Waking Up

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"Bro I'm glad you're out. Why were you in there in the first place?" Sam asks as Alaska walks out of the rehab center. Her curvy figure would sway if she didn't have the unneeded belt and leather jacket on. Unlike the others in the gang she didn't much care for all the studded boots and things... they always stabbed her. Instead Alaska wore her brown hair down to her lower back with shiny sunglasses through it. A white tank top that says "daddy's little angel" in it. Showing her dragon tattoo. Also she was wearing some dark wash jeans. With black combat boots because they were easier to run in.
"Don't even ask dude." Says says at she grabs the helmet from Sam and climbs onto the 2015 Harley Davison fat boy. It's complete black paint job still looking shiney. "Good to know you took care of my baby while I was gone."
"I thought I was your baby," Sam says.
"No you're a baby not mine." Sam's smile fades a bit but perks back up as soon as Alaska reaches around and kisses him before he put in his helmet.
"That's better babe." He grins as he puts on his helmet.
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Riding down the old road with the wind pushing her back Alaska feels free. Free from the pressure of her aunt and uncle, from school and the pressure from her gang ask they seem to have been the reason behind her heading into the rehab center in the first place. They made her smoke all the time and drink even though she didn't want to and she was the leader.
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Back at the garage all her gang had came back to welcome her home. Nothing smelt better to Alaska then leather mixed with oil and tires.
Nydia came to hug her first staying a little longer then she should. Alaska could always count on Nydia to be there. Hell she even tried to bust Alaska out of rehab the first night she was there. Next was Darwin, only giving her a fist bump before heading back to get food from the buffet they tried to set up but failed. Meg came next. Black frizzy hair that was hard to contain so she just embraced it. "I really have missed you Al!" She beamed.
"Well it's easy to miss someone while they're gone for 2 months" Alaska says with a bit of resentment towards the others.
They all avoid her stare.
Meg moved away from Alaska. "Where's Roy?" Asks Alaska. They avoid her gaze again. "What" she says a bit annoyed.
Darwin who was previously stuffing his face speaks up through a mouth full of food. "He turned in. Says he's done didn't wanna end up like you he says."
Good for him At least he can get out. Thinks Alaska. Alaska could think of nothing better then to get out of the gang, it was a little harder for her.  "We took care of him though" says Nydia heading to the buffet table.
"What do you mean by that?" Alaska says raising her eyebrows.
"It means that we beat the shit out of him no one leaves unless they die." Says Sam.
Alaska was livid now. "WHO is the leader of THIS gang? No one gets hurt unless I give the order. And none of you came to me and said ANYTHING."
They all looked taken aback by Alaska's outburst. Se usually never yells at them unless they do something stupid.
"Well we kinda took a vote," Nydia says timidly. "It was 3 to 1 and Sam's the leader now. I voted to keep you Al you know I did."
"Is this true??" Alaska asks, her voice getting loud again.
"Yeah, yeah it is." Says Sam. "You were in a slammer and we couldn't reach you. We needed a new better leader. And that was me." He says matter of factly.
"Save me some food, I'm going riding." Alaska said defeated.
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Alaska rides all over town taking in how much things have changed in 2 short months. A U-haul is parked outside her neighbors house. She parks her bike. Heading into her aunts house waiting for the wrath to come.
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To Alaska's surprise her aunt and uncle didn't have harsh words to say after all. "Honey I'm so glad you're okay, we came to see you in the hospital but you were still passed out cold." Her aunt hugs her tightly. "They said it would be better if you recovered in a rehab with teens your own age that were trying to get better." She looks at the clock. Her face changes. " they let you put a couple hours ago. Why are you just coming home now?"
"I had to get my bike back from Sam."
"Oh" Alaska's aunt looks defeated now.
"Who are the new neighbors ?"
Her aunt perks up again. " they are Mr. and Mrs. Kimber and their son's name is Morpheus. An odd name I think but it's beautiful all the same. "
Alaska looks out the window right at a teenage boy comes out of the house. His hair is a brown with some natural highlights in them, the front was slightly in his eyes and from that is cascaded back into layers that barely touched his shoulders. His shoulders were so broad and muscular she could have sworn he was a football player. He wasn't that tall maybe 5'7" at most. Still taller then Alaska. His squat glasses almost covered the scar that stretched from his temple to the dimple in his lip. He was wearing a black t shirt with the band Green Day on it and some black jeans. He's nerdy but he's kinda hot Alaska thought to herself.
Morpheus looked over at her, catching her starring. SHIT she thought.
Alaska waved and then walked away from the window. As she got far enough away so that no one could see her she booked it towards her room. Shutting the door and tuning to her mirror. A cute guy just saw me and I looked like this? She thought.
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Night began to fall around her while Alaska was reading a book that she couldn't bring herself to put down. One she started straining to see is when she noticed it was almost dark and she was hungry.
Downstairs was quite as it was so Alaska tiptoed down trying to make as little noise as she possible could. Her uncle the quite one was sitting on his laptop probably working. He saw Alaska before she saw him.
"Not thinking of running off again are you?"
Alaska startled. Her heart jumped to the back of her mouth.
"No sir just hungry." She replied. "I don't plan on going back if I can help it."
He smiles at this. "You really scared your aunt." He says. "Gave me quite the fright as well. We thought we had lost you the same as your parents." His voice gets softer. "She really loves you you know. She wasn't trying to push you away just trying to straighten you out a bit."
Alaska's eyes fall to the floor. "I am sorry"
She grabs an apple and walks back to her room.