each side of the fence
By:
Ella ( [email protected] )
Chapter Four
Louisa stepped out of the car and onto the street. She looked around for number
twenty two, having not actually seen it yet. The estate agent had shown her some
photos, but that was about it. Louisa put up a hand to shield her eyes from the
dying sunlight, squinting as she scanned the street. And there it was! Her new
home. Well, THEIR new home – just the three of them – Madison, Dylan and
Louisa. There’d be no parents to deal with and, more importantly, no Craig to
deal with either! Craig was the father of Louisa’s two children – he was
twenty two and extremely wrapped up in his own world. He thought he was too
young to become a dad, so had gradually changed into a bitter young man with a
chip on his shoulder. He lived in Florida now, after having spent a long holiday
in London, where he’d first met Louisa. And this meant he usually saw the kids
most weekends. Well, when he could be bothered to roll out of bed.
Louisa blinked hard. The house was so gorgeous. It was tall and white, with a
large front garden that looked like it had once been full of flowers, but nobody
had bothered to look after them when the last neighbours had moved out. Still,
it had potential; it was a nice quiet street and Louisa was more than happy. She
smiled slightly to herself as she gently pulled open the car door, looking in on
her two children sleeping on the back seat. Louisa decided not to wake them up
just yet – she may as well get their bags indoors first, so that at least she
could make a start with the unpacking. She’d only got a few bits and pieces in
the car anyway – everything else was coming down in a van tomorrow morning. It
was gonna be hell!
Louisa took another glance of the house, walking around to the boot (trunk) of
the car and lifting out a couple of bags. She walked up the driveway of the
house, rooting in her pocket for the front door key.
“Where is it?” she muttered, dropping the bags on the porch and checking
that the car hadn’t rolled away or anything.
Oh God! Louisa jumped as she saw a face peering out of next door’s front
window. It was a guy, but she didn’t get to see him that clearly because he
disappeared again. Louisa frowned, praying that she didn’t have some kind of
perverted freak for a next door neighbour. That would be just her luck!