Daniel's POV
I can't believe it's been 2 months since the party. Lauren went through a shit load of messy family crap that night and it didn't seem to phase her! She's just a completely different person now...Anyway, at least it's the Christmas holidays for a couple of weeks now, a rest from the hell-hole of school.
I headed off into town to do some Christmas shopping (kind of last minute...) as I still had to get my mum and sister a present. For that I reckon my best shot was a jewellery shop.
It's so hard deciding what to buy... Just as I had finally chosen a bracelet for my mum and pair of earrings got my sister, a necklace in a glass cabinet caught my eye. I looked a bit closer and realised that hanging from the delicate gold chain was a tiny lilac gemstone, and immediately I thought how much Lauren would love it. I wasn't going to get her a present - just a card. But this is perfect for her, so I went back to the shop keeper and asked her to get that one out so I could buy it too. I also asked her to gift wrap it for me as I am present wrapping skills are not exactly good...
My plan was to stop by Lauren's house on the way home. So I pulled up next to her house and walked up to her front door, for some reason I was starting to feel nervous.
I took a deep breath, knocked 3 times on the door and listened intently for the sound of footsteps approaching. Nothing. I waited a bit longer and then knocked again, this time louder. And still nothing. Damn it.
Sighing, I walked back down the steps and round to the window and peered inside. God. I probably look like an old creeper right now...
Giving up on the hope of anyone being in the house, I left the present on the doorstep with the card and went home.
Lauren's POV
After squeezing in a bit of last minute shopping, I started my toe-numbingly-cold walk home whilst carrying bags that felt like they were filled with cement.
When I reached the front door, I almost stood on a small lilac parcel with a little card placed on top. The first thought to run through my mind was: What sort of an idiot would leave this on the doorstep in plain sight where it could get stolen? And my second thought was: Why the hell didn't they just put it through the letterbox? People these days...
My curiosity getting the better of me, I leaned down to get a closer look and realised the name of the front was mine. I picked up the tiny parcel and went inside, dragging all my bags with me.
The card read:
Dear Lauren,
Happy Chrsitmas!! Have a good break, and see you back at school in a couple of weeks.
From Daniel :)
Simple and to the point. Sounds like Daniel. It was sweet of him to get me a card... And a present! I haven't got him anything...
I picked up the gift again, this time to open it and gently pulled the paper away from the Sellotape. I peeled back the folds of paper and inside, sat a small gold chain with a pretty, lilac gemstone hanging from it. A smile found it's way to my lips as I placed the necklace around my neck and did up the clasp. It's beautiful. I can't believe Daniel bought this for me!
I grabbed my phone and quickly found the string of texts between me and Dan and started typing a new message to him.
- Hey Dan, thank you soooo much for the gorgeous necklace!!! I love it. You know me so well! Thank you. :) -
Daniel's POV
BEEP BEEP.
I glanced over at my phone as I heard the text tone go off and unlocked my phone to a message from Lauren.
- Hey Dan, thank you soooo much for the gorgeous necklace!!! I love it. You know me so well! Thank you. :) -
Knew she'd like it. I smirked and chucked my phone back onto the bed. Who knows...? Maybe we can still work it out.
:-:-: Long wait... Sorry guys! I was on holiday for a couple of weeks in France and Belgium and rarely had wifi... I have also experienced a bad case of writers block. But I'm back now!
This is more of a filler chapter really, but I will try to upload again soon. I'm going away again in a couple of days for two weeks, but I'll have wifi so all will be ok!! I'm thinking a bit of hot weather and beaches will do my inspiration some good... 😄
What are you guys doing this summer??
Jules xoxo :-:-:
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Teen FictionFor Lauren, the past needs to stay in the past. She doesn't want to be reminded of what has happened, all she cares about for now is what will happen. But what she doesn't realise is that your past shapes your future, and a certain someone who was a...
