Female Novel
Chapter 2
Chapter 2
"That's alright I'm Alanna". "Leah". Taking my change I lifted my coffee. "New to town?". "That obvious?" I asked. "City girl?" "Florida". Suddenly I got the feeling I was being watched and not by the girl behind the counter. Again thehairs on my neck stood a shiver going through my body. I was starting to think I was coming downwith the cold. "I have a feeling you'll like it here". She grinned. Making a face I shrugged my shoulders before heading outside. That was weird. There wasdefinitely something different about this place. "Twizzlers Leah really?" Closing the car door I grinned. My gran knew how much I was addicted tosugar. Passing her coffee I glanced back at the gas station as we drove away, 4 guys were stoodoutside staring directly at our car. Yeah because that wasn't odd. "I like sugar" I laughed sticking another twizzler in my mouth. I swear sugar was the best thing everto be invented. "You won't be saying that when you get cavities" She warned picking up speed. "How are you reallyfeeling about all of this?". "Ask me that question in about a month". I couldn't tell her how I was feeling because I didn't wantto upset her. She thought doing this was the best for us so I was going to try and make it work. "I know you weren't crazy about this move but I promise you'll love it here. Texas is beautiful, thepeople are friendly and I think we'll fit in perfectly".
I know she was trying to sell me on it but I still wasn't sure. I had never been big on moving out ofour home. It was all I had ever known. I was afraid of having to start over and fit in. I was going tobe the new girl everywhere I went. "I'll try okay but don't push it on me". As the car started to slow down I became aware of my surroundings. Trees, trees and more trees. "Are we living in the forest?" Laughing she placed her hand on my knee and squeezed. "We'll be there in a few minutes. This isjust the way we go". "Where is all the-.." I fell silent as I started to see houses. A street. "We live in the middle of nowhere? great". Sighing I ran a hand over my face as she came to a stopin front of a house on the corner. Glancing up at it I smiled when I saw the front bedroom had abalcony, just like my old one. "That's your room". I was in awe. The house from the outside looked beautiful but a little old like it had been here forsome time. Okay so maybe I could see myself having a life here. "It needs a lot of work but I had to buy it". Stepping inside my heart fell a little. Yeah it looked beautiful from the outside but not so much fromthe inside. Everything screamed old. The carpets, the furniture and the smell. "I have contractors coming in a few days. I know it doesn't look like much Leah but we can make areal go of it here. We can decorate it the way we want to, we can make it our home". My gran washappy and right now that's all that mattered. I had to think of the bigger picture, think of our future. I wasn't going to throw my toys out the pram over it. Once we made it our own I know it will beperfect. "Seems really quiet. How far is the nearest beach?" I needed some thinking time and that was mynovelbin
place to do it. "Missing the beach already?" "Yes but it can wait. Want me to start unloading the car?". My gran told me I was only to bring thestuff that I really needed. Said she was going to buy everything new. She wasn't rich but she hadmoney. "You do that honey and I'll see if I can get the heating to work". No heating either? rolling my eyes I made my way outside to the car. Surely it couldn't get anyworse than this. With half my body stuck inside the car I didn't hear anyone approach. "Need a hand?". Wait was that.... "Alanna?". "You're moving in there?" She asked as I pulled myself out of the car. "You bought that house?".Why did I now have a feeling there was something wrong with it. "My gran did why?" Kicking the door shut I stared at her. Something felt off about this girl too. Iswear my senses were on full alert tonight. "Is there something wrong with it?". "No of course not its just its been empty for a while. I live down the street with my brother and myparents live a few houses down from us". "Why has it been empty for so long?" I was curious now. "Not sure. Here let me help you with that" Taking the box from my hands she made her way up thedriveway. I wasn't sure if we were going to be friends or not. Wasn't really sure if I liked her yet. "Leah I managed to get- oh who's this?" My gran asked taking the box from Alanna. "Alanna lives a few houses down with her brother. Gran this house has been empty for ages. Areyou sure you don't want to look for something else?" I didn't want her to spend all her time andmoney on this house if something was wrong with it. "Leah" She warned and that was all I needed to keep my mouth shut. Once she was set onsomething nothing or nobody could change her mind. "Go empty the rest of the car while I fix ussome hot chocolate. I managed to find a kettle". She grinned. "She seems sweet" Alanna smiled as I grabbed another box. Yes she was sweet but she was also
fierce and fearless. "Thanks for the help but I've got it from here". I couldn't seem to figure this girl out. I wasn't sure ifshe was being friendly because she wanted something or friendly because we were her newneighbors. "I don't mind" She shrugged lifting another box. "Besides my idiot brother has friends over and I'drather not be there". "How old is your brother?" "He's 24 but you'd think he was older with the way he acts and he's a bit of an asshole". "How so?". I was digging but I was curious and I would take any information I could get. "I'm sure you'll meet him one day and you'll find out for yourself. Now what about you any siblings?". "Only child". Making my way back up the drive I stumbled over something and went down. Box up in the air I putmy hands down to stop my fall. "Shit" I hissed grabbing my knee. Lifting my jean leg up I hissedwhen I pulled the stone out that was embedded there.