𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 - 𝙜𝙚𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙪𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙨

london

i turn off my music as i step out of my taxi and into the big city of london. i can still hear the tune of situations by escape the fate in my head from the journey here.

i get my luggage out of the boot and thank the driver, he nods back with a smile. the fresh air smells great, after being in a plane for 8 hours this is so worth it. i'm not going to screw this up. i will fit in here.

i walk over to the apartment complex which i will be living in for the foreseeable future, i hope this place treats me better than the last. holding my breath, i walk into the building.

i drag my luggage into the elevator and select the third floor on the panel of buttons. a boy catches my eye between the now closing elevator doors. hang on, i think he's rushing towards the elevator.

i step forward and put my hand in between the doors to stop them from closing, and am greeted by a brown haired, green eyed boy who smiles and thanks me.

i half smile back. he seems to be going to the same floor as me as he doesn't press another button. silently praying he doesn't speak to me, i twiddle my thumbs in anticipation. i really don't want to talk. but unfortunately, he opens his mouth.

"have you just moved here? i haven't seen you around before" the guy says, making eye contact.

shit. i don't really do talking with people i don't know and i don't know what the fuck to say. i manage to form a sentence despite my rising heart beat.

"uh yeah, i'm in apartment 11" i say, i mention my apartment number so he doesn't ask where i moved from, hopefully.

"no way, that's right across from my apartment, i'm number 9 if you ever need anything" he says with a friendly smile on his face. if he thinks i'm falling for this nice guy bullshit- well i'm not gonna fucking insult him because he might be useful to me later. looks like i'll have to fake it.

"thankyou, i'll remember that" i say returning the smile. he introduces himself as alex as we step out of the elevator.

"nice to meet you alex" i half smile his way again.

"nice to meet you too" he spins on his heels and walks towards his apartment. i do the same. i hate this talking to people stuff. gross. but i guess i have someone i know in this building if people i used to know find me and i need someone to help hide the body eh. and i still have time to come up with a new name to go with this new city.

fuck this fresh start was so overdue.