Skinny Love

Chapter One - "I haven't seen ya 'ere before"

My off campus apartment wasn't too small, I mean it was homely, it had been since I moved here last year, I had decided to get my own place because I didn't exactly want to stay in the cramped dorm rooms with another student that I didn't know, I felt it would be good for me to have my own space. I've needed it, I like to be on my own a lot, this didn't stop me making friends however, it helped me, when they needed a place to crash they could always come here.

My apartment was only a 5 minute walk onto campus anyway, I could practically see the music department from my window and the student dorms were a stone throw away, that's where Jade, one of my best friends lived. My parents moved to America when I was 16, I moved from central London, we spend Christmas and most of summer over there anyway. We moved to LA due to my fathers properly business taking off and they decided to try their luck in America. To say we have money is an understatement but I've always had a part time job because I never wanted to live on whatever they gave me.

My parents divorced last year before I started college, I didn't really mind and dove more into my own world of music, writing songs, learning more songs on the guitar. My dad pays my tuition, which is a bonus as well as paying my rent, my mum owns a clothes store in LA named Isabella, after me, which I worked in a lot over the summer before I came to college.

I've only just returned to college after Christmas for my spring semester, I was looking forward to being back because I enjoy being here, I enjoy the freedom, I like getting my studies in order and staying on top of my classes, music is my passion, I have played the guitar and the piano since I was a little girl and had lessons every Tuesday and Saturday. I wanted to do my degree in music because I want to write songs, I love writing them, I have so many backed up on my computer it's insane, I want to write incredible songs for incredible artists and I want them to relate to the lyrics. I haven't seen Addison, my other best friend, since we left for winter break, she lives in New York so naturally she went home for the holidays.

It's a Saturday afternoon and its nippy outside, I had already been to the store, practiced the guitar and cleaned the apartment today, Addison was supposed to be here half an hour ago, I knew there would be some crisis in the sorority house, there always is. When I met Addison she was the last person I expected to become friends with, she was a brunette, great body, cheerleader, part of a sorority, always had the hottest guys fall for her. I however was the nerdy, gawky brunette who wore little make up and couldn't tell you what the difference was between eyeliner and foundation.

Addison had dragged me to a couple of parties last semester and I didn't really mind, I couldn't do it every week and I rarely got drunk, I had a serious boyfriend last semester and I never really wanted to go out, he didn't really want me too, we split up before Christmas because he was cheating on me and I didn't really love him anymore so I ended it, I don't really care. I hope Addison is going to a party tonight because I want to let my hair down and I feel like a couple of drinks.

Classes start Monday and I have sorted everything out so a party won't hurt, I switched the TV on after I put on some fluffy socks, I hear a knock at the door and I stand to answer it. Opening the door and having Addison jump through it and latch onto me like a bear was not what I was expecting.

"IZZIE" she basically screams into my ear forcing me to stumble backwards and fall.

"Thanks Addie" I laughed as we scrambled to our feet,

"I've missed you and I brought a friend too" she smiled as Liam walked through the door,

"Hey Izzie" he smiles hugging me,

"Wow, I didn't know you were going to be back today! I thought you were driving back tomorrow?" I asked as I locked the door behind them.

"Yeah, well I decided I couldn't miss the party tonight so I came back early" he shrugged taking a seat on my sofa.