Cait steered expertly into a parking space by the curb , and got it . “Come on , Hazel” She said brightly . I slipped out of my seat and looked p at the block of flats ahead of me . I could see ours , with Steven's window facing out into the street . His curtains were closed , but I knew everything that was behind them without needing to go upstairs .
“Hazel !” John said when we approached him . “How's it been ?” I shrugged . “Okay , I guess . You ?” He beamed at me . Sometimes , I think he is a bit to enthusiastic . “Fantastic . Shall we go upstairs , so ?”
I nodded . I had the key , on a chain around my neck . Mum gave it to me when she started working , for when we came home and she wasn't there . Apparently , I was more responsible than Steven would ever be .
“True , that “ I muttered , as I shoved against the door . “Sorry ?” Cait asked .
“Nothing .”
The apartment was empty , and cold . All our furniture was exactly where we'd left , and I grimaced . In a way , I had been hoping that something might have changed .
I went into my room first . I shared it with Mum , and Steven took the last bedroom at the front of the house . “What do you want me to bring ?” I asked Cait . She shrugged , and glanced around . “Any personal items , really . The things you'd most like to see when you wake up in the morning , the things that remind you of home . The rest will be moved into storage .”
“Clothes ?” I asked . She nodded . “Yes . But mind , you might not be able to fit all of them in your closet .” I opened my drawers , and began packing . “That's okay” I said , “I don't have much clothes anyway .”
“Is there anything I can do to help ?” Cait asked . I nodded . “Yeah , there's some photo albums under the bed , could I bring those ?” She nodded . “Those would be perfect .”
There was silence for a few minutes , as we packed up my things , when Cait was finished with the albums , she went to the kitchen to make some coffee , and John came and joined me . We moved on to ornaments , books and diaries .
“It's hard , isn't it , packing stuff away like this ?” John said awkwardly , “Harder than you'd think .” I nodded , as I handled carefully the crystal swan Mum had won me at a fair when I was seven . “Have you ever had to do it ?” I asked , “For you , I mean .”
He nodded , surprising me . “When I was about your age , maybe younger . There was a gas leak , and we had to evacuate . Both my parents died in an attempt to save me and my sister .”
I blinked . “I'm sorry” I told him . He smiled at me . “It's okay . That's why I took this job , you know . To try and make it better for kids going through the same stuff I went through .”
“You're doing a good job” I told him . He thanked me , and glanced around . “Are we finished here ?” He asked . I looked around the room , and nodded . “What do we do now ?” I asked .
“Coffee's ready !” Cait called . “Have a coffee break ,” John said , laughing . “Let's put the boxes in the hall , quickly , before it gets cold .”
“Do you want some ?” Cait asked me , when we came in . She had already poured cups for her and John . I shook my head . I had never liked coffee , although both my mother and brother were addicted . “You take after your dad “ Mum had always told me . That was almost as much as she spoke of him . He had left when I was a couple of months old , and never come back . Social Services had tried to find him , but couldn't .
“You were saying earlier , about the rest of the stuff going into storage ...” I trailed off . Cait nodded . “Yes . That's for furniture , and big stuff like that . It's still , owned by you , technically , so it's just a safe place to keep it until you turn eighteen .”
“When?” I asked . Cait frowned . “Hmm ?”
“When will all the stuff be moved into storage ?”
“Oh ! Well , tomorrow , maybe ?”
John shook his head . “Can't do tomorrow “ he said .
“Why not ?” Cait asked .
“The charity thing remember ? They're coming over tomorrow .”
Cait nodded . “Oh , yes , I remember now . Well , how long will they be staying ? We could still ...”
John shook his head again . “I don't know when they're coming , or how long they're staying . They're visiting three other homes tomorrow , and we're the last .”
Cait turned to me . “We'll probably move your things into storage , the day after tomorrow , then . You don't mind , do you ?”
I shook my head . “No . So what's this charity thing ?”
Cait smiled mysteriously . “I'll tell you when we get home , love , it's not fair for you to know ahead of the others . Are you done your coffee , John ? In that case , we can get started again . The bedroom , or in here , Hazel ? It's your house , you get to choose .”
Not much stuff was to be taken down in the living room and kitchen . We rented the apartment , and most of our valuables were in the bedrooms . In Steven's bedroom , there wasn't much things of sentimental value to me , but a lot of things that reminded me of him . I took his guitar , CD's , t-shirts that he had often lent me , his alarm clock , and the photos he kept on his locker .
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We're The Back Pocket Believers (All Time Low Fan Fiction)
FanfictionHazel Reede was average. Actually, she was a little below that. She is fifteen when her family dies and leaves her broken hearted and completely alone. But it's when she's at her lowest point that she meets Alex Gaskarth, the lead singer of All Time...
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