Motion Sensor Lights

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2014 May 8th.

"Jackie! Cmon!"

"I'm coming I'm coming!" I yelled chasing after him. I quickly climbed up the ladder into our treehouse. We found it a year ago at the Crains house. Everyone said it was haunted but we didn't believe it.

"Wow! Would you look at that sunset!" Kyle beamed

We were 9 then everything was so simple, so easy. We were best friends. Overtime we drifted apart, or he drifted apart. I never really had any friends other than him. I thought we were gonna be best friends forever. But middle school happens he meets other people and eventually forgets about me. Ever since him I have been a loner.

September 5th 2020

First Day of high school. I'm currently standing outside gazing at it debating whether or not I should go in or just ditch. Nobody would care if I ditched.

I decide to go in. If it is unbearable I'll just simply leave.

After me and Kyle drifted apart my life went downhill. I got into drugs. And believe me when I tell you drugs ruin your life. Not only do they ruin you but the ruin your loved ones. I only do weed I used to do cocaine. I realized how bad cocaine was and stopped but I still need weed.

My mom left 2 years ago because she thought I was a disappointment, I know my dad wants to leave but then I would have nobody. Plus, it's not like he is ever really here, he works a lot. When he works he travels sometimes he will only be gone for a week other times months.

So here I was. At school. I forget where my locker was. Crap. This meant I had to go to the office where principal will make me empty out my backpack to check if I have any drugs and sit down and attempt to talk to me. I hate people who act like they give a shit. I know she hates me. I used to have straight As now I have all Bs. I can't fail because then I would have to repeat school so I do just enough to get a B in each class.

"Hi" the secretary looked up from whatever the hell she was doing. She looked almost surprised to see me.

"How can I help you?"

"I forgot where my locker is."

"Oh okay just give me a second to find it. You may sit down." She motioned to the chair in the corner. I sat down taking my phone out of my pocket.

I had 4 text messages all from my dad reminding me to wake up and go to school. I have said it before and I will say it again. I hate when people act like they give a shit.

The door to the office opened and a tall figure walks in. It was Kyle. I don't know why I was so surprised to see him. We both go to the same school so it was bound to happen but I was still shocked.

I could tell he was shocked to. Our eyes met for a split second before I turned my attention back to my phone. He spoke just loud enough for me to hear. He also forgot where his locker was. The secretary gave him the same answer that she gave me.

Now this is gonna sound really cheesy but there were only two chairs that were right next to each other. Of fucking course. He hesitated before sitting in the chair next to me.

I'm not a fan of awkward situations and this was the holy grail of an awkward situation. I felt weird having my phone out so I put it away. You could hear a pin drop.

Finally he broke the silence.

"Hi"

I was shocked. I wasn't sure if he was talking to me but there was nobody in the office other than us. I felt bad for not responding yet.

"Hey"

"Why are you in here?"

"I forgot where my locker is."

"Same."

That was pretty much the entire conversation because the office lady called me up. She gave me a slip of paper that had my locker and locker combination on it. On my way out Kyle gave me a tiny wave, I returned the gesture.

Kyle plays baseball now. I have kept tabs on him I mean after all he is my former best friend. He is popular not too popular but popular enough to have any girl he wants.

The rest of the day went by in a slow blur. When school was finally over. As I'm walking home, smoking a joint, a van speeds past me, then suddenly stops about 20 feet in front of me. This wasn't a white kidnapper van, no, it was one of those old surfer vans. I didn't even know that they made them anymore. But now as I think about it the van wasn't in good condition so it was probably old as hell.

Anyway, I'm standing on the side of the road, a joint in my fingers, analyzing this van that suddenly stopped 20 feet away from me. Just as I begin weighing my options of just walking by it or staying in my spot, the door opens and the one and only JJ Maybank hops out. Followed by Kiara Carrera and Pope Heyward. Lastly, the driver door opens and John Booker Routledge steps out.

Honestly, I'm a little intimidated. Four juniors from my school are walking towards me. Who wouldn't be intimidated.

When they reach me John B is the first one to talk.

"Hi, you go to our school right?" He asks with a smug smile

Before I can answer JJ scrunches up his nose,"Are you smoking weed?"

"Yeah?"

"Can I have a hit?" He asks reaching for the blunt.

I quickly pull my hand back. My weed is very precious and I don't have a lot, I also try to not visit my dealer, a 40 year old kook with kids in my grade, because he is a creep and looks at me like I'm a piece of meat.

"Jeez chill I was just joking" JJ says

"JJ!" Kiara snaps, she extends her hand to me, "Hi, I'm Kiara"

I shake her hand

"Im Pope"

"Hi" I reply blankly I don't know what they want but they better make it quick because I'm wasting my Too Hot to Handle time. I only have an hour and a half before my father supposedly gets home and he hates when I have anything but football on the TV.

"What's your name?" JJ asks with a raised eyebrow

"Im Jackie, what do you want?"

"Well we were just driving and we saw you, Kiara recognized you from school, she said you seemed cool and told us to stop." Pope says. Kiara blushes and looks at her shoes.

"We were wondering if you wanted to hangout with us?" John B says

Not gonna lie this seems kinda fishy but I also think it would be cool to have some friends even if they are two years older than me, but I am old for a freshman, I just make the cut. They are probably like 16-17 I'm 15.

"Ok I have nothing better to do." I say calmly even though I'm actually kinda nervous.

Kiara squeals and wraps her arm around my shoulder. She seems nice. The rest of them smile, even JJ.

"You know if we are gonna be friends we gotta share" JJ says, he quickly snatching the blunt from my fingers and puts it between his lips taking a long drag and blowing it out in my face. I begin to protest but I stop myself when I realize how effing hot that was. I shake the thought out of my head and snatch the blunt back.

We walk back to John B's van and Kiara leads me into a seat next to her in the back. They tell me that we are heading to John B's house, the Chateau.

Little did I know that this was just the beginning of a lifetime with the pouges.