The Boy Next Door

Chapter 1 - See You Later

One Tuesday evening, Oliver kicks a pebble around while taking a stroll through the neighbourhood. He then notices something that catches his eye. "Oh, Mr Stanleys house has been sold! I wonder who my new neighbours are..", he thought to himself. He got closer and closer and before he knew it, he was standing right in front of the house. There wasn't a really good view, the window curtains were closed and there was no people in sight. Right when he was about to take a closer look, the door swung open which left him in a fright. Someone noticed him. It was a boy who was just about the same age as him. Oliver hid in a nearby bush, it was quite obvious but the new boy played a blind eye. Oliver then proceeds to peak through the bushes and watches as the boy scrolls on his phone. "Who is this boy..", he mutters under his breath and stealthily takes off without a trace.

A few minutes later, Oliver comes home for dinner. While eating at the dinner table, he constantly stabs the plate with his fork as he couldn't think straight after seeing the new neighbour. All he could think about was his handsome appearance, slick, coffee black hair and most importantly his beautiful emerald green eyes that could take anyone out with just one look. He couldn't stop thinking about him, his sister couldn't help but notice. "What's up with you?", she questioned, looking at Oliver with a full plate in front of him. His mum then looks over at his plate, "Oliver darling, you haven't eaten anything for the past 10 minutes, is there something on your mind?", Oliver snapped back to reality and realised everyone's eyes was on him. "Oh uh I'm kinda full from the restaurant that I went to with Charlotte and Sebastian earlier.", he replied. "Maybe next time don't eat before dinner.", his mum reacted. Oliver just pushed his plate away and left without a word, still thinking about the boy.

Oliver silently walks up the stairs and opens his bedroom door, picks his clothes, grabs a towel, goes to the bathroom, takes a warm and refreshing shower, gets ready for bed, closes his curtain, turns off his lamp and drifts off to bed.