"ME" The Story of Lyric Rayne

The Jar of Ashes

We drive into the driveway of my house, Xavier hops out of the driver seat to help Em carry her luggage up to my front door.

'' Thanks, for driving us. I will see you later okay?'' I open my door so Em can go in to put down her bags. But I stroll up closer to the boy standing at my door. Gosh I think I am really falling for him, no Lyric stop. I want to shout at myself.

''Yeah, call me and we can all hang out.'' Xavier says and comes closer to me, my heart begins to race. I lean in a little, not sure what I am doing. But do it anyway. I stare into his eyes that sort of can cast a spell on you. His tan body that is structured with built muscles embrace me in for a hug. His hands go around my waist giving my hips a slight squeeze. I bring up my arms around his neck stretching on my tippy toes to reach him at a perfect angle. He lets go and I walk back into my house slowly closing the door.

''Bye.''

''Bye''

''Bye.''

''Okay bye, you both have said bye. Goodbye Xavier. Nice to meet you.'' Embry breaks the 'Bye' pattern pulling my through the door slamming it shut.

'' That's the Em I remember.'' I laugh and give her a slight punch in the arm.

'' Where is your pleasant family.'' We both laugh at that one. I shrug my shoulders, who knows where they could be. We all know my sister is getting high and laid, and for my dad he could be anywhere, as far as I know he could be at a bar getting laid. Wait hold up.... I really hope that isn't the reality. I shake my head at that thought of both of my family members getting laid. That is not a pretty thought at all.

After thinking those dreadful thoughts, I show Em around the house which wasn't much. The house isn't that big. So I give up on the tour and decide to just land it in my room. I pick up the bag that felt like there was anchors in it.  I put the luggage in the corner of the spacy room.  I watch Em walk around my room checking out all my posters and pictures from my last house.

'' So what is the news?'' I finally ask her, I have been dying to know what her ' Big News' was. She gives a smirk to me, still no words come from her lips.

'' Oh come on.'' I push her, then continue to poke her in the gut.

'' Oh, okay. Quit it won't ya? Well... I have decided to go to college here. So I can be with you. In January I am going to go back home and graduate... Since I guess that is like important thing to do before College. Then come back here for College.'' I stand there, speechless. Is she serious? She is going to come live here! I stand there shocked at what she was telling me.

'' Um.. Are you okay with that?'' Em asks me, I guess I have been speechless for awhile. I gulp and give her the biggest smile ever.

'' Oh my goodness, that is going to be amazing. Wow.. I can't believe you are going to live here. This is oh so exciting. '' I pull her in for a hug. Letting go, I start yelling and jumping. '' Ahh! This is soo exciting!''

'' Im glad you think so too. Okay now lets get down to business. So you and Xavier?'' I blush when she says it. But hey I have to play it off like it is nothing.

'' Psh.. that old boy. I don't know. I do-don't know if he even likes me in that way. You know?'' I really want to say that he does. But we have only kissed that's it. Its not like we are an official couple. Plus I am still trying to get over Nix, and Xavier knows that.

'' I saw the way he looked at you. Like you were the last piece of pizza he is ever going to eat in his life. '' I give her a 'really?' type of look for her ridicules analogy. Em gives me a wink like she is some sort of expert about this type of thing.. Which actually she does know a lot about this stuff. I just don't want to assume he likes me then get my heartbroken. So I go back to my usual answer.

'' No way. He doesn't like me.'' Embry rolls her eyes at my response. I know she is right, he probably does like me. Just too scared to ask me out. Oh crap.. Since Em is here I know she is going to ask him to ask me. Like middle school all over again.

'' Don't you dare say a word to him.'' I scold Embry. I walk over and pull out my secret weapon the Pinky Promise. I hold out my Pinky for her to interlock a pact to promise me.

'' Promise?''

'' Promise.'' Em reluctantly locks pinkies with me. I check for crossed fingers and toes. I know her old tricks.

Embry goes back to unpacking her suitcase, the room soon falls silent when a jar labeled ' Nix's Ashes' is placed in her hands. I take in a gulp and find myself sitting right next to her on my knees.

'' May I?'' I ask her and she nods her head, both of our smiles have faded away. I take the jar, my hands tremble. I shake at the thought of my best friend being inside of this jar.

'' Lets put this back.'' Em abruptly takes the jar out of my hands placing it carefully in the bag, she closes it. I stare down at my hands that touched the jar that holds my best friends ashes. His dead body lays in the dark minerals of the jar.

I bit my lip, scared to cry. I have cried way too much lately.

'' Listen I am so sorry. This is hard for all of us.'' Embry tries to comfort me, I lean my head on her shoulder. She rubs my knee back and forth as I take in a long sigh that is unsteady from the tears stored inside of me that want to pour down my fragile face.

'' Uh hmm. Sorry, so what do you want to do? For your first day in Australia?'' I get up turning away from my friend, I dab my eyes with my finger. My fingers shake and I try to calm myself down.

'' I am super tired. Can we just chill here?'' I nod and we walk to the tv room, I flop on the couch tucking in my knees to my chest. I hold up the tv remote to the receiver, I hear a click and the Tv is on.  I click ABC Family, and we started to watch Pretty Little Liars. It was all quit for a while. But it was soon interrupted by my wonderful sister.

'' Embry! Oh my gosh. Wow you haven't changed at all.'' Em gets up and gives me an aggravated look. She hugs Angie and Angie looks her up and down giving a disgusting look towards her appearance.

But Em was doing the same thing to her. I can't blame Em, Angie was wearing her usual slutty outfit of the day. Em looked a 10000x better, and she knew that. So Angie hurtfull look had no effect on her, I know it.

'' You look.. um.. wow.'' Embry searches for the words, But Angie leaves her speechless. That usually what she does to people, she thinks it's a good thing. But darling its not at all. People are disgusted by her slutty outfit choices, but she does not see it that way. Her lose, I have helped enough.

'' This is going to be so much fun!'' Angie says in a sarcastically and both me and Em roll our eyes.

'' Okay goodbye Ang.'' I wave her to leave. Angie gives her fake smile and exist with a twist of each hip to show off her nonexistent butt.

'' I just love your sister so much!'' Em says in a sarcastically tone. I agree.