Don't Look Down, and Never Look Back. (A Pierce the Veil fanfic)

Chapter 1: A New Beginning

Audrey's POV

 I glanced over at Haven. He looked so adorable in his blue shirt. His eyes were shining bright from the lights reflecting off of the car's dashboard. We were driving home from the bar on my 21st birthday. It was my first day to legally drink, and I was a bit tipsy to say the least. Besides a couple beers at parties in the past, I had never been drunk. I was glad that Haven was here with me. We had been a couple since I was sixteen and he was seventeen. He wanted to make sure that I made my first night as a 21 year old a great one. So far, I couldn't ask for a better night. We were driving down the interstate and the radio was quietly playing an old, soft song that was very relaxing. My head was in another place as I stared at him driving. I knew that we probably should have gotten a hotel next to some of the clubs, but Haven insisted that he was fine driving and that it wasn't a big deal.

“Baby, I'll be fine. I drive all the time and a couple drinks won't change it.” I agreed because I was tired and just wanted to go home and sleep.

I knew that he would never do anything to hurt me. We had been driving for a little while when all of a sudden a deer jumped out of the trees on the side of the interstate. I felt an arm being thrown in front of me as the airbags deployed. I was screaming and suddenly felt myself shaking.

“Audrey? Audrey! Wake up! Are you okay? Oh my goodness. Wake up.” My best friend, Dakota, was standing above me with her hands on my shoulders.

I knew what happened; I was having the nightmare again. It had been almost 3 years since that night, and almost three years since Haven died. He saved my life by putting his arm in front of me, otherwise the airbags would have killed me. He was the only person I ever truly loved with all my heart, and he died on that birthday. I never truly forgave myself, thinking of all the things that I could have done differently. My brain haunted me with the thoughts, even when I slept.

I sat up in bed. Dakota hugged me as I cried. I hated feeling so weak because I knew how strong I am and how strong I needed to be.

 “Same dream again?” Dakota asked, truly concerned.

She was my best friend and we had known each other since we were little. I was one year older than her and that was the only reason why she wasn't out clubbing with Haven and me on that night. I was thankful for that because some days she was the only thing that kept me going. Dakota knew everything about me and our lives were basically intertwined with each other's. She knew when I was happy or sad and when I was having a bad dream, just like this morning. I pulled away from her hugs to wipe my tears.

“Yeah. But this one seemed so vivid. I thought that I was really there, reliving the moment. I saw Haven and he seemed so real.” I stared at the wall trying to push the thoughts of him away.

“You were shaking really badly in your sleep and started screaming, so I woke you up. I figured that it was a nightmare and I didn't want you to have one today. It’s a big day!” She gave me a smile to cheer me up.

Dakota was the least bit of a morning person, but between trying to make me smile and our big day, she was happier than ever. Today was the day that we made our big move to Los Angles! We shared an apartment in Idaho, relatively close to our home town. As much as we loved Idaho, we needed a change to really start on our careers, and what better place than LA? We already rented an apartment, which was going to be ready for us; we just had to make the long two day trip down.

I hopped out of bed at the thought of the long day ahead of us.

“Thanks for waking me up, Dakota. Maybe once we get to LA I’ll stop having that awful dream.”

I looked at the time. It was already 10! Crap! I can’t believe that I slept in so late. I really wanted to get a head start on the road. Luckily, everything was already in the U-Haul trailer, which was hooked up onto my truck. That’s right, I drove a Ford pickup, it was old but it got the job done.