Chapter 18

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And they are pissed. 
Whoops. I just grin sheepishly. I don't like to listen sometimes and this was one of those times. I mean it was a bike and I love them. 
"What the fuck were you thinking?" Alessandro asks me pissed 
"I wasn't" I say shrugging. The adrenaline of disobeying someone really kicked in. I love anything with an adrenaline rush and not listening to Alessandro and running red lights to kick Carlo's ass was a good adrenaline rush. Can't blame me. 

"You should have seen her she kicked my ass" Carlo says proudly "Hell she ran a red light and just missed getting hit by a car" he grins. Mother fucker 
"She what?" they ask pissed. 
"Oh look a butterfly" I say then bolt. I run down the beach laughing my ass off. Shit. Carlo is an idiot snitching on me. I just run and run for a while enjoying the ocean air. Ok I like that part about the beach. Eventually I run back to where the rest are. Xavier pulls me into a hug once he sees me "Aww did you miss me?" I ask smiling 
"yes. You left me with these idiots" He frowns at me I grin he smiles at me shaking his head hugging me tighter. I like the feeling of hugs. 

"Where did you go?" Carlo asks pulling me into a hug 
"I don't know I just ran. You shouldn't have said anything about the red light I'm in enough trouble as it is" I say 
"I realise that now" he chuckles nervously "they took the bike home" He says I frown "I know right" he says I shake my head. "now I'm going to swim see you later" he runs off into the water. I sit on a rock watching most of my family in the water 

"I can teach you if you want" Alessandro sits beside me 
"Huh?" I ask 
"to swim" he says 
"nah I'm good" I say. I have a fear of drowning and my scars 
"I won't let you drown if that's what you are worried about" he says 
"That's part of it" I say 
"I'm guessing you have scars" he says I nod he nods looking at me with sympathy "I have a few scars myself I used to hate them but after a while I realised that they just show I went through something" He says 
"What happened?" I ask 
"got into a few nasty fights" he says I chuckle 
"Sounds about right" I say 
"And I know that our scars don't have the same story and shit but they don't define you" he says softly 
"I know but there are so many" I say sighing "so many" I whisper 
"Yeah?" he asks I nod he sighs pulling me into a side hug "you can't live life scared of them or what others will think about them" he says softly I smile slightly "come on I'll teach you to swim" he says 
"ok" I say he smiles. 
"now go get changed" He says smiling. I nod and run off into the bathrooms. 

I walk out to see Alessandro waiting for me

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I walk out to see Alessandro waiting for me. He smiles at me but you can tell it's out of sympathy from my scars. I feel eyes on me I look around to see nobody watching me but there is someone I can tell. I don't really want to swim now I think I'm going to chill on the beach and read. 

"Ready?" Alessandro asks me 
"I've changed my mind I think I'm going to read" I say he nods smiling softly at me then runs off to join the others in the water. I sit down on my towel and grab my book I start reading it feeling pretty calm. Sometimes I can be calm without adrenaline and this is one of those times. 
"What are you doing?" a boy sits next to me. He has blonde hair and brown eyes and has freckles everywhere 

"Reading" I say not diverting my attention from my book 
"YOU JAMES WHAT YOU DOING?" Rocco yells from the water. I flinch slightly from the noise 
"MEETING YOUR SISTER DIP SHIT" the boy-James-yells from beside me I flinch. "you good?" he asks me 
"Yeah sorry don't like loud noises" I say he nods 
"So, what are you doing here and not in the water?" He asks 
"can't swim" I say as I continue to read. I'm currently reading the library scene iykyk. 
"Holy fuck" He says. "Does your family know you read that?" He asks me 
"Considering they took a book off me yes" I say 
"Huh?" he asks 
"Oh I was reading haunting adeline they didn't like the trigger warning list" I grin. his eyes widen 
"Your fifteen" he says 
"No shit sherlock" I say he rolls his eyes 
"Why are you reading that shit?" he asks. Allows for an escape and the plot is interesting depending on the trope plus it's not that bad Zade has good intentions 
"Why not" I shrug 
"I'm going to swim the rest of us should be here soon" He says 
"Who?" I ask 
"Nobody told you?" He asks me I shake my head 'no' "whenever we have a beach day our entire friend group comes down then we spend the night at yours drinking and watching movies and shit" He says. I could get behind the drinking part I nod and go back to my book. He walks off and goes to play in the water. I don't think I will be allowed to drink. A few minutes later a group of boys walk up to me 

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