Chasing Fantasies

Chapter 1

++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Laying flat on her back Haven Matthews let the music flow through her ears. Her mind had no thoughts of what was going on in her life, just taking in the meaning of the lyrics. she was a high school graduate and was planning on going to college , well her parents were planning for her but secretly she didn't want to go to college she wanted to go further into her music. "Haven." Her mother called from downstairs. A groan of annoyance came from Haven's mouth. "yea mom." She said pausing her music from her phone stopping the music from pouring out of her Bluetooth speaker. "Come down here." Mrs.Matthews called. Haven didn't say a word, she just obeyed her mother and sat straight up from her bed got up and headed downstairs.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Haven's POV:

"I'm down." I answered as soon as I got to the bottom step. "In the kitchen." My mom shouted through out the house letting me know where she was. "What's up?" I asked once I came into the kitchen taking a seat on one of the barstools that was for the marble kitchen island we had. "Can we talk about college?" She asked cutting the edges of a ham and cheese sandwich. "Uhmmm, sure?" I said but by my tone I would say it was a question. "Haven, I know you don't want to go to college but music isn't a steady career." Mom reasoned "I understand that but I mean you and Dad didn't go to college." I said pointing out a fact. Seeing if that will possibly change her mind. "That was different we had no money to go, but we can afford to send you, now please go take this to Jamie, she's up in her room."My mother explained. "Why isn't she at school?" I asked confused on why my little sister was home instead of her middle school. "She's sick and you should be asking yourself that question Why aren't you at school?" My mom back fired Ouch that hurt. I gave her a playful death glare and took the plate from her. She knew she had won this fight.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++

"Jamie can I come in?" Haven asked her younger sister, knocking on Jamie's bedroom door lightly. "Mhm." Jamie answered. "Here's your sandwich." Haven said handing her sister the plate. "Thanks." Jamie let out happily. "Yeah no problem, drink your water and next time don't try to skip a math test with a headache." Haven warned. "Okay." Jamie let out with a look of defeat. "Next time mix some of your breakfast and a whole bunch of food you eat and dump it out on you floor,tell mom you accidentally barfed." Haven said giving her 13 year old sister advice on how to miss school.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Jamie's POV:

I loved the fact that Haven gave me fun and creative ways to miss school. She just told me not to do it every week or mom will send me to the hospital since she will think I'm really sick, then once the doctors find out I was never sick I will never be able to miss a day of 8th grade ever again. I just shrugged it off took a bite of my sandwich and walked to my violin case, I liked having two older sisters that played instruments, I was able to learn a few things, Alina the oldest of us plays violin she started when she was around 16 and she plays still she's 21 now and Elisa started piano when she was 13 continues to play and started guitar at 14 she still plays both instruments and she's 18. We have a brother too, his name is Matthew he's 15 years old. Older than me but younger than Alina and Haven. Matthew plays sports different kinds Basketball,Baseball, and especially football, he's also a video game freak. I on the other hand am 13 the baby of the family and I am learning violin and piano from my older sisters. I know I can't sing so I don't try, I have gotten better from when I was little though. I had finished putting on the rosin on my bow, I walked over to my music stand and began to practice Mary Had a Little Lamb.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Haven's POV:

I was now on the couch laying down flat on my stomach, I had made a group chat with my main girls. Crystal Stone ,Brooke Hart,Kara Lancaster,Christina Woods, and Channing Spade. We all graduated together we all were different and the same in someways but despite our differences we are besties.

************************************

Group Chat. (aka text messages)

(B-Brooke, K-Kara, CW-Christina Woods, CS-Crystal Spade,Chan-Channing Spade, H-Haven)

H- Hey Guys wanna hang out 2day¿?¿

Chan-depends I'm at the library volunteering

CS-Around 2ish I can

B-yeah 2ish is good for me

K- Where at?

H-idk Job Searching

CW- yeah that's good my mom just got on my case for not having a job

Chan-yeah I need a little more for college

K-still hooked on this college thing?

Chan-yea need a future, going to college has always been my main priority since school started

CS-Chan no of fence but you and Brooke are like the only ones smart enough for college

CW-yeah college just seems to hard I don't even remember what we learned before graduation, and that was a week ago

H-same here

B-you guys can do it if you but ur mind 2 it

Chan-Brooke's right

K-I'm just going to act

CS- what about performing arts school

H-I never thought of that

CW-but then there's this big audition you need to do I heard its really hard

B-guys just keep and open mind

Chan-peace out guys where do you want to meet up btw

H-My house is fine, 2:10

K-Coolio

CW-got it

CS-see you then ppls

B-bye bye

End of messages

************************************

++++++++++++++++++++++++++

After the group chat between the girls Haven decided to change out of her pjs. Which was just a hoodie and a pair of cheer shorts. Her outfit consisted of a Palm Tree crop top, pink skater skirt, black knee high socks, and black boots (polyvore set above)

She pulled her hair to the side of her shoulder and brushed out her hair while looking in the mirror at the dark brown hair, she decided to make a reverse fishtail braid. It only took a few seconds till all her hair was pulled into the side braid Haven tied it off with a hair elastic. She went towards her makeup section and put on a natural look she also applied some pink lipgloss to give her lips a shiny look. She glanced at the time and it was only 1:36 enough time to paint her nails. I personally think that a nice coat of hot pink will go to match her skirt, but nothing I say matters Haven decided that she will go with a sparkly pink polish. Still will look fabulous but a hot pink would pop out so much better.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Haven's POV:

"Haven Matthews you will get this coat perfect if not I will scream at the top of my lungs." I lightly shout to myself. Referring to my constant annoying mistakes on messing up nail after nail, the polish would not follow directions it kept on getting on my finger not my nail. It was my last nail and it was taking forever to coat it. "I give up." I say placing the brush inside the bottle "MOM!!!!!" I shouted from my room. "What!" My mom called back "Im coming to you, fix my nail please." I shouted as I grabbed a cotton ball with nail remover on it and the nail polish in the other hand.

"Give me your nail." She said once I got downstairs, she was sitting in the living room watching Once Upon a Time. She was desperately trying to catch up to me so we can watch it together Burt I had already finished the first 3 seasons and she forbidden my to watch the 4th season till she catches up. "Done." She said closing the cap to the nail polish bottle "That was quick." I said shocked admiring the one nail that she did "Yeah." She said pressing play completely ignoring me. I just stayed there on the couch watching the show with her waiting for 2:10 to come around.