Chapter 2

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Work was pretty slow so me and peter closed a bit early.

"Hey Peter, so I didn't exactly finish all of my work and I was wondering if you could help me?"
I say awkwardly cringing at the fact that I had to ask for help.

"Yeah sure!"
He says reassuringly

"I'll give you my number."
Almost as soon as he says that someone calls him, he checks the caller ID and answers quickly.

"Hey May. Oh okay, I'll just make dinner. No, no it's totally okay, miss you, love you, bye."
He says into the phone with a smile playing his lips the entire time.

"Here I'll give you my number now."
He says kinda nervous.

"Okay!"
I blurt out as I hand him my phone.

He quickly types in a few numbers then hands it back to me, I quickly change the contact name to "peter" before pocketing my phone.

"Well see you tomorrow!"
He shouts as he walks away with a smile. I smile back and wave.

I start heading the opposite way to my apartment, I guess you might be a bit confused since most teenagers don't live on their own, I'll explain.

Me and my parents lived in Manhattan when I was born, soon after we moved to Queens. By the time I was three my parents wanted to move back to Manhattan, they missed it there.
We barely made it out of the city before we were hit. It was a car full of teenagers skipping school.
Nobody made it out but me.

I was put into foster care for a while, I went to a few homes, they were all nice but they weren't home.
So just last year they let me live on my own, as long as I'm able to support myself and am healthy and continue going to school I'm allowed to live on my own. I get a few hundred dollars a month from the government which is really helpful so I only have to work one job.


I finally get home, I live in a small one bedroom apartment, it's nice enough.
Once I get inside I immediately start making dinner, I usually have kraft dinner or stir fry for dinner, I'm not a fan of much else.

After dinner I decided to text peter, I needed to finish those papers before Monday.

Sofie
Hey peter do you think you could help me with that homework now?
                                                  
                                                
                                              4602957739
                                                   Excuse me?
                  Who is this?  How did you get
                                                   My number
Sofie
It's Sofie? From work?
I had a few questions about homework and you said I could text you.

                                        4602957739
             No one's supposed to text this number, who are you?

Sofie
Um, you don't expect me to tell a stranger my full name do you?
I'm guessing you're not Peter you creep.

                                        4602957739
    Stop being so immature, I'll find out who you are one way or another.

Sofie
Yeah okay creep, I'm not immature, you're just stuck up.

                                   Stuck Up Creep
          Your name is Sofie Lee Watt.  You're 15, right now you're in  apartment number 17 first floor on  Jones St.  

Sofie
S i r that is not very cash money of you. This isn't fair I at least need a name for you other than
"Stuck Up Creep".

                                   Stuck Up Creep
  I've spent enough time texting you, I
        have more important things to do.

Sofie
Byee mister stuck up creep sir.
:)

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I slowly put my phone down on the table beside my bed with a smile, yeah maybe this persons a stalkerish creep but it's sure more entertaining than anything else going on in my life at the moment, I think I'll enjoy this.


I slowly wake up and make breakfast, just some toast and a banana before heading out to work. It's around 8:30am and I have to make it to Delmars at 9:00 exactly or else I'll be fired. (I've been late too many times this week)
I start speed walking since the deli's around a 30-40 minute walk away.
As soon as I walk out of my apartment building I notice a text message.

                                     Stuck Up Creep
Where are you going now?
It's so early, shouldn't a kid like you be asleep?
                                                              
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What did I just get myself into?

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