alone, Together ➻ Jack Dylan Grazer

Chapter 1

I had just moved to Los Angeles, California with my mom and her new boyfriend. I was not expecting to make any new friends anytime soon. School doesn't start until September and it is only July, Which means it will take a couple months until I make friends that are my age. I sat in my bedroom waiting for my mom to come get me and introduce ourselves to the neighbors, "Ready y/n?" my mom walks in and leans on the frame of the door.

"Yea I guess."

"Remember be polite and don't say anything that will cost us from making new friends." I roll my eyes.

"Whatever you say captain." I get up from the ground and take my mom's hand. We walked to the neighbors house and ring the doorbell. I examine the property and try to get hints of what the family was like.

Finally someone came to the door, "Hello?" the boy looks at us for a moment.

"Hello, I'm Heather and this is my daughter y/n. We just moved in the house next door and wanted to introduce ourselves." he smiles.

"I heard that we were getting new neighbors, I'm glad though because I really did not like that old hag that used to live there!"

We laugh, "Well it was nice meeting you..."

"Jack the names Jack." he held his arm out and shook my hand. 

We both stood there awkwardly, "Well I should get going my Mom needs to get to work." 

"Why don't you just hangout with me?" I look back at my mom waiting for an answer, "We can go to the skate park,"

My mom nods her head, "Sure just be back by 7 okay?" Jack lets me in and shuts the door behind me.

"Wanna drink?"

"Sure why not."

He leads me into the kitchen and looks through the fridge, "Here," he tosses me a Coke. 

"Thanks." We went out to the to the back and sat outside, the heat of the sun warming my body. We played 20 questions to get a little bit more information about each other. I was very surprised that he was in the show Me, Myself, and I and IT! 

"No way!" I say with surprise.

"Yea I just got back from filming IT and will be going on tour for meet and greets." he shrugs and tries to be humble.

"That's a big deal Jack!"

He laughs, "I mean yea but again I am just a normal teen..." he got up from the grass, "Shall we go to the skate park?" 

"We shall!" He runs up to his room and gets his skateboard, then we both walk to my house and I get mine. Walking to the skate park didn't take to long and I was glad it was close to the house. He kept trying to do a 360 but fell on his ass a couple times. We did competitions to see who was better and so far I was winning.

"Damn it how are you so good?!" 

I shrug, "Just practice." he rolls his eyes then mocks me. 

"Just practice." After awhile we walked home hoping to hangout again. 

"Well see you soon Jack!" 

Before leaving my front porch he looks back at me, "this may seem weird but can I get your number?" He rubs the back of his neck.

"Sure!" We both exchange numbers then go our different ways.