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I gasped for a breath of air as I sat up, my heart pounding, that.... That dream... It was so... Surreal. I shake my head from tiredness, my (h/l) (h/c) hair flying at my face, I spit out my hair,

Beep

"Hmm?" I look at my phone, its (f/c) cover facing upwards, I pick it up and stretch, I look at the screen, putting in my password,

Sally- Hey (y/n)! Long time no text!

I chuckle,

(Y/n)- its only been 5 hours Sal.

Sally- oh come on, can't take a joke?

(Y/n)- haha.

Sally- That's not a real laugh -_-

I giggle,

(Y/n)- fiiine, what do ya want?

Sally- well its the weekend! Wanted to know if ya wanted to hang out? Duh!

(Y/n)- sure. I got nothing better to do...

Sally- YUS! See you in 5!

I put my phone down and stretch, I groan and stand up from my bed. Rubbing my eyes I grab a light sun colored shirt, blue skinny jeans and my favorite shoes, I walked to the bathroom and took a shower, throwing on my clothes afterwards, I look in the mirror that hung on my door, I fixed up my hair into a messy bun, I then grabbed my Yin-Yang necklace, it's silver chain glimmering in the sun light from my bedroom window. I put it on and look at myself in the mirror one last time, i'm not a make-up fan so... I dont use make-up.

"(Y/n)! Breakfast is ready!" The familiar voice of my mother called,

"Coming!" I race out of my room and I ride down the railing of the stairs, I go to the kitchen to see the familiar blonde hair and blue eyed woman making my food, she looks at me with a smile, even though she's my adoptive mother, she treated me like she actually had me... So I treated her with the same love, care, and respect.

"I made you're favorite today." She smiles, I smile back,

"Thanks Mom." I sit at the table like counter that sat in the middle of the kitchen, each time I call her mom or mother, she always had the brightest smile... When she first came to adopt, I thought she was going to be someone rude... But. She wasnt rude at all. I was 6 when she adopted me... Its been 12 years... I'm now 18. Even though I'm 18, I have no intentions of moving out what-so-ever. I finish eating my food, I take my plate and place it in the sink,

"Is it alright if I go out with Sally today?" I ask her and she turns to me with a smile,

"Sure. Go ahead, just be back before midnight... Ok?" When she said before midnight she sounded slightly worried, but I brushed it aside,

"Alright. I promise. I'll be home some time before midnight." I smile. She chuckles, "see ya when I come back!" I call as I race off to the front door,

"Ehem..." I pause, hearing mom clear her throat,
"Arent you forgetting something...?" I think for a moment,

"Oh!! My phone!" I ran upstairs hearing mom laugh, I go to my room and grab my phone and small wallet, let's just say my wallet is so small it looks like I carry a knife in my pocket all the time.

I head back downstairs, giving mom a hug and raced out the door to meet up with Sally,

"Soooo sorry I'm late Sal!" I call to her as I see her at our normal meeting spot,

"Girl what in the world do you mean? You're literally 3 minutes early!" I look at my watch,

"Oh... Right." We both laugh.

After we calmed down with laughing we entered the café we meet at, we always get a cup of French vanilla cappuccinos...
((Btw that's my fav drink X3 ))

We talked for awhile while drinking our beverages, but when we finished we left and went to the mall,

I hate the mall personally... To many people, to much drama, AND you can easily get lost in this place...

I shudder,
"Oh come on! Its not THAT bad!" Sally said, I shake my head,

"Its to easy to get lost Sal. I ain't going!" I protest, she gives me the familiar look that says,
'Its either ya come willingly, or i'mma drag you in there by your hair'..... I gulp,

"Fine! I give up." she just makes a terrible Mega Mind laugh impression, and grabs my wrist, dragging me in, I look around at all the people wondering around the mall, even though they are all up above, I still feel terribly cramped on the bottom level of the place. I didnt even notice Sally had dragged me into a store until she threw something at me,

"Gah- what!?" I glare at her, then I look at what she threw, it was a choker that had a silver chain and a navy blue bow on it, something scratches at the back of my head... This color seems familiar... I continue examining it,

"Well are you gonna try it on? Or are ya just gonna stare at it all day?" Sally asked, I laugh,

"Fine... Here, help me with it." We take it and place it around my neck, she clasps it on, it fits perfectly... I look at myself in a nearby mirror... I had to admit... It was cute.

"Yea. Totally getting it." She dragged me over to the cashier, Sally then threw money on the counter, then pulled off the tag for it and threw that away,

"Please come again!" The lady cashier said, I only waved and smiled, Sally literally cheered,

"Oh we totally will!!" With that she pulled me to hundreds of more stores, I got bored after awhile and leaned against the store she was in,

"JC Penny's... *sigh* too girly." I say aloud,

"Hah! I feel the same way." I turn my head to the voice I heard, there stood a teenage boy about my age, he had shaggy brown hair and blue eyes, he wore a blue hoodie with black jeans and suspenders hanging from his hips, he also wore black converses,

"Really? Huh, looks like we got something in common then." I chuckle, turning to my side so I faced the boy, leaning against my shoulder,
"Here for your girlfriend? Or sister?" I asked, he laughed,

"Girlfriend. She always comes here." He does a slight shrug,
"You?"

"Best Friend... And yea... She's the exact same way." I chuckle,
"The name's (y/n)... You?" I lift a hand,

"Johnathan... But people call me John for short." He gives me a friendly smile, then takes my hand and shakes it,

"You're not flirting with other girls again are you?" A joking voice calls from the store, we both look in to see a girl with long red hair in a ponytail, she had light brown eyes and freckles, she wore a summer sun shirt and blue jean shorts, I look back at John then to the girl and laugh,

"No, he wasnt." I told her with a smile, she looks at me and smile,

"Good, cause I dont feel like yelling today." She chuckles, walking up and giving me her hand,
"My name is Alissa. What's yours?" I take her hand,

"(Y/n)." I smile again,

"Its nice to meet ya! But it's almost afternoon, me a John gotta go. Sorry. Maybe see you some time later?" I nod,

"Sure, why not?" Alissa grabs something and quickly writes on it,

"Here's mine and John's number, you can send a text any time. Just... Make sure you say who it is, we sometimes think we got stalkers." Me and her laugh,

"Oh believe me... I ain't no stalker." I say after we calm our laughter,

"Well, see ya later!" Alissa and john say at the same time, then they walk away hand in hand, I watch them joke and play with each other slightly as they left the mall, I sigh and lean against the wall of the store again, I look down.

"Seriously?" I turn my gaze to Sally looking at me with a few bags on her arms,

"What!?" I protest, she sighs,

"You have that look again... Look... You dont need a guy friend (y/n)! You got me!" Sal smiles warmly, I chuckle,

"Yea? Then what if you get a 'guy friend' and leave me behind huh? Who will I have to talk to then?" She pauses with her mouth slightly open,

"Now why would I get boyfriend?"

"Well you basically have one because you and Sam are always flirting with each other at school." Her cheeks slightly heat up from hearing his name,

"Its not like that." She slightly whines, I chuckle,

"You're blushing... Sal, you like him. There's no doubt about it." She huffs,

"Fine. I like him. But he wouldnt like me back, so stop thinking you're going to be alone in this world! You got me, your mother, and Mrs. Cooper!" Mrs. Cooper... My highschool teacher for study hall... She treats me like I was her own daughter... I smile,

"Yea... I got those two... But if Sam asked you out, you'd say yes and you'll start making a life with him, Sal, and like I've told you. I am totally fine with that. Really? I dont mind being alone." I shrug,

"Well too bad! You're not going to be alone in this world! At all!" Sal grabs my wrist and drags me out of the mall, I lift my hand to scratch my neck, but felt the choker I had on, I feel the soft fabric of the navy blue bow on it, I smile,

"Thank you." I say softly,

"For wha- oh... Yea no problem!" She turns to ask me but sees what I meant and smiles, I smile back as we head to her house,

"Well, i'll see you tomorrow!!" She chirps,

"What? Its only going on 2!" I protest,

"And you want to hang around here while I prance around the house trying on new clothes?" I open my mouth for a second, then I close it thinking,

"Yea... Good point- see ya tomorrow!" I quickly say and turn around before she gets the idea of dressing me up like a freaking barbie doll, I look around to see the town busy as ever, I stretch my arms above my head and relax my hands behind my head as I walked, it's how I normally walk when alone, well... I'm technically not alone due to the many people around, but still. I walked by an alleyway just to get pulled into it by large, muscular arms,

"Shhh, I ain't gonna hurt ya if ya dont scream." A hushed, deep voice says, I mentally freak out, but I manage to keep my cool,
"Now, all I want for ya is what ya got... a'ight?" His accent was... Irish? No.... French? No, no.... I couldn't quite pin this man's accent, but I could tell he was wearing something over his mouth because his voice sounded slightly muffled, his hand slowly creeped down my side, I knew what he was doing, he was trying to get my mind to focus on what he was saying and not doing! Such a freaking perv!! I wiggled my arm out of his grip and plunged my elbow into his gut, causing him to let go with a grunt, falling to one knee.

"You're gonna pay for that."  He growled, I hear him pull something out, but before he could do anything, a voice breaks through the air,

"Wouldn't do that bud." This voice sounded male also, but this voice sounded more upset,

"Who's there!?" The man asked, now seeing the weapon he had, it was a hunting knife... this guy must be a hunter then. My mind told me to run but... something completely new told me to stay.... its.... what's this feeling in my chest that's telling me to stay and figure out whom this voice belongs to?? Is it....

My heart?

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