3A/N: Written and uploaded on my HTC Android phone.
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I walked briskly down the hall to the baseball field where my boyfriend of seven months Harper Tavern should be finishing of his after school training.
"Hey, sorry I'm late, you been waiting long" I said walking up to him and my sister Maple who was leaning on him exhausted and sweaty from their practice.
" For awhile now, Ally. " Harper replied throwing an arm over my shoulder and picking up his sports bag. As we began heading home with Maple clinging to his arm for support. I would usually be jealous when May goes clinging and flirting with my boyfriend or previous crushes as she always wins them over but this time its different.
Sometimes, ok most times I think Maple does some very stupid stuff. Like with what happened last week when she went to a party with said boyfriend who is what 16/17 and almost got herself taken advantage of when she had a few beers. Luckily big brother Oakley -who is only older then us by a few minutes then Maple and finally me being the youngest of us triplets- and his best friend Harper were their partying too to save her, If they weren't there I don't want to even imagine what could have been.
I'm glad she's alright, no permanent damage done, as I glance over at her. I can see why older guys are interested, she's pretty with her wavy dark blonde shoulder length hair and Hazel eyes and a nice slim developing body for a 13 year old, well the cheerleading and volleyball she does is keeping her balanced. Me on the other hand I used to do swimming before puberty hit I was good but after I guess I became a bit shy and introverted, but I'm just not comfortable in a bikini yet, when I look at May and then over at me, it's like she has the bigger breast the flat stomach the nice figure. I'm not calling myself fat or ugly or anything its just with my light brown short wavy hair inchs from the shoulder, which I got from dad and my pale green eye's, I feel somewhat uncomfortable with myself, ok I know I'm barely 13 and I've got a few for years to develop but I guess I feel a bit like the odd one out. As Oakley has wavy dark blonde hair and green eyes and already has a few girls chasing him. One being Sasha who is Two year older and already fiercely guarding him from other girls.
"See you tomorrow" Harper said braking me out of my thoughts as he leans over with a quick kiss. May leans over to hug him as I ring the bell.
"You staying for dinner, Harper" mum asks opening the door as Harper shakes his head a walks of home. " What was with the hug" I ask May as she walks past me. Looked like more then a hug, the way you were up against him and his cheeks red from embarrassment? maybe.
"A thank you hug, Al no need to be jealous, he's done a lot for me" walking up the stairs. Why did I feel that was more then a thank you, I'm not jealous, I'm definitely not jealous.
"Alpine stop feeling insecure about nothing, Harper saved my poor Maple from a terrible tragedy occurring" mum scolded with a tears gathering in her eyes.
"Sorry mum" I said feeling guilty for feeling jealous.
"Help with dinner " she said walking of to the kitchen.
"But its May turn" I whine, I've been doing it for almost two weeks now.
"She's still delicate, so you'll cover for your sister until she's up to it, now stop your whining." mum said with a disapproving look. Not fair.
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This sucks, I can't believe I'm grounded for something I didn't even do. May and friend's well the cheerleaders she's socializing with as she just made the team. Had raided mums liquor cabinet and emptying a few bottles then headed over to the park a few streets down where most of the guys gather on the weekend to play sports.
Me and my friend Sally who come over to hang out got blamed for it, it might have been a bit more believable if Sally didn't have a glass of Red wine in hand when she went down to the kitchen for soda.
What sucks more is I had a date with Harper today, which I had to cancel and on top of that Oak's basketball mates are round ours hanging out, some of them are such jerks.
I heard a crash in Oaks room, so I went to check out what the hell happened " Hey, what the hell did you guys do" I said to looking past Carlos as I pushed Jerome away and saw Oaks PSP with a crack thru the screen."Shit, Oaks gonna go mental " I said picking it up.
"What you break in my room? " Oak asked coming his room, while Carlos pointed at the PsP in my hand.
"What the fuck, Alpine. You know I saved up for that for ages." Oak scowled, automatically assuming it was me as I had it in my hands.
"It was already brok- " I said feeling my tears ducts gathering, as they do when I'm pissed, which is bloody annoying cos it make it seem like I'm about to cry, as I blink them away.
"Like hell it isn't, your fucking holding it, god what is wrong with you these day." He interrupts as the said criminals escaped from the crime scene afraid to have Oaks ire turned on them.
"Why won't you let me finish you Asshole " I shouted. He snatches his broken psp out my hands and growls out " Get lost." Gladly as I stomp out back to my room.
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Been a week since, and me and Oak have been avoiding and ignoring each other and boy is it hard to do especially if you live in the house. Haven't spent much time with Harper, maybe I'm reading to much into it but I get the feeling Maple is crushing on Harper, she even spends more with him then I do.
"Did you hear what I was just saying" Sally voice flowed calmly through the home phone interrupting my thoughts.
"Nope, sorry" I heard her sigh "do you think May's in Like with my Harper." I asked.
"I guess maybe she has a crush, he did help her out." she said hesitantly.
"Guess so " I mumbled not like the answer.
"Ally, erm well, I think I saw Harper"Sally said stopping to find the right word to say next. I really didn't like the tone of what she was saying, knowing it was something I wouldn't like to hear.
"Hey Harper" I looked over at the door as he knocked popping his head in. Holding my hand up indicating one minute.
"You were saying Sall, you saw?" I said asking her to continue.
"Sally" Harper asked, looking a bit anxiously as he scratched his ear, a nervous habit he has. " You mind if I speak to her, gotta ask something" as he took the phone from my grasp. I watched him pace as spoke, not understanding the one-sided conversion.
"Was up, you look worried, and your nervous, I can tell with that nervous habit of yours." I asked gettin anxious as he come of the phone.
"She said she'll talk to you tomorrow in school " I nod as he continues. " Thing is I saw, well Sally saw me looking at the poster for swim try outs." Ohh, so what's that got to do with it.
"Well" he said taking a seat next to me on my bed, " You haven't swam since you were 11, and I guess you still have that fear when you got pulled under by the surf board, when we went surfing that one time. So I didn't want you to think I was going to pressure into it or something." he said wrapping and arm around me and pulling me in for a hug.
"I'm not scared of the water, I went to the local pool a few times in the summer break with Maple" I said voice muddled in his shirt. " I just not ready to get back into it yet."
"Oh, I didn't want to upset, that's all." he finished face flushed as I placed my lips on his. " Your sweet" I said with another, turning it into a make out session.
"Hey Al, Oak wants harper, geez what hell" Maple screeched interrupting us.
"Do you mind, some privacy please" I exclaimed breathlessly as she scowled over with a glare slamming my door shut and stomping away. We could still hear the muffled " He's eating face with Alpine."
"You ok" I ask as he move me of his lap. " I'll go see what Oak wants, as you guys still aren't talking " he walks off.
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I run to Sally catching her before she headed to third period. " So what were you saying the other day." I asked stopping she just shrugged re-doing her pony fixing her dark brown hair. "C'mon, it sounded important" I poked her, trying to make her tell me.
"Oh, erm the swim teams looking for participant's, saw Maple looking at the poster with Harper and then "
"Yeah, Harper mentioned the swimming thing, didn't know Maples joining" I pondered.
"I've got to get my project checked" she said looking reviled.
"I'm gonna go wash my hands, just had chemistry, see at lunch." she nodded, as we headed in opposite directions.
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Walking into the Wash room, I see Sasha holding her own against two girl's. Hm the small ginger one is the new girl that has started stalking Oak, and the Tall brown haired one is the one he went on a date with last week, probably was a shitty date, that's why we haven't seen her round. Ouch that looks painfull as one pulled Sasha's hair and the other dug hair nails in hair arm. I can guess why everyone goes after Sasha, she is adamant in perusing Oakley and warning others of, she's made a lot of enemies and a lot of girls bitch about her. Wow she's good, as she twisted the nail girls arm and elbowed the one pulling her hair. Both girls ran off after that.
"What " she glared over at me as I went to wash my hands.
"Here" I said handing over some tissues, as she took them and placed them on the bleeding scratch marks. "Your hairs all messed up." I said not liking the weird silence that hang around, she looked up at me with a 'you think' look.
" What" she snapped suddenly causing me to jump.
"You alright." mumbled out awkwardly as I watched fix her hair.
"No I'm not, what a dumb question to ask, I just got jumped by two sluts." anger tinged her voice.
"Sorry, was just checking if you were alright, no need to bite my head of, geez " I mumbled of at the end walking out the door.
"Hey" she called as I turned my head to her " Thanks" Sasha said genuinely.
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"Finish making the dinner, and make sure the dishes are done too." mum said rushing about.
"Why me, it should be May's turn, she hasn't done it in ages" I whined watching her as she sat on the bottom step strapping on the wrap-around ankle sandals.
" Maples busy with after school activities, you on the other hand are always home doing nothing, so you could at least help out more and stop that whining your not two" mum scolded. Standing up and check herself in the hallway mirror. Hm mum looks podgey on the stomach. Looks like she's been going to high end restaurant's for her dates with the current guy she's dating, and stuffing herself with the gourmet food. Guess it would be hard to resist and the weight would pile on.
" I have activities, I'm in the book club, and you never ask Oak, his home some of the time to, why can't we have pizza " I said frustrated. It's not like your going to eat, your going on a date anyway.
" Enough Alpine, all I hear from you now days is complaining, I don't get any from Maple. Your really have been to much these last few months, either your stealing my Liquor, breaking your brothers stuff or insanely jealous when Maples around Harper, Their practice ends at the same time, so he walks her home." mum lectured " now you grow up and act your age young lady or I'll ship you to your father." I hate it when she uses the I'll send you to dad, we barely remember him, so why would we want to go live with him. She used to use that excuse a lot when Oak would act up and it always works.
"Whatever " I mumbled stomping into the kitchen go cook dinner. I just don't like the fact my sisters spending more time with my boyfriend then I am.
"Need same help" Oak asks walking up to as I shake my head. Wow, first time his spoken to me since our fight two weeks ago.
"Sorry" Oaks said as he leaned on the refrigerator apologizing for the fight we had.
"Me to" I said. Reviled to have cleared the air, we just needed one of us to apologize and everything would be fine from there.
"How are you and Harper"he asked as he took out some juice. "Are you happy with him."
"Alright, why?" I ask " have we got to do with the argument you guys had."
"How do you know about that." he asked as I shrugged. "How serious are you guy's."
"I'm alright, think I might be in love, I think." He looked over shocked.
"Love " he choked out coughing. " Your young yet, how can you er you know, be sure."
"Not sure, might be, never have been so I don't know" I replied thumping him on his back to help with the coughing fit.
"I'm home" we heard Maple shout coming thru the back door as we usually have it unlocked in the evenings.
"I can't believe you punched Harper, your best friend " May screeched out at Oak. " His gorgeous face has a bruise now because of you." She continued ranting. I walked away from the ranting Oaks being subjected to.
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I sat on the swings watching Harper come towards me, his dark brown hair being blown about from the wind as he shaded his blue eyes from the sun. Taking a seat next to the swing on my left. I turn to him " your bruise is gone " I said as he rubbed his now clear cheek " You and Oakley made up right, saw you talking at practice when I was heading home." he nodded " Good, I'm glad, you guys have been friends forever." he mumbled a yeah. We sat her for awhile just swinging back and forth.
" I think we should break up " Harper said out of nowhere, I turned my head so fast I think I got some whiplash.
"What, why" I asked, must be a joke.
"We ain't been spending much time together." he said, looking for a reason.
"We're here together now " I said as my lips trembled.
"We're drifting apart" he said looking straight ahead.
"No, no, Why? what did I do " my voice quivered as I swallowed the knot in my throat and blinking back the tears. Taking a few deep breaths until I felt my voice steady I asked again as he hadn't replied or looked over.
"Why, what happened?" I managed to say out in a semi steady tone. 'Why" I screamed making him look over.
" I'm confused, I don't have the same feelings as before " he said taking in my upset face.
"Is their some one else " I said voice think with emotion as my lips trembled, I bit down on them to keep from quivering my hands gripped the swings chain so hard my knuckles had turned white. I could see from the guilty look on his face that he had met someone else.
Harper looked at me intently his brows furrowed looking upset as his eyes followed the few tears that leaked thru even though I blinked them back. " No, their isn't." he said choking up and looking away not being able to see me look so cut up.
"We're still friend's " he began as I cut him of.
"Go away " I said not even hiding the anguish I felt " I'm sorry" he said tears glinting in his eyes as he tried to comfort me with a hug. " Go away" I shouted pushing him away. Once I watched him leave my tears fell freely as I sat their crying over my first heartbreak. My tears had slowed, eyes puffy from rubbing them and throat dry I finally got to head home after sitting her for the past few hours.
Mum just lectured about responsibility and how I missed my chores, I dragged myself up to bed, hoping the world would end.
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Two weeks since our break up I walked with Sally ranting, that I think he has someone else, that's why he broke up. When Sasha walked up to me as her long blonde her fanned around her, asking to speak in private.
" Your ex, he's seeing someone that's why he broke up " She told me bluntly, blue eyes sharp.
"What? who? how?" I asked.
"His seeing your sister " she said seriously.
"This isn't fucking funny" I said with anger looking pissed off and walking of but she pulls me back with a hold still on my arm.
"Look, whatever ok but I'm just returning the favour, you were decent to me back at the toilets, I know you don't like me cause I'm chasing your brother but i thought you should know, everyone else does." she finished letting go and walking off not before turning around and saying. " Stay till after their practice then you'll see." I watched her walk of, swaying her hips, she knows how to draw attention.
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I did as she said and sat waiting outside for them to come out. Hopefully she's wrong but some reason I just know she isn't.
I had sat against the wall knees up right beside to the open C entrance doors I watched Harper walk down the steps halt and walk back in as he was rummaging thru his sports bag not noticing me as he passed back to May who had called him. I saw her hug, hoping that's all as my heart pounded anxiously. Sasha was right as I watched them Lip lock, my heart exploded in my ears drowning everything out I couldn't explain what I was feeling but my hands shook and legs quivered. I hadn't noticed the tears leak out as I took deep breaths to calm my nerves. Wiping my tear streaked face, I sat there settling my racing heart. Sally had walked up interrupting them. She knew, she bloody knew all this time as I heard her ask them what she should say to me as I have my suspicions. 'Everyone else know's' those words of Sasha rang thru my head. And I felt so enraged next thing I know is I screamed out Bitch and lunged at Maple ad we tusseled on the floor. The rest was mostly a blur, Harper pulled me of May, so I attacked him, Sally and May pulled me of him, so I bitch-slaped my ex-best friend. I went back attacking May and Harper whoever until Oak came and pulled me of, Most of the teams had gathered round to watch, that I was aware if as Oak had pulled me to the side. Got pulled into the principles office. Mum had come to pick us up, we weren't aloud home until a parent was here.
Dropping me home mum took Maple hospital, Oak went to check on Harper I had apparently broken May's nose.
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Once I had dragged myself up and cleaned the scratches I had gotten from May. I had cone down and sat in the liveing room couch thinking back to the days event. Knowing mum would be back to give her lecture, so why bother hiding.
Mum had come back with Maple Around 8 and had started on me as she ushered her to bed.
"What is wrong with, you could have killed her, you broke her nose, you attacked Harper" she ranted angrily " so Harper broke with you and now their dating does not give you the right to assault them blah blah, I had tuned out when she stated in her tone big deal their dating, doesn't make what you did justifiable, then what does mother huh' what does mother, next time I have a husband and May seduces him, You'll be all that's alright, no big deal, Geez you don't even treat me the same, its like I'm the leftover from your perfect set. I tuned back as her faced tuned red with a scowl marring it " send you to your father, maybe he will be able to put up with your reckless adolescent behaviour, your to much- blah blah. Maybe I should head there not like any you guys care, Boyfriend cheated with sister, best friend knew and didn't say anything, brother knew too, mum taking said homewrecker daughter side, me I'm not bloody important enough to be owed the truth. Looked like all the guys knew too, girl who I don't like and doesn't like me come and told me straight. What does this tell me of my life. Everyone is a an ass.
"Alpine" mum screeched. " What" I snapped out.
"Your not even listening are you" she said exasperated.
"Why ask if you already know the answer" I think my reply made her snap as she pulled back her hand and slapped me on my right cheek. I just sat their frozen.
"Mum" I heard Oakly say from behind me in the kitchen. When did he came in I wondered.
mum had her hand still raised while the other on her mouth looking surprised by the slap. Oakleys voiced had snapped her out of whatever daze she had slipped into.
"Got to your room, I don't want to see your face." she said pointing at the stares. Gladly, if it'll get me away from you. I had wiped the blood away from my lip that had split open again as I ascended the stairs, Oak looked at me with worry, I ignored his gaze and walked up.
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Grabbing a duffel bag I stuffed my clothes and some other knick-knacks, I reached under the mattress for my emergency cash which was about $365, hopefully enough to by me a ticket to London to where dad lives though we ain't seen him since we were eight and he come up for a visit. Heading into mum's room, I grab my passport and birth certificate, never know when I might need it for something besides our birth certificates were right next to the passports and other important documents mum keeps looked in the top draw. I rummaged thru her red book, looking for dads address and number. Once done I walked back into my room, doing a final check of anything I should take.
Window or door, which way should I go. I look over at my door knowing its Oakley that knocked, opening it he hands me an ice pack for the bruising on my forehead. I take it and slam the door in their faces as Maple comes out with mum behind giving a nasty look. Window it is then. I'll wait till morning, no travel agencies open yet.
Wondering around town since 7 waiting for the shops to open, I had to convince the travel agent that business man sitting across the street sipping coffee outside Starbucks is my dad and he thinks I should learn some responsibility so he sent me to book my own ticket. I had gone up to the business man and asked him if he could watch my bag for a few minutes beforehand, so when I glanced over and he waved indicating to my packed bag beside him, they gave me the ticket without hassle, before they looked doubtful when I entered.
Flight booked for eight this evening, damn got the whole day to waste away.
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"What are doing here" Sasha asked later that afternoon having spotted me sitting on someone wall, as I got bored wondering around.
"Sitting " I replied blandly as she joined me eyeing my bag.
"Running away."
"Yup" I nodded.
"where to?"
"England "
"Ah, would explain why you or your siblings weren't in school, even Harper didn't turn up, Sally did though" she finished. I shrugged already suspecting they wouldn't turn up.
"You alright " Sasha asked, flicking her golden mane back.
"Nope" I said letting a long sigh.
"What times your flight" she said looking at the ticket popping out my open backpack.
"8.00pm" she got up and grabbed my duffel bag and pulling me up and handed me my backpack.
"You can wait round mine till your flight is due" I just followed on behind. " heard you did a number on Maples face, you barely have any battle scars compared to them." causing me to smile as she made small talk, lifting me out of my self loathing.
"You loaded " I asked looking at the two story house and the ones around them, seems she's from the posher area.
"Grandma has an inheritance she split with her daughter's. She answered leading me in.
"I'll show you the guest room" she said showing me up. She's being pretty decent. I took in the professional photo's hung on her hallway.
"You a model" I asked taking the pictures of when she was around 10.
"Did a few couple years back, mum did some minor modeling in her younger days, so she had connections." she answered pointing to a few photo's of a women posing -presumably her mother.
"Thank you" I said with sincerity as a smile of acknowledgement formed on her full pouty lips whilst opening the mahogany door indicating the guest room.
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We sat in the waiting area for my flight to be called. Sasha and her mum who I met earlier -is quite beautiful for her age- had come to drop me off. Sasha said she wanted to make sure I'm going to where I said I was going and not disappearing to an unknown country. I even showed her my boarding pass, but she still had that unconvinced look on her face though.
I had manged to convince the attendant at check-in's to check me in without a grown up. Well basically I just said, 'daddy has the runs as he ate something bad last night and now his in the men's room emptying his stomach, after that it was easy as pie.
" Here, happy now" I said handing the note I head written after much of Sasha nagging, to my family.
Oakley
I've had enough, I'm going away.
mum will be finally happy that the eye sore's gone and gets her perfect family.
Maple's a complete bitch, Harper's a douche.
Don't look for me (doubt you guys will even notice) I'm not coming back.
Enjoy your life as twins.
ps: would say date Sasha but actually hanging with her for a few hours. I realised honestly she's an idiot for liking you cos your as big an Ass as harper.
Take care Oak ( koko )
from your unwanted sister Alpine.
"Unwanted " Sasha asked reading the letter I had passed to her, knowing she'll give it to Oak.
" Feels like it sometime " I answered watching the screen for the flight boardings.
"Idiot?" Sasha said whilst raising her golden plucked brow at me as I shrugged. "I'm an idiot, really."
"Well you are " I replied looking at her " your chasing after my brother, who might I add is 13 year old hormonal boy, he's not looking for a relationship. Just action." I trailed of near end as something dawned on me. I'm 13 I had one relationship and what now I can't have no more -psh as if, I've got my whole life a head of me. I'm moving to dad's, who by the way doesn't know I'm coming, well if I asked him, you never know he could say no and I really don't want to live here and watch them rub it in my face. So I'll study there, move out at 16 legally. At least I have somewhat of a plan.
"You alright" Sasha asked looking concerned snapping me out my thoughts.
"Yeah I'm good, anyways as I was saying. Oak and Harper, which I just realised are young and hormonal so their not looking for relationships, just fun." I summed facing her as she nodded." And your pretty decent,I mean I like you. I didn't before cause well May mentioned you being all stalker like but what I'm saying is, your pine'n after Oak, and he don't see you at all. Your just hurting yourself." I finished softly, she scoffed angrily.
"Why don't you just say give up or stop, and here I thought you were an alright person" she said walking away angrily. "I love him."
"That's not what I'm saying" as I ran up and turned her around " Just listen ok, try a different approach, befriend him or something and if that don't work. Back off and wait, till he actually sees you." She nodded to what I said with a look of contemplation on her face " at the moment, I don't think he deserves you." I finished. And I know I'm right because if he finds out she love's him, Oak might just want her for sex, I'm not saying his bad, but he wouldn't think with his head and then they both would end up hurt.
"Your flight's been called" Sasha said as we heard the the lady repeat it thru the intercom.
"Here " handing me a paper with her number on it, I look up with a question look " Ring me when your settled, so I know your alright and mums right you have the right qualities for modeling, your swimming keeps you fit." Whilst giving me a once over look. knowing I had an interest in water as she used to pop up at the local pool to catch a glance of Oak.
"Thanks for everything " I said sincerely as we hugged, felt like a bonding moment so a hug is a must, as I heard her mumble 'someone has to know your ok'. " I will." I picked up my bag and headed to my terminal.
Finally leaving, hopefully I won't be back. Modeling huh, never been complimented like that I thought. If the opportunity present it's self then I'll take it otherwise stay practical.
Am I happy? yes I am happy. Happy to be leaving.
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A/N: First chapter finish.
I'm in two minds for the next chapter. Should I do the few years later -which I had originally planned or would you guys like to know how her life progresses on.
Hope you liked.
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