We were running. Running as fast as our feet could take us. We never looked back, we knew what was coming. The cops found out once again. The sounds of sirens haunted us as we ran throughout the dark alleys.
Addie, if you get caught again there will be no second chances.
Addie, if you get caught again there will be no second chances.
It kept playing in my head. I was already going to get caught, and I was going to have to face the consequences. Trevor and Lily were far ahead of me. I could barely even see them, but I could hear their feet shuffling and could still see the marks their feet left in the cold snow. They were 3 years younger than me, but they were always looking for trouble. Just like me.
My head was throbbing, I could barely breathe. This may not have been the first time, but it's probably not going to be the last either. We got busted for drugs last week. Or at least I did, everyone else got away with it. That's what happens when you've been dealing with this stuff since you were 13. At this point it was really all I ever grown up to know. Long Story.
I ran around the corner and was stopped by a cop car; a tall, brown haired, familiar man stepped out and shook his head at me. He was the one who got me last time, in fact the last 4 times.
I froze and held my arms out for him to take.
I’m not going to fight this time, what’s the point? He took his cuffs out, pushed me against the car and aggressively hooked them to my wrists, shoving my head into the car. Normally I would be cursing and yelling, trying to get away. But that just makes more trouble and I'm not in the mood for that. I'm not in the mood for anything.
“I thought you said you weren’t gonna do this again, Addie” he said firmly. I gave him a dirty look and didn’t answer. I had nothing to say anymore. “The team is still looking for your friends, do you have any idea where they ran off to?”
The old abandoned church a couple miles down the alley.
Once again, I refused to answer. I couldn’t rat out my "friends", because I was the one who had the stuff in the first place. He shook his head at me disapprovingly. I rolled my eyes and continued looking out the window. I couldn’t cry. In fact, I never cried. I wasn’t strong though. What was there to cry about? This happened all the time, the whole city knows who I am. At least I give them something to talk about.
We pulled up to the police station and the judge met us there. Her eyes were glued on me, I could feel it. I didn’t want to look at her, I knew she was ashamed but at the same time, she was expecting this to happen. Three more cops came up to me and pushed me against the wall, but carefully this time. They removed my jacket from my shoulders. Right that second a plastic bag dropped out of my pocket, we both knew what it was. Drugs.
One of the cops picked it up to inspect it, a few more disaproving looks were given before they walked away.
Judge An took me to her office and sat me down. We exchanged looks for a few minutes and began our long talk.
“Addie,” she started. “You know what has to happen at this point. We gave you numerous warnings about what would happen-“
“Yeah, yeah, yeah I get it. It’s not like I haven’t-“
“Do you understand that we’ve given you more chances than any other juvenile delinquent?”
“Yes, I understand!” I raised my voice and once again rolled my eyes.
She shuffled through her papers and slipped her glasses over her nose. Still glancing up at me trying to find my file. She must have found it because she sighed and started looking through my records.
“You will be transferred to La Vernia High School, where you will be assigned four boys who will make sure you keep out of trouble, do your homework, and teach you how to have fun” she gave me a smile that I ignored.
I raised my eyebrows and looked at her. “Why can’t I be with girls?”
“These boys are very responsible. You’re gonna do fine.”
I rolled my eyes and ran out the door, the cops gave me my coat as I made my way to their car so they could take me home.
“You’re gonna do great, Addie. I believe in you.” I heard the cop from the front of the car. I gave him a thumbs up and looked out the window again.
Once I was home I waved back at him and made my way into the house.
Alone again. Great.
I went upstairs to my bedroom and shut the door behind me. I changed into different clothes and layed down on my bed, pulling the covers over my head.
So many thoughts were running through my mind. What if these boys thought I was crazy? I already know there was no way nobody could save me from anything, not even myself. No matter how hard they try it’s just not going to happen. What if I fell in love with one of them? What if one actually changed me?
“I need to stop thinking…” I whispered to myself. I reached over to my lamp and turned it off, closed my eyes and tried to escape reality for the night.
Tomorrow would be the day my whole life would turn around.
**
I woke up that next morning exhausted. I walked into the bathroom to find my eyes bloodshot, and a pale face.
"Great" I whispered to myself. I slipped my clothes off and got in the shower, washed my hair and my body thinking about the day ahead of me. A new school, new friends, new life.
I stepped out of the shower and ran a towel through my hair to dry it out. I then slipped some clothes on, put on a coat of makeup, put my hair into a messy bun and made my way downstairs. On the way I grabbed my bag and walked out the door.
On the way there all I could think about were those boys. I'm going to scare them away, or get them inolved with my evil games. I didn't want to, but then again that's all I knew.
I stepped onto the boardwalk of the school and there four boys greeted me.
"Hi, you must be-"
"Addie" I interupted, sighing and crossing my arms.
"Well, I'm Alex." He had long brown hair, and chocolate eyes. A perfectly white smile to top it all off. I could already tell he didn't talk much.
I assume things.
"I'm Robert" he had tan skin, the kind I wish I had.
"I'm Zach," he had sunglasses on, with dark blonde hair and a shirt with money sign on it. Not to mention a ridiculous amount of gold chains around his neck.
This kid thinks he's too cool for school.
"And last but not least, I'm Austin" he smiled and reached his hand out to me. I ingored and he pulled back with an iccocent look on his face. There was something different about him. I had seen him before. His green eyes sparkled, his clothes were on point and his hair was just slightly curled at the ends. His smile was... beautiful. You could tell he had just gotten his braces off.
"So let us show you around... Addie" he winked at me and threw me a smile.
He was the type of guy every girl wanted.
There's no way I'm falling into this trick.
