The New Neighbor

The meet

"Tessa!" My mom yells from the kitchen.

"Yes?!" I yell back

"Come down I wanna go meet the new neighbors" She says and I drop everything and run to my mirror. I haven't had a real friend, scenic Christi even though she wasn't real for long. I don't regret meeting her but I wish I would have seen how fake she was. When I get to the bottom of the stairs my mom is standing there with a box of chocolates. She has a big smile on her face.

"Ready?" She asks

"Yes I wanna see who is lucky to share my secret hideout." Before Christi left me we would hang out in the tree house between our rooms. I haven't been inside that house since that incident.

We walk over to the house and my mom knocks on the door. It opens and there stands a beautiful blonde woman in her 30s looks like she had a toddler on her hip and she is playing with her moms hair. She has big green eyes and a big smile. Her hair reaches her mid back and it's darker than her moms.

"Hello! I'm Carol and this is my daughter Tessa. We live next to you." My mom greets her and hands her the box of chocolates. The girl sets her child down and she runs to me. She wraps her arms around my legs.

"Hello and you are!?" I say and lift her up. I set her on my hip and she buries her face into my neck. "I'm Leanna but you can call me Lea for short." She says and I feel her smile against my skin.

"Hello, I'm Trish and I see you've met Lea." Trish smiles then gestures we come in. I walk inside and get light headed. I set Lea down and she frowns. I grab the door handle. "You okay Tessa? You look sick." My mom says. I get all the memories back and I fall on the ground.

When I wake up I see a tall brown haired boy with green eyes. He has ripped black jeans and a white t- shirt that shows his tattoos. If this is a dream I don't wanna wake up. I groan and sit up. "TESSA" My moms voice yells and she rushes over to me. I push her away and run to the bathroom. I hover over the toilet and that same boy comes in and pulls my hair away from my face and rubs my back. I vomit and tears fall from my eyes. "Sorry to meet you like this but I'm Hardin." He stands up and hands me a towel. "Hi, I'm Tessa" I smile at him. "Nice to meet you." He says and rubs his neck. "Come on I wanna show you something" I say and grab his hand. I run over to the old heater and press a button. "What is this?" He asks and I giggle. "This is something me and my old neighbor used to use. We were best friends but she did something to me I'll never forget, That's why I fainted." I say and he follows me to the tree house. "Please don't faint in here" He says and smiles. I blush and look away. "Is someone embarrassed?" He judges and I push him. "NO" I say so he can hear. He has a thick British accent. "Wanna fix it up?" He asks and I smile. "Sure" I say and go into my room. "I'll get some stuff from my room and you get stuff from yours." I say and smile. He turns so leave and mumbles something. "What?" I ask but he is already gone. I grab some lights and pillows and then crawl back. He is sitting there with his laptop and a blanket. I hang up the lights and he sets up a lounge. He lays down and pats the spot next to him. I lay down next to him but keep some distance. "Come on Theresa," he says and I look at him. "What? And don't call me that you call me Tessa or Tess" I look away. "Hey I'm sorry, Come here I don't bite" He grabs my waist and I relax. I rest my head on his chest. "What are we watching?" I ask. "Whatever you want" He gave me so much freedom. "Oooo we can watch my little pony" I say and his eyes go wide, I laugh because he looks like he is with his 3 year old sister. "What!?" He squeaks and I laugh harder. "Kidding Scott" I say and he glares at me. "Fine" He looks at me then grabs my waist and starts to tickle me. I let out a snort and he laughed. "Stop stop" I say and try to hit him but he grabs my wrist and pins them to the ground. I think of the incident and start to cry. He stops and lets go of my wrists but still hovers over me. "I'm- I'm sorry I didn't know." He says and moves off me. "Its okay," I say and wipe my eyes. "What even happened?" He asks and looks me in the eyes. "I don't wanna tell you because we met like 4 hours ago, I will one day I promise." I say and he smiles. "Okay so back to Netflix, what do you want to watch?" We settle for Twilight. I end up falling asleep.

*Hardin POV*

She falls asleep on my chest. Her hand is resting on my stomach and she is gripping my shirt. Her leg is resting on my waist and her breathing is slow and calm. She is so beautiful. I end up watching the rest of twilight then try to go to sleep. I don't succeed. I end up watching Tessa until my mom texts me. 'Where are you? You left with Tessa to go to your room and you're not here Hardin. I swear if you did something I will leave you here with your father and take Lee and myself back to England.' I read the text and realize that I forgot to tell them that we are okay. 'Mum I'm fine Tessa just fell asleep in our hideout that she has had since her childhood. I will see you tomorrow love you xx' I respond and she reads it but doesn't reply. I wanna know all about Tessa and her stories. I check the time and it's 3 in the morning. Shit I have school tomorrow. I look at Tessa and kiss her on the head and wrap my arms around her waist and she gets closer. I close my eyes and I end up falling asleep. 

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