Life With Friends

Stories

•••••Avalon•••••

"You'll find out soon enough" I replied, making him hum in response.

"Can we go inside the treehouse?" He asked.

"Yeah, sure. I warn you, it hasn't been clean or anything in a few months" I say.

"Psssshhh. My rooms hasn't been cleaned in a few years" He joked, making me laugh.

I climb the ladder first. And open the hatch that's in the floor. I climb inside, to see dead leaves, cobwebs, an the paint starting to peel off.

"Come on up!" I call, down to him.

I hear the ladder creak a bit and see his head pop up, making me laugh a bit.

"What's so funny?" He asked, defensively.

"Your head just popped up, like a little chick" I said, laughing.

"Your weird" He said, climbing inside.

"Thank you" I say proudly.

Sudden there was a big gust of wind making it cold, even with my sweatshirt on. I started shivering a bit.

"Are you cold?" He asked.

"Yeah, a bit" I say.

"Come here" he motioned, toward him.

I walked over there and we sat down, snuggling against each other's body heat. This felt amazing, him holding me in his arms and me nuzzling my face into his jacket.

"Do you want to talk to me about anything?" He asked.

"I actually want to talk to you about a few things, and I promise I won't skip any details" I said.

"Okay" He said.

"Well, first things first is Alex. Alex, Harry, Carmen, and Liza have been bullying me since elementary school. They, unfortunately, also went to my middle school. And then high school. They physically and verbally hurt me, but never sexually. I never told my parents about them. Then this guy Luke, came along. He's the sexually abusive one. He doesn't make us do it, though" I said pausing.

"The other thing is my parents. They were some of the best parents anyone could get, but that was the problem. We were driving in the car and my dad saw another car coming straight for the middle of our car at a crossing. My dad, being in the passenger seat, grabbed me an jumped into the back seat. Then, covering me with himself" I was crying now.

"I woke up in a hospital, with IV's hooked up to me, alone. I called out and a nurse came in. She told me I was an orphan. My mom died from the impact. The car was coming straight for me, so my dad died saving me. I had multiple broken and sprained bones. I had to stay in the hospital for a month or so" I said, the crying stopped.

"Let's just say, I've never watched more Netflix in my life" I joked through my tears.

"Through the month, my best friends came to visit me. Raquel, though, she lived at the hospital with me. She insisted, to the hospital, that she should be here. That I needed someone then, and I did. They got her a cot, for her to sleep on, she brought clothes and stuff from her house, they fed her like they fed me and the other patients. When it was time to get out of the hospital, I refused my Uncle Levon's offer to live with him, knowing he would always be working, and he lived a good bit away from here. Yeah, did I mention he's rich?" I asked, Blakely shaking his head no.

"Well he is. Raquel had always been tired of living with her parents. She loves them and they're good parents, but they were always pushing her to be better, being nosy, and whatnot. So, we bought a house together. This is where my uncle comes in. He helps with our financial business, like a few months ago, our dog Honey passed away-"

"Oh, Avalon. I'm so sorry" He said looking at me with sympathy.

"Yeah, I'm okay now. When she passed away there was a pretty high bill, so we called him. So, that's where I am now. Living with Raquel, no parents, 4 dogs, and a nice house" I finished.

He stared at me with awe.

"What's so amazing?" I asked jokingly.

"You. I mean, obviously. You have one of the hardest lives over ever heard of and your always this happy, confident, sweet, funny girl. How do you do it?" He asked, making me blush.

"I guess, I just look for the positive things in live" I say, while still blushing.

We stated into each other's eyes and slowly leaned in. We got closer and closer until he closed the space between us. It was magical, amazing. It was like a billion fireworks went off. Then it stopped and we looked each other in the eyes. I crashed my lips onto his, once more. Our lips moved in sync. I stopped kissing and pulled away, resting my forehead on his, getting lost in his beautiful hazel eyes.

"Avalon High, will you be my girlfriend?" He asked.

I knew at the moment I wanted to say yes more than anything in the world, but I needed to know something first.

"First, tell me your story" I state.

"Okay. Umm. Well, I actually have a twin. His name is Kyle. We don't look alike or anything and I have a sister. She's my half sister actually. My dad goes around, knocks woman up, and then leaves. My life could be worse" he states with no emotion, making me nod.

I grab his face and kiss him again.

"Of course I'll be your girlfriend" I say. His face suddenly lights up and he kisses me, once again, though this time it was more intense. We kissed a bit longer, then him biting my lip, asking for entrance. I gladly give it to him. My hands mess up his brown hair, as my fingers run through the locks. We pause, to stand up and once again, make out. He pushes my up against the wall, and now kisses me.

"I've wanted to do this for a long time" he says staring into my eyes.

"Me too" I say "Let's go to my place" I suggest.

"Sure, I don't see why not" he answers.

We get out of the tree house and start walking towards the park again. I grab my phone and see what time it is. 4 am?! Well, dang. Once we reach the park, Blakely grabs me and pecks me on the lips.

"What was that for?" I ask.

"Just the fact that your my girlfriend and I can kiss you whenever I want" He said, smiling.

"I'm okay with that" I say, playfully winking at him.

We get to my house and I see Raquel still snuggled up in her chair.

"Let's go to my room and watch Netflix" I whisper, him nodding in response.

We get on my bed and I turn my TV and Netflix on.

"How about something funny?" I ask. "Oh! I know what about Elf?" I ask again.

"Sure" he replied, chuckling.

I put Elf on and snuggle up next to Blakely. I slowly close my eyes, not realizing how tired I was after not sleeping.