As I walk down the crowded hallway of a place most teenagers dread, I see Malory leaning beside my locker with an annoyed expression on her face.
She's wearing her favourite band tee with one out of the countless pairs of black skinnies that she owned, with 8combat boots finishing her look by putting her dirty blonde hair up in a messy bun with a slight tint of makeup on her face. She doesn't even have to try.
Mal and I have been best friends since as long as I can remember. Do you know the saying how opposites attract? Well it applies for friendship too. We're two different universes but for some reason need each other to survive.
Mal is a beautiful tumblr grunge who puts all her attention in another universe letting faith decide her future and knows how to have fun where as I'm the girl who reads way more tha she should and worry too much about the future theres nothing else that could fit in this little brain.
The way I see it, if we're not side by side, it's the end of the world. She's helped me so much to a point of me returning the favour seems impossible, but its the same for her with me. All the weird looks we get in school is totally worth it since we've survived too much together.
"Please tell me the last bell is going to ring soon." Mal whines snapping me out of my thoughts. "Actually first bell is really soon so we should head to Ms Kacy's to get good seats." I tell her while arranging my books in the locker. "You mean the seats no one wants?" I rolled my eyes at her statement and start making my way to History while dragging Mal with me.
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By the time it was recess, I lost count of the amount of groans I hear coming from Mal. "Does being in school really bother you?" I ask causing me to get a death glare from her. "You obviously know my answer. I believe that faith has our future stored for us and that---" "and that society shouldn't define us on what we write on paper but with our personalities." I cut in and continue her all too usual sentence. Feeling the guilt kick in I sigh in defeat, "Okay M. Go on othen." Her face suddenly brightens up and she asks me "What should we do for summer?"
I stared at the wide mind creature in disbelief. "We're 5 months away. 5. We just finished christmas break." "Whats the harm in that? The earlier we plan the more we get to do. You said it yourself." I didn't know what to say which signals Mal to continue "And this time I'm choosing. Or I'm gonna end up crying again." "Hey! Voluntary community service was not bad okay?" I fought back to what she said. "We spent summer cleaning tourist spots. I wore an orange jumpsuit everyday. My reputation went to trash together with what we collected on the streets." Okay it was that bad.
Mal telling me all of this makes me realise the boring person I am. Not that I never knew, I just never thought of it reaching this state. Maybe I should challenge myself. I need to prove to people I'm not all study no fun. Putting my most intimidating face I say to her "Fine then. Whatever you want." instantly taking back everything I thought of doing when Mal tells me "Lets spend our summer, on the other side of the world." Trying to keep my straight face on "I'm sorry what?"
"Come on, do something fun with you once in a while! Lets stop worrying about your future. Let's explore and let yourself hopelessly fall in love with the beauty of freedom. Do something with your life! Do this for me."
I continue eating my food not bothering to argue with her. Maybe she's right. Heck I even deserve this. I should do something she wants too. Even mom and dad would think its a good idea. And we both come from wealthy families so it wouldn't be a problem.
Who am I kidding I don't want to do this. I don't want to leave. Or maybe along the way she would forget and we'll just stay here in Los Angeles. Whats the worse she could do right?
5 months later
I'm running around my room checking my luggage for the fifth time assuring I've got everything. It may sound like I'm overreacting but being in a whole different country for 3 months is definitely freaking me out. I don't know how she did it. Malory made what I thought was another one of her fantasies into reality. We're spending our summer in the land down under. And get this, it's not even summer there! Instead we're gonna be wrapped up in winter wear. I can't believe her. I really thought she forgot but 2 weeks ago where I almost choked on my ice cream.
"Ally I'm not letting months of planning go to shit because you're worried you don't have enough underwear." I hear Mal yell from downstairs. Never in our span of friendship have I heard her up this early n punctual. "I'm coming!" I say as I take a last glance around my room before heading downstairs to see everyone waiting for me.
After loading up the car we said our goodbyes to our parents which involved tears because Malory never really left the house before. Mom and dad were more paranoid than I am. "You're sure you have everything? Money? Coat? Undies?" "Yes mom I'll be fine." I reassured mom but heck even I'm scared.
Not wanting to be late we went into the car and dad had his driver Paul send us to the airport.
And now I pray to God I'll come back as the normal Ally. Coming from the look I'm getting from Mal, I'm doomed.
