The Girl Across the street

Betty!!" Jay yelled while looking around for her "Betty can you hear me?, where are you?" He asked in a really loud voice and made to run up the stairs "Betty!!" He called out again but this time Jay

bumped into a very annoyed Betty, who was glaring at him *goddamn it*

"Jay what's your problem, why are you yelling?" She asked in a pissed off tone and the younger boy held up his hands in surrender and took two steps back

"Hey I didn't mean to, but you have to see this" he said and grabbed her hands

"what's that?" Betty asked as he dragged her behind him

"It's the new neighbors"

"New neighbors?" She yelled in shock and jay turned to her and nodded, this truly is shocking because no one has moved into that apartment for years now.

"Yes, a family just moved in a while ago, and I think they're really cool." Jay said grinning.

we both stopped by the window that allows us see the next compound, "I mean check it out" He said excitedly and pointed at their compound.

Betty rolled her eyes at him and then turned back to face the house "yeah, yeah I know what you think is cool is the skateboard and hike bikes right?" She asked and a smug smile appeared on my face *who doesn't know that?*

After that, they both just silently stared at the house, " I am excited that we have neighbors but at the same time I hate it. I've come to love the fact that the street is always quiet at all time, because the neighboring buildings aren't occupied." Betty thought

The smiths street isn't the type with a lot of buildings and houses in it, it's just that of Betty's and two other houses at the end of the street, which occupied by some foreigners who I haven't cared so much to know.

And the fact that the house next door has been empty for a long time now, I think six years now, made it feel like it wasn't there at all. Betty and her family moved in to the house as a toddler and while growing up She despised the quietness that surrounded them but now, She can't really explain why but have grown to love it or maybe She just grew comfortable about it because Truth be told, her parents don't plan on moving anytime soon!!

Betty sat on her bed and watch the new family of three as they unpack their stuffs from the truck,since her window made it way easier for her to see everything clearly. She watched with curiosity all over her face like One who was expecting to see something.

But there was nothing, just a blank stare and the family unpacking their bags and other items from the truck .

"Betty!" Betty!!", "Here comes the brat again". Betty mumbled to herself . Jay Betty's younger brother , he was wearing that angry bird look like someone that was greatly pissed off.

oh I just realized he was angry cause he probably have been calling me now for a while without any response, well how is that my fault? You should blame my ears for not hearing clearly enough.

" oh am sorry jay, I wasn't concentrating" Betty said to him looking at his grumpy face,

"am gonna be heading off to George's place to finish up my chemistry assignment" , the younger boy said.

Oh! O-Ky. He cut me off by shutting the door as he made his way down stairs to get his bike.

"That brat won't be the end of me, "She let out, while returning to her room.

It's been about three-four hours the neighbors moved in, a woman around her her late thirties if am guessing right to be the mother of two kids "not really kids kids.

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The girl who is probably same age as me and the boy that of jay's age.

"Betty". You gotta get used to this sight" I sighed as I turned my gaze away from the house which the door keeps opening and closing as they where still trying to settle in theirs new house .

I just couldn't stop wondering why this people decided to Move into such a house I mean not that it's bad, but it just. looked so abandoned and the fact that's it's been empty for years made it look hunted and somewhat creepy.

I stood up to make my way down stairs, mum has literally been in the kitchen for as long as I can remember this. afternoon and... wait!!!... what's that smell?, oh!! Holy molly!!! Are those strawberry muffins? ..

"Mum?! " I yelled out as I rushed down the stairs to the kitchen where the delicious smell is coming about from .

"Mum!? Please", I said with a grin on my face , she turned for a while to look at me and turn her face away immediately.

Mum! Please I said this time I around repeatedly while trying to make my cutest puppy face, Fuck !! I hope she falls for this " I cursed while still fixing my gazes on her cause she was Looking at me now .

"Betty"!? Can't u lemme talk,?" Mum asked me with her eyebrows raised and her questioning face .

"Ok" here you go, "you can only have just one " she said handing me one of the delicious cupcakes. Oh" goddamn it ma this is the best I have had so far" I let out while savoring the delicious piece on my mouth.

Mmm-mm, "Mum can I ask you?," " yes dear go on" she said, but still busy with whatever thing is she's doing,.

"Mum do you think the new neighbors are good idea, I- i mean, not in the bad way!! I stuttered, now my mum turned her gaze on me with an awe look on her face, fuck me!!! What have I gotten my self into now!.

"Betty"?, why would you say something like that, ?" Mum asked still having her gaze un shifted from my face "now this is getting creepy I said" still searching for an answer to what she just asked knowing fully well that I wasn't gonna give her one, I mean isn't that supposed to be a rhetorical question".

" you have forgotten betty that we shouldn't be in a haste in judging a book by it's cover, there might be a lot more to it darling"

" literally for the past ten minutes my mum have been schooling me on moral, ethics blah blah blah, God!! .

This woman never gets tired from saying all this cause am so absent minded to the things she saying now and I can't just wait for her to get over with It, but it seems like she can't stop talking.

"Betty" you sure you understanding what am saying to you"? she asked with same inquisitiveness on her face, "Yeah mum I understand ".

Mm"-mm mum have you seen jay anywhere ", cutting her off, I can't stand another round of her lecture .

"No not really," I haven't seen him for a while" she answered. goodGod!! I can't find any better opportunity to get away from here since I already gotten what I really wanted,

" I will check his room"

I said as I made my way up the stairs not to jay's, to my own actually, I mean I saw jay ride with his bike to his friends house, I grin at my own genius idea .

I sat on my bed, and as the thought of the neighbors crossed my mind , I crawled up my bed, close enough for me to get a clear view through my window, actually my is up close that i can actually see what's going on in the opposite house , have always assume that this house will always be empty .but no ,it's now occupied by some strangers.

I watched with all curiosity and intense attention but especially forcing on the room up close to mine,

" i mean I can clearly see through that particular one, " who do you think will be occupying that room? " I ask myself .

The door opened shortly after a while and a girl stepped inside the room, if am to guess she's my age mate.

I can clearly see her face, about same height with me or maybe am just an inch taller, she has a brown curly hair which was tied up in donut,

That's probably cause of the dusting and cleaning which has been ongoing in there,

I watched her unpack her stuffs, and spray the sheets on the bed.

Why does it feel like am checking her out " no am not checking her out am, am I? . No ways !! I yelled out trying not accept what my other mind is saying to me.

I still kept my gaze fixed on the girl while she moves about doing doing whatever she was doing, which I didn't bother to know,

I literally forgot that she can see me as clearly as I can see her from my own bedroom, I raised my gaze to meet hers staring back at me.

"Oh!! Goddamn it ". "Elizabeth what the heck are you doing"? I let out " am not stalking her, I mean I was. peeping

through, am already loosing my mind,

She wasn't staring anymore, this is something fun, " wait stalking someone through your window is fun"? I tried to argue with myself, " please don't call it stalking" .

"And now what?" She's done with the bedsheets I could tell as she was looking through her windows again, but she can't see me now cause I was looking from behind.

I watched as she flips the cotton close and the noise from shutting the door.

"Phew!! That was fun!!" I sighed

" I think I kinda love the new neighbors " And this time I can really feel the grin on my face.

A/N... hey ..How are you doing?

Things might be a little boring here right🥲

IT was the first day after the Christmas holiday and the new year,and I felt like I finally have everything I never wished for, not actually certain about that,I mean after the last session which went a high of a wrecking ball especially the prom,"parties are totally zero fun for me "

Yeah I know what you thinking You thinking right tho, am the type that will be labeled a nerd"but basically not a complete one but the fact that Christmas was now done and dusted brings a grin to my face.

Not having to see or hear merry Christmas here and there was quite a relief to me ..

well I know what's going through your mind now "like what the f**k who doesn't love Christmas!!I, come on !!, it's the best holiday ever? "oh betty doesn't fancy Christmas not for the slightest, I literally got sick of it all with those ranting and banging all over the streets,school, church, most especially school.

the whole school was literally filled up with some shady green white and red color, the band,the cheers they all got me bored out with the patrol.

But you know what my favorite holiday is ? Thanksgiving, yeah I finally gotta ThankGod For the end of last session which is now finally over and the Favourite part is the part where i get to have one whole chicken all to myself.

"Betty!!! betty!!!! Bet!!!" .

That's wasn't in my head right? Someone was actually yelling out my name. I can actually make a guess without looking back, it's no other than Lexi Jacobs .

I took a turn to see her eyes broad open, and her jaw like it's gonna drop off .."oh my good God how long have you been running and yelling out my name look at you ", I said with a serious tone wish I know I wasn't actually, I mean you need to see how funny she's looking right now.

"girl you looking like a pretty clown" I told her". Lexi couldn't hold on the laugh even when she wasn't done catching up her breath .

Oh I just forgot something important to point out earlier about the Christmas, I mean if there wasn't one I wouldn't have to listen to Lexi "how my Christmas holiday was spent story" in detail about a hundred and five times" I sighed heavily.

Actually Lexi have been my closest friend since childhood,I mean really close, since fourth grade,she sats very close to me in every new class,so I guess that makes her my closest.

I love Lexi for the fact that she doesn't have the same view as the other kids of me I mean she sees me so indifferent and shared everything ( almost)with me .

Apart from the one time she walked up to me and said "betty I kinda love you weird dress "wow! that actually creeped me out.

"Betty I so wished you where with me at New York I really missed you so much"

All this while I really don't know if she meant what she said just now cause it doesn't look like Lexi spent her holiday at her uncles house in New York .

so this is the part where she got to tell me about the boy..mmmm Hmm.mm what's his name again ?christopher, yeah yeah Christopher. " hope you guys had fun"I said with with a grin smile on my face giving her a wink , "hey come on betty don't gimme that devilish look of yours, but we had more than just fun" she said smiling sheepishly .

"Fool" I mumbled.

oh girl you ain't kidding me are you!?. Tell me you didn't f**k his d**k head "? I ask her with an awe expression, No I didn't " instead I made him moan

She dragged me closer to her and whisper some sound to my hear "ewww that's disgusting Lexi you crazy b*ch".

It was just time for our maths class, but believe me when I say that Lexi isn't done yet with her Christmas adventure stories oh my poor ear ..

"I can't believe I started the day with maths, I slumped my face inside my desk, believe me I have never wanted to have anything doing with calculations, not even the slightest of it, damn it's a total waste of time,energy and basically a huge stress to the brain mostly mine own brain!!!ahh I mean this isn't meant to be .

.

It was Mr Clifford mathematics class ,which doesn't make it any different but approximately the worst of them all, his sluggishness and boring style of dressing sum up makes me dislike his appearance in class.

I was actually not paying any minds to what's so ever his doing on that board,I just couldn't get my mind of what Lexi told me about the guy in New York, did she really make out with him?, how many times did she f**k with him , Did he really moan the way she whispered in my ear "oh so help me God!! Wtf is my problem.**

"This class isn't something I wanna start up my day, I mean it's the first day of school," I grumped,

I just can't wait for us to get over with it,

The class was quite same, there wasn't much changes, it was almost same people in my class last year is same here this year, that's make it easier cause they won't be any form of new student traditions or whatever that is called, I just couldn't stand it .

It triggers my memory back to my first day in this school, the principals made me say a lot things which made me get so nervous and almost made pee on my pants.

Well I guess not everyone is as nervous as I am, take Veronica copper for instance, the school cheerleader or should I say Queen bee , I just don't like her that much, damn I bet I'm way out of her league..

A/N ..so How was your last Christmas holiday?

Mine was damn boring😭