I said.

   "Okay! Fine!" Noah said.

   I looked down at my lap.

   "Okay I'm just going to go now." Millie said and then exited the room.

   I kept my gaze to my lap, but I could feel his gaze on me still. I slowly looked up. He searched my eyes, like he would find some clue of an unknown reason.

   "I'm sorry for asking questions." Noah apologized.

   "I'm sorry for raising my voice." I apologized.

   "Are you okay?" Noah asked.

   "Yeah, why?" I asked, furrowing my eyebrows.

   "You just looked stressed everytime I bring that girl up." Noah said.

   I looked at my lap, silent. Noah put his finger under my chin and lifted my head up, causing me to look at him.

   "Carley?" Noah asked.

   "There is a lot about me you don't understand." I told him.

   "But I want to understand." He said.

   "But what if you are like everyone else? I don't want that. I like the way you view me at the moment." I said, I could feel burning in the back of my throat.

   "There is only one way to find out. Besides, if I am like everyone else, what is the point in having me in your life." Noah said.

   I felt a tear slip down my face as I thought about what to say next. How would I tell him? What would I tell him? Should I tell him everything or just enough?

   I looked in his eyes.

   "It all began when I was 10," I started.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE

   Omg! I posted early! Would you look at that! Since i have finished my projects, I decided I would write a chapter! Tense wasn't it? I hope you enjoyed! You will have a update either tomorrow or Thursday. Just depends! Anyways, this is a short author's note! Have a great day/night! Until next time!