Hillford

Returning home

I woke up the light starting to shine in my eyes. My neck ached from the long car trip I looked out the window as I entered my home town once again. The trees stood tall covering the road into the town. Nearly every tree had a diffrent colour as some had lost most of their leaves. Clumps of leaf piles were beside the long dureling road the leaves each a different shade of orange. The branches exposed twisted up towards the sky entangling like an arch over the highway. The branches were like tentacles constricting around entangling each other making a tunnel for miles. The trees were an anomaly that was only in my hometown. It was what made the town special, I always remembered playing in those trees when I was little I climbed it all the way to the top of the arch. It was a dare from my best friend Rachel we knew it was dangerous but it was what made the memory stick in my head. Thinking of Rachel made me smile.

Rachel had been one of my best friends since as long as we can both Remember. Our parents are best friends and they have been that since primary school. So basically we were raised as siblings. We both lived in lavish houses right next to each other. Her house was a more modern twist being two levels and had lots of the most newest technology. It was several slabs of Smith gray and white concrete interconnected by glass and stone walls. Most of the house was several boxes of rooms together glass surrounding Them . A large pool was faced at the back of her house overlooking a cliff. The view was spectacular you could lay in the pool ad look at the town in its entirety enfact most of the significant events in my life happened there. Under the pool on a lower level was a garage filled with cars.My house was the complete opposite of Rachel's it was a large Victorian style mansion with two stories a large driveway leading to my house had a beautiful garden that could rival the botanical gardens it hold at least one plant or flower from all around the world but the centrepiece was our hometowns speciality the tendril tree. It was the biggest in the town and was bigger than both my house and Rachel's house. My parents had built a sort of home away from home in the tree. The tree house hanged of the tree as supports held up the side that wasn't supported by  the tree. It was made from orange wood and had a large staircase leading into a large room which was my room. The man house was extravagant and symmetrical. It had hexagonal rooms on both sides with large rectangle windows. On the first level there was a patio stretching out covering the left side of the house with a balcony above it. A nudge from my my older brother  took me out of my day dreaming I was resting in the back seat of the car my head up against the window. I had a large black baggy jumper with black trackies on. I had my legs over the seats as my brother was in the backseat. He nudged me again making me pull out my earphones.
" what do you want Jason". my slightly high voice said with annoyance. He looked at me with his deep green eyes his blond hair sticking upon his head.
" did you see the post on the hills eyes page". The hills eyes page was a gossip site ran by this anonymous person. They knew all the gossip around our school and posted anyone's secrets or gossip. This ranged from new couples, scandals, fights, break ups the whole Shabang. I looked at him annoyingly that he annoyed me for something i would know any second but I answered him continuing the conversation.
" No I haven't I'm not addicted to my phone like you are " i rolled my eyes at him.
" Jackie come on I know you want to just look at it" he knew I hated being called Jackie.

Me and my brother never really got along we were complete opposites of each other he was the stereotypical jock. He was ripped he had a 6 pack that was perfectly defined with a large v line leading down, he had large pecs. His arms were average  but you could see that he worked out. Girls always fawned over him the star football player and student body president. Me on the other hand was an average height scrawny sixteen year old with straight, platinum blonde hair  and Dark brown eyes. Unlike my brother I had no abs nor pecs. I was average in every way when it came to my appearance. I didn't even get our family's deep green eyes. The only things we have in common it the platinum blonde hair and the chiseled cheekbones. I don't hang with the athletes either but that's not to say I'm not popular. I am popular and are friends with pretty much every group at school except the jocks and that is because of my brother. I pulled out my phone from my jumper poked and opened my phone. The Snapchat account had posted about kain hooking up with Kristen. Kain was Jason's best buddy and Kristen was in my inner circle. The moment I saw that I started to get annoyed my face turning red. Jason started laughing ad hit my shoulder from over the chair.
" kains getting that wonder how you feel about one of your buddies hooking up with kain " Jason started cracking up even more annoying the hell out of me I was ready to get in a punch up in the car when mum chimed in.
" boys were home so cut it out" she said sternly and we obeyed as the gates opened and we drone up our long driveway. I could see Rachel's house next door are there was no fence. I sent her a text as we drove up to the house.
Jack: Rachel meet at my room in 10 I just got back and we need to talk.
Rachel: I know I see you pulling up I'll be right over anyway we're having dinner together tonight.
Jack: ok I'll see you soon.

The car pulled to a stop on our gravel driveway as dad pulled up around the roundabout. As soon as the car stopped I jumped out quickly followed by Jason then mum. I went to our boot to get my suitcase when mum grabbed my shoulder.
" not so fast mister I need you to help out with dinner we're having the Shields over" she looked at me sternly as if she couldn't be swayed. But I knew exactly how to get out of this something I had up my sleeve that worked every time.I looked at my mum and I did a sad puppy dog eyes and with sad tone is said it.
" please mum I'm going to the tree house to catch up with Rachel we haven't seen each other in a week"  I could see mum starting to break and I knew I had won it.
" fine that is true Jason will be fine help" I could hear Jason whinging behind me when mum quickly silenced him. I had a massive smile on my face grabbing my suitcase and walking toward my tree house steps to wait for Rachel to arrive.

End of chapter 1