The day has come, the Friday before spring break. I felt a wave of excitement rush through me as I woke up. Jesse had texted me "This is the day...", and I smiled and replied with "Yep, I am so excited!". I set down my phone and got dressed. I put on a pair of black skinny jeans, a black t-shirt, and put a red flannel around my waist. I wore black combat boots, a black choker, and a promise ring that Jesse got me, that symbolized our friendship. I then packed clothes for the trip and put them in a duffel bag along with my makeup, toothbrush, and other items. I had written a note to my family, if they were to worry about me, which they won't. It wrote:
Dear Mom, Dad, and Matt,
If you ever happened to wonder where I may be and why I am not home, here's your answer. I have gone on a roadtrip with 4 guys named Jesse, Sal, Ryan, and Bobby. I knew you wouldn't approve so that's why I didn't tell you about them. If I don't come back for a while I'm probably having the time of my life, being away from you. Mom and Dad, you are the most unsupportive people I've ever met and I'm so sick of feeling that pain, like I'm not good enough. Matt, I'm sorry I had to do this, I'm really okay, I just need a break...
Jade
I then had to figure out how get out of the house with this goddamn duffel bag. I tiptoed down the stairs and rushed through the door, I saw Jesse waving to me and telling me to get in the car. We had decided on picking up Sal, Ryan, and Bobby and ditching school. We were going to drive from Chicago Illinois to Denver Colorado. We picked Denver so we could go paddleboarding, rock climbing, shopping, and many other things, but mostly so we could have fun together. We all pitched in to pay for the hotel rooms, Bobby and Ryan get a hotel room, and Sal, Jesse, and I get one, me and Jesse are going to share a bed because we're bestfriends.
We started driving to Colorado, it was going to take at least 16 hours to get there so we were going to take shifts, Jesse was driving first. Everything was going perfect, we were all happy, telling stories and gossiping, listening to Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Melanie Martinez, Twenty One Pilots, and more. By the time it hit 4:00 pm I was on my shift at driving, everything was fine until my phone rang.
"Jesse, can you pick it up for me?"
He nodded and answered the phone with a "Hello". He listened to the caller and then made an "Oh Shit" face.
"Um Jade, it's your dad"
I whispered "shit" and Jesse turned the phone on speaker for me.
"Um, Hi dad"
"JADE WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?! YOU DITCHED SCHOOL AND US TO HANG OUT WITH 4 BOYS?!"
"Haha yes, I HAVE ESCAPED" I said in a mocking tone while the guys all laughed. I obviously didn't care about their punishment because they could do whatever, I just might not come back.
"You listen here young lady, if you don't come back you are in mass amounts of trouble." I thought for a while. I finally said
"Well then you won't see me anytime soon." I hung up on him and kept my eyes on the road.
"Damn Jade, you've got some balls to be able to do that and not be afraid" Bobby said.
I just nodded and continued driving. Something always satisfied me about driving on expressways on roadtrips. Just how smooth it is, and you can see the sunlight. I drove until about 9:00 pm until I switched with Ryan. I went into the backseat to get some sleep and immediately blacked out.
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