Eleven Roses

Chapter Six

Fynn and I were..

A COUPLE.

I instantly jolted up from my bed. How had i not thought of it before. All of the memories came flooding back to me and they hit me like a tidal wave. His dirty blonde hair... blue eyes... his bag...his car...his house...everything.

Fynn is not as "new" as i thought he was and now it all made sense. My mother and Fynn's mother were best friends. They would always be at our house. Fynn, Noah and i would always hang out.

I remember one day Noah went to go fetch our lemonades and left Fynn and I alone. It was then when Fynn asked me to be his girlfriend. I said yes. I dont know if it even counts as a relationship because we were in elementary school. I dont think it does.

Anyway...we "dated" for like a month and then my mom died. When she died i fell into a really intense depression. I didn't talk to anyone. Not even Noah and definitely not Fynn.

About a week later Fynn, his dad and his little sister, Ashley, packed up and moved. I dont know where they went or why since i didnt talk to him before he left. Now he was back.

...

The Next Day

Its Saturday and im happy to just sit at home and do nothing. I climb out of bed and make my way down stairs. Halfway there i can already smell what dad has made for breakfast. Pancakes.

I walk into the kitchen. "Morning dad...morning Morgan...moring Kayla... morning Noah." What! Noah!? "Hey Lara" Noah says as he stuffs a piece of pancake into his mouth. I shrug off the fact that he is here. Honestly he shows up here alot.

I have to ask though. "How come you're here?" I ask as i take my seat at the kitchen counter between him and Kayla. "Well... i came to check if you were coming to the party tonight?" He asks hesitantly.

"No way Noah, " i tell him as i pile my plate with pancakes. "C'mon Lara im sure it will be fun," my dad tells me. "Dad you're the one that is supposed to be talking me out of going to these things," i tell my dad with the most serious face i can muster. "You deserve to have fun too Lara," he tells me.

Noah leans towards me and whispers in my ear "Fynn is going to be there." I look up at him and had the biggest smirk on his face. "Fine I'll go."

...

It was five o'clock. The party started at six. Noah had been at my house the whole day. We had fun playing Fifa and Mortal Kombat. I trashed him. Jess had come over too at around three o'clock. Now it was time to get ready for this damn party.

"So who's party is this again?" I ask Noah as i reluctantly walk over to my closet. "Tyler's," Noah says. "Urg" i say and roll my eyes as i search for something to wear. I throw my Wonder Woman hoodie over my black ripped jeans. I turn around to find Jess staring at me in utter disbelief. "What?" I ask.

"You can't seriously wear that" she tells me as she drags me into my closet and shuts the door. "Fynn is going to be there... you have to dress nice." She continues. Jess pulls out one of the dresses that we bought from H&M. It was a baby pink dress with printed flowers on it. I pull it over and she hands me a pair of strappy heels. I put them on very reluctantly.

I walk out of the closet. "How do i look?" I ask Noah as i turn around. "You look beautiful in anything Lara," he says with an almost "forced" smile. What was he actually thinking?

"C'mon we're gonna be late," Jess says way to enthusiastically. "We can take my car," Noah says in some sort of effort to avoid what had just happened. Did he not like they way i was dressing. What is going on inside your head Noah?

I push the thought to the back of my head and get into Noah's car. Here goes nothing.