Reserved
We're new in town.
Chapter 1
I contemplated, to myself of course, but mainly about life. Where I was going in life and how I would end up. I guess I used his death as a plethora, I gave up and felt everything else didn’t matter. Ever since dad died, things haven’t been the same….
I slumped down on the wall as I closed the last box full of crap from my room. Moving is by far the hardest thing to do. I accolade anyone who has to move often. I only had two friends and one was coming with me. Dana, my best friend, used to live with her parents, until they decided to move to PA. She’s been with us since. I guess you could say moving for me isn’t that bad since I don’t really have to say goodbye to anyone…..Vivian, my older sister; who I must say is nothing like me, is crying her eyes out. She has tons of friends, and moving was not in her agenda.
It’s a lot, to move from somewhere you knew so well to somewhere you know nothing about, but moving to a whole new country is way worse. I’m only 16 and IM MOVING TO ENGLAND!... Mom’s new income would make triple the money she once did, and would help us not worry about our bills…but I want to stay in New York. Bright lights, concrete jungle….the only thing cool about England is grass and tea. Something I would have to get accustomed to.
…I know for a fact I’ll hate it there…
8 hour flight… if I could poke my eyes out with a fork I would. Pure torture.
What’s worse is I don’t even know where we’ll be living either…awesome.
Mom reassured all of us that our stuff was shipped to the house by the time we landed and that our house was going to be beautiful..
We had took a cab that drove the four of us to a place called Cheshire. Got no clue where it was but it was really pretty. Our house was gorgeous too. Way bigger than what I had expected.
I immediately shouted. I CALL DIBS ON THE MASTER BEDROOM. Vivian rolled her eyes,
Mom agreed, and Dana called dibs to the room next to mine.
As we walked in my mom all gave us our customized keys.
I actually was so siked to be moving into this huge house. Kudos to my mom’s boss for buying this beautiful house. As we walked in I ran up the stairs until I reached the third floor. Dana and I shrieked in excitement. On the third floor there was the master bedroom, an empty room in the middle, and then another bedroom on the side as well. If you walked towards the end of the hall there was another empty room. Basically an attic, we dropped our bags off in our own rooms and made a few decisions on how we would arrange the rooms. I had thought that the middle room, in between Dana and I would be an awesome walk-in closet for the two of us. Indeed, this house was vast, and spacious..something I would have to get used to.
We walked downstairs to explore a little bit more, and see what else there was. Vivian had called the basement, claiming she needed her space away from this “crazy family”. A mental case on her own; Dana and I ignore her half the time anyway. We love her but shes a tad too much. My mom had taken the extended part of the house. It was technically still part of the house, just recently added. It was like a little cottage for my mom; bathroom, kitchen, and relaxing area included. The second floor was sort of a leisure floor, a vast library in one room, and exercise room in the next, and what looked like a recording room in the end of the hall. First floor, of course had the kitchen, dining, and living areas.
Well….i looked at the legion of boxes. Thankfully, the movers moved all the new furniture and arranged them all in their rooms. Some still had their plastic on, so I guess all I had to do was find the boxes I needed to fix my room. I ran up the stairs and threw on some leggings and a super oversized tee, as well as a scarf to match. Need something cute to wear while decorating.
I looked like dobby in his pillow sack, but oh well!
My phone buzzed and it was my mom informing me that we had people coming over soon to help us move into our new home. As soon as I reached the first floor I heard the door bell ring, I rushed to open in and was greeted by some really hot kids.
“Uh…hi” trying not to seem too awkward.
“Hi, my names Louis, and this is Zach.” Louis reached out and shook my hand.
Louis, was tall, had light brown hair and crystal blue eyes. Sort of smart-preppy-modern look to him. Zach, was tall too, but had dark brown hair, and hazel eyes. He had more of a punk yet angelic look to him….innocent in a way. Thankfully Dana walked over to the door, alleviating the awkward-ness .A freshly brewed coffee in one hand, she locked eyes with Zach and almost spat it all over the floor. Claiming it was ‘hot’, but I knew exactly who Dana’s type was and…well the only thing that was hot was Zach.
She eyed Zach and gave a shy smile as a sort of hello to them.
“We are your new neighbors. Zach lives to the left of ya, I live across the yard and our dearest friend Harry lives in the flat right next to ya too. Haha we all have big houses, isn’t it great?” he smiled
“Don’t be a cheeky pup Lou. We’re here to help ya move all your boxes in, an we can tell you have many.”
As I turned to show them the boxes, I overheard a voice coming our way.
“Hey, Hey, Hey, wait up. You aren’t gonna introduce me lads. How rude! My names Harry.” He winked and smiled.
WHY ARE THEY ALL SO HOT
I looked over at Dana who seemed to be in awe. Harry …looked like well…beautiful. Curly hair tousled to the side, tall, lean, and green eyes. Dana turned and gave me the eye, well aware of my sudden awe. The eyes, the hair, and my current obsession over the infamous UK boy band….made my day then and there. They all hard sorts of tattoo’s, I tried looking at a few before noticing I was weird staring at their chest. ….I snapped out of my bubble and introduced Dana and I.
“Hi my names Thalia, but you can call me Lia and that’s my best friend Dana. My mom’s in her little cottage unpacking and Vivian is on another level. Don’t bother with her.”
They laughed and I told them that all the boxes should have their names on where they should be put in. I picked up one of my boxes and started up the stairs, until I felt a long pair of hands grab my waist. I jumped a little, and turned to see it was Harry.
“Now.. Now. Don’t get ahead of yourself. I’ll carry all your boxes.” He winked and grabbed the box out of my arms.
You’re cute…really really cute..but I can carry my own boxes.
“Well thank you for that kind offer, but I prefer to carry my own boxes.” I grabbed the box back and headed up the stairs, as I turned to go up the next flight, I could see Harry in shock. Guess no girl’s ever declined any of his offers. He smirked to himself and hurried off to grab one of my other boxes. As I walked up the next flight, I had a come to a logical conclusion. I couldn’t let myself be afraid anymore, I had let people step all over me and I had let my dad’s death dig myself in a deeper hole. I decided it was time to take Dana’s advice and stand up for myself, be a bitch and beat people at their own game.
Harry caught up with me, and dropped off some of the boxes in the room, before I had stopped him.
“Hey! Harry.”
Surprised, by my sudden interest. He cocked his head to his side and raised his eyebrow. “Yes Thalia?”
“Do you know any big malls around here, where Dana and I could go wardrobe/tool shopping for our new closet.”
“Well theres a big mall I could take you two to, while you wait for your cars to ship over.”
“Oh I don’t want to be a bother…we shop…a lot.”
“Well then ill let you two shop till what you all say drop. As long as you let me make this new closet… Free of charge.”
I immediately blurted out “ Omg. I would love you forever.”
He smiled and I ran down the stairs to take some money from my mom.
“Sweetie here’s 400 for Harry so he can fix that room into a nice walk-in closet. We don’t know how much it’ll cost him, and since this job is paying way more than I ever wanted…” She paused and looked at me for a few seconds..i guess for reassurance before handing me two credit cards and a envelope full of money.
“MOM OH MY. I love you!!!! You got us credit cards!! And spending money!!.” I jumped up and down and then gave my mom the biggest hug and kiss.
“Yes! But be responsible. There isn’t really a spending limit, because it's a black card but be responsible. I know you like brand names, and so far we have loads of money to spend. We owe it all to your dad, too. His new idea not only landed all of us jobs in the near future, but gave us money that would last us a lifetime.” She gave me a big smile.
“Mom..thank you. I’m really happy we moved, and I can’t explain how much I love you right about now. You’re my everything mom.” I got all teary eyed and leaped in for a hug.
I then ran up the stairs screaming like a crazed little girl.
“DANAAAAAAAA MOM GAVE US CREDIT CARDS. GO THANK HER” her head popped out the door and she sped down the stairs leaping at my mom for a hug.
I returned into my room to see Harry looking at my Celebrity box. He shot his head up as I entered the door.
“Suprised? Didn't know you hated all the celebrities…I mean look at the box..” He laughed at his own sarcastic remark.
“Oh obviously Harry.” I took out the 400 and handed it to him.
“Here’s for any of the tools and supplies you’ll need…”
“I said free of charge Thalia..”
“And I’m saying take the money, because you’ll need it..and call me Lia” I walked up to him, grabbed his hand and put the 400 in it before closing it back. As I took back my hand I felt an adrenaline rush surge through my body….so weird..
After about an hour we had all the boxes in their correct rooms. All we needed was to unpack them and we were ready. I walked over to the boys and thanked them.
“You guys really are amazing. It would have taken us days to get those boxes in their right place.”
Louis and Zach smiled while taking a sip of the lemonade my mom had prepared. Harry of course had to say something.
“We need to do a few things..Enroll you in school and help load that huge walk in closet you guys want so bad…..” He turned to Zach “Hey call the gang and tell em to meet us by the
Twemlow Mall. It has all the stores they like”
“Yea ill call em…we’ll pick you all up in 30?”
“Thalia and I just need to get changed and we’ll be out the door.” Dana smiled at Zach. They obviously had a thing goin on.
I gave Dana the eye and laughed. Louis left to go pick up his girlfriend Elli, leaving Harry and I. Zach and Dana were in their own little world.
I jumped as Harry whispered in my ear. “Well love,we should be clicking like that…” Glancing over at the two lovebirds.
I turned and laid my hands on his chest as I whispered in his ear. “Maybe…but I play hard to get..so you’re really gonna have to come and get it.”
I glance up and see Harry surprised…again. I turn on my heel and head up the stairs to search for a new outfit. As soon as I do, we all wait for Louis and “the gang” before heading off for shopping spree.
I contemplated, to myself of course, but mainly about life. Where I was going in life and how I would end up. I guess I used his death as a plethora, I gave up and felt everything else didn’t matter. Ever since dad died, things haven’t been the same….
I slumped down on the wall as I closed the last box full of crap from my room. Moving is by far the hardest thing to do. I accolade anyone who has to move often. I only had two friends and one was coming with me. Dana, my best friend, used to live with her parents, until they decided to move to PA. She’s been with us since. I guess you could say moving for me isn’t that bad since I don’t really have to say goodbye to anyone…..Vivian, my older sister; who I must say is nothing like me, is crying her eyes out. She has tons of friends, and moving was not in her agenda.
It’s a lot, to move from somewhere you knew so well to somewhere you know nothing about, but moving to a whole new country is way worse. I’m only 16 and IM MOVING TO ENGLAND!... Mom’s new income would make triple the money she once did, and would help us not worry about our bills…but I want to stay in New York. Bright lights, concrete jungle….the only thing cool about England is grass and tea. Something I would have to get accustomed to.
…I know for a fact I’ll hate it there…
8 hour flight… if I could poke my eyes out with a fork I would. Pure torture.
What’s worse is I don’t even know where we’ll be living either…awesome.
Mom reassured all of us that our stuff was shipped to the house by the time we landed and that our house was going to be beautiful..
We had took a cab that drove the four of us to a place called Cheshire. Got no clue where it was but it was really pretty. Our house was gorgeous too. Way bigger than what I had expected.
I immediately shouted. I CALL DIBS ON THE MASTER BEDROOM. Vivian rolled her eyes,
Mom agreed, and Dana called dibs to the room next to mine.
As we walked in my mom all gave us our customized keys.
I actually was so siked to be moving into this huge house. Kudos to my mom’s boss for buying this beautiful house. As we walked in I ran up the stairs until I reached the third floor. Dana and I shrieked in excitement. On the third floor there was the master bedroom, an empty room in the middle, and then another bedroom on the side as well. If you walked towards the end of the hall there was another empty room. Basically an attic, we dropped our bags off in our own rooms and made a few decisions on how we would arrange the rooms. I had thought that the middle room, in between Dana and I would be an awesome walk-in closet for the two of us. Indeed, this house was vast, and spacious..something I would have to get used to.
We walked downstairs to explore a little bit more, and see what else there was. Vivian had called the basement, claiming she needed her space away from this “crazy family”. A mental case on her own; Dana and I ignore her half the time anyway. We love her but shes a tad too much. My mom had taken the extended part of the house. It was technically still part of the house, just recently added. It was like a little cottage for my mom; bathroom, kitchen, and relaxing area included. The second floor was sort of a leisure floor, a vast library in one room, and exercise room in the next, and what looked like a recording room in the end of the hall. First floor, of course had the kitchen, dining, and living areas.
Well….i looked at the legion of boxes. Thankfully, the movers moved all the new furniture and arranged them all in their rooms. Some still had their plastic on, so I guess all I had to do was find the boxes I needed to fix my room. I ran up the stairs and threw on some leggings and a super oversized tee, as well as a scarf to match. Need something cute to wear while decorating.
I looked like dobby in his pillow sack, but oh well!
My phone buzzed and it was my mom informing me that we had people coming over soon to help us move into our new home. As soon as I reached the first floor I heard the door bell ring, I rushed to open in and was greeted by some really hot kids.
“Uh…hi” trying not to seem too awkward.
“Hi, my names Louis, and this is Zach.” Louis reached out and shook my hand.
Louis, was tall, had light brown hair and crystal blue eyes. Sort of smart-preppy-modern look to him. Zach, was tall too, but had dark brown hair, and hazel eyes. He had more of a punk yet angelic look to him….innocent in a way. Thankfully Dana walked over to the door, alleviating the awkward-ness .A freshly brewed coffee in one hand, she locked eyes with Zach and almost spat it all over the floor. Claiming it was ‘hot’, but I knew exactly who Dana’s type was and…well the only thing that was hot was Zach.
She eyed Zach and gave a shy smile as a sort of hello to them.
“We are your new neighbors. Zach lives to the left of ya, I live across the yard and our dearest friend Harry lives in the flat right next to ya too. Haha we all have big houses, isn’t it great?” he smiled
“Don’t be a cheeky pup Lou. We’re here to help ya move all your boxes in, an we can tell you have many.”
As I turned to show them the boxes, I overheard a voice coming our way.
“Hey, Hey, Hey, wait up. You aren’t gonna introduce me lads. How rude! My names Harry.” He winked and smiled.
WHY ARE THEY ALL SO HOT
I looked over at Dana who seemed to be in awe. Harry …looked like well…beautiful. Curly hair tousled to the side, tall, lean, and green eyes. Dana turned and gave me the eye, well aware of my sudden awe. The eyes, the hair, and my current obsession over the infamous UK boy band….made my day then and there. They all hard sorts of tattoo’s, I tried looking at a few before noticing I was weird staring at their chest. ….I snapped out of my bubble and introduced Dana and I.
“Hi my names Thalia, but you can call me Lia and that’s my best friend Dana. My mom’s in her little cottage unpacking and Vivian is on another level. Don’t bother with her.”
They laughed and I told them that all the boxes should have their names on where they should be put in. I picked up one of my boxes and started up the stairs, until I felt a long pair of hands grab my waist. I jumped a little, and turned to see it was Harry.
“Now.. Now. Don’t get ahead of yourself. I’ll carry all your boxes.” He winked and grabbed the box out of my arms.
You’re cute…really really cute..but I can carry my own boxes.
“Well thank you for that kind offer, but I prefer to carry my own boxes.” I grabbed the box back and headed up the stairs, as I turned to go up the next flight, I could see Harry in shock. Guess no girl’s ever declined any of his offers. He smirked to himself and hurried off to grab one of my other boxes. As I walked up the next flight, I had a come to a logical conclusion. I couldn’t let myself be afraid anymore, I had let people step all over me and I had let my dad’s death dig myself in a deeper hole. I decided it was time to take Dana’s advice and stand up for myself, be a bitch and beat people at their own game.
Harry caught up with me, and dropped off some of the boxes in the room, before I had stopped him.
“Hey! Harry.”
Surprised, by my sudden interest. He cocked his head to his side and raised his eyebrow. “Yes Thalia?”
“Do you know any big malls around here, where Dana and I could go wardrobe/tool shopping for our new closet.”
“Well theres a big mall I could take you two to, while you wait for your cars to ship over.”
“Oh I don’t want to be a bother…we shop…a lot.”
“Well then ill let you two shop till what you all say drop. As long as you let me make this new closet… Free of charge.”
I immediately blurted out “ Omg. I would love you forever.”
He smiled and I ran down the stairs to take some money from my mom.
“Sweetie here’s 400 for Harry so he can fix that room into a nice walk-in closet. We don’t know how much it’ll cost him, and since this job is paying way more than I ever wanted…” She paused and looked at me for a few seconds..i guess for reassurance before handing me two credit cards and a envelope full of money.
“MOM OH MY. I love you!!!! You got us credit cards!! And spending money!!.” I jumped up and down and then gave my mom the biggest hug and kiss.
“Yes! But be responsible. There isn’t really a spending limit, because it's a black card but be responsible. I know you like brand names, and so far we have loads of money to spend. We owe it all to your dad, too. His new idea not only landed all of us jobs in the near future, but gave us money that would last us a lifetime.” She gave me a big smile.
“Mom..thank you. I’m really happy we moved, and I can’t explain how much I love you right about now. You’re my everything mom.” I got all teary eyed and leaped in for a hug.
I then ran up the stairs screaming like a crazed little girl.
“DANAAAAAAAA MOM GAVE US CREDIT CARDS. GO THANK HER” her head popped out the door and she sped down the stairs leaping at my mom for a hug.
I returned into my room to see Harry looking at my Celebrity box. He shot his head up as I entered the door.
“Suprised? Didn't know you hated all the celebrities…I mean look at the box..” He laughed at his own sarcastic remark.
“Oh obviously Harry.” I took out the 400 and handed it to him.
“Here’s for any of the tools and supplies you’ll need…”
“I said free of charge Thalia..”
“And I’m saying take the money, because you’ll need it..and call me Lia” I walked up to him, grabbed his hand and put the 400 in it before closing it back. As I took back my hand I felt an adrenaline rush surge through my body….so weird..
After about an hour we had all the boxes in their correct rooms. All we needed was to unpack them and we were ready. I walked over to the boys and thanked them.
“You guys really are amazing. It would have taken us days to get those boxes in their right place.”
Louis and Zach smiled while taking a sip of the lemonade my mom had prepared. Harry of course had to say something.
“We need to do a few things..Enroll you in school and help load that huge walk in closet you guys want so bad…..” He turned to Zach “Hey call the gang and tell em to meet us by the
Twemlow Mall. It has all the stores they like”
“Yea ill call em…we’ll pick you all up in 30?”
“Thalia and I just need to get changed and we’ll be out the door.” Dana smiled at Zach. They obviously had a thing goin on.
I gave Dana the eye and laughed. Louis left to go pick up his girlfriend Elli, leaving Harry and I. Zach and Dana were in their own little world.
I jumped as Harry whispered in my ear. “Well love,we should be clicking like that…” Glancing over at the two lovebirds.
I turned and laid my hands on his chest as I whispered in his ear. “Maybe…but I play hard to get..so you’re really gonna have to come and get it.”
I glance up and see Harry surprised…again. I turn on my heel and head up the stairs to search for a new outfit. As soon as I do, we all wait for Louis and “the gang” before heading off for shopping spree.
Notes
First time! Hope you guys like it x. Please message me and comment what you think. Review it and if you do like it ill post more chapter up! <3
heya doll! will this or abhor be updated any time soon? probably totally random but i thought i'd try asking anyway xox
11/17/15