.....Isabella....
I hear someone calling my name from a distance and my eyes flutter open. Apparently we'd arrived at our destination, Pennsylvania. My eyes widened as I took the house in.
You know those huge creepy houses you see in movies, the kind that no kid would want to go trick or treating at on Halloween, yeah, that's the kind of house I am staring at right now.
What were mom and dad thinking !!, this cannot be my life now. I can't be living in hotel Transylvania.
" Mom, dad, what the fuck" Jason beat me to it.
" Language Jason"
He was right, of all the houses in this neighborhood, my parents went with the creepiest one. Great now my friends, if I ever make some, would think I'm a freak.
" I think I'm gonna have to go with Jason on this one"
I mean as much as I want to stay positive about the whole situation, this house looks like the behind the scenes of the conjuring.
We began to offload the trunk and by we I mean mom and dad while I and Jason just stared at the house in open-mouthed horror.
"Don't give me that look" dad encouraged "it's not so bad"
As if on cue a dang bat just flew out of one of the windows and I gave dad a what the hell look.
"Okay maybe it needs a little remodeling but hey, who cares about all that, home is where your family is right?"
" No dad " I face palmed myself.
We get into the house and just as I suspected it's an absolute mess. There are cobwebs everywhere and I think I just saw a wooden coffin. Great.
"Mom, where's my room"
" Second one on your right upstairs hun" She chirped
I got my stuff upstairs and began to clean. The room wasn't as bad as I expected it to be, I guess I could make it work.
After what felt like hours of cleaning and cobwebbing I was finally done.
*Yeah just head upstairs dear, second room by your right* I heard my mom say. But I couldn't rap my head around who she was talking to.
*Okay ma'am* I heard an unfamiliar seductive voice say. Before I could process everything my door flew open sending me half way across the room on my butt as a result of the impact.
" You do know there's something called knocking right? I mean what kind of maniac..." I was interrupted by a muscular arm stretched towards me.
" I am so sorry I didn't think anyone would be in here, your mum asked me to get something and..."
" If you think I'm just going to accept your apology after sending me flying landing on my butt you must have another thing comi...." Holy cow he's gorgeous. I finally came face to face with an unfamiliar pair of dark chocolate eyes and only the fluffiest curly brown hair I've ever seen, it's like cotton candy and I haven't even felt it yet, Isabella snap out of it, the culprit right.
"Hey" he said.
Who knew just one three letter word would have so much power over me as I found myself tongue tied.
" Cat got your tongue ?" he teased and flashed a dimpled smile.
"No-noo" I quickly regained myself
" Although I think I might have a slight concussion because someone didn't knock before barging in". I snapped.
" Nice to meet you too ".
I don't care if he looks like a Greek god I hate boys. All my life I'd always had bad encounters with boys, my brother for one was never the 'ideal guy'.
This boy named Henry Machintosh from middle school who read my love letter out loud for the whole school to hear and then dumped me in homeroom was never an ideal guy.
Heck even little Timothy Monroe from when I was in kindergarten rejected me for Allison baker and poured goat yoghurt all over me.
Hence why I hate all boys other than my dad, him and my mom are so cute.
" Who are you again ?"
" Oh where are my manners, I'm David ".
Daaaviddd, I like the way the name just rolls of my tongue.
" I'm, Isabella, but you can call me bella "
" Well bella, looks like you got your hands full, need a hand?"
" Aren't you supposed to be getting something?"
"Right, well then..."
" Wait, I think I do need a hand please " I shamefully admitted.
" Sure belly " he baby talked me
" Watch it, I said it's bella" I snapped
" Potato potata same thing".
God this guy is a royal pain in my ass.
" Aren't you gonna help"
" Right, let's get to it then" he began to take off his shirt.
" Hey hey, what do you think you're doing " is he crazy.
" Ugh, taking off my shirt, duh " he stated as a matter of fact.
" I see that, I mean why the hell are you taking off your shirt in my room " I squirmed
" Cause it's hot and stuffy in here, why else".
Okay this guy has succeeded in getting on my nerves.
"Whatever let's just get to work" I finally said.
It was hard to focus with a freaking Greek god with perfectly chiseled abs in the room. I mean why did he have to take off his shirt did he want to seduce me.
I had to grab my other stuff which the moving truck brought and it was a lot of work bringing it up but I did it.
When I got back my room was a whole different place from the gloomy and dark space I walked into three hours ago.
I felt like I was in one of those reality television house flips. I mean David is good.
"Hey" I managed to say.
" You like" he chuckled.
"I love, I mean it looks amazing thank you David".
" Well I'm glad you like it ".
" Uhm, my mom's making casserole for dinner would you like to stay"
" As delicious as that sounds I'm afraid I'll have to decline, I'd love a long hot bath right now " he put his shirt back on and proceeded to leave.
" Catch you later bellybutton "
" The names just keep getting worst " I laughed.
" You like it huh, I think we found a keeper "
" No no no, you are not gonna call me bellybutton in public." This guy is bent on ruining my social life.
" I'll be the judge of that" he winked and left.
That is it I've had it with him. I hope I never cross paths with him again.
Jason's POV
I was done setting up my stuff and all I could think about was Regina. I couldn't get her out of my head, she was all I could think about. Should I just call her.
No I broke up with her, people who aren't dating don't have to check up on each other anymore right?
But I miss her and it hurts like hell.
This is so frustrating.
My phone starts to ring and I decided to check the caaller ID. It was Regina.
Shit.
I didn't pick up.
This is more painful than a stab at the back.
I have to focus on the matter at hand. I'm talking total human extinction.
Why am I the only one who is capable of saving the world. It's not like I have any super powers or anything.
Okay let's rewind. So as crazy as it sounds me from the future walked into my room through a freaking time machine and told me the world is going to end and I'm the only one who could stop it. Unfortunately for me he ran out of time and got sucked back into the future before he could explain further.
Question.
How the heck am I supposed to save the world?.
Well it's definitely not by announcing it to the whole neighborhood and spray painting on cars by 4 in the morning, that's for sure.
Now everyone including the love of my life thinks I'm a nut job.
That's why I decided to enroll in UPenn so I could focus on learning all about this time travel stuff and physics.
Well for now I'm gonna get a huge bucket of rocky road ice cream and stuff my face till I puke. I feel so damn confused right now. what the hell am I going to do.
I quickly grabbed my phone and checked if my transfer to UPenn had been approved, still pending. Great.
I flipped my drawing board the other way round and started scribbling something. The first disaster that was predicted to occur was the coming of vampires.
I need wooden stakes and silver bullets to kill a vampire, I'm not depending on any garlic.
The emergence of vampires is predicted to occur in about a week from now so I still have sometime to prepare.
The question is, how in the world am I gonna know a vampire when I see one?.
" Jason honey, it's dinner time" I heard mom's voice signaling dinner.
I flipped the board the other way round and proceeded to come over to the dinning area.
The last thing I want is for Bell to snoop in my room and see that board. Let's just say I'd have a lot of explaining to do.
During dinner mom and dad just kept talking about their new jobs while I and Bell stayed glued to our phones.
Hey, phones down at the dinning table.
"Sorry m.... HOLY COW I GOT IN !!!!!"
I can't believe I got into UPENN.
" Oh my gosh I'm so proud of you honey"
Dad gave me a proud smile and wriggled my shoulder
" Good for you bro" Bell finally spoke to me for the first time in a while.
" Thanks everyone, I smiled genuinely to my family"
We ate our dinner happily and went back to our rooms stuffed. So much for stuffing my face in rocky road ice cream, heck I can't even move.
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It's been a week now and I just started my applied science and special research classes at UPENN. Bell's school isn't open till next week so she's been home alone.
I kinda felt bad for her cause If we were at our old house she'd have friends to talk to and go for sleepovers and stuff. But she's just been stuck at home at an unfamiliar town thanks to me.
My classes are going great, who knew applied science would be so thrilling. Some people call me a nerd but I'd like to think of myself as a guy who just loves to learn.
What can I say, I love me some books.
I completed my daily research and decided to scroll through social media. I was going through Gina's Instagram reels when I saw a picture of my Gina with a freaking Keith Powers look alike. I mean the dude looked good I'm not gonna lie.
Wait, they're more?.
Why are they more?
It wasn't just one picture with the guy. There was a video with them in the karaoke bar she always begged me to go to , there was a picture of the two of them in McDonald's eating burgers.
One particular picture caught my attention. It looked like it was taken unaware, probably by the Greek god himself. Regina was staring at something, I zoomed in and it looked like the necklace I gave her for her birthday. She looked sad staring at it.
What have you done Jason.
The problem is who is that guy and why does he think he has the right to place his arm on Regina's shoulder, my Gina. God I love that girl.
How could I let this happen, from leaving her stranded with the taste of my lips to ignoring her for weeks. I've been a really bad boyfriend.
Ex boyfriend :( .
What am I gonna do to make things right?. My fear of making things right is that I'd only end up hurting Gina even more and that's the last thing I want.
I heard a knock on my door
" Come in" Bell came in but she looked sad.
" What's wrong Bell ?"
" Uhm Jason... Regina's here, and a freaking model is right beside her" she said the last part like the dreamy teenage girl that she is.
I couldn't believe my ears as I bolted downstairs in just my sweat pants and I was flabbergasted to see Regina, my Regina, with him and he held her close, in a way only I could do.
Could this day get any worse. As if on cue he pecked her forehead and I lost it.
" What the actual fuck".