Preferably In Bed Sheets

03/12

I slammed my bedroom door and went to the fire escape to scream. It's my place. The place I go when I'm sad and need to cry, or when I want quiet when the neighbours below start going at it like dogs or even when my mum decides to ground me on my birthday - which isn't a regular occurrence but on this occasion.

I slid out the window and let the cold air hit my tonsils as I opened my mouth and screamed. And screamed. And screamed.

I'm glad to get that out of my system.

I relax on the window sill and see a robin hopping about on the railings. I reach for my sketch pad from the dressing table inside which sits next to the window. It's dark eyes were the hardest to capture as I drew the red breasted creature. They were filled with mischief and fun.

"That's pretty good," a voice said from above. I jumped at the noise and the robin flew away. A boy with a cigarette between his index finger and thumb looked down at my sketch, his eyes filled with curiosity.

I blushed shyly and muttered a quiet thanks. He climbed down the stairs until he was face to face with me. I nervously avoided eye contact with this stranger. He was tall and lean as he easily hovered me.

After a minute of silence, the boy decided to break it with, "Hi, I'm Jessie. What's your name?"

"Delilah."

Jessie grinned at me. He ran his hand through his shaggy brown hair and took another drag from his cigarette. He offered me it but I immediately declined. I'm too chicken to try it, although it would piss my mum off.

"I just moved upstairs. 6a? And Delilah you are very quiet," Jessie remarked. I blushed harder.

"I'm guessing you don't like talking, well tough titty because I never shut up. Em, me and my brother moved above you, he's my legal guardian. I listen to a lot of music, John Mayer is amazing, and The Fray, OneRepublic, oh and The Cab. I am shit at drawing and looking at the drawing you just did you obviously aren't. I'm sixteen and my favourite colour is blue. Oh and I think you are beautiful Delilah."

My mouth dropped open. This boy is forward. Like way forward. My face was practically on fire and I shyly had to look away from Jessie who was now sitting next to me.

That was the first time I have been called beautiful. Freckle face, or sprinkles maybe but not beautiful. Even my parents didn't call me beautiful, not that they call me ugly, but beautiful? Never.

"What's wrong? You are gorgeous. Your turn to tell me about yourself, I'm all ears."

Beautiful? Gorgeous? I was on the verge of passing out with all these compliments coming from this beautiful, gorgeous boy.

"I'm Delilah Moon. I'm fifteen. I love Nutella and candles. I thank you for complimenting me, although I know it's you just being polite, my fav-"

"I'm not being polite, I being honest. I think you are beautiful and gorgeous, deal with it. Wait until next week when we are best friends, I'll be so trying to get with you."

I laughed at how forward he is. His parents must have dropped him as a baby.

"How do you know I want to be friends with you?" I asked, amused at this little game.

I turned to face him properly, examining his face. He had perfect white teeth, hidden behind thick full lips. His skin was the colour of untouched sand and matched his dark blue eyes which were almost black. I loved that I could see deep into them.

"Because you haven't left yet. Even though I would have scared off most girls, you, Delilah Moon, like me, even though you really don't want to. So same time tomorrow?" he asked, abruptly jumping up and already halfway up the stairs.

I nodded, unsure why. My heart was racing with his energy and I was short of breathe. Did that just happen? Was that real?

A/N

Hello, this is my new book with a working title. I like the idea of it and the idea just came to my head so it's all very quick.

I know a lot of you will either hate Jessie or love him. If I was Delilah, I'd be like "dude what the frenchfries?" But I'm not Delilah, in fact we are opposites as you will read in the future.

So thanks for reading! and keep reading and I love you and yeah.

Tell me what you think of Jessie in the comments!!! (Pic of Gregg Sulkin who I kind of imagine as Jessie, apart from Jessie's dreamy eyes)

Molly xoxo