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Hey guys this is my new bxb story book 1 of 4, I am dedicating the first chapter to @Eggrollempress for making my cool cover! Thank you! Also a picture of Charlie for you >
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My name is Charlie Adam’s I am Seventeen years old and about to enter my senior year, am currently at home waiting for my best friend’s Domingo Mendez and Lucas Ruiz to come round.
My parents are Darren and Helen Adams, they moved my brother Elliot and me from Suffolk in England to Albuquerque, New Mexico when I was Ten years old. My dad works for a large oil company and they wanted him to run their US branch and he agreed picking us all up and moving us half way across the world. My dad is always at work and travels a lot so it’s usually just the three of us at home, but it’s always special when he does come back and he spoils us all.
At first I hated it, I was forced to leave my friends and school behind, I was just about to enter comprehensive school and I wanted to go through those final Five years with my friends. I quickly made friends here however and I have never looked back, although I am still a bit annoyed that I have to stay in school until I am eighteen here, that is something that I just can’t get over.
We live in a predominately Hispanic area and Dom and Lucas are both from Hispanic families, their parents insist that I call them aunty and I love them all. My parents are also very close to their parents and we are constantly having family dinners, the food that Maria Mendez makes is delicious and she always makes extra for me.
I was beginning to get hungry thinking of Maria’s cooking, so I tried to take my mind off it my playing on my computer as I sat around waiting for Domingo and Lucas. It was the summer holidays at the moment and in a weeks’ time we will be back at school ready to complete our final year. I still can’t get over that I am a senior, I will finally be graduating and leaving high school. Right then my doorbell rang snapping me out of my thoughts and knowing it was Dom and Lucas I ran to the door to let them in.
“Charlie Adams no running! How many times must I tell you to not run indoors?” My mother yelled from the kitchen.
“Sorry mum.” I called out slowing down.
I opened the door to two grinning teenagers, both with coffee coloured skin, deep chocolate eyes and jet black hair. Domingo was taller than Lucas by at least Six inches and he was also more built, I know full well that he works out however much he denies it. Dom also plays football at school and this makes him slightly fitter than myself and Lucas who stick to indoor activities.
“Are you boy’s hungry?” My mother called out.
“Yes Mrs Adams.” Lucas called running into the kitchen.
“No running!” My mother scolded him. “And its Helen, come on Lucas you know that.”
“Yes Helen.” He blushed as usual.
Dom and I sniggered from behind him, he always got flustered around our parents despite the fact that we have all been very close for the last seven years. My mother fed us quesadilla’s with chicken, cheese and jalapeno’s in them, I grabbed the milk from the fridge and we all sat down at the island to eat our food.
When we had finished we all thanked my mum and then we went to my room so that I could throw on some socks and my vans. The weather in Albuquerque in summer is very hot so there was no need to put on a jumper or coat to go out. I grabbed my phone and money then we all left the house to go to the local park, there was a skateboard ramp there and Lucas was very good so Dom and I would usually sit and watch as he practised.
As he performed on his board I was in awe, as he flips the board and rides it along the rails. I have no idea what the technical names are for half the things he does, it still surprises me that he hasn’t injured himself once doing this but he is really good. It also makes him popular amongst the ladies not that he ever acknowledges their advances. Which was strange because Dom and I always thought he had a major crush on Mia Lopez the most popular girl in our year but we must have been wrong?
As Lucas was doing another flip, Dom jumped up and walked over to the kids climbing frame. I watched as he pulled out a pocket knife which surprised me, it made me wonder how long he had been carrying something like that around with him. I walked over to him to ask him and watched as he began to carve our names into the wood, adding the year underneath.
“Why are you carrying a knife around with you?” I asked him.
“I don’t normally, I knew we were coming to the park and I wanted to put this here so we remember where we came from when we are all making billions after college.” He chuckled.
“That’s stupid.” I laughed.
Lucas came over at that point to check out Dom’s handy work and smiled like he always did when he realised Dom had included him. Lucas was always of the opinion that Dom and I were closer and he once voiced to me that he was surprised we hung around with him still. With a slap around the head I had told him that we were all best mates and that’s how it would stay.
“Do you think we will always be mates, even when we go off to college?” I asked.
“Sure,” Dom said. “Were all going to the same college anyway?”
“Yeah but we will all be in different classes though, what if you both make new best friends?” I asked concerned slightly.
“Nah we have known each other a long time now were family, Hermanos.” Lucas added.
“Hermanos” Dom agreed
“Brothers.” I smiled nodding.
“Come on let’s sit down its too hot.” Dom suggested.
We all walked to the grass and lay down in the sun, it was very hot and I was glad that we were all going to college in California so we wouldn’t lose the sun. I was also glad that I would be going with my two best mates and I hoped they were right, I hoped we do stick together.
“What do you guys want to do after college, what do you want to be when were older?” I asked curious.
“Teacher.” Both of them answered together making us all burst out laughing.
“What do you want to be?” Dom asked. “A doctor still?”
“Well yeah I always wanted to be a doctor but not just anywhere, I always wanted to move back to England and be a Paediatrician at Great Ormond Street hospital.” I admitted.
“Why England?” Dom asked quickly.
“Well I am English and I know the work that hospital does is incredible and I would love to be a part of that someday, I want to help sick kids.” I replied.
“Sounds cool.” Lucas said and Dom hummed his brows furrowed.
“What’s up Dom?” I asked curious.
“Nothing really I just didn’t know you planned to move away and leave us eventually.” He smiled.
“I probably won’t the hospital here is great too so I really wouldn’t worry about it pal.” I chuckled sadly.
“I am bored.” Lucas said suddenly.
“Come on let’s go back to mine and play on the computer.” I suggested.
We all got up and started walking back to my house, I was thinking about what Dom had said and it confused me to some extent. We had always been close but eventually he would want a family of his own and we couldn’t hang out like this all of the time, I guess we could still be best friends but we would all have new priorities. When we arrived at my house I called to my mum to tell her we were back and she called from the kitchen to acknowledge us.
“Were going to play on the computer mum.” I yelled.
“Ok hon” She called back.
I collapsed on my bed and Dom lay next to me, while Lucas turned on the TV and grabbed the controllers. He put Call of Duty in the Xbox and passed a controller to Dom, I watched as they both played but I wasn’t really paying attention to it.
About thirty minutes later my mum knocked on my door with freshly baked cookies and milk, Elliot following closely behind her. They smelled divine, there’s nothing better than the smell of fresh cookies wafting around the house, and these were her speciality double chocolate and peanut butter flavour.
“Charlie I have brought your brother, he has been holed up in that bloody room of his all day.” She turned to Elliot.
“Sure, hey El why don’t you play with Lucas, Dom is crap anyway.” I said making everyone but Dom laugh.
“Language Charlie.” Mum warned.
“Sorry Mum.” I smiled rolling my eyes.
My mum moved further into my room and placed the tray of cookies and milk on my desk and left. Lucas paused the game and launched himself at the cookies, Domingo close on his heels while Elliot just sat on the floor and grabbed a controller.
Elliot is older than us, he is eighteen and has just graduated. He is quite a reserved person and keeps himself to himself, however he isn’t a loner he had some great mates at school but he plans on joining the army so he has been spending more and more time alone.
As I lay there I was thinking of my senior year, Dom, Lucas and I were quite popular in our year and we had lots of friends. This year being our last promised to be full of fun and hopefully parties, I was determined to find out if Lucas really did like Mia and if he did set him up with her before we left. Surely there would be someone for Dom and I too, would be bad if we went to college virgins but I suppose no one would need to know, I am quite the sap and would prefer my first time to be special.
When Lucas and Domingo had ate their fill of cookies and milk, Dom joined me on the bed and Lucas sat by Elliot and began to play the game again. Dom wrapped his arm around me as I watched the others play, this was a usual thing so it wasn’t often that anyone commented on our behaviour. Within moments I could feel his heavy breathing so I knew he had fell asleep, I turned to pull the covers up over him.
“You two are like a married couple.” Elliot finally spoke.
“Shut up, we’ve always been this way.” I retorted.
“That’s my point.” Elliot replied making Lucas chuckle.
I slapped Lucas across the head earning a ‘Hey’ from the boy and a pout to follow. I pointed to their game gesturing for them to just get on with it before they woke up Dom, Elliot just laughed and picked up his controller again. At the sound of Elliot’s laughter Dom pulled me closer and I couldn’t help the small smile that slipped onto my face.
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