People I Don't Know

Tomorrow is Christmas

Erin Pov

I stood in front of my huge decorated Christmas tree. I glared at our house, it looked beautiful with lights and all the decorations made by our maids. But they are useless, no one is going to visit our house.

I'm gonna spend it all alone.

I can spend time with Luis but not when his father Daniel is around. He hates me, he doesn't like Luis to be my friend. I actually helped Luis to ruin his relationship with Martha Adams when we are in high school as he's not interested in her. Julie Adams her cousin is the only girl I dated, fake dated Luis for two months.

He always wanted me to be with him when he's around with Martha. So there is nothing I could do rather than to date her best friend like cousin Julie.

Martha and Julie both are rich spoilt girls. Even though we came from a wealthy family, we can not handle their show off. Definitely not our type of girls, anyhow Luis was interested in Rachel at that time. He wanted to get rid of her but he couldn't deny his father.

We both planned to mess with them and make them run away from us. As we planned, we became the worst boys at Martha's birthday party. We messed up, we ruined the party, almost making them cry and run away from us. It was so funny to think about it now but, I can't forget how we ended up sitting in jail for a night.

We are insane that night, terrible. I laughed inside me remembering that incident.

And Mr Daniel started hating me from then. He wanted to build a relationship with Martha's father, but we ruined it. He thought we were just crazy teenagers, not knowing what we were doing but we knew.

I can't believe Luis, I always stayed by his side no matter what. I won't say that he didn't do anything for me but he did nothing to my most important thing.

Fed invited me over to his place but I'm not going. Right now his place is filled with his teenage cousins who won't stop staring at me. I don't want to spend my Christmas that awkwardly.

It's really cold in the hall, I exhaled a breath and walked upstairs to my room. I went inside my room and reached the balcony. Tomorrow is Christmas, every house is well decorated and the streets are filled with dazzling lights. I smiled at them, being alone is my thing from the beginning. I feel like I was born to be alone, I can't cry over it. All I can do is smile and act like nothing is happening inside my heart.

I walked back into the room closing the doors and sat down on my bed. I looked at my mom photo on the study table beside my bed, I averted my look slightly to a shiny chain. It is Neel's chain, I kept it next to my mom photo.  I leaned over the table and took her chain into my hand.

"At least I have you," I whispered in the air and wear her chain like a bracelet. I smiled at it but soon my thoughts drifted on her. I felt more alone, my eyes are almost wet.

I slumped my body against the bed and closed my eyes controlling my emotions.

Someone entered my room, I slightly lifted my head to see who's that. I saw Luis walking into my room through the door, I ignored him and closed my eyes hitting my head against the mattress.

He came and sat next to me on the bed.
"What are you doing?" He asked a bit loud.
"Why you are here?" I mumbled.
He punched me on my thigh,
"Stop acting like this." He yelled lightly.
"Leave me alone Luis," I said to him, still with my closed eyes.
"Why?" He asked me.
"I'm better off alone," I told him.

"Don't talk like that, I'm never gonna leave my friend alone." He said and pulled my hand making me sit beside him.

I said nothing, I started rubbing my temples.
"You doesn't have to act this strange Erin, take it easy." He said looking at my face.
"I can take anything easy but not her." I cleared.
"Just take your time, everything will be fine." He said.
I gave him a look,
"Are you telling me to leave her and watch someone taking her hand?" I asked him in a serious tone.