Just let me know I'll be at the door,

Hoping you'll come around.

-- Harry Styles

Autumn

My hands went searching for my phone to put my alarm on snooze. I swore I put it on the bed right beside my body, yet I couldn't find it. Groaning, I forced my eyes to open and start looking for it. After spending what felt like ten minutes, I glanced at the clock on the wall to realize that barely five minutes have passed. Lying down on the floor, I peeked under my bed and finally found my phone there, blinking like starlight.

I used my leg to reach for it since my hand was too short. "Gotcha!" I smiled happily when my toes managed to catch the phone. I grabbed my phone and stopped the alarm. After my recent attempt and victory, I was not sleepy anymore so I dragged my feet to the bathroom.

Didn't take forever to get ready. I was in the middle of putting on my mascara when my stupid brother swung the bedroom door open. "Morning, sunshine!" he shouted and I nearly blinded myself by poking my eyeball with mascara.

I turned and shot him daggers. "Could you please not do that every goddamn morning!"

Instead of getting angry, Steven walked to my dressing table and kissed the top of my head while one hand pinched my cheek. "I love you too, little sister!" I rolled my eyes at him but deep down I was grateful for his love for me. He was the only one who not only knew about the wrecked family but lived through it all with me.

"Why are you so cheery this morning?" I went back to focus on my lashes. Putting the mascara down, I glanced at his reflection in the mirror. Our eyes met, and I shuddered because I looked at the exact same eyes as mine. We both had dad's dark eyes. I remember wishing I had fancy blue eyes like mom, but knowing her secretive behaviors, I'd rather not. Not that dad was any better but at least he wasn't the one to cheat first.

"Nothing new." He shrugged, clearly hiding something.

I narrowed my eyes. "Say it, Steven. You know I'll find out sooner or later."

The words escaped from his mouth in a shout, "I got a job!" I rubbed my ears, and he mumbled his sorry though looking at him grinning down at me, he didn't look sorry at all. "It's not a big screen movie, just a TV series, but for the first time I got the lead role."

The pain in my ear was forgotten instantly. I jumped to my feet and hugged my brother. He has gone to numerous of auditions, hoping that he would stop landing supporting roles and finally get a big break. And finally he got it, and I was so damn happy for him. "Way to go, Steve!" I pulled away and slapped his arm jokingly.

Still grinning like an idiot, he added. "That's why I'm going to drive you to school today!"

I blinked once. Twice. "Wait, what?"

"Why?" His smile faltered a little. "You don't like it?"

It had been a long time since he took me to school, it was probably when I was in ninth grade and he was on twelfth. After that, he took an acting lesson and was busy following his dream. People think that being born as a rich kid with a celeb mom; he'd get it easy. Wrong.

Nothing is easy in life. You have to work your butt off if you want to live your dream. No pain, no gain.

Glancing up at his face, I couldn't say no so I reached up for my phone on the dressing table, and texted Jess to let her know that I wouldn't need a ride to school today.

"What're you doing?" Steven looked down and tried to peek.

Turning around, I smiled. "I'm in for the ride."

"Good." He grinned back. "Cos that'll be hard when I'm famous and our place is swamped by paparazzi."

"Yeah, yeah right. Big shot!" I laughed and rolled my eyes at him. If it would make him happy, why not?

* * *

Tyler

It was Thursday, which meant another Math class in the second period. Call me a psychic but I could feel her eyes making a hole in my back. After what happened, I didn't approach her and we didn't exactly see each other even at school. How could I? When she was Queen Bee and I was a nobody.

Even in the cafeteria, the popular kids always surrounded her, while I was always left alone in the corner. But now we were in the same room and she was so close to me that I could smell her perfume. Lilac.

I braced myself and glanced back at her over my shoulder, and was shocked when my eyes instantly caught hers. So I was right, she was looking at me this whole time. I turned around and adjusted my glasses as Mrs. F asked me a question.

Obviously, I could answer it without using my brain so hard. Math was an easy subject for me because I loved numbers and solving problems.

I stole another glance at her, and this time she was looking out the window. Her eyes looked dreamy as an indication that her mind was elsewhere. Mrs. F asked her a question, but she clearly didn't pay attention since she didn't react.

"Miss Summers! Maybe you could enlighten us about what you're daydreaming about!" Her tone was harsh and loud, and I watched Autumn shake her head slightly as if she just woke up from a dream.

She looked confused, blinking several times. "What was the question again, Mam?" Mrs. F snorted in annoyance but she repeated the question.

A thought crossed my mind. Maybe she was still thinking about the kiss. Maybe she felt the electricity that I felt when our lips met. A smile crept onto my lips and I tried to suppress it.

Whatever happened, I got more important things I had to do so I shoved the thoughts into the back of my mind.