The New Boy Next Door

01

Chapter 1

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I sit on my bay window looking out into the sun set while I carefully paint the colorful strokes of orange, pink and a bit of purple onto my canvas mocking what I see outside. While listening to my playlist and thinking about all the homework I have that I'm not doing, my thoughts are interrupted by who I thought was my twin brother barging in to my room.

"Do you ever knock you little-" I start to yell but I don't finish my sentence realizing that the tall figure standing there is not my brother.

"Oh sorry I just uh-" I cut him off feeling embarrassed. "No you're fine I'm sorry I thought you were my brother" I say slightly laughing.

"Well uh Jack told me to have you come downstairs." I reply with okay and walk behind the stranger down to the basement. Aka the room Jack never comes out of.

I hop on the couch next to Jack slightly annoyed that he made my lazy self go down two flights of stairs.

"What's up" I ask taking one of the chips from the bowl in front of me.

"I have a mission for you. Grab your phone and order us a pizza." He whispers like it's some sort of secret.

"Ok well do I at least get any of it." I ask.

"No by us I meant me and my friend" he stated laughing while pointing at the boy sitting on the other side of me typing something on his phone.

"Fine" I say not understanding why he couldn't just call the pizza place himself.

While running up to my room I call the pizza place while closing and locking my bedroom door after I enter. When finishing the call I return to my painting and music playlist.

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After finishing my painting 20 minutes later the doorbell rings. I grab my wallet and run down stairs only to be met by the mystery boy who is for some reason still in my house. He opens the door and I hand the delivery guy the money. Jack's friend lowered my hand gave the pizza guy his own money and took the pizza.

"You didn't have to do that" I stayed surprised.

"Yes I did" he says looking at me with a smirk. Who is this kid? That smile made my heart melt. He turns away and walks down back to the basement.

I then decide to stay in the kitchen and watch TV until my mom gets home. I have two brothers. Jack, is my twin brother we are both seventeen and have brown wavy hair, hazel eyes and both go to North Shore high school.
My oldest brother, Jacob is nineteen and in college so I don't see him often. None of us have met our father exept for Jacob when he was little but he was too small to remember him. He left when he found out my mom was pregnant with twins. I promised myself I would look for him and find him one day but I don't think now is the right time to start looking.

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Still sitting in the kitchen the mystery boy walks past me.

"You leaving?" I ask while getting out of my seat.

"Yeah my mom wants me home." he says grabbing the handle of the door and pulling it open. He stops in the doors frame and says "I didn't catch your name."

"I'm Autumn, and you are?" I ask raising an eyebrow.

"Noah, I just moved in next door and I'll be starting school at North Shore." He states.

"Oh that's cool, I'll probably see you later then" I say with I slight smile.

"I hope so" he says with a smile and a wink as he walks out the door with me closing it behind him.

Most girls would probably run up to their room screaming right now so excited that a cute boy was in their house. And don't get me wrong he is cute but I can already tell he's a flirt.

My brother is the most popular boy in school, he is a cliche football player who always has girls drooling over him. My brother and I are pretty close but I don't hang out with him or his friends. The only time we see each other is at lunch. We sit with each other at lunch but talk to our own friend groups. 

By being Jacks sister I am also popular. Not that I want to be. I'd rather be the invisible kid that stays in the back of the classroom. People will try to be fake to become your friend. Even though Jack and I are siblings and he is the most popular boy I'm not the most popular girl. Mason's girlfriend is. She is mean and cold hearted. She has always threatened me to stay away from Mason because she thinks I like him. Mason is my number one guy best friend. We have been best friends since preschool.

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I turn out my light hoping in the bed after eating dinner and finishing my homework. I really don't feel like going to school tomorrow. I went to sleep thinking about how the next day would go. I had a simple vision for tomorrow.

Boy was that vision wrong.

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   Authors note💛

Hello loves!!!
I'm so exited to continue writing this book and I have so many ideas for it.
Happy comment make my day so thank you for the love!!
- Caitlyn💛