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New In Town (1)
The snow slowly descended towards the ground. The long, luscious locks of
Anna’s wavy light brown hair, was being whipped around by a slight wind, catching the
clumps of white during the process. It was supposed to be the first day of spring. March
20th, 2009. But instead, when Anna arose from her warm, cozy, queen-sized bed, and
placed her feet down on the wooden floor of her room, a sharp bolt of cold shot through
her peculiarly small feet. She jogged on her toes to the other side of her room, towards
the immense window, overlooking the crowded street and the houses on the opposite
side. When she pulled the long, bright red, velvet curtains apart, Anna let out a
disappointed sigh. She looked at the mansion-like home across from her, and saw that
the rooftops were painted white with about three inches of snow coating it.
After she stepped outside of her lavish household, she closed the two
wooden double doors behind her. Anna then looked towards the gray, cloudy sky and
watched as the little speckles reached her, and stuck onto her long, elegant-looking
eyelashes. Before she began making her way to the vexatious, teeming school she
attended, she tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear and silently said,” How
ironic.”
It was only 7:30 in the morning, and already she could sense that the
remainder of her Friday would be either upsetting, disappointing, bothersome, or
stressful. As much as she enjoyed the beautiful appearance of her suburban town in the
winter, Anna could not stand the cold. She let out a slight shiver, and fasted her puffy
black jacket. She then began to cross her arms, in search of any extra warmth she could
pull from her body. Anna stayed that way for fifteen more minutes, only paying attention to
her feet that were slowly trudging through the snow and making a sort of crunching
sound. When she finally looked up, she noticed a tall, mysterious teenage boy around
her age, walking on the opposite side of the street. He was looking around wildly for a
second, and seemed very confused. Anna wondered if she should ask him if he was
lost, since she had never once in her whole seventeen years of living in this town, seen
him before. Then suddenly, as if he no longer gave a darn about what he was doing
previously, the boy shrugged his shoulders and kept walking. She watched him for less
than a minute, before he turned his head and looked at her. He seemed to be studying
her as if she was this amazingly interesting new creature he had just found. Anna felt
self-conscious under his intense gaze, and looked away. She started to walk at a slightly
faster pace than before, trying her hardest to avoid the boy she knew was looking at her.
When she finally plucked up the nerve to take a look, she jumped. He was
halfway across the cobble stoned road, heading towards her with a grin on his face. She
thought to herself, “ Do I know him from somewhere?” Anna didn’t have enough time to
ponder on it, because he was suddenly right next to her, walking the same pace. Neither
of them said anything, but they both kept walking. Anna was looking straight ahead,
desperately wishing that this stranger would turn off somewhere. Go down another
street. Reach his destination. But then, the boy began to speak.
“You know, it’s going to be sunny and warm later on,” he said confidently.
Anna did not want to respond to him, and tried to restrain herself from engaging in a
conversation with him. However, a phrase slipped out through her small and pink lips. “I
doubt it.” Although soft and barely a mumble, the young boy beside her chuckled with a
smile that screamed of achievement.
“I’m Caleb.” And with that, Anna turned her head just in time to see him flip his
hair back. The rich, dark shade of brown that swept across the side of his face,
reminded her of dark chocolate and surprisingly enough, she developed a craving for it.
She used his apparent daze to inspect him. His eyes were big and beautiful, and as
blue as the waters in Greece. They were so bright and godlike, that she almost wanted
to cry. Anna admired his face for a bit longer and became entranced. His jaw, was a bit
square, but very manly. His porcelain skin and deep dimples enticed her to the point
where she was, in a way, hypnotized. Although she wanted nothing to do with him, she
couldn’t deny that he was absolutely, one hundred percent, without a doubt, gorgeous.
“ I just moved here,” he said abruptly, pulling Anna out of her trance. She kept
walking and didn’t answer back. It was quiet for a minute. Anna walked uncomfortably
next to him for what seem like an eternity, before once again Caleb filled the endless
silence. “ So I’m guessing you’re a quiet person, but please don’t feel too freaked out. I
live across the street from you.”
Without any reasonable thought, Anna replied, “ You’re the Jenning’s son?”
She silently cursed herself for that. But got a quick answer,” Yeah, I saw you looking at
the house yesterday. So when I saw you, I just figured this was a chance to get to know
my neighbor.” She looked at him for a moment, and smiled. When Caleb and his family
had arrived earlier that week, rumors quickly spread around about him. There were
numerous amounts of stories as to why he moved to the town specifically. Some people
said that he was a trouble and had been in jail before. More people believed that he was
a drug addict that had just been released from rehab. Whatever the story was, this boy
was talked about a lot, and they didn’t even know if he would be attending their high
school. In the spur of the moment, Anna asked, ”Where are you headed?”
Caleb glanced at her and smirked, “Cadence High School.” Anna’s eyes
probably could’ve popped right out of her eye sockets at that moment. Cadence was an
art school, and everybody in town knew that people from all over the country came to
apply for the school. Obviously, this guy had some talent, and Anna deeply wanted to
know what his was. “What are you there for?” she asked. Caleb laughed then, and Anna
frowned, wondering what was so funny.
“You sound so surprised.” Anna quickly attempted to apologize, stuttering and
tripping over her words while trying.
“It’s okay really, I know I definitely don’t look like the artsy type.”
Anna looked him over once more, but stayed persistent and said,” Well… are you gunna
tell me?” Caleb smirked at her, and she shrunk under his gaze. “You’ll find out soon
enough.” It was then, that Anna noticed that they were right outside of the high school
building. She turned to her right, where Caleb was standing only a second ago, and
noticed that he disappeared. She hesitated for a moment, then slowly walked away
looking over her shoulder. If she wasn't before, she was definitely stressed now.
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