There was slight rustling outside my window, and I didn't know if it was a bird or something. I sat up, and looked out, I raised a brow when I saw a Raccoon sitting outside the window sill, it looked at me. Well if it wasn't my pet Raccoon I hadn't seen in ages. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11PibMVVvX
"Karl?" I mumble, opening the window. He nearly jumps inside and onto my lap. I laugh, and scratch his head. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfr4YyyKhk
"Where have you been, bud?" I ask, he snuggles further into my lap. I shake my head, this was insane. My phone lights up, the chime of the alarm blasting scaring Karl and making him hide behind my back. I stand up and close the window, and pat Karl once more before heading into the bathroom and taking a quick shower. Mike's eyes went into my mind for a second, last night was like a blur. I bit my lip, and smiled like the total idiot I was. Because I am an idiot, a stupid idiot who started having a thing for the cute volleyball player. And it wasn't totally my fault, I mean he was awfully sweet to me last night, so of course I'm going to start liking him. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkui3h0ENLH
I looked at the clothes I had hung up yesterday in my closet, and grabbed the black sweater with the Misfits logo on it, and put it on. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnv7dn1Ez6
"Karl, should I wear Jorts or my favorite baggy jeans?" I ask, holding both up to him. I watch him stand on his paws, and look at the baggy jeans. I laugh and nod. I put on the jeans, and my black boots. I grab Karl in my arms, and take him downstairs. Grandma is packing Timmy's backpack, and looks up at me. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxR0kVuPYj
"What the hell? Is that Karl?" She asks, I nod and swing him around. Timmy comes running and grabs Karl from my arms. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0isTgiW6q
"Karl!" He screams, hugging him. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ANL99BJMu
"Timmy, careful you'll squish his guts out." I say, grabbing Karl again. He pouts, and I place Karl on his old bed that I definitely did not keep. He makes a soft sound, and goes to sleep in an instant, I grab an orange and say goodbye to everyone and nearly jump out of my boots (literally) when Mike greets me. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkThr8OPqDp
"Morning." He says, smiling down at me. I let out a shaky breath, and nod. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfntMcU6X3k
"Good morning... Damn, you scared the shit out of me." I hiss, walking down the porch steps and peeling the orange as I walk. Mike laughs, and stuffs his hands in his hoodie pockets. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVUeduBi1p
"Oh I scared you? Sorry, I didn't mean to." He said, looking over at the orange in my hands, watching as I struggle to open the damn thing. His reaches out, his hand covering my smaller hands, ah shit this motherfucker. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMvFU5zEQd
"I can do it myself." 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pJCAN1LgV
"I know you can, but let me help you." He said, grabbing it from my hands and peeling it with ease. I groan, and snatch it from him, giving him half. He smiled, and grabs it from my hand. I eat the slices, and stare at the ground as we walk. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pDWXqgpqm
"Do you have practice today?" I ask, I don't even know why I'm asking, but something is telling me to ask him because it feels as if I don't ask him I'll make a grave mistake. He stops abruptly, nearly making me fall. I blink. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmR4ET69JJF
"Is the one and only Leo Jackson, the boy I just met yesterday, who's into art, and also likes Heartstopper asking if I have practice today?" 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYFH0LJRzG
"Yes he is, so shut up stop playing with me." 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH38rr32TEN
"God, you're cute when you pout like that. But fine, I do have practice today, why? You wanna watch me throw a ball around? Will you sit closer this time?" He asks, leaning down close to my face. I have to restrain myself from punching him in the face. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeO5KqPZ4g
"Ugh, fine I'll sit closer this time. Personal space much?"46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Iwq7aVzIE
"Aw, sorry." He steps away, and starts walking again. Oh he's such a pain in the ass, but it's fine. Actually no it isn't, I was about to insult him when all of a sudden I spit out. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTnI2IY2tI
"My pet Raccoon came back to me last night." I say, walking next to him. Mike looks down at me, and raises a brow. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8ccqVacKm
"Did he now? What's his name?" 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoSPZI7V9h
"Karl." I say, a wide smile spreading across my face. He nods, his hands going back to his hoodie pockets. We arrive at school, and he goes off to his class and smiles. My heart does a silly little flip, and I start walking my own way, not looking where I'm going. My eyes are stuck on the ground, the hallway is crowded as usual. Loud laughter here and there, I start walking somewhere between faster and pacing myself. That's when I bump into someone, I blink and look up. A girl around senior year age, black hair cut into a pixy cut, mushroom earrings, short and a round body. And really cool eye makeup. She turns around and looks up and me, blinking. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7X8PdFLogp
"Woah, woah. Chill, careful dude..." She smiles, and extends her hand. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGxv2dWJzd
"Name's Billy Nickson, and yours?" She asks, shaking my hand until she probably rearranged my lasting neurons in my brain. I laugh awkwardly. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfkzQf5V9i
"Leo Jackson." I mumble, she nods and smiles bigger. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrevQJo0Sz
"Well if it isn't Leo, I've heard a lot about you." She says, her honey skin matching perfectly with the color of her eye makeup. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSqfHWtVJw
"You have?" I ask, wait... This was the Billy Nickson, Mike told me about yesterday. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzufSLFVxf
"Well of course I have, Mike told me so much about you yesterday. You do look like a sweet guy. Anyways, I'm his friend since like forever." She explains, I nod and rub the back of my neck. She starts ranting about stuff I don't quite hear, because Mike is now standing next to her, and looking at me. I swallow the lump in my throat I didn't even realize was there, and smile up at him. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEa23pFI0hQ
"Billy calm down, you're scaring the poor guy." He says, shoving her slightly. Billy looks up and rolls her eyes. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8y0n3yxiBe
"Calm down, I wasn't scaring him," she pauses and looks back at me. "I didn't scare ya, did I?" 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeb2T2rHLqV
"No, not at all." I say, shaking my head. She nods, and shrugs. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fgQuENOPd
"Well anyway, if you want I can show you around campus during lunch. I'll be in the auditorium, catching inspiration. I've got to go before I'm late to theater class. Bye!" She says, and runs off, leaving Mike and I standing shoulder to shoulder in the hallway next to where her locker is supposed to be. I look at the small paper the lady from the front office gave me yesterday and look at the grey lockers on the wall. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdJMnbxUer
"343.. Oh there it is." I say, and I walk over to it and start placing in the combination. Mike leans against the lockers next to mine and crosses his arms. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmi9IzBCll2
"Well look at that, your locker is right next to Billy's. That's fun, my locker is where we first made eye contact yesterday. So you know where to find me if she ever scares you off. But like I said, the two of you will get along. I just know it." He said, tensing up a bit when a familiar high voice broke through the air. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiZhbm7M4E
"Mikey, there you are, babe. I've been looking everywhere for you." She says, walking over to him and latching on his arm like the big leech she is. Jenna looked at me and rolled her eyes. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5A2A6oeIs
"Oh, you're with the art nerd aren't you? Well, let me get this straight whatever your name is." 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKo9PIJhnUh
"It's Leo..." 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAkJH5Tgfh
"Right, Leo. Mike is mine... And he doesn't have any type of interest in you, so stay away from him. Or else." She said, tugging him away. I rolled my eyes, and finished placing my combination in. Her friend whom was sitting next to her yesterday sighs, and looks at me. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcbtQQMvVu
"Sorry about Jenna... She can be a lot sometimes, don't mind her. She's been through a lot." She says, and stands up straight. She's a slightly taller than me, her brown hair framing her face softly and falling over her shoulders. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHe5uWblrD
"It's fine, I don't care. I'm used to it by now." I say, putting my things in my locker. Lindsey, I think that was her name, scoffs and crosses her arms. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5zF5tA12L
"It's not fine, Jenna is a total idiot. But I can't say anything because she's my best friend and-" She cuts herself off, and tucks some of her hair behind her ear. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlpw2jSpwC
"And what?" I push.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7zsq43zf1
"It's nothing, don't worry about it." She mumbles, clutching her stomach as if that will keep her grounded. I raise my brow, and tilt my head to the side and shifted my weight onto my other leg. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUzRZFC6C0
"You like Jenna don't you?" 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlglWMEv9s0
"What-" She stumbled over her words, but nothing can fool me. And the sunshine that was peaking through the windows wasn't helping the pink flush that was creeping up her cheeks. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnyPHMkae5
"Okay, fine.. Maybe I do, but that's none of your business. So shut up." Lindsey groans, and storms off down the hall like a raging hurricane, I laugh softly and shake my head. Well, at least I played matchmaker for a few seconds. Should a guy play matchmaker? Who knows. I close my locker, and turn on my heels and start walking to class. I enter the art room and sit in the same seat from yesterday, the class smelled like dried up paint and acrylics. I smiled faintly at the smell, it was my favorite. My first favorite smell was pine wood and cigs combined. Which was weird because it smelled like pine wood and cigs right now. Mike sat next to me, and the smell hit my nose stronger than ever. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVlEivqHUG
"Hey dude, do you smell that?" I whisper, he runs a hand through his hair and raises a brow. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxxMolSqPD
"Smell what?" 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2brrVsYvao
"Pine wood and cigs."46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKnUvpUbNt
"You mean my cologne?" He asks, tilting his head. Oh shit, so that's what smelled so good. Well great, I was fucked. My favorite smell was coming from the guy sitting next to me, that I was totally crushing on. I pretend to be shocked. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPFYiizWAp
"Oh wow, really? It smells great." I mumble.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxkywXhEGD
"Does it? Huh, I should wear it more often then." He says, and takes out his sketchbook and begins sketching something. My heart starts racing eight miles a second, and I stare at the black cover of my sketchbook, my leg starts bouncing. What's wrong with me?
As lunch time comes, I head to the auditorium where Billy said she would be, she looks up from where she sat on the stage and waved at me. I smile and go sit next to her. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2JKZSo03Z
"Hey, Leo. I've got something to show you." She says, and gestures for me to sit next to her. I walk down the aisle and sit next to her on the stage, and shows me her scrapbook and suggests me to make one too, because life is short, and the people I most love will one day die. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmMQB0Sqqc
"Just think about it okay? Because the thing about grief no one tells you about is how it echoes. I can tell you that from experience." She says, and if I had known what she meant that time. Then I wouldn't have wasted all those great memories, and I wouldn't be saying. 46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6A0FsDZQt
"And how would you know that?"
and then Add to home screen.