Summery: I didn't plan on meeting Riley. I didn't plan on going back in
time. I didn't plan on bringing on the stress of adulthood at 14, because
my little brother came back in time with me. I didn't plan on him going
with me either. Thinking back though I wouldn't have changed any of my
story. I wouldn't have changed any of it, especially not the impact it had
on my life.
A/N: This is the first time I've done a first person perspective in a story so bare with me. Oh and my character likes to use words from other languages.
Chapter 1
It was an average boring day I met him. Actually our meeting was made by my mistake. See I was lying on the roof top of our apartment building glazing up at the stairs with my little brother John. I was pointing out the constellations and telling the stories to him. I can't really be sure if he ever found the constellations because he was only three at the time. John is the youngest by at least 7 years and at most 18 years of 6 kids.
Ack I'm getting off topic. Anyway I was lying, glazing at the clear moonless sky when I heard the door open that led up to the roof. The only ones who ever can up to the roof at that time of night, it was about 900, were me and my friend Elizabeth (Hey you wanted me to put you in one of my stories). Seeing as I was already on the roof I figured that it was Elisabeth; mistake that led to our meeting number one. Number two has to do with the fact that Elizabeth and I always gave each other random facts when they came to mind.
"The same constellations that we see today are almost exactly the same that they saw 100 years ago, 500 years ago, 1000 years ago, and 2000 years ago." The fact came to mind so I said it.
Next I expected to hear Elizabeth to show me up with another random fact, but she didn't. What came next I never expected.
"Wow, didn't know dat," I jumped it was a male voice.
Tilting my head back to get a better look I saw him for the first time. He was dressed like a street kid from the 'newsies era' as I referred to it. Never for one moment did this seem odd; immediately my mind ran through all the possibilities as to why he was dressed like that. Finally it settled on a school play. I never even questioned to see if this was true.
His dirty blonde hair was parted off to the side just the way I like it if the boy has hair long enough to part. I hate it when boys sleek back their hair like Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter movies. He was holding his hat and leaning up against the door. He was fine, this boy was behind hot.
"Adam, Adam, Adam, Adam," I chanted quietly reminding myself of my boyfriend and mentally slapping myself.
"Julie," John whined laying on the cold hard roof next to me "Another story,"
He said another but what he really meant was to finish the first one.
"So then the Artemis's jealous brother set a scorpion in Orion's sidewalk," I said putting it in terms I knew he would understand. "Well when the scorpion saw Orion it ran away 'cause it was scared and Orion chased it all the way into the Ocean. Well The jealous brother placed a beam of light no Orion and challenged her to hit the spot of light, it kinda looked like a spot from a flash light, with one of her arrows."
The boy had moved so that he was sitting almost right next to me looking up at the stars. He looked over at me when I had stopped.
"What happened next?" He asked looking at me with his dreamy blue eyes. I chanted Adam mentally a few times before continuing.
"Well Artemis couldn't pass up a chance to show off so she killed Orion with one Arrow. When she realized what had happened she insisted that Zeus put him up in the stars with his two dogs and the scorpion too."
"Wow," John said. "I want to hear another story."
I looked over at the boy who was just staring up at the stars. He caught me staring at him and I quickly turned away.
"See that," I looked over at John. He wasn't where he was before. I flipped looking around to find him standing right next to the boy. The boy sitting cross-legged on the ground eye's met perfectly with John standing up right.
"I'm John, who are you?" John said out right. I wasn't sure how to expect the boy to react.
His eyes shifted playfully to me than back to John. I wasn't completely sure what that meant but I had a feeling I was about to find out.
"Riley," he said spitting on his hand before offering it to John. I giggled quietly to myself; this boy really got into the 'newsies era' part. I had to respect him; it took guts to dress up like a gamin.
John spit into his own imitating the boy and shook his hand. Riley looked over at me smiling. I smiled back then started chanting mentally again. I checked me watch and realized it was 930. I promised Mom I would have John back downstairs by now.
"Come on John," I said holding out my left hand for him to take. "It's time to go."
"Five more minutes," John pleaded with me.
"Yeah five moor minutes," Riley said his thick New York accent echoing through my head.
"Sorry boys," I replied firmly. "Time go back downstairs."
"Hope to see youse again den Julie," Riley said sticking out his hand to shake without applying spit first.
"Sure," I replied shaking it. John still hadn't moved. "John one, John two," I counted delaying the three to allow him time to run over to me.
I kept my head forward as we walked over to the door. Right before I walked through the doorway towards the stairs I looked back catching one more glance of him.
I didn't expect to see him again. Really I didn't. I avoided the roof for a few days to unsure it too, but every night before bed I'd see him smile and my heart would just melt. I had to spend even more time with Adam than usual to keep my mind off him. Riley the dreamy boy I had met while babysitting my little brother. John never talked about him ever.
I began to think he didn't exist and started going back up to the roof top. Never saw him and I was sure I had dreamed him. I was absolutely positive him didn't exist till one night I ran into him again.
A/N: This is the first time I've done a first person perspective in a story so bare with me. Oh and my character likes to use words from other languages.
Chapter 1
It was an average boring day I met him. Actually our meeting was made by my mistake. See I was lying on the roof top of our apartment building glazing up at the stairs with my little brother John. I was pointing out the constellations and telling the stories to him. I can't really be sure if he ever found the constellations because he was only three at the time. John is the youngest by at least 7 years and at most 18 years of 6 kids.
Ack I'm getting off topic. Anyway I was lying, glazing at the clear moonless sky when I heard the door open that led up to the roof. The only ones who ever can up to the roof at that time of night, it was about 900, were me and my friend Elizabeth (Hey you wanted me to put you in one of my stories). Seeing as I was already on the roof I figured that it was Elisabeth; mistake that led to our meeting number one. Number two has to do with the fact that Elizabeth and I always gave each other random facts when they came to mind.
"The same constellations that we see today are almost exactly the same that they saw 100 years ago, 500 years ago, 1000 years ago, and 2000 years ago." The fact came to mind so I said it.
Next I expected to hear Elizabeth to show me up with another random fact, but she didn't. What came next I never expected.
"Wow, didn't know dat," I jumped it was a male voice.
Tilting my head back to get a better look I saw him for the first time. He was dressed like a street kid from the 'newsies era' as I referred to it. Never for one moment did this seem odd; immediately my mind ran through all the possibilities as to why he was dressed like that. Finally it settled on a school play. I never even questioned to see if this was true.
His dirty blonde hair was parted off to the side just the way I like it if the boy has hair long enough to part. I hate it when boys sleek back their hair like Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter movies. He was holding his hat and leaning up against the door. He was fine, this boy was behind hot.
"Adam, Adam, Adam, Adam," I chanted quietly reminding myself of my boyfriend and mentally slapping myself.
"Julie," John whined laying on the cold hard roof next to me "Another story,"
He said another but what he really meant was to finish the first one.
"So then the Artemis's jealous brother set a scorpion in Orion's sidewalk," I said putting it in terms I knew he would understand. "Well when the scorpion saw Orion it ran away 'cause it was scared and Orion chased it all the way into the Ocean. Well The jealous brother placed a beam of light no Orion and challenged her to hit the spot of light, it kinda looked like a spot from a flash light, with one of her arrows."
The boy had moved so that he was sitting almost right next to me looking up at the stars. He looked over at me when I had stopped.
"What happened next?" He asked looking at me with his dreamy blue eyes. I chanted Adam mentally a few times before continuing.
"Well Artemis couldn't pass up a chance to show off so she killed Orion with one Arrow. When she realized what had happened she insisted that Zeus put him up in the stars with his two dogs and the scorpion too."
"Wow," John said. "I want to hear another story."
I looked over at the boy who was just staring up at the stars. He caught me staring at him and I quickly turned away.
"See that," I looked over at John. He wasn't where he was before. I flipped looking around to find him standing right next to the boy. The boy sitting cross-legged on the ground eye's met perfectly with John standing up right.
"I'm John, who are you?" John said out right. I wasn't sure how to expect the boy to react.
His eyes shifted playfully to me than back to John. I wasn't completely sure what that meant but I had a feeling I was about to find out.
"Riley," he said spitting on his hand before offering it to John. I giggled quietly to myself; this boy really got into the 'newsies era' part. I had to respect him; it took guts to dress up like a gamin.
John spit into his own imitating the boy and shook his hand. Riley looked over at me smiling. I smiled back then started chanting mentally again. I checked me watch and realized it was 930. I promised Mom I would have John back downstairs by now.
"Come on John," I said holding out my left hand for him to take. "It's time to go."
"Five more minutes," John pleaded with me.
"Yeah five moor minutes," Riley said his thick New York accent echoing through my head.
"Sorry boys," I replied firmly. "Time go back downstairs."
"Hope to see youse again den Julie," Riley said sticking out his hand to shake without applying spit first.
"Sure," I replied shaking it. John still hadn't moved. "John one, John two," I counted delaying the three to allow him time to run over to me.
I kept my head forward as we walked over to the door. Right before I walked through the doorway towards the stairs I looked back catching one more glance of him.
I didn't expect to see him again. Really I didn't. I avoided the roof for a few days to unsure it too, but every night before bed I'd see him smile and my heart would just melt. I had to spend even more time with Adam than usual to keep my mind off him. Riley the dreamy boy I had met while babysitting my little brother. John never talked about him ever.
I began to think he didn't exist and started going back up to the roof top. Never saw him and I was sure I had dreamed him. I was absolutely positive him didn't exist till one night I ran into him again.