The boy next door

Chapter 3- Ryder

Emma

After a good 45 minutes of deep reading I glance at my phone telling me the time.

'11:48, shit' I say to myself. With the first day of my new school tomorrow I need as much sleep as I can get even though that still wont settle my nerves that erupt every time I even think about a new school. Don't get me wrong I love school work but its just the socialising and the people that terrifies me.

Slowly I get up turning off the twinkle lights and blowing out the candles to then turn on my heal and walk back inside closing the door behind me. The warm wooden floor radiates my body as I can feel the heat rise though my feet to the rest of my small figure. 

I drag myself over to my bathroom to get changed into my shorts and long baggy shirt to then brush my teeth.

As I walk out of the bathroom I glance over to look though the window and I jump as I notice the very same figure I saw a hour ago stepping out of the car. 

My stomach begins to do flips as I just stare not sure of what to do with my hands growing clammy every second.

We both just stand there studying each other his green eyes burning into mine, and a small smirk creeping onto his lips. Unsure of what to do with my feet rooted to the ground I lift up my hand to give a soft wave that just widens his smile. 

He begins to look around his room as I can see is black and blue with some posters I can just about make out on the walls. He flings back his dark hair and reaches down to grab a note book and a sharpie.

I just stand and stare. 

Do something Emma you creep.

My head screams at me. He begins to scribble on the page wobbling his tall figure with his tongue sticking out and his teeth clamped down on it as he concentrates. Damn he's tall.

A few moments later he holds up the pad to the window so I can see what he has wrote down, taking a step further to get a better look. 

Hey, Might want to untuck that shirt.

My face immediately turns bright read as I look down to see my shirt tucked onto my bra revealing my stomach. Embarrassed I quickly pull it down to then glare back at him who's leaning back from his hysterical laughter. 

Unsure of what to do I just give him a 'seriously?' look which he notices and then goes back to scribbling onto a new page of the book. I can feel my stomach getting tighter and tighter from the embarrassment and my legs begin to wobble.

Re gaining my balance I glare back at him as he finishes writing and holds it up. 

Much better. Even tough I didn't mind...but I wanted to be respectful to my new neighbour. For now any ways. 

A smirk tugs at his lips his eyes burning holes into mine. I give him a small smile for him to then gesture to the note pad on the end of the bed. I glance over to it to then return my eyes to his capturing ones to give a confused face. He writes on a new page and holds it up.

No thank you?

I look back up to his face that has that puppy expression with his eyes wide open and his lips into a curling pout. A small giggle escapes my lips and I then proceed to get my baby pink note book and write a response. With my heart in my mouth from all the nerves inside me I drop my hand down to my side with the pen in it and turn around the book to show him. 

Thanks...

I give him a small warm smile and he still has the smirk plastered onto his face. He writes once again.

Does the new girl next door have a name?

I flick over to a new page and write a response.

Yes, Emma.

I look over to see his smirk widening as he writes a reply looking up ever few seconds with those green eyes to look at me. Damn those eyes.

I hold onto my note pad tighter and tighter as I wait to see what he is writing with the anticipation killing me shooting more anxiety though my veins. I glare down to the floor waiting admiring the swirls and curls of different shades of brown that look so mesmerising, you could get lost in them. 

Breaking me from my daydream I hear a loud knock in front of me and my head quickly snaps up realising he has been waiting for me too look for a good 30 seconds. My face begins to go shades redder as I just look at him and he then goes on to gesture to his note. 

Emma.....I like that name. But I prefer pumpkin, it suits your little freckles on your nose. Anyways I'm Ryder and I think its safe to say we are going to see each other quite a lot. 

Authors note: 

Hello everybody!! I just wanted to say how excited I am for this new story of mine and I have so many Ideas for it so I think its safe to say its going to be a long one.

What do you think of it so far?? 

What are your thoughts of Emma and Ryder?? 

Feel free to comment, star and share this as it would be highly appreciated and I cant wait to keep on writing more! 

-Rosebird2003 xox