One chance- first day of school

Isabella woke up, rubbed her eyes and combed her hair. She scratched biscuit who slept with her since her mom was again, busy that day. It was the start of school today at Westchester High.

She took a shower, brushed her teeth and changed her clothes. She got her backpack and left the house, bringing her keys. At the exact time, she saw Josh come out of his house, going to school too.

"good morning Isabella!" He happily waved at her. He was all smiles. They both became a lot closer within the week.

"good morning josh" She chuckled. His quirky face always made her laugh. She waved back at him. They both walked to school. They laughed and made fun of each other like friends. When they were finally in school, they heard whispers.

"look at that new guy! He seems cute!" Girls would chuckle and say it. Everyone was staring at them. The girls seemed to be intimidated by Isabella and how close she was to Josh. Seems like guys with brown hair and green eyes were very popular.

Isabella felt so low. She thought that she wasn't good enough for him. She was never popular, she was usually quiet, or at least she doesn't want to catch attention.

-(I will skip them in their classes)-

It was lunch time, Isabella, Mika, Joshua and Jude (Mika's boyfriend) was all eating together. Everyone was looking at Josh and whispering about him. There were a group of girls who went up to Josh and asked him out, even if it was the first day of school. Josh didn't smile and just stared at the girl with a poker face.

"no, but thank you." He told them and started eating his lunch again. The girls, embarrassed went back to their seats. But it seems like his cold attitude towards them made them like him more.

Isabella was shocked, knowing he always plastered a smile on his face. He usually tried to be positive. Mika and Jude got to know Josh more, they seemed to like him very much too. He got comfortable and started showing of his radiant smile in front of them.

-(I will skip them in their classes)-

Isabella and Josh headed back to their neighborhood. This time, Isabella went in Josh's house and met his family. It was a house full of boys. Josh's brother, Jake, came rushing in and scratched Josh's head. He messed up his hair and they laughed. Jake saw that Isabella was there, and immediately let Josh go. He welcomed her in the house and he went upstairs to someone.

"Maxine! come down!"

Josh scratched his head and fixed his hair. A girl went downstairs, She was about the same age as Josh. Jake introduced himself and Maxine to Isabella.

"nice to meet you." Maxine said.

"you too. I didn't know Josh had a sister"

"oh, I don't. She is in my band. She lives with us." Josh said.

"oh…wow, you are allowed to live alone with another family?" Isabella asked her.

"my parents aren't around, they are like my guardians, right?" Maxine placed her arms around Josh and Jake. She rubbed their heads together and they all laughed, like a complete family.

Their focus went back to Isabella and they invited her to eat dinner with them. Isabella helped them prepare the table while Josh and Maxine were cooking, Isabella went with Jake to the dining table. Their dad would be coming back a little later.

Jake asked Isabella some questions, like a father would. He seemed protective over his little brother, it was sweet.

"so have you had a boyfriend yet?"

"no"

"good. What age do you think is the proper age to date?"

"none actually… I think as long as they love each other, it's fine."

Jake smiled and they continued setting up the table. Jake took a little interest in Isabella.

"you want to hang out sometime, Isabella?" Jake asked.

"uhm… sure. Just give a knock on the door or window in Josh's house."

"great. That's awesome." Josh and Maxine went inside the dining table and set aside the food. It was steaming. It smelt very good. Jake told Isabella that the chef of the house is Josh. Maxine was just help. When Josh was young, he would go help his mom in the kitchen to cook when Jake would be playing video games or studying.

Then the doorbell rang and Josh's dad came in. He said hello to Isabella and they started eating dinner. Dinner was very enjoyable, they shared stories about each other and shared jokes. After Isabella finished dinner, she offered to clean the dishes, feeling guilty for not being able to do anything for them.

Isabella got their plates and went to their kitchen. She started washing the plates when Maxine came in with more.

"hi Isabella! I'm so glad we got to meet each other!"

"uhm… why?"

"well… Josh has been talking so much about you!" She smiled and held her hands together. She doesn't look like she belonged in a band. Maxine acted like a baby puppy with big eyes wearing a pink dress. Her clothes don't seem to match her personality.

Isabella's eyes widened. "really? He does?"

Maxine went nearer to Isabella and placed her hand over her shoulder. The aura seemed intense and Isabella felt that Maxine was too near her. She felt so much hate. Isabella trembled and she accidentally broke a plate. The whole family came rushing in the kitchen, thinking there was an accident.

"oh God, I'm so sorry. It was an accident!" Isabella kept saying.

"it's ok. As long as you aren't hurt." Josh's father smiled at Isabella. They all helped pick up the broken pieces. Isabella left before she could cause any more trouble. When they all said good bye, Maxine seemed to change her attitude back.

Isabella went inside her house. She sighed, feeling really tired, and she went upstairs when the door slammed shut.

"hi honey!" Isabella's mom said as she places her coat on the rack. "how was your day?"

"fine mom. I went to Josh's place to eat some dinner. He was the one giving me food when I can't buy food."

"oh! He sounds fantastic! You should invite him over sometime!" She enthusiastically said.

"sure. I'm going up now, mom. Bye."

"sure, honey!"

Isabella went upstairs and turned on the lights. She pulled a chair out and turned her laptop on. Someone knocked on her glass door. She opened her curtains and slid the door. Josh was by his balcony, with his head resting on his hand, waiting for Isabella to open the window so they could talk.

"hi!" Josh said.

"oh, hey Josh." Isabella went to her balcony and placed her hands on the handrail.

"so what happened in the kitchen? You aren't the clumsy type."

"yeah… that's true… but nothing happened. Just a shock or spasm or something." Isabella reasoned out.

Josh chuckled and he looked at Isabella, just nodding his head, trying to figure out what happened, since Isabella wasn't telling him.

"oh yeah, my mom wants to invite you to dinner some time." She smiled. The moon reflected in her beautiful brown eyes.

(sometimes I forget what they look like, so im very sorry.)

Josh agreed and they both talked for a long time at the balcony. They enjoyed talking until Biscuit went upstairs to call out Isabella. Isabella looked at biscuit, then Josh, then the time. It was late, they both said good bye to each other and left to get to bed.

Isabella lied down on her comfy pink bed and feel asleep. Josh lied down at his side, looked at the picture of his mom, dad and brother together, as a family.

Does this story seem nice so far? I hope it is. Thanks for reading it, and I apologize for a delayed update. I was busy and all -_- I will continue and update the "childhood lovers" don't worry.

(late message) I'm sorry I forgot to update and write more stories. I might not be able to write until June because I'm pretty busy this summer and I actually might be busy on june…. Ill be updating very slowly. I apologize again. Sorry, and to some of you, thank you for being patient with me, I hope you enjoy my stories.