Crystal

chapter 14

"NELLIE!" Preston called to his cousin when he met her. He wanted to blame his cousin because she didn't tell him before that she would come with a pretty girl, but he also felt happy at the same time.

"What!?" Nellie was confused and shocked at the same time. Preston appeared suddenly and called her loudly.

"Nope." Preston smiled. Happy was occupying his heart. He didn't want to blame her anymore. He thought that his cousin did a good job.

"Bring this!" Preston said to Nellie while raising a package of chips when she was leaving the kitchen. Nellie stopped and then walked to him to take the snacks.

"Sam's waiting for us in the theater." He said to Nellie while giving her some packages of chips.

"This is enough!" Nellie stopped Preston to take another package when she saw he would take more.

"Much better than less." He ignored his cousin's words, he put two packages on the other packages in her hug. She knew that her cousin was generous but she was feeling him too much. She saw him walking to the refrigerator after he gave her some packages. She failed to stop him.

"Danny, help me." Nellie asked Daniela to help her. Daniela took some packages and then they walked to the living room before going to the mini-theater in Preston's house. They saw Crystal was standing beside a sofa in the living room. Crystal was looking around while waiting for them.

"Crystal, come on!" Nellie asked Crystal to follow her while walking to the mini-theater.

Crystal looked at Nellie and Daniela with some packages of chips on their arms. She followed her friends even though she didn't know what they would do. They walked until the end of the hallway and then they turned left to a room with a bright color. It was a playroom, there were some console games and other things about the game. Crystal thought that they would use that room but her friends didn't stop. Nellie walked to the next room, Daniela and Crystal followed behind her. Nellie pushed the door with her elbow to open but failed.

"SAM!" Nellie yelled while knocking on the door with her foot. A few seconds later, the door opened. A young guy with a white t-shirt opened the door. He was Sam, Preston's friend and also Nellie's and Daniela's friend, but Crystal was the first time she met him.

"Why do you bring a lot of packages?" Sam commented when he saw Nellie with some packages of chips in her arms while stepping backward to give his friends access to the room.

"Preston gave me. He wants me to bring this." Nellie said while walking into the room. Daniela followed her.

"Hi..." Crystal said to Sam when he saw her.

"Hi..." Sam looked at Crystal, scanning her face. It was also his first time meeting Crystal.

"I'm Crystal, their friend." Crystal introduced herself before getting into the room.

"I'm Sam. Come in." Sam gave a sign with his head to let Crystal get into the room. Crystal looked around. It was a cozy room dominated with gray color. There was a comfortable grey sofa and some comfortable grey sofa chairs. Nellie walked to the sofa. Nellie and Daniela chose to sit on the sofa and Sam followed them to sit on the sofa. Nellie and Daniella put the chip packages on the table in front of them. Crystal walked to the sofa chair on their left side.

Preston walked into the room with some bottles of coke and water in his hands. He put three bottles of coke on the table in front of Sam and then took some packages of chips. He walked to the sofa on Crystal's left side.

"Water or coke?" He offered Crystal while showing her the bottles.

"Water please..." Crystal chose after looking at the bottles.

He gave her a bottle of mineral water while smiling. He had a strong feeling that she would choose it. He knew that his friends would drink coke, so he only brought a bottle of water. He put two bottles of coke on the table, one for him and one for her, just in case if she chose coke. He handed some packages of chips to her.

"Thanks." Crystal said to him while taking a package from his hands.

"What will we watch?" Nellie asked Sam while opening a package of chips.

"Horror." A short answer from Sam.

"What?!" Daniela looked at Sam, she wanted to protest. She didn't like horror movies.

"Why?" Sam asked while glancing at her.

"Um, it's okay. I'll try to enjoy it." Daniela leaned her back. She didn't look interested anymore.

"You don't like horror?" Sam asked her.

"Yes actually." She glanced at Sam.

"Um..." Sam mumbled while nodding his head. He looked like he would compromise with her and change the genre of the movie.

"But, sorry I was set the movie." He grinned at Daniela, he didn't want to change the movie. Daniela glanced at Sam and pursed her lips. She was pissed off by Sam's actions.

Crystal was smiling because of their action. She felt that her life was in a normal way at that time, acting like an ordinary teenager. Preston turned his head to see her when the edge of his eyes caught her smile. He smiled when he saw she was smiling.