Adopted By the Griers'

Chapter 33

We sit in the car for a bit instead of going inside right away.

"Bree we are already out we might as well do the last thing. What do you two want to do?" Taylor said.

"I don't want to do something that's really easy to get caught for so either drink or smoke." I say and Gianna nods.

"Well I know someone who can give you either one." Taylor says.

"Wow you are starting to scare me." I say.

"It's just an initiation. You'll never have to do any of this after you're done. Unless you are dared to." Maya says.

"And if you drink you just need to take one sip or if you smoke you just need to take one little puff." Nicole says.

"I'll smoke." Gianna says.

"Me too." I say.

"Okay drive to the beach." Taylor says.

"The beach?" I question starting the car up.

"Yeah. There's this guy under the dock who sells cigarettes and other drugs." She says.

"Okay." I took a deep breath and drove 25 minutes to the beach.

We all hop out of the car and to the bottom of the walk under the dock. "Mark!" Taylor yells.

"Hey Taylor. Haven't seen you in a while, what's up?" He says.

"Nothing really. I stopped smoking, but my friends here kinda has to for something. It's their first time, and probably their last, so give. Them something really easy and not deathly." She says.

"Hmm okay. I really hope it will be that easy for you both. Most people who smoke can't stop. I've been trying to stop for years but I haven't been able to." He says getting a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket. "This is the easiest thing I have. A regular cigarette."

"We are only planning on taking one puff so I think we will be fine." Gianna says.

"Well this is on the house. Take your puff right here, and give it back when you're done, can't let a cigarette go to waste." he tells us.

"Um okay." I say and take the cigarette in my mouth and he lights it. I take one puff then hand it to Gianna and she takes her puff and we blow the smoke out our mouth.

"Um here's the cigarette back." Gianna passed it to him.

"We'll see ya Mark. I don't know when I'll see you again, but try to make get off the streets and stop smoking. And don't get arrested." Taylor tells him as we walk back to the car.

"I'm trying!" He yells after us.

We get in the car, "can you stop at Starbucks?" Maya asked right away.

I check my phone. "Sure. And we'll stop to eat. My mom said we missed dinner and the boys are all the food."

"Let's go to chipotle and then Starbucks" Nicole says.

"Okay." I drive to chipotle and we were there for about 10 minutes then we go to Starbucks for another 10 minutes then back home in 5 minutes.

When we get to my room we sit in a circle on the floor like we were before, "okay Bree. Have you ever noticed these bracelets we have?" Taylor asked.

"Yeah why?" I ask.

She gives one of the bracelets to Nicole and they both wrap the bracelet around me and Gianna's wrist. "This is our best friend/lucky charm bracelet. Do not lose it."

"And you two are the last two people to join this group." Nicole says.

"We can obviously have friends outside of this group, but the group limit is five, and that's it." Maya added.

"And since this group hadn't been a thing for along time we still need to come up with a name." Taylor said.

"How about the panthers from every witch way?" Gianna suggested.

"Yes!" Taylor said. We took a picture with Taylor's selfie stick and we each posted a picture in snapchat and Instagram saying the panthers and then we added Gianna to our group chat.

"Okay now that all of that is over. Bree. We heard you are writing a song for Jack. So sing it." Taylor told me.

"Can I finish eating?" I ask.

"No." Maya said.

"Ugh fine." I read in my bed to grab my song book and my guitar. "Remember I'm not done yet, and o don't know if it's that good yet."

"She's lying it's a great song." Gianna said.

I start strumming my guitar and wait a few seconds before singing, "The day we first met, it was love at first sight. It all started as friends, never thought it would change. There was a shine in your eye, a broken heart in your chest, a playful mind in your head, and a..."

"And a..." Nicole said telling me to go on.

"That's it." I say, "is it good? I don't know, if it's good."

"It's great. Keep writing it." They all say.

"Thanks guys." I say smiling.

"Okay we need to do something fun tomorrow. We can go to the mall or the beach or anywhere. I am finally fully healed and I need to do something fun." Taylor says.

I laugh, "true. And we can do everything tomorrow. We can get our nails done first, then go to the mall, and then go to the beach."

Everyone cheers and then there was a knock at my balcony door. "Uhh who could that be?" Maya asked.

"I don't know, I'll check." I said even though I knew who it was. I jump up off the floor and open the balcony door a crack. "What do you guys want?"

It was Jack, Nate, and Sammy and I motioned for Gianna to come to the door too. "We will be right back, I tell the other girls."

Gianna and me walk on the balcony and close the door behind us. "We were wondering if we all could hangout tomorrow." Jack said.

"Tomorrow is girls day. Sorry." I say.

"Well it can be girls day plus your boyfriends." Jack says.

"No! Taylor just got fully healed and she wants to do something with just us 'panthers'" I tell him.

Sammy laughs, "panthers as in on your guys' favorite tv show?"

"Yes I came up with it." Gianna says.

"Come on please?" Jack asked taking my hands and having a puppy dog face.

"No. you won't see me for a day. You'll live." I say softly kissing his lips.

"No I won't." He pouts even more.

"Good night guys." I say as me and Gianna walked back inside. "Sorry it was the boys. They wanted to hangout tomorrow."

"What'd did you two say?" Nicole asked.

"We told them it was girls day but Jack kept pouring and I told him he'll live without seeing me for a day, then I said goodnight and walked back in here." I explain.

"Good. I thought you would've ditched us." Taylor said.

"I would never. And just saying since we are the panthers we aren't being extremely girly like the actual panthers are. So I'm not wearing pink all the time. Or at all." I say.

They all laughed, "okay whatever."