CHAPTER ONE
I looked up the stairs as I carried my box filled with a bunch of clothes.It was heavy,and I was afraid that I would drop it-and that wouldn't be helpful at all.
I was already excited to decorate my apartment-I decided to decorate for fall right away-since it was already August-I couldn't afford to buy summer decor only for it to last a month.I decided to go with the awesome DIY,I absolutely LOVE making things.Thinking of room decor made me think of home,and that made me think of mom,and dad,and Jackson.I already missed them,although it was my choice to move to London,since I got accepted at London College of Fashion.It could be a start of a great career.And I also needed some space,some time to spend living on my own,to figure out a lot of things,and since UK and USA had a lot more to offer than Germany,I decided to just go with it.I was a legal adult now,so I could live on my own.Mom and dad didn't really like the idea,it took way too much of convincing,but I won.I was a bit worried for not being able to see them for a whole semester-which seemed like a very long time to me.I wonder how mom will han- BOOOM!I felt the box press against my stomach and chest before it dropped on the floor.My clothes were all over the floor,I managed to notice despite the pain in my stomach.I looked up to see what I hit,and...I stopped breathing,my heart beating so fast that,for a moment I was scared that it might jump out of my chest.I met a pair of oddly familiar,deep blue eyes.It took me a moment to realize that Joe Sugg was standing in front of me.No,I must be crazy.This person just looked like Joe.I looked at him one more time.Oh,yes.It was absolutely Joe.Oh no!What was I going to do now?Just play cool,get out of this situation as fast as I can.What was he doing in this stairway?Before I could reach the clothes with my hands,before I could possibly move or take another breath or even blink-his voice cut me off.
''Oh God,I'm so sorry'' he reached for the clothes,but I raised my hand to stop him. ''It's fine,don't worry.'' My voice broke at the last words.I sounded more like some freaky alien than myself. ''Are you sure?''- he asked,his eyes apologetic.I could only stare at him,the perfection of the human race,unable to talk.He was staring at me,obviously waiting for an answer. ''Oh,yeah,it would have happened me anyway.'' He raised his eyebrows. ''I'm clumsy'' I added,explaining. ''Oh...I haven't heard a lot of people admit their clumsiness.'' The corners of his mouth lifted. ''Um,well..since it's obviously impossible to hide it,I figured I may as well warn people around me.'' He laughed,showing his perfectly white teeth.Oh God.Oh my God.Why? ''Well,it wasn't your fault this time.Here-'' he reached for the clothes,putting them in the box, ''-I'll help you carry it.''
''Oh,don't worry,it's not that heavy.'' Why was I such an idiot?Why did I always have to say something,before even thinking about it?
He looked at me,his eyes locked with mine. ''Hey,you almost fell along with the box,because of me.Let me make it up to you.'' I looked down,impossible to handle his perfect eyes on mine.Then I forced myself to look up again. ''Okay,fine.'' I smiled,trying to look as normal as I could.I couldn't tell what my expression looked like,but it surely wasn't my prettiest one.And even if it was,how could I compete with that? He lifted the box with his hands,and started walking next to me. ''So'' he said,curiosity in his voice, ''moving in?'' Wow.How weird did that sound? ''Yeah,yeah,I'm moving in.''
''Are you from London,or?'' he asked.Ugh,no.How could I tell him my story.See,I was born in Seattle,but my family decided to move to California when I was three.Then,my mom got a great opportunity in Germany when I was sixteen,so we moved there,in a small town in the middle of nowhere.And then,I turned eighteen and made it clear that I don't want to spend the rest of my life in Germany,which wasn't my family's plan either,but I couldn't wait a few more years.And so,I applied to a few fashion-designer colleges in London,because I wanted to go somewhere far away from the previous places I lived in,and I got accepted to one.I decided it was better not to tell him this,maybe it would just ruin things.I mean,if I got a few minutes to spend with Joe Sugg,might as well use them properly. ''It's umm..a long story.'' He smiled.I didn't want to risk him telling me that he's got time for me to tell him,so I asked him something I was very curious about, ''So,how come you are here?''
''I'd lie if I told you that it's a long story,but if you won't answer my question,then I won't answer yours.'' Aaah.Typical Joe. ''It's really not that interesting.'' I said honestly.He smiled again,but didn't answer.''What's your name?'' Oh my God.He's actually asking me that.Wow.Wow.He laid the box in front of my door. ''Rebekah'' I said,forcing myself not to look at his eyes because it would be impossible to look away.I did look though. ''I'm-'' before he finished,I cut him off.Again. ''Joe Sugg''. Ugh.I regretted it.But he just smiled again,and made it harder for me to stand on my feet.''Thanks for that'' I added,pointing at the box. ''Yeah,no problem.Well if you need some help carrying some more stuff,just knock on the door under you.'' ''Oh,so that's why you're here!'' He grimaced. ''Dang it!Now you know!'' ''Is it that bad to know that you live here?'' I asked,confused. ''No,no,but now you won't tell me your story.'' I smiled. ''I'll tell you some other time.'' ''Promise?'' ''I promise.'' I said.He waved at me and walked away.
