The Boy Next Door

Chapter 9

I woke up and texted Phoenix

Scarlett: Hey Phoenix my mom and dad said its okay that I go. What time do you want to go?

Omg I'm such a bad kid. I never even asked my parents. I will just tell them I'm sleeping over my friends house.

Phoenix: REALLY!? We will meet at like 4. okay?

Scarlett: Yes! But meet me around the block okay?

Phoenix: Sure, but why.

Scarlett: No reason

I put my phone down. I felt like a really bad kid. I went downstairs and told my mom and dad that I'm going to sleepover my friends house and I will stay there until Sunday night. I said "I'm going at 4."

Both of my parents looked at me confused. "Which friend? Have I met her?"

"You don't know her. Her name is Rachel."

I am such a bad kid. I've never done this before.

"Okay." My dad didn't look happy.

***

Finally 4!

I yelled "Bye love you!" to my parents and my mom came running out of the room and giving me like 40 kisses. Then my mom whispered "Be safe, go tell you father good bye."

I walked upstairs and told my dad bye and gave him a kiss on the forehead "If there are any boys there, you will be in a lot of trouble, do you hear me."

How did he know.

"Dad, I'm not like that."

"Well your friend could be like that."

"Oh my gosh! Love you dad."

"Love you be safe."

I made it out of the house and walked around the corner and he was waiting for me in his dirtbike. He brought 2 helmets.

"Hey!" I yelled "Hey, you don't know how happy I am!"

"Phoenix I need to tell you something." He had a worried look on his face. "What is it."

"I told my mom and dad that I was going to my friends house." He started laughing.

What? Why is he laughing?!

"Why are you laughing."

"Your very bad Scarlett. Ohh!" And he started laughing again.

I knew he was being sarcastic.

I walked over to him and sat on the bike. "You should hold on." I put my hands on his shoulders. He laughed again.

He grabbed my hands from his shoulders and put them on his waist.

WOAH!

It felt weird and okay at the same time. The whole way there he was laughing. I felt my cheeks getting red. I don't know why. When we were at a red light he turned around for a minute and said "Are you okay?" "Ya I'm fine."

I just realized that his Dads house is like 10 minutes away from my house.

***

We are at his Dads house and it was small. How did Phoenix have his own room.

We walked onto the stoop and I was a step behind him. Phoenix looked at with a warm smile.

He took a deep breath and knocked on the door.