New Boy [Daniel Seavey]

six

from Best Friend: hey Bestie, you okay?

to Best Friend: I'm fine.

from Best Friend: okay.

It's around two in the afternoon, on a Saturday, and normally I would be at the mall with Bailey, but honestly I don't feel like going anywhere right now. I don't feel like doing anything right now.

"Ashlyn?" 

I turn towards my door and see my mom standing there. "Yeah Ma?"

"There's a boy at the door for you." 

"Did you get a name?" I ask getting out a bed and grabbing a hoodie from my floor.

"No, he said you should know who he is." 

But I have no idea who would be at my house on a Saturday afternoon. I pull on some shorts and throw my disgusting greasy hair into a messy bun. I run downstairs. I walk into the kitchen first to find Ma,but before I can even say anything she's talking. "He's on the couch. I gotta go to work, it could be a double shift today sweetie. I'll text you when I know." 

"Okay, love you." Double shift means that she wouldn't be home till noon tomorrow.

"Love you too." she says before leaving the house.

I walk into the living room and see the only other person I don't want to see today sitting on my couch. "Daniel Seavey."

"Ashlyn Grey."

"Why the hell are you in my house?" I ask putting my hands on my hips.

"I was wondering if you wanted to do something today," he replies with a smile. An actual smile. Not his stupid little smirks he does when he's flirting with Bailey, it's the smiles I get in calculus when I make a comment about our teacher.

"I didn't really plan on doing something today." I say as I motion towards my outfit and my hair.

Daniel laughs, "how long does it take you to get ready?" 

"Well I have to shower and I need to wash my hair. Twenty minutes tops."

"You don't wear makeup?" Daniel asks. 

"Not usually, but when I do, I don't wear a lot."

"Oh, well why don't you go get ready and I'll chill out here." 

"Do I have a choice?"

"Nope." 

"Can you tell me where we're going?" 

"Nope." 

I roll my eyes, "fine okay." I pick up the remote off the coffee table and toss it into Daniel's lap. "Here watch some TV or Netflix while you wait." 

I walk back upstairs and go into my room and grab my phone. I walk out into my bathroom. I place my phone on counter and start playing Shawn Mendes' new song 'If I Can't Have You'.  I turn on the shower and wait for the water to warm up. I take my hair down let it fall and I remove my clothes, by the time that I do all that, my water is hot enough. I let the water fall on me, it's too hot, but I get use to it. I let the water drench my hair as I just stand there and think. Bailey isn't doing anything today. I know that because I asked her yesterday what she was doing today and she said whatever we do, but we're not doing anything. Which means she's probably home watching the newest Noah Centineo movie. 

Once I'm out of the shower I wrap my body in a towel and grab my phone walk out of my bathroom. I dry off my body and pick some clothes. I decide on some black yoga pants and a yellow crop top with a cloud on the right side. I throw my clothes on and put my hair into braids. I look at my shoes and decide to slip on some checkered vans. I go back downstairs and see Daniel walking along the wall looking at pictures of younger me. He looks like he's actually looking at me, like trying to find the story behind it.