The Boy Next Door

Chapter 1

The rest of the week went slow. We were getting in the routines of our new classes and the new people we were going to be around for the rest of the year. But finally it was Saturday and I could relax, just being able to lay in bed and not be around people was great. When I finally got out of bed and looked to see in was 1:30 pm. I walked out of my room and went into the small kitchen. I was in the fridge looking for some orange juice when my mom said "good morning" scaring the shit out of me.

"geeze mom, way to give me a heart attack." I almost screamed as I was trying to control my rapidly beating heart.

"sorry hun, I figured you seen me sitting on the couch."

"no I must have missed you" I replied trying not to sound like a bitch

"well I have some exciting news, you might want to sit down for this" she said as she slowly moved to the kitchen table.

"well what is it ?" I asked impatiently waiting for an answer

"well I've met someone, he's really nice and I've been seeing him for about a year now--"

"A YEAR ?! are you kidding me mom ? why haven't I met or heard of him ?"

" well I wanted to make sure he was the one before I brought him up." she said slowly

"well that's a pretty long time to wait" I snapped back at her

"I know, and I'm sorry. but that's not it. he is very wealthy and lives in a much better neighborhood than us. and well we are going to be moving in with him."

wait a second. Did I hear her right? We were moving in with her new boyfriend ! That I have never met! WTF . "we are moving? with a guy that I don't even know? Where does he even live ?"

"He lives in little rock, about am hour away from here"

" you want me to move an hour away ?! away from josh and sandy and the school ive been going to for four years ! just because you found a new fucking boyfriend ?" I yelled feeling the heat rush to my cheeks.

"watch your mouth young lady !" she snapped back

"I can't believe you would do this to me mom?" I didn't even give her time to answer. I ran into the bathroom and slammed the door. Why would she make me leave everything i knew. How was I even going to tell josh. I looked in the mirror and put my hair into a messy bun. I put a black headband on and brushed my teeth. Still in grey yoga pants and a black tank top I stormed out of the room, grabbed my car keys and slammed the front door. I pulled out my cell phone and texted josh that I needed to talk to him. after waiting for ten minutes in the parking lot, I tried to call him. No answer. What could he be doing, I needed to talk to him, I needed him to comfort me and say everything was going to be fine. I pulled out of the parking lot and started driving for his house. He might just be sleeping in.

I pulled into the driveway of his two story white house. His car was there so I knew he was home. I got out of my car and walked to the front door. I knocked a few times and waited for what seemed like five minutes. I reached in my bag and grabbed the spare key he gave me to his house. His parents were always traveling so this was like my second home by how much I stayed here. I put the key in the lock and opened the door. I walked in leaving the door cracked behind me. I walked through the living room which connected to the dinning room. I turned down the hallway and went up the stairs to joshes room. it was like a mini I apartment up there. I opened the door and looked around the little lounge that had a door way leading to his bedroom. it looked empty so I turned around to go down the stair and them heard a noise from the bedroom. I started to walk toward the room and heard it again. as I pushed the door open my breath caught in my throat. I felt the lump rise in my throat. swallowing it down I looked in shock. Josh..... I have to be dreaming. he can't do this to me. he couldn't. she couldn't... My best friend and my boyfriend ? together ?

"what the fuck ?" I yelled

They both looked up at me with wide eyes. Josh looked at me like i was a ghost and jumped up grabbing a pillow to cover himself. "Kelly wait its not what it looks like!"

"so I didn't just walk into my best friend getting screwed by my boyfriend?" I yelled

"well yeah, but no. wait I didn't want this to happen."

before he could even finish I turned on my heels and practically ran as fast as I could to the front door. I got outside and jumped in my car.

Josh ran out to the car and grabbed the car door before it closed. "please Kelly it was a mistake, I love you."

"yeah love me my ass. go back to screwing your ho. lose my number too jerk off." I pushed him away and slammed the door. I pulled out and sped down the road to anywhere but there. I felt my eyes starting to burn as the tears rolled down my cheek . I must be dreaming. this can't be happening. I'm not moving an hour away, I didn't jut see my best friend and boyfriend sleeping together. this is all a dream. it has to be.

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I couldn't sleep at all, I finally turned on my light and looked at the clock on the wall. 4:32am. I reached on the night stand and grabbed my phone to see I had seven messages and three missed calls. most from Josh trying to get me to talk to him, one was from sandy trying to explain what happened and that she was sorry. I felt the anger build up in my chest, the heat rushing to my cheeks as I read through them. I tossed my phone on the floor and got out of my bed heading towards my closet. there wasn't much in there since we started packing when I got home. I decided not to tell my mom about it because then she would want to talk about it and I didn't want to do that. I slipped on some regular blue Hollister jeans and a black t-shirt. I pulled my hair into a pony tail while walking out of my room to the front door. I grabbed my bag and my car keys. I slipped out of the front door and into my car. I pulled out and started driving towards the lake.

it was around an hour long drive. But it was well worth it. I pulled up and parked in the grass. It was warm and the breeze felt good against my skin. I walked over the little rock ledge and into the soft sandy area leading to the water. I pulled my shoes off and sat down. Hearing the crash of the waves seemed to help me calm down. I was deep into thought, thinking of the events that had just happened and how it all happened so fast. Tears burned my eyes as they began to fall down my face. Exhaustion swept over me and my eyes started feeling heavy. I looked at my phone, it was 6:45 am. well I wasn't going to school today. I leaned back and laid down so I could see the stars that were still out. I closed my eyes and breathed in the smell of the water. Sleep slowly taking over me.