The Muggle Life of Anabelle Tobias (Book 2)

Dirt Off Your Shoulder

A/N: Every chapter I'm going to dedicate it to someone. And that means you have to go talk to them, because they are either really cool or their stories are amazing! :D Sound like a plan? Good.

I took the stairs two at a time and ended up in the dining room (Alex told me earlier where it was). The table was huge and there were a lot of guys and girls chatting amongst themselves.

"Oh! Ana. You can come sit by me!" Alex yelled from the far end of the table with a smile on her face. I shrunk down as everyone turned to me and gave me weird looks.

Nice going, Ana. Look what you've gotten yourself into.

I rolled my eyes. "Stop staring at me. Seriously. It's freaking creepy."

I casually walked over to Alex and sat next to her. "Sorry. Everybody's not really used to new people coming to the house," Alex said.

"Yeah, well they need to get used to me." I looked around at everybody, occasionally getting a few glances. My eyes landed on a pair of twins looking straight at me. My shoulders drooped and I felt my eyes sting a little. I put my head down so nobody could see my face. 

"Oh. That's Jamie and Madison. They're twins." Alex said the last part excitedly and I felt my heart break again. Twins? This is what I wanted to get away from....

Instead of snapping back at Alex, I ate my food in huge doses so I could get done faster. Everybody looked at me again as I stood up from the table and I felt my face get red as I felt the twins glare at me.

I walked away quickly to my room, ready to let the tears flow freely. As soon as I reached my room at the top of the stairs, I slammed the door shut and collapsed on the bed. Only then did I notice I left my iPod on and Sometime Around Midnight was blaring through the speakers.

I screamed/groaned and threw a pillow at the noise, causing it to shut off. "Why does everyone hate me?" I asked my conscience in between sobs.

I fell asleep sometime after that.

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Someone grabbed my wrist. I spun around and saw Fred standing in front of me. My face brightened and I wrapped my arms around his neck.

"If you wanted to kiss me, Freddie, all you had to do was ask," I told him, playfully.

"Of course I want to kiss you. Over and over and over again." He brought his lips to mine but I couldn't feel his grip around me anymore.

I opened my eyes and he was gone. "Fred?" I asked. "Come on, where'd you go?" I giggled, thinking this was a joke.

"Away," his voice whispered in my ear, but he was no where to be found.

I woke up abruptly, my face hurting from crying so much. I rubbed my eyes violently to get the images out of my mind. I sighed and dropped my hands. "Where are you, Freddie?" I whispered. I laughed quietly, knowing my answer already.

Fred's dead, Ana. He's not coming back.

I crawled out of bed and made my way over to the bathroom in my room. Again, I looked like shit. I didn't even bother showering, knowing that I was just going to end up not looking good again. It describes my life at the moment. I began taking off my clothes to put in the hamper and opened the bathroom door to get dressed, only to find a guy in my room. He quickly put his hands up to his face.

"I am so sorry," he said and turned around. "I'll just come back later."

I quickly grabbed a towel and stared at him. I wasn't in the mood to start fights. "It's okay. But you know, there is such a thing as knocking." I walked over to my dresser and grabbed clothes out of it.

"I did knock. But you didn't answer. I didn't know if you were still alive. Everyone was kind of scared for you after that little episode last night," he said and took his hands off his face. I smiled slightly at him and motioned for him to sit down.

"Yeah. Sorry. Just. Seeing twins makes me act...differently." I walked into the bathroom and quickly got dressed. I stepped back out.

"I'm Charlie. My room's next door." I felt some respect for Charlie, even though his red hair reminded me of certain people. He was adorable, and easy to talk to, and he had some sort of a lisp. He held out his hand. I took it.

"Ana. Uh. What brings you here?"

"I ran away from my family. Wasn't really home sweet home for me." He still kept a smile on his face even after telling me this.

"Oh." I didn't want to say sorry. He must be better now. So I really wasn't sorry.

"What about you?"

I laughed under my breath a little. I didn't really want to tell him the truth. "Guess we'll find out."

Charlie gave me a confused look. He obviously doesn't believe me.

"Hey I know another Charlie." I said. But then I regretted it.

Charlie Weasley.

Oh get a hold of yourself.

"Oh. Now you come to talk." I told my conscience. I looked at Charlie to see he was holding back laughter. "Why are you laughing?"

""Because you're cute. You're like a martian," he said. I blushed slightly

"I'm cute?" He nodded his head. "Don't ever say that again." I said, sincerely.

"Who's a cutie? Ana is!" he jokingly pinched my cheek and stood up from my bed to run away. I grabbed a pillow and threw it at him. The force caught him off guard and he fell into the bedroom door, his face making a loud BANG.

I don't even know this kid. I'm losing it.

The door opened then and a smiling Alex was standing there. "Oh! Are you playing a game?"

I walked over to Charlie and smoothed his hair out. "No. I was just getting ready to kill Charlie." I slipped my shoes on.

"Where are you going?" Alex asked.

"I need to look for a job." I dried my hair quickly and straightened it, not bothering to put on make-up.

Charlie and Alex were staring at me the whole time. "Do you guys follow everyone around?"

Alex laughed crazily and I raised my eyebrow at her. Charlie just shrugged his shoulders. "You're so funny, Ana."

I gave her a confused look. "Okay?"

"Can we come with you?" Charlie asked.

I thought about it. I didn't really want to be by myself. Especially in New York. It had been awhile since I've walked these streets alone. I could get raped.

I shrugged my shoulders. "Sure."