ava
i just moved into to my very first apartment in Los Angeles at the age of 23. i moved here from a small town in Colorado. it's a tiny but cozy apartment, just enough space for me and my music. i have wanted to start my career but haven't gotten the opportunity until now. i was offered a job at Interscope Records at the front desk, yes i know it's not that interesting but its something, cut me some slack.
i start to unpack the boxes that i hauled into my apartment prior. i started with my bedroom since it is what i need done most. my bed is already set up and made due to it already being 10:08pm. it took two and a half hours, never again am i doing that by myself. as i'm putting my makeup on my vanity i hear the low tone of a bass play through the walls with some quieter music in the back. i stop in my tracks to take a listen, i then hear a voice start to sing. the voice is low but not deep, it's quite beautiful actually, peaceful.
the mysterious boy that i live next too is very talented. he starts messing up and starting from the beginning, i eventually start learning the lyrics as i begin unpacking again. "i hear you calling out my name" i sing along as he begins the lyrics, "i hear the sound, i love the taste." he then stops after singing through what seems to be a verse, that's all what he has finished i'm assuming from all he has played tonight.
i stop unpacking for the second time and start scribbling on a small piece of paper, "hey, im your new next door neighbor! i noticed you singing and playing bass while unpacking, i just want to say it was beautiful and i'd love to hear some more! -ava aka #7 :)" i sigh and quietly walk out my front door into the dim lit hallway. i slowly slide the paper in the crease on the bottom of the door and knock to get his attention as i tip toe back to my apartment trying to be as sneaky as possible.
moments later, i'm finishing up my room and hear a loud knock on my door making me jump and let out a gasp. i walk to the front door and unlock it to be matched with a tanned boy with chocolate brown eyes that even glisten in the dim lighting from the hallway, tattoos on his arms that are somewhat covered by his t-shirt, and buzzed blue hair, it all complimented him very well, did i mention he's very attractive?
"uh hi?" i say confused "hi, i'm Calum, i live next door" he chuckles scratching the back of his neck awkwardly. so this is the mystery boy with the lovely voice, "oh shit! hi hello" i blurt out from embarrassment with a slight flush of pink beginning to appear on my cheeks causing him to chuckle slightly. "i got your note" he waves the piece of paper "thank you by the way, it's very kind. i'm glad you enjoyed it instead of bitching at me about it" he laughs, i let out a giggle as he glares at all the boxes around.
"want some help? it's my way of doing something nice since you did go out of your way to give me a little love letter" he jokes already poking at my shoulders, "hey!" i playfully hit his shoulder "it is not a love letter, i am only just now meeting you" i reply making a point "true, but i'm still helping, plus then maybe we can actually get to know each other and ill get more love letters" he smiles, i roll my eyes "whatever you say" i let out a small chuckle as i move out of the doorway to let him in. he makes his way in and takes in the view of a new territory as i shut the door behind him.
"i say we unpack the living room stuff since those boxes are easier to get too" i break the short lived silence. "sounds good to me" he says immediately finding the box of pillows and ripping it open, i on the other hand go to the decoration box and as i open it i get a pillow chucked at me "what was that for?" i say laughing and throwing it back at him. "just for shits and giggles" he laughs throwing it back once again, throwing the rest of the pillows one by one after knocking me onto the couch "Cal!!" i scream. "shhhh be quiet it's late" he says while taking the pile of pillows off of me holding in his laughter, i give him a cold stare, grabbing a pillow without him noticing and softly swing it at his head and chuckle.
Calum decides to end the pillow fight and holds his hand out to help me off the couch, instead of taking it i pull him onto the couch next to me and we both just burst into laughter. "i haven't laughed this hard in months" i blurt out after we calm down. "really? why is that?" he asks curiously, looking at me worried, "i've just had a really rough year, i came here to kind of just restart i guess" i smile hopefully "well i guess you're just going to have to deal with me more often because i want to make this year the best year" he smiles brightly "i guess so" i chuckle laying my head on his shoulder still out of breathe from laughing, feeling exhausted.
"i don't want to unpack anymore" i giggle, "i unpacked my whole room and brought all my furniture in" i say looking at him. "oh shit i want to see your room" he replies standing up "alright lets go then, you have the same layout you know where to go" i laugh. wow i laughed at my own stupid apartment joke. he shoves the door open and starts looking around, "holy. fuck. you play bass too?" he looks at me giddy in excitement standing next to my all black Fender bass. "yes, well? i'm trying to teach myself" i let out a small laugh "it's not going the greatest though" i play with my fingers nervously, "i'll have to teach you" he smiles warmly, "i'll teach you some simple and popular bass lines at first so you can get the hang of out" he reassurances.
it's now 12:01am. we're sitting on the edge of my bed, the sides pf our thighs meeting each others as if there's not enough space on a bed to sit. since he saw my bass all we've made of conversation is about our love for music. "it's getting really late and i need to get up early tomorrow so i should probably head to bead. i will come knocking later tomorrow to see how much you've done and actually help you if you still need it."
he stands up and gives me a warm smile, his eyes squinting more than normal due to him being tired. "sounds good to me. i have to get up early as well for work," i give him the same warm smile. we walk to the door and he walks out i leave the door open "i had a really nice time talking with you" he says before he walks away "me too" i reply instantly smiling "goodnight cal" i gaze at him as he's walking backwards to his door "goodnight ava" he says almost tripping over his own feet then walks into his own apartment.
i close and lock my door before slowly walking to my bedroom and changing into a big t-shirt and shorts and fall back onto my bed and just think about how well today went. i met my neighbor who is so fun and has a great presence and could be a great friend or maybe more if i want that to happen. who knows if i'm ready for that. i just got here and i had a bad last relationship, who knows if it'll happen again. tomorrow is a new day, my first day of work, i see Calum again after that, let's hope it stays as easy as this.
[hiya. i hope you like this, i tried my best and i hope i can continue this :)]-e
