Perfectly Wrong | S.M

One

Perfectly Wrong | S.M
Chapter: One
Layla

I sit in my car, i'm parked in front of my house. I hold a letter than has been with me since 8am. The letter holds the key to my future, whether or not i got into Parsons school of Design. My passion has always been fashion, i was always fashion designer for the school plays and i even made a few of my own dresses.

I roll my eyes at the fact i'm to scared to open it, "Come on Layla, just open it" I tell myself

I look up to see my mom standing by the front door, she's waving her hand at me. I don't want to disappoint her.

She's a single mother, she has been ever since i was 12, it was hard when my dad got a new family. I've always felt like i had a hole in my heart, that used to be filled by him, i miss my dad, there is no denying it.

I put the letter in the glove box, i take my keys out and i grab my phone. I get out of my car and i lock it.

"Hi hunny, foods ready" She greets me

I nod my head and walk into the house, i hang my keys up and i walk into the dinning room. I sit down and my mom places my food in front of me.

"Thank you" I smile

I look over to my little brother who has nearly eaten all of his food. Dylan is in 2nd grade, he's really cute and we're really close. He sleeps in my room sometimes, mostly because he gets nightmares. Dylan and i both have the same dad, Dylan just hardly remembers him because he left us when he was younger.

"Did you get your letter from Parsons yet?" My mom asks

I finish my mouthful of food, "No, not yet" I lie

She smiles at me, "Don't worry to much, they would be crazy to not accept you" She tells me

"Thank you, Mom" I smile

My mom nods her head at me and smiles, i hate lying but i know she'd make me open it and i'm not ready.

She turns to Dylan, "Have you done your homework?" She questions, he shakes his head in response, "After you've finished your food, i want you to do your homework" She tells him

He plays with his food, using his fork, "It's really hard" He frowns

"Let me finish and i will help you" I offer

He smiles at me, "Pleaseee" He begs

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The next day. I sign myself out for my break, i work at Costa with my best friend Ellie, she's also my brother Liam's girlfriend, he doesn't live at home anymore though.

Ellie meets me outside, "Subway?" I ask

She nods her head, "I've been craving subway all week" She tells me. I look at her and raise my eyebrow at her, she slaps my arm

I touch my the area with my hand where she slapped me, "Ouch"

"I'm not pregnant" She laughs

I roll my eyes, "Dude, i was joking"

We walk into subway, i order a meatball sub and she orders a chicken salad. We sit down and just talk about random things, like best friends do.

"Did you get your letter from Juilliard yet?" She asks

I nearly roll my eyes, everyone keeps asking me the same question, "Nope"

"You will get in, i know it" She tells me

I shake my head, "But what if i don't because i took a gap year?" I ask

She looks me dead in the eyes, "No one deserves this more than you, you worked your ass off for this school" She tells me

I breath in and out, she was right, "I know" I mumble

She rolls her eyes, "Stop worrying so much, stress gives you spots" She tells me

I let out a little laugh, "You're so annoying" I smirk

She finishes a mouthful of food, "Did you know Shawn's back from his tour tomorrow?" She asks me

I felt my heart sink, there was a lump in my throat. Shawn Mendes broke my heart. I haven't heard his name in a while. I know what you're thinking and no we were not dating, but we were a little thing, well i thought we was. He left when he got signed to Island Records and i never saw or heard from him again, that was a while ago now though.

I shrug my shoulders, "I don't care" I tell her

She raises her eyebrows at me, "You don't have to lie to me"

I look at the time on my phone, "You might be done for the day but i have to get back to work" I tell her

I pick up my rubbish and stand up, i grab my phone and put my phone inside it, "We're still going to talk about this" She tells me while i walk away.