Audrey's POV
It was the morning before mine and my twin brother's graduation from high school. We finally made it through the 12 years of hell. Plus we both would be leaving for the small tour that his band had booked before summer even started. I was their merch girl. Worked the merch stand every since they started and we stated playing gigs. my brother and I have this special bond. We never lie to each other and we always tell each other our secrets. My brother Matt has to this day always kept that promise. Me, well I was holding on secret back from him...How I have hugest crush on his best friend.
It was 7:00 when I got up. It was the day before the last day of high school so I honeslty didn't care much about looks. I found my skinny jeans, vans, and my Metallica shirt threw them on and just let my hair do it own thing. After about 15 minutes a knock came at my door.
"Audrey get your ass out here! We gotta pick up the gang!" Matt jokingly yelled at me.
"Oh Mattie, I'll be out in a sec" i sang to him
I heard him chuckle at me and went down the stairs. I grabbed my bag and headed down the stairs too. I jumped on Matt's back when he wasn't looking. I must have took him by surpsie because we come tumbling down. That never usually happens. Matt is built. As we crashed down, we both started laughing uncontrolable.
"Mattie...Come on...we were gonna be late!" I said inbetween my laughs.
He noded and we both got up still laughing. Both our parents were already at work so we just locked the house up and headed off to everyone's houses.
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We fianlly picked up the gang and headed off to Hauntington Beach High School. We had our friends Jimmy, Brian, and Johnny in the back. Matt, me, and Zacky(who is Mattie's best friend) in front seat. We piled out of Matt's truck and headed over to our usual spot by the tree in the middle of our school's quad. The whole time sitting next to Zack I was trying not to shake. For some reason Zack has the power over me. It's a good thing no one notices because I wouldn't know how to explain myself.
We were walking to the tree when most of the guy's girlfriends met them. My best friend Jazz was dating Brian. They both liked each other for like ever and they both fianlly decied to act on their feelings. Matt ad his girlfriend Val. Val was okay. But Mattie loved her so I accepted that. Johnny was a grde lower than us Seniors but it was cool so we didn't care. He didn't have girlfriend and neither did Jimmy, which they were okay about. Than left is Zack. He and his girlfriend broke up a few months ago. When him and her were going out I hated it. Everytime I saw them interact with each other a fire of hate grew in me. Than one day I stayed after for a class, as I turned the corner she was making out with caption of the football team. After I told Matt who than told Zack their relationship died. It was horrible what happend to him bu I was glad because I can finally make a move...when I work up the courage.
We all settled by the tree and began talking to one another. I was chatting with Jazz when out of the corner of my eye I saw Zack's bright green eyes stairing at me. I think he realized becasue he quickly looked back at Matt. I shook it off because it couldn't mean anything. Or did it?
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It was finally 8th period and I was too anxious to even pay attention to what ever my history teacher was saying. I kept stairing at the clock on the wall. Waiting for the hand to land on the 6 and for the bell to ring. With the last words of my history teacher saying "It was a pleasure teaching you all your Senior year, have a wonderful life with what ever you guys decide to do with it." With those final words the bell rang. I grabbed my bag and bolted out of history. The smell of the air was different. Maybe becasue school is out or it was becasue I am finally free of this prison.
The whole gang met up after 8th at the tree where, Jimmy had his pocket knife. Each of us craved our name into the tree. We sat there since freshmen year. I wiped my hand across eacch one of the names but I stopped suddenly when I saw Zack stairing at me. He shyly looked away at first but looked back and gave me a smile. I smiled back, but I had another plan in mind.
"We're finally free!!!" I yelled as I jumped on Zack.
We both fell down on the ground, for the spilt second we gazed in each other's eyes until everyone else dogged piled on us. The pile was filled with "GET OFF ME!" and laughter. Than after all that we headed to the Matt's truck.
We sat like we did in the morning. I turned on the radio and Metallica blared into the truck. As were jamming out Jimmy was talking about something.
"Guys, Jason and Matt Berry are throwing a party tonight...LET'S GO!!!!''
We all yelled "HELL YEAH!!" and continued jamming out to Metallica. I knew this was gonna be a night I would never forget.
