Opposites Attract

02. dinners & discussions

"What?" I finally managed to squeak out after seconds of just staring at him with wide eyes.

Hayden twisted his face in confusion. "I said... I'm definitely not a wall."

"Yeah," I said with the shrug of my shoulder, but that was the last thing I said before I turned around to walk away.

"Wait," Hayden whispered, pulling my wrist which prevented me from moving. "What's your name again?" He questioned and I slowly pulled my arm away from him letting out a heavy sigh. Was he serious? We only lived beside each other for five years and he couldn't even bother to learn my name. I understood we hadn't seen each other in a while but I'm pretty sure my mom had just introduced me to his family again. "You're Luna's little sister right?"

That statement right there made me roll my eyes to the back of my head. "Khloe is my name," I uttered. "And lucky for you, Luna isn't here. I haven't lived with her for years now."

When Hayden moved into the house beside mine ten years ago, we were both ten years old and Luna was already fourteen. Four years later, which was a year before I had moved out with mom, Luna had got accepted into her dream College. Today Luna is twenty-two years old and lives two hours away. I barely get to see her anymore which is one of the main reasons why I love Alicia and consider her as my sister.

Hayden nodded his head, "Right... you're the girl that would stare at me through your window?" He laughed loudly and I had to look away or else my body would shrink under his intense glare.

I tried to laugh but I'm sure I sounded like I had a serious throat infection. "I never did anything like that." I shrugged my shoulders. "My window was facing your house. What else was I supposed to do?"

"Okay, but you're still the girl that would always stare at me in class and then when I would turn around—"

"Stop," I blurted out quickly before he said anything else that made me despise myself even more than I already did. "I'm not that girl anymore."

"Fair enough." Hayden nodded his head as his eyes roamed around my body and I shifted uncomfortably. "I have to say, Khloe, I never expected you to look like this." He smiled and I gasped in horror.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" I huffed crossing my arms in front of my chest.

Hayden held up his hands defensively. "Nothing," He let out a sigh, "Where's the bathroom?"

I pointed down the hall. "Down the hall to the left."

"Thanks." He said turning away from me. "It's nice to see you again, Khloe."

I tilted my head at him, "Can't say the same about you."

"That will change soon." He simply said and walked away.

I was left standing there like an idiot with my mouth wide open.

Wow.

"There you are, Khloe!" I spun around to see Alicia standing there with a smile on her face, her blonde hair was tied up into pigtails.

We looked nothing alike. Alicia had fair ghost-like skin, light blonde hair and bright blue eyes. I had a light caramel complexion due to my mother having a dark brown complexion, while my father had light pale skin much like Alicia and Andrew. I also had curls the size of a bird's nest.

"Daddy told me that you were hiding in my room." She laughed again as she wrapped her tiny arms around my body. "Is it because of that boy?"

"What?" I said and for some reason, Alicia started to laugh again which made me question her sanity, but that was until I turned around and saw Hayden walking out of the washroom and towards us. "It has nothing to do—"