Windsor Peaks

Part One

Louis isn't really a fan of early mornings, he likes his sleep and taking the morning slowly, the cold weather also always makes it hard to get out of bed. Thankfully, Tuesdays are the only day Louis has early classes, so like always he sucks it up. The weather is nice today, the sun out for once.

Louis is in his last year of University, he's studying English literature and only has a few more months of classes to go before he graduates and starts work full time at the little bookstore in town, which he absolutely loves. Louis currently lives with his two roommates Noah and Jake and has for three years, they live off campus in a really nice house.

Louis doesn't have any family, his parents dying when he was young, he's grown up with nothing and put himself through school and university, working three jobs as soon as he was old enough. He lived in an orphanage and saved his money up until he was able to leave for university.

Louis is thankful for his life and everything he has built himself, he's worked hard to get to where he is today and he's proud of himself, he thinks his parents might be too, if they were still around.

Louis owns a run down old Toyota that he saved  a whole year for, he loves his little car and it gets him from point A to point B. The heating is shot and the radio only plays one station, but it's his and he's happy.

Louis makes his way to his car, skinny black jeans, adidas hoodie and his vans, his usual attire. He has his hot tea in his thermos and his backpack on his shoulder. The signature smell of the town, maple leaves and cinnamon hits his nose as he manoeuvres his way into his car. He  puts his backpack in the back seat and his tea in the cup holder. The morning is crisp but not to cold and he's thankful, he puts his car into gear and leaves for his classes. The time is 6:05am and his class starts at 6:25

Louis notices how quiet the roads are at this time of the morning, there's hardly anyone out and about, which isn't unusual for a small town.  Growing up in the middle of London in the orphanage, Louis despised the hustle and bustle of the city, so once he was able to, he left for the quiet town he once called home, 'Windsor Peaks'

Louis, his mum and dad lived in the town before they passed, he has nothing but good memories about the place and wanted to be closer to his parents again. If he ever settles down and has kids he wants to raise them here, in simplicity.
The town itself is beautiful, especially in the winter, but that's also when the tourists come. Not that he minds much as he and his friends tend to keep to themselves.

When Louis realised the house he used to live in with his parents was up for sale, he quickly snapped it up, his parents leaving him money he didn't know about and couldn't access until he turned 18. Jake and Noah decided to move in too, the three of them preferring to stick together while they got themselves through uni.

Noah and Jake will be moving out in two months, just before graduation. Noah is moving back on campus while he delves into another degree that needs him on-site and Jake is moving to London for work. It will be bitter sweet, being alone once again and leaving behind his uni days. Louis is planning to own the bookstore he works in and make his home in Windsor Peaks for good, somewhere he hopes to be able to raise his family. Louis is openly gay and although the town is small, he's certain he will find someone and settle down with them, happily.

Louis pulls up to the traffic light and waits patiently for the light to turn green. He takes a sip of his tea and is just putting it back in the cup holder when out of nowhere a car comes speeding up behind him. Louis has no time to react before he's slammed into and propelled into the middle of the intersection. A car coming from his left then slams into the side of his car spinning him. The sound of broken glass, horns blaring, tires screeching is deafening, Louis hits his head on his window, he sees the car that slammed into the side of him flip. He has a rushing in his ears before everything goes eerily quiet, before it all turns black and Louis passes out.