The room was quiet and dark regardless of being New Year's eve. Even from the attic and with her headphones on, Rhona could still hear some noise from the extravagant party her parents would always host for the festivities for friends and neighbors.
Sometimes she wondered why she kept coming home for every holiday. Her parents always went big for every ocassion and Rhona was not one to feel comfortable around large groups of people, hence the reason she was hiding in the attic watching a science fiction show, when everyone was downstairs dancing and drinking in celebration of the new year to come.
She had popcorn, cans of Coke in the mini fridge and a small bowl with the twelve grapes it was tradition in her family to eat once the clock stroked the twelve bells at midnight. She didn't need anything else to enjoy herself. She was more at ease in her own, a big reason she became an IT developer, for it meant she could do a lot of the work alone or even from home.
A sudden noise close by made her pause her show and take off her headphones. She calmes seeing it was her little brother's friend. Daniel had been bringing the guy home for every holiday since he started college two years ago. She relaxed as she saw the familiar face of the young man "I would ask if you're looking for the bathroom, but you've been here si many times before, Im sure you know its down stairs." she said with a soft smile. "Pop corn?" she offered wondering what would have made him come up, when she was sure downstairs was more entertaining for the young man. "Everything okay?"
Sometimes she wondered why she kept coming home for every holiday. Her parents always went big for every ocassion and Rhona was not one to feel comfortable around large groups of people, hence the reason she was hiding in the attic watching a science fiction show, when everyone was downstairs dancing and drinking in celebration of the new year to come.
She had popcorn, cans of Coke in the mini fridge and a small bowl with the twelve grapes it was tradition in her family to eat once the clock stroked the twelve bells at midnight. She didn't need anything else to enjoy herself. She was more at ease in her own, a big reason she became an IT developer, for it meant she could do a lot of the work alone or even from home.
A sudden noise close by made her pause her show and take off her headphones. She calmes seeing it was her little brother's friend. Daniel had been bringing the guy home for every holiday since he started college two years ago. She relaxed as she saw the familiar face of the young man "I would ask if you're looking for the bathroom, but you've been here si many times before, Im sure you know its down stairs." she said with a soft smile. "Pop corn?" she offered wondering what would have made him come up, when she was sure downstairs was more entertaining for the young man. "Everything okay?"