We're Infinite

Chapter Nine

Alex's P.O.V...

It was prom night. Marshal and I had already taken pictures at a park and stuff. Now, we were at the salon. Where it was being held at. We were dancing to some rap song, I didn't know.

I was wearing a dress. Kind of teal. And he wore a black suit, with a tie that matched. I was having fun but I was getting thirsty.

"Marsh, I'm thirsty." I said, stopping him from dancing. He looked up at me and smiled. He pulled me into a hall. There was many bathrooms, and we ended up in one of them, locking the door. He pulled something out of my bag. A bottle.

"I brought some cigs too. Let's have a toast to us." He said, bringing the bottle of liquor to his lips. I have never tried liquor or smoking. This was my first time. He passed me the bottle.

Might as well make it a good first time. I took a large swig and wiped my mouth. It burned my throat a little, but it tasted sort of good and sort of bitter. I took another one and gave it to him.

"How was it?" He asked me, setting it down on the floor, next to him. I shrugged. I don't know, still processing. Was it good? Well I mean, if I took two large swigs of it, it probably means I liked it. A lot.

"What do you mean?" He asked, shrugging after he said 'mean'. Did I know? I don't know. "I'm not sure, let me try a cig." I said. He pulled out a box with Marlboro on it. It was a red pack. These are the most bought, I think. Well, I see them a lot so.

He lit it up and sucked on it. "You suck and hold for a little, and then let it go." He said, showing me. He passed it to me. I put my lips on it and sucked a little. I held, almost coughing, but released the puff. It wasn't that bad.

"So are we gonna spend the rest of prom in here?" I asked, hoping we would. We had dinner already. It was steak. Yeah, woah, our cheap school got us steak. Like not the bad kind. The best kind. So why didn't they have money for other school stuff? Beats me.

"Yeah, I mean, we have two more bottles in your bag." He said. What? Did he put this when I wasn't aware? "Okay, but we need friends. This is pretty boring." I said. He pressed something on his phone and put it against his ear.

I smoked the cigarette. It was okay. So what's so different about this and a joint? Who cares. It's not like I'm going to smoke weed. Maybe. I'm not sure, but that doesn't matter right now. What matters is that this bathroom is going to be lit.

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I woke up, kind of worried. I took in my surroundings and saw a picture. We were at Marshal's house. I was on...a fucking table. I sat up. The kitchen. There was bottles on the floor. More than Marshal had. What the fuck?

How did we even come here? We were in the bathroom. My head hurt slightly. Is this what people call a hangover? I got off the table and looked for Marshal. He wasn't anywhere in the house. I opened the front door and see him sitting on the swinging bench. He sat there, awake.

"Marshal?" I asked, looking at his head hanging low. He looked up at me and looked back down. "What's wrong?" I asked. He pointed behind me, I didn't see anything. I was confused as fuck. "What is it?" I asked.

"Sit." He said, scooting to the side. He looked ahead. I didn't see anything, just his car. "Remember how many memories Bethany, you, and I shared?" He asked. Oh. Of course. "Yeah, a lot. But we have to stop hurting over her. Marshal, we need to finish through." I said. He sighed. "Sometimes I want to give up too. I feel like I'm not good enough for you."

"You are. Remember? We're infinite." I said, taking his hand in mine. I kissed his cheek and smiled. "Yeah. I remember." He said, giving me a small smile.

Graduation Day...

I was so excited to cross the stage and so nervous, at the same time. I was standing in line, like the staff told us to, holding a card with my name on it. However, Marshal broke one rule. We were supposed to be in alphabetical order by last name. He didn't do that. He was behind me.

He was acting really suspicious and I was kind of afraid, to be entirely honest. I didn't know what he was going to do. Maybe it's just my brain talking, but my stomach feels weird. It was going to take a while before I was next, so while I waited, I sang softly.

"Oh shit! Five more people and then it's you!" He whisper-yelled into my ear. My arms started shaking. Why am I so nervous? I'm going to be fine. Breathe. Alex, fucking breathe. Every step I took, made my heart beat faster and faster. "Alex..." That's all I put. My last name was too hard for them to pronounce.

Quickly, very quickly after, Marshal's name was said and he stopped me from moving to the walk way. "Okay, can we please stop this for one second? Please. I want to ask her something important." Shit, I knew he was up to something. He got down on one knee.

"I know we've been through a lot, these years, with school and everything. And this proved that we are strong enough to go even farther in life. Bethany's gone and you still went on with me. You fixed me. And God, I love you so much. This is so cliche, but, will you mar-"

I cut him off. "Yes! Yes, Marshal!" I screamed. He got up and slipped a ring onto my finger. I looked at it. The words 'we're infinite ☾' with the little crescent moon. I don't know what the moon meant but, it was cute. I smiled, as we walked to our seats. I couldn't stop looking at the ring. It's so pretty. I mean, it's simple, just the writing engraved, but it meant everything to me.

I was finally ready to spend my life with him. And I know he was ready to spend his with me. School was finally over for us. We were done. Although, I wish Beth could enjoy this moment with us, we did it. I was ready.

The door in front of us was open. I took his hand, ready to be done with school. To leave this place. "Are you ready for our next chapter in life?" He asked me. I smiled widely. "Always."

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Okay so, I did update yesterday but the chapter was so shitty, that I had to take it down. Hopefully, this is good. I don't know how to feel about it but, okay haha. Here it is. Vote, thanks.