Breathless

chapter 1

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when i drag myself downstairs , still half asleep on saturday morning,  my mother and little sister are huddled together  at the window. they are whispering  conspiratiously while they look at something outside  "what are you guys doing?" both of them jump at my voice .
"someone's moving in nextdoor" my sister tells me before turing back to look outside.  that piques my interest and i join them at  the window. sure enough theres a u haul truck in the driveway next door.
     the house had been empty for the past few years. an old couple used to live there for as long as i remember but a few years ago the husband died so the woman moved away to live with her daughter. its been empty ever since. its to be expected because i cant imagine any sane person who would want to live here in oakfield . but now we are getting new neighbors . i hope they wont be too loud and  annoying. i leave my mom and isla to their surveilance   and go back upstairs  to get ready.
    after showering and getting dressed i come back down.i walk into the kitchen where my mom is standing  near the stove making pancakes. isla  is sitting at the table. " what do you think they are like?" they are still talking about the new neighbors.  i pull out a chair and sit next to her. " why do you even care "
she turns to me and gives me her are-you-stupid look . " who knows , maybe theres a hot guy there , how great would that be " i roll my eyes at her dreamy expression. ofcourse thats what she would be thinking about. " by the way  why are you up so early? its not like you. you do know that its saturday right?"
" i have plans today " i tell her.
" i should have known. theres no way you would be up so early if its for school."
i turn to face her " well excuse me bit you re not exactly a model student here "
" atleast i'm on time " she retorts.
my mother walks over and slides a pancake onto my plate.
" you have plans ? where are you going?" she asks me.
" i told you . im going to fairview with camille and lucy. lucy's family has a house there. we are staying there tonight "
" it must have slipped my mind " she said.
she goes back to the counter and returns with a mug of coffee , sitting across us.
" Emma , i dont know if i like you going to fairview on your own " theres a worried crease between her forehead. my mother is a little too protective sometimes. but she has her reasons so i dont complain .
" im not going alone ,im going with my friends "i tell her.  she still doesnt look convinced so i add, " lucy's mom will be going with us too"
to be honest i only said that to reassure her. lucy's mom is hardly coming to babysit us. she will probably be off doing her own thing meaning we will have the place to ourselves. which is exaclty how we want  it.
i eat the last of my pancakes and get up from the table.
in my room, i grab my phone from where its lying on my bed .there are two missed calls from camille . i dial her number and wait for her to pick up. i can already imagine her complaining for not picking up her calls.
with my phone still held to my ear , i grab my back pack with my other hand and go downstairs.
hearing my feet pound down the stairs my mom pokes her head out of the kitchen doorway " oh honey can you take these next door. its a good thing i made these brownies today " she holds up a light blue container, a satisfied smile on her face.
"mo-om" i groan. " nobody does that anymore !im sure they dont want to be bothered anyways" i said.
" dont be ridiculous. we have to be good to our neighbors . we have to welcome them properly " her hands are on hips as she lectured me . i stifled  another groan. i knew that no matter what i said  she wouldnt budge once she had made up her mind. i was saved from the situation by the ringing of my phone. i held it up so my mom could  see it " its camille . im already late" i lean forward and give her a quick kiss on the cheek and her frown melts away. she wraps an arm around me and hugs me tight. she smells like lavender and freshly baked brownies and comfort.
" i guess i'll have your sister do it then , be careful okay. call me once you get there safely" i promise to do so and she lets me go.
my sister was more then happy to take the brownies over. she practically bounces out of the door after fixing her hair infront of the hallway mirror. " remember , first impressions are important " my mother called after her. i rolled my eyes at them. i dont know why they cared  about the new neighbors so much
im lacing up my shoes when she returned  looking considerably less enthusiastic then when she left. i took in her glum face and laughed . " did you meet your hot new neighbor ?" i couldnt  resist teasing her .
she narrows her blue eyes that are identical to mine. she also has blonde hair like me but hers is longer than mine . we resemble each other enough that people  can tell we are  related just by seeing us.
" you never know. there could be one living there " she said,  indignation written on her  face.
" you can keep on dreaming "
just then a car honks outside and i hurriedly rush out to avoid more ranting from camille. 
as soon as i get in the car , she turned  to me " you are late " she said.
i knew this was coming. i looked at  my bestfriend of five  years. she is beautiful with sleek brown hair , hazel eyes and a figure to die for. on top of her goodlooks she is also smart and never fails to make me laugh .
    camille and i have been friends since middle school . we'd known each other longer than that but it wasnt until seventh grade that we became friends. i had lost my lunch money and was panicking when she paid for me even though we hadnt even spoken  to each other before.
she pulls away from the driveway and head out onto the street. " i like your top, its new isnt it? " she said a few moments later. thats what i liked about her. she doesnt stay mad for long.
" you look great too " i told her.
she pushes her sunglasses onto her head and throws a glance at me " is this your way of trying to get me to forget about you getting late ? by flattering me?"
" thats not what im doing . i mean it " i protest .
lucy's house is a fifteen- minute  drive away but with camille's crazy driving we get their in less than  ten. lucy and her mom are already waiting outside for us . lucy is wearing a blue floral dress and her face is partially hidden by her wide brimmed hat.
" do you think we are going on a month long trip?just how much clothes do you need for two days?" lucy's  mom is saying when i step out of the car. they dont notice me approach,  too busy in their conversation.
" mom, its not just clothes okay. i need to take some shoes too and other stuff. i need to be prepared " lucy  explained patiently .
lucy's  mom looks like she doesnt understand how lucy  could possibly need several pairs of shoes. she sighed esparatedly and opened her mouth but i quickly walked  upto them before they can continue. based on expeirence i know that this could take awhile.
when lucy sees me her face brightens and she smiles widely at me. her blue eyes are shining,the way they always do when she is excited. " emma ,  lets go quickly before my mom makes me unpack some of my stuff " lucy   says to me. she is already wheeling her suitcase to the car where camille is standing. her mom and i  watch as she struggles to fit it into the trunk. her  mom shakes her head but follows her to the car .
we spent the weekend in fairview  shopping , swimming in the pool in lucy's  house and staying up late  talking and watching movies. it was nice to have time just the three of us. we see each other all the time,but chances like these are rare so we tried to make the most of it