Infinite

Prologue

Infinite

By. Gabriella Salvemini

*PROLOGUE*

School. The place I hated even more than home. Not because of the teachers because they all loved me and i love learning but it was just all the fake people through out the school. The girls were bitches and the guys were just jerk offs looking for a good time out of any girl they could find. I'm not that popular, I mean I got a lot of friends but I don't have all the expensive cloths and money that makes me ms.perfect. That's how you get popular in my school having money. And also sleeping with every guy on the football team, but there hasn't been a slut like that in our school since Claire. She had to drop out in the 10th grade cause she got pregnant by the head jock on the football team. I look at HighSchool as a time to decide if you want to begin your life as a mature young adult or just care about popularity and be a stupid whore that ends up getting pregnant by graduation.

I've had the same best friend since the 3rd grade, Conner. He's been the one person in my life that I could really talk to when I felt like I had no escape. From my home life and my school life. We have a secret place behind my house where we just talk about our future and our dreams in life. He's always talking about how he wants to become a musician and make a difference in the world through his music. He's never let me hear him perform before though. He tells me a true artist is a artist to himself first and then the public. He really inspires me to be a better person even when it's hard to be. When we were younger I remember he would always comfort me when I was upset about something. It could have been something stupid like my favorite show not being on and he would be right there. Lucky for us popularity or relationships haven't broken our friendship like others.

My home life well, it's not the best. I just come from one of those families where everyone thinks we're ok in public but behind closed doors its a whole different story. I've tried running away before but it just hurt too much to leave....leave where I grew up, where I met my friends, where I feel at home when I'm not at home.

Dreams? Well I'm not even sure what I want to be when I get out of HighSchool. I wish I had a passion and knew myself like Conner does but I just don't, and it really sucks. I try volunteer work at the animal pound but the faces on those weak defenseless animals make my heart ache. Animals are the one thing that make me feel so happy and full of life. Caring for them and being there friend like I would want someone to do for me makes me feel like I could make a difference, at least in a animals life. For a long time I've been wanting to adopt a dog for myself but at home I knew it wouldn't be fair to put a dog that's already gone through so much in my everyday situation. I mentally think of myself as owning one of the dogs that are at the pound. He came two years ago, his owners moved to California and just abandoned him in their basement. Their neighbors heard crying from the house and thought it was really suspicious since they had moved so they called the pound and that's where we found him. Every time we find an abandoned animal we name it so I named him Charlie. That name has always been a big part of my life.

I...I am Drew.

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I was in the woods gathering some wood to make a bonfire. Since it was summer it felt like a perfect time to make one. I look around for huge branches so I have more to burn if I run out. I keep walking until I find a giant tree laying right in the middle of the pathway. It must of fell down during the snow storm we had back in the middle of winter. I take out my pocket knife and being to saw at the smaller but sturdy branches until I have my arms filled. As I walk back I hear foot steps in the distance. Who would be here in the middle of the day? Usually everyone goes to the skatepark to hang out. I keep walking ignoring the sound when it begins to get louder. Was someone following me? I walked a little faster now trying to leave as fast as I can. After a while the noise stops so I begin walking again. Then out of nowhere I feel someone come up and hug me from behind. I scream as I drop all the wood in my hands and elbow the person in the stomach. They fall and as I turn around I was shocked.

"What was that for!", Conner says as he laughs. I kneel on the ground next to him.

"Why would you sneak up on me like that you jerk", I say as I playfully slap him. I help him up and pick up the rest of the wood I had dropped. We start walking back to my yard.

"So what are you doing in the woods by yourself huh?"

"We'll I was trying to find wood to make a bonfire until you came and made me almost pee my pants", I laugh at my own joke that wasn't even that funny. He takes some of the wood out of my hands and carries them.

"I think I should help you it looks a little heavy"

"Oh look at you trying to be a gentleman that's a first." We both laugh a little.

As we get to my backyard we pile all the wood into the pit and Conner uses his lighter to begin the flame. He started smoking back in 9th grade and its one habit that I've always hated and have been trying to make him stop. We lay down next to each other on the cold ground looking at the fire as it began to engulf the wood. Our silence ended when Conner faced me and began to speak.

What he was about to say turned my stomach inside out.

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A/N

Well the first chapter was kinda short but I just started this so throughout the chapters should get longer.

Their friendship is so cute. I love it.

What do you think Conner is gonna say that makes Drew feel this way? Hmm...