Liar

Eight

Today I haven't been to school. I spend all day at home because I was still so embarrassed by those guys and especially Niall. Jake asked me if he should take me anywhere and my answer always was the same: New York.

I always thought that I am a strong woman, with a strong personality who doesn't let anything or anyone bring her down.

I was wrong.

I am the weakest girl on this planet. I can't even stand up for myself when someone calls me ugly or spells his name or I don't know what. I start crying because of every little shit that happens. Liam and I weren't even friends. Did I actually believe that I could be friends with somebody who I've known for four days? I mean, I knew Liam for longer, but I had the first real conversation with him four days ago.

I’m lying in bed, thinking of how much I miss New York and that I won't be able to pass these few weeks before going back there. As my mobile phone buzzes I look at it and see that I've got a message from an unknown number.

*hey April! Can I come over today? I'd really like to see your house! Liam told me where it's situated xx oh and btw it's me, Louis  x*

I am really not in the mood to meet Liam's best friend, but I guess I'll survive ten minutes of Louis being here and talking a few words.

*absolutely! I'm a bit sick, so please don't wonder about how I look like! :)) x*

And there she was again, the insecure girl who has to warn boys from her ugliness.

"A guy I met two days ago comes here for a bit because he wants to see the house," I inform Jake.

"Oh, okay," he responds. "I'll just go and get some groceries with Sheila."

"All right." I sit down on the couch in my room and turn the TV on and watch The Big Bang Theory. I love the way everyone still likes Sheldon but they playfully mock him and Sheldon just doesn't get it. I would give everything to look like Penny alias Kaley Cuoco. She's got a perfect body and big boobs, and her face is so gorgeous. But still, she's together with Leonard and that shows that looks aren’t the only things that count, because there must be a good personality behind these looks.

"April, hun, you've got a visitor," Geoff calls me again and I hop down the stairs.

"Hi Louis," I greet him and he pulls me into a hug. I haven't really been close to any of these people here in Attleboro, but now that I am, I notice how friendly they all are. I've met Louis once, and we didn't even talk for five minutes and now I'm meeting him the second time and he's hugging me.

"Hey April," he says quietly. "I have to say, this house is legendary! It's big and beautiful and hell, no one in Attleboro knew about this house. Though it is a big town, everyone here knows every little corner of it, but this house has always been hiding."

"I still don't get what's so special about it, I mean, it's beautiful, but it's a house. A usual house."

"Trust me, this is not usual."

"Well, so, you've seen the house now, would you like to leave or watch TV or have a look at my room...“ I don't know how to act, I've never had a visitor that was only here to look at my house.

"I think I'll leave again, it's an amazing house and well, you're sick and I think it's not good for your health if an annoying twenty year old man is bothering you, so, see you around," he wraps his arms around me again and just in this moment the door opens and Jake and Sheila enter the house.

"Louis?" Jake looks confused. He knows him?

"Oh, hey Jake! Nice to see you here, but what are you doing here? I mean, you live in New York, don’t you?"