It was just another ordinary day- Or so I thought. The blistering heat of the sun was gleaming down on the top of my head, hot enough that I swear my hair was sizzling! I wasn't used to the heat yet so there was sweat trickling down my neck, making me even more grateful I was alone. No body there to secretly judge me, talk behind my back- betray me. I had only been here a couple of weeks, yet I already knew my way back to the safety of my flat from college as if I'd been there years!
You see, I used to live in England. I grew up with wind, rain and cold. The rare sunny days we did get were never as beautiful as the sun here! I moved away from there shortly after High school, I couldn't bare to be there any longer, I could hardly call it a home any more ...
I moved in with my Dad up here, leaving behind my Family, Friends, who I long to speak with again, Pets and the one place I truly loved there- The orchard next to my house. On The rare sunny day I would lie there in the heat wearing shorts and a t-shirt, no longer caring about the consequence of saying my thoughts out loud. Generally I held my tongue instead of expressing my thoughts, but here I could let it all loose. It was the one place I could escape from my worries, escape from my thoughts.
But now it's gone, and I'm living with my Dad. Away from my old friends, away from the warmth of my dogs cuddling up to me- away from my orchard- All the way over here, in America.
I've dreamed of being in America since i was little, but not in these circumstances! I always imagnied being with friends, not living with my Dad who i hadn't even spoken to since i was 10! 7 Years and he only gets in touch half way through my last year of High School, roughly a year ago from now, although the timing was okay- living there was just starting to get bad ... worse than bad, excruciatingly painful!
When he first tried to make contact with me about a year ago he informed me that he had a new job abroad, that's why he hadn't been in contact for so long. At the time this seemed like a weak excuse, but after giving months of thought i decided to see him on a regular basis- mainly just to get out of the house.
It was hard to see him at first, it brought back so many memories i was trying so hard to forget. Memories of my childhood...
After high school he suggested this amazing college in America, near where he was working and of course i couldn't pass this offer up without extreme consideration! My friends begged me not to go, but they had no real argument not to let me leave.
So here I am, in the blazing heat of the sun walking home on my own from college to be welcomed by the sound of snoring that will be sure to come from my Dad's bedroom.
I feel the slight vibration coming from my Jeans pocket, only meaning one thing- a text! Out of excitement i snatch my phone out of my pocket, nearly dropping it, and type in the pass code. When i get a text it's only ever from my friends back in England! With the time difference they're rarely online when I am so texting is our main way of communication anymore! Instantly my fingers slide over the screen, opening my inbox folder and i eagerly await for the message to be shown.
I'm not disappointed. It's from my one and only best friend, who i vowed my life on keeping in contact with when i moved away. She was the only person who understood my reasoning, to start fresh, plus America has better job oppertunities! Ruby was the only one who supported my wish. And for that, i am forever grateful! Me and Ruby go way back, I've known her and been her friend for since i can remember! We never fell out, although we had different points of view and personalities, we never fell out! We understood each other! My love for her as a person was greater than anyone else! Of course I had my other friends too, but none of them could share the connection me and Ruby had.
Even though all the message said was "Wassuup'?? xD Xoxo" It made me smile as much as if she's written out a loving paragraph of finely entwined words. She always knew i replied with the casual "The sky ^^ ;) xoxo" answer, which was my favorite thing to do in conversations, and this made the text an even greater honour to receive!
After Ruby's text completely enlightening my mood, i set off home again almost skipping with joy. But my mood didn't stay that way for long as i turned the corner to the buildings of flats that hold mine in their midst to find Ambulances with flashing lights and police cars with bright stripes parked outside my building.
My heart began to beat faster and faster, scenarios of disasters flash through my mind, questions that i can not answer with out stepping forwards and asking what happened circle in my thoughts. But i seem to have been paralyzed to the spot in fear that something awful had happened. I stare at the flashing light on the roof of one of the Ambulances like a deer staring into the headlights of the vehicle about to smash into it causing it's death...
Finally i pluck up enough courage to run over and ask if everything's okay. My feet seem to co-operate in this as I'm barely aware of my actions until I smack full pelt into it.
I stood up cautiously, picking my self up off the floor i had slammed into, i checked for any broken bones only being able to feel excruciating pain sending waves of agony over my left leg. I didn't think it was broken, so i began to search around on the floor for the mysterious someone I had blown over. I hear a groan on the floor behind me and as I slowly turn my body round ready to apologize, my eyes flew over the most perfect being, I had ever seen.
Josh Hutcherson.
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One Person Can Make Such A Difference- Josh Hutcherson FanFic
FanfictionImagine everything has started fresh, everything has suddenly been wiped clean and you've been given the chance to start over again removing your mistakes. But then imagine if all the mistakes you've made and bad memories you've had creep up on you...