Chapter 1: Summer's Return

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Chapter 1

-- Ali's POV --

                 'Just... don't move. I want to try something.'

                 He moved in closer. Bella's breathing was uneven as his lips came closer to hers. They both closed their eyes at the same time and...

                 The sound of someone banging loudly on the door brought me out of my trance and I turned towards the door in surprise. Then I realised what I'd done.

                 "No!" I cried, as I turned around and they'd already kissed.

                 The banging continued. "Get that, will you?" asked Gina lazily, as she lounged on the other sofa, her eyes glued to her phone.

                 "Fine," I grumbled, placing the bowl of popcorn on the table and jogging to the door. As soon as I opened it, somebody jumped on me, wrapping her arms around my neck and sobbing in my shoulder. I stumbled back, surprised.

                 I cast Gina a look and saw she'd looked up. Her expression mirrored mine: shock.

                 "Uh, Summer? What are you...?" I trailed off, patting her back awkwardly. She just wailed louder, clinging tighter to me, clearly unable to talk.

                 My face scrunched up in disgust as she blew her nose in my shirt.

                 "What happened, Sum?" asked Gina anxiously, casting her phone aside and joining us at the door. "Summer?"

                 When she finally pulled away, I gasped.

                 Her bloodshot eyes stared back at me hopelessly. I was surprised to see her usually lushious brunette hair looking lank and dirty. Fresh tears crawled down her cheeks, past her quivering lip, and dripped to the floor.

                 "I-It's Dennis!" she spluttered, sobbing again. Gina took her with open arms, soothing her while I stood awkwardly.

                 "I'll, er, make you some tea?" I asked more than stated. I walked over to the door to close it and then froze open seeing what was outside. A pink suitcase.

                 A pink suitcase!

                 "Shit," I swore under my breath, thinking how stupid I was to not see this coming. "You're... staying, Summer?"

                 "Yeah," she mumbled, pulling away from Gina to look at me with her big blue eyes. "Is that okay?"

                 She hadn't spoken to me for a year and now she wants my help? After calling me a bitch, she thinks I'm just going to let her stay? No... No way. Nope, she is not walking all over me again. I can stand up for myself! Yeah, I'll tell her!

                 But then I realised how horrible I sounded. Yes, my sister had been a bitch to me ever since childhood... but we're sisters. I couldn't just abandon her...

                 "Sure," I sighed, grabbing the suitcase and picking it up. Well, attempting to. "Oh my God!" I wheezed, trying again and dragging it inside. "What the hell is in here? It weighs a ton!"

                 "Everything I need!" she sniffed, wiping her eyes. Her mascara was smeared even more.

                 "Right..." I grumbled, slamming the door behind me. "What happened?"

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