➵ secrets ➵

"Oh Eliza I brought your luggages because I saw you were sleeping and I didn't want to bug you but I was about to wake you up later." My aunt Katie said walking up to me. She was leading me up stairs. " I'll show you your room." She said with a warming smile I give her a small smile back.

She opens a door it looks like an office nobody been in ages there's papers everywhere the desk is dusty.

"This was your uncles old office but he doesn't use it anymore but I'll get it all fixed up I promise." Aunt Katie tells me patting me in the back. "But for now you'll be sleeping with Jade, I already told her. There's a mattress on the floor if you're tired you can sleep now if you'll like."

What? Does she actually expect me to be in the same room with Jade? Not having anything against her but she's so... ugh. I'll rather just sleep in this dusty old office. And Jade kind of scares me. She's those type of people you don't mess with and she wears raccoon eye liner to point out. Not to judge or anything.

"No thank you I'm not that tired," Saying it like I was trying to convince myself than my Aunt. I awkwardly grab my bag because I don't know what to do next.

"Okay sweetie well give me your bags I'll drop them off on Jades room you can go downstairs I can make you breakfast." All I do is nod and start walking to the stairs.

I notice how many pictures they have on their halls. I see a picture of me and Liam in the beach we were like 13 I remember because that's when I got my first period. I noticed that because when I went to the restroom my bathing suit was full with blood it was disgusting. I was panicking so I cleaned myself up and grabbed my towel and didn't go to the water. I didn't tell my mom until the next day.

I keep walking and walk down the stairs to the kitchen table and just wait. I check my phone it's 5:20 am. I wish I should've just said yes about sleeping but it's too late now. I look out the window the sun is barely rising up it looks so beautiful with all the trees and the lake making the sun reflect on the water. You never see these type of stuff in the city. I sigh and just lay my head down.

" Hey stranger. " I immediately put my head up to see Liam sitting next to me.

"Oh my gosh Liam you scared me, when did you get here? " I say side hugging him, he does the same.

" Well I saw you while I was walking down the stairs you were sleeping so to answer your question a couple seconds ago." He says adjusting his seat.

"Wait what time is it?" It just felt like a second I put my head down.

"Um, it's 5:46." Liam says looking in his watch. I mouth o and just sit there not knowing what to say next but he's to distracted looking at his phone.

Wait if it's 5:46 where's Aunt Katie? I've been here waiting for like what 26 minutes to be exact.

"Where's your mom?" Liam stops looking in his phone and looks at me.

"Probably lecturing Jade and warning her that you're here in my defense I think that she should be warning you about her. " Liam says chuckling I just smile a little and nod. Must be a long talk then.

I hear a door slam I took up and see my Aunt Katie looking kind of not in a great mood that's weird because every time I see her she's always so bubbly.

"Sorry I took so long sometimes Jade can be a hand full but she'll come around. " She says kissing Liam in the head while waking and getting eggs from the fridge.

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When I finished eating I decided to take a walk just to get to know the place around. I've been here a lot I guess so I know some stores and restaurants since they're aren't a lot. But I am going to live here now so I just need to make sure.