A Stroke of Serendipity

Chapter 1

I sighed "Dad I don't want to go to the party Saturday night, it's going to be boring and nobody I know is going to be there." I complained.

"Oh come on Valerie don't be such a downer, Eli is going to be there! You guys have so much fun together." I just glared at him,

"I'll give you fifty bucks if you let me stay at home, and you know that Eli and I do not get along."

"What am I going to do with your fifty bucks kid, I have enough money already. Anyways, Eli is the son of a good friend so please be..." he paused thinking of an appropriate word, "tolerable."

I groaned, "I don't want to be there, no one I like is going to be there I will probably start crying the minute I walk in since it's going to be so boring."

My dad just gave me a flat look before organizing the documents and other papers that were scattered around his desk.

"I'll go but you owe me, big time. Like I want seven liters of chocolate milk for this" I told my dad before heading up to my room.

The party was going to be in two days I sighed, I honestly hated these things. I went into my room and flopped onto my bed, I opened up my laptop scrolling through my social media and then Netflix. After what seemed like three hours, I headed into my closet picking out a pair of grey sweatpants and a fitted white t-shirt before heading to take a shower. Once I was done I combed out my brown hair and put it in a high pony tail, I moisturized every inch of my body because ain't nobody got time for wrinkles and shit like that. Once I looked decent to my standards I went back into my room and checked my phone. I had a few messages from some of my friends and chose to reply to them later.

"Valerie" I heard my dad call,

"Yeah?"

"Go buy a USB for me, the one I have is full" I heard him say,

I started walking down the stairs, "How is it full already, that thing is was like 64GB"

"Yeah well, go buy another one" he said giving me some cash.

"Okay, I will be back in like twenty minutes" I said before closing the front door, I picked of my skateboard that was leaning against the wall. I skated down the driveway and towards the front gates, after waiting a few seconds they opened, and I was on my way.

As I started going down the hill I picked up speed, I put my phone in my pocket and stared ahead. I started to slow down and I turned the corner, I was pretty slow which was good because if I wasn't I would have killed the guy I crashed into. Both of us fell down my skate board kept on rolling until it reached someone's lawn. I got up and I looked at the dude that was still on the ground. I just stared at him and I swore under my breath 'out of all the people I could of crashed into it had to be this asshole' I thought because it was none other than Eli McCarson. His hazel eyes fixed on me as he realized just who bumped into him.

"Sorry" I said before I went to retrieve my skateboard,

"Oh my, if it isn't Valerie it's been eight months since the last time we met" he said looking at me, "are you avoiding me?" he said with a smirk.

I clenched my jaw, oh I hate this asshole, "Yeah, I have been avoiding you, since that's what most people do when they don't want to talk to someone"

He looked me up and down before throwing a glare, "You dress like a hobo" he said running a hand through his dirty blond hair.

I gave him a tight smile "yup, that's the look I'm going for"

"You should seriously get plastic surgery since..." I didn't hear the rest since I started skateboarding towards the nearest office supply store.

After twenty minutes, I managed to buy a USB and a cherry lollipop for myself. I was skating threw the park since it was a shorter route to my house. I got home in about ten minutes; I walked in through the front door,

"Dad I got your..." my eyes widened when I saw Eli sitting on the kitchen island with my dad.

I looked between both of them and slowly place the USB on the counter along with the change.

"What is he doing here?" I asked my dad,

"Oh he just stopped by to say hi, such a kind young man" my dad said looking at him,

"You've got to be kidding me" I muttered to myself,

I started heading to my room and was stopped by Eli,

"Are you not going to say hi?" Eli asked

I turned around and gave him a fake smile,

"Oh how could I forget, I apologize for my behaviour, greetings Eli, please make yourself at home" I said my voice filled with sarcasm, I rolled my eyes and continued to make my way to my room.

I walked into my closet and decided to look for a dress to wear to that stupid party, after rummaging for a few minutes I found out I had no idea what would be appropriate for the party. I groaned, why did I have to go to the stupid party, I'm going to cry. Just as I stepped out of my closet Eli walked into my room,

"When are you going to decorate your room?" he said, "It looks like shit."

I just rolled my eyes, "thank you for your opinion, it is greatly appreciated" I said monotonously, not caring for what he thought.

I lay down on my bed and started messaging my friends as Eli took a seat on my desk's chair.

"What are you going to wear to the party?" he asked

"Nothing, I'm going naked"

"Nice! I approve"

"I don't need your approval for anything"

"Please, I know you have a crush on me, you would obviously want my approval"

"Yeah totally, I have a humongous crush on you, I love you so much I sometimes feel like killing you in your sleep" I replied

I knew he was thinking of ways to embarrass me at the party, like last time when he 'accidently' spilled orange juice on my dress, or the time when he 'accidentally' slipped and made me fall into a pond. I don't even remember doing anything to this ass wipe, so I have no idea why he treats me the way he does.

His phone started ringing, he looked at the caller id before getting up and leaving 'finally' I thought, 'he's gone.' I opened up my laptop to watch Criminal Minds.