Mendeline POV

My name is Madeline and this is my story.

I dont go outside and I haven’t gone out of my house in 17 years if I went outside I’d die. Radiators sterilise my clothes, I own a hundred white T-shirts It’s my standard uniform.The air lock is a sealed room surrounding the front door its air tipe nothing can leak into the house when the door is open. It’s not that I don’t want to go outside I cant simple viruses can kill me its like I’m allergic to everything what I eat, what I touche they all have consequences.

I have Severe Combined Immunodeficiency my immune system sucks. My mom made me join a support group, I exercise I read a lot of books. Every day feels exactly the same,Maybe today is different. I saw a very cute boy from my window and he waved a hi and I did that too. My mom is a doctor and she is  figured out what was wrong with me. There’s a short list of people that know I’m alive my mom, my nurse Cullar and her daughter Rosa.

I can see Ollie from my bedroom window and he can see me from his bedroom window because we are neighbors and his house is next to mine. At night I don’t know what he was doing with buns. The next day he wrote his cellphone number on the window so we can text.

Madeline: my name is Madeline wats yours

Olly: Olly

I tell myself I won’t text back immediately when Olly texts and then I text back immediately.

Olly: why are you on house arrest

Madeline: why do you think I’m on house arrest

Olly: because I haven’t seen you once outside since we got here.

Madeline: Im not on house arrest but I can’t live the house either.

Olly: very mysterious

Olly: are you a ghost because I just found out the girl next door is not actually alive

Madeline: I’m 98% sure I’m alive

Olly: so what is it is it a guy are you knocked up

Madeline: Oh my god well what if I was

Olly: Id be conflicted

Madeline:about what

Olly: do you have a boyfriend

Madeline: no I do not have a boyfriend and I’m not pregnant have you spent the entire day thinking I’m pregnant

Olly: yeah kind of I mean it would have been kinda awkward flirting with a pregnant girl

Madeline: Right

Olly: dont you want to know if I have a girlfriend

Madeline: no

Olly: I’m hurt and that stings

Madeline: so were did you move here from

Olly: Boston but I’m from New York I want to move back

Olly: I wish I could meet you in person

Madeline: yeah me too

Olly: come to the window Olly: tell me what colour your eyes are

Madeline: dark brown almost black

Olly: you’re beautiful