The Kissing Booth - The First Year

A much closer enemy - Noah

I woke up late on Wednesday, fortunately I did not have morning class. I took my black coffee in bed, checking the news ... the weather was cold, but it was not snowing. Shelly sent a good morning message and said they were leaving for the airport

I was too lazy to get up, curled up some more in bed, watched some TV, and finally went to take a shower. The only class of the day would be right after lunch: cyber laws.

When I got downstairs, Sharon was reading on a couch, again she did not see me, but I would see her in class. I wondered what she was doing there, I asked Alice and she said that she they didn't talked after our week in LA, so I still did not know what she was always doing in my building.

Before I went to class I got a strawberry muffin in the cafeteria. When I entered the room, who was sitting in the chair next to the one I used to sit on? Sharon ...

"Hey good afternoon, I hope you do not mind me sitting next to you ..." she said in a voice that was a little too sweet.

"Hi Sharon, alright ... we're here to study, and I do not see where you sitting beside me might be a problem." I tried to act normally, but I was really sick.

Mrs. Castell entered the room and we stopped talking.

Throughout the class, Sharon tried to touch me, pretending to be involuntarily, but I knew she was not, she was up to something and I did not understand what she wanted.

"So, what are your plans for Thanksgiving?" She started again in that awful sweet voice.

"My parents, Elle and her family are coming to Boston. They'll stay at Alice's house and Elle with me here." I was upset, but I did not want her to notice, I acted normally.

"Well, my parents, my aunt and uncle, along with Marty and his sister (Tuppen's first name was Marty ... I shivered ...), are also coming to Boston, we will all stay at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, that one close to Fenway Park. People here say they have the most amazing Thanksgiving dinner ... I would invite you if you were alone." And she winked ... I wanted to vomit. I did not believe Tuppen was coming here either ...

Finally the class was over, it was 3 in the afternoon and I was starving. I sent a message to Will to see if he and Alice were in the restaurant, but no, they were going to Alice's house. He just said he was going to pick me up at 6:30pm to go to the airport.

I decided to eat something in my room, I had a lot of food in my tiny refrigerator ... even champagne. Elle was coming and that little girl was used to eat a lot... I smiled thinking about it, how much I missed my lil' lov.

Someone knocked at my door. "Who is it?" I asked before opening, thinking that could be Will and Alice.

That annoying voice replied "It's Sharon, I need help" I could not believe she came here, in my room to ask for help. 

I put on a suit and opened the door, but I could not smile. "What do you want?"

"It's my shower is not working right and as it is very high I can not change the key to know if the problem is just being in the "cold"position ... can you help me?" My face turned green, or at least I felt like this ... she said "her shower", so I assumed, or rather, I was sure she was living in the same building as me.

"Your shower? Are you living in this building?" I could not help asking.

"Oh... right, it is true ... I did not tell you that I had moved here. Two weeks ago I moved, to be closer to the other girls I know since Alice does not talk to me anymore ..." she smiled victoriously

"Well then maybe these friends of yours can help you" I was visibly upset now

"They are as tiny as I am ... and my room is two doors from yours... so I thought you were the only one who could help me with this problem" she stopped talking and I freaked out

"Okay ... Look, Sharon, I'm really busy now, look for the building's responsible or anyone else, I can not help you." She looked into my eyes and I saw a spark of anger

"Okay Flynn, do not mind, I'll see what I can do." Then she turned and left.

That would be strange, having Sharon two doors away from mine and I hoped Elle would not see her around, even more knowing that she was living in the same corridor as me. Fortunately, if we were lucky, we would not see her around during Thanksgiving since she was going o stay at a hotel with her family... 

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The airport was really crowded, lots of people everywhere. The flight was confirmed and expected to land in 10 minutes. My heart was beating fast.

"Bro, you're really excited ... your face is even red!" Will teased me and I just laughed.

We arrived in front of gate # 8 and waited patiently until I saw Brad coming in, running straight into my arms, I lifted him "Hey Stinky, did you have a good trip? Where are the others?"

Mom, Dad and Mr. Evans came after Brad with their luggage carts, followed by Rachel and Lee. The door closed ... and Elle was not in my vision field...

"Hi, my baby, how are you?" said my mother. "And why are you looking so mad?" She looked back and saw Elle coming out the door talking to Tuppen ... she understood the point "Calm down, baby, we just met him and his family in flight, and they were waiting for the luggage, that's all ..." I gritted my teeth and gave a faint smile.

They said goodbye and Elle came towards me. All my angry disappeared ... she hugged me and I lifted her.

"Hi Shelly, so good to feel you in my arms ... I missed you so much" I kissed her quickly so she would not have time to look at my face ... I was still jealous of Tuppen.

"Hello, my love, I was missing you too ... and I'm very happy to be here now ..." she had that big smile on her face

"Blablabla ... you two ..." Lee said, "Hello, dumbass, how are you today?" And he hugged me.

"Hi, idiot, still trying to make those muscles grow?" His arms were a little stronger than they were a month ago.

"Yeah, I'm loading things up and down at home ... Mom decided she's going to redecorate (again) and our fitness room is being the first to change. Do not look at me with that face, persuade her to stop! "He was laughing at the face my mother did.

Everyone greeted Will and Alice, and we went to Alice's house.