I leave the house as I call a friend. "Um hey... I'm calling for a favor..." I say nervously "Are you serious..." she says annoyed. "Ok... I know you hate me asking for help but I need a ride. I'm at my boyfriends house and I don't have my bike." I say "Why don't you have your boyfriend take you!?" She says pissed off "Cause he's out at the moment.." I lied.
I didnt want to ask Ethan to help me out again. He's already doing a lot for me.
"Uhhh your so annoying. What's his address?" "I'll just text you it..." "Alright. Bye " she says annoyed once again "Bye!!" I say sheepishly
I text her his address and wait for her to arrive. I know Ethan won't be leaving for a bit for I have time. I wait about five minutes when I hear and engine roar down the street. I know ya her. She pulls up to me and says, "get in bitch!" I laugh at her greeting to me. I hop into her ford F1-50 she loves trucks.
"Thanks Pinto." I say to her while putting my seatbelt on. Pinto was part of Blood And Guts. A small girl but she had a potty mouth she couldn't control. That's why we're good friends.
"Can you take me to my old place?" I ask calmly "Old place? What other place should I know of?" Oh. I didn't tell her about.... Welp fuck. "Uhh. Sorry just take me to my house. I plan on moving out so, I called it my old place." She nods her head and turns up the music. As Dustin Lynch blast through the speakers of her truck. "Uhh he's soooo hootttttt!!" Pinto says aloud "Preach to the quire honey, preach to the quire." I say jokingly
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She taps her hands to the beat of the wheel, while humming to the beat.
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We drove for about 25 minutes pulling up to my house. We decided to take the longer way so that we could talk more. I missed hanging out with her.
"Oh shit April. What happened?" She asks seeing my house in its ruins. "Uhhh I got attacked..." "Well duh. But what happened! There is a huge gaping hole in your room!" "They tried to blow me up... hehehe" I put my hand on my neck as her eyes are shot wide open. "I'll be right back!" I say and rush out I go to my house and walk in. I feel a breeze rush through from the wind. "Welp. Better grab what I can." I walk upstairs and see a old black backpack on the floor with burn marks on it. I grab it and open it. I look in to see pictures. I look at them as I see younger me with Smokey. As there are pictures of me at the shooting range. Another is me beating him at knife throws. Some had me with my parents. Damn I miss them.
I look at the pictures as they show me growing up.
Until the last one is me at the funeral... my head bent over there grave and me crying. There was no more photos in there. I stuff them into the bag and throw it over my shoulder and walk to my room. I go through the maze of what's left in my room. Making my way to my half blown open closet.
I see a drawer half burnt. I open it to see most of my clothes intact. I grab a couple undergarments and shirts. I throw them into the bag and quickly rush back out. Skipping stairs and going to the front door to grab my motorcycle keys. Waving my home goodbye I run back to pintos car. I open the door without getting in. "You can go, thanks for driving me. I'm going to take my bike." I smile lightly "Alright... I'll see ya at the base." She waves me off. I close the door and she drives away. The engine roaring as she goes. I then back and head over to my garage typing in the code, 2836. As I hear it crank itself open and it reveals my baby. I grab my helmet off the seat and throw it on. I jump on and out the keys in... I hear it and smile. It was good to have at least one memory of my place. I then remembered something that I could take. I turn it off and run inside once again.
I run to my living room and see how most of it was destroyed from when they were searching. I go to my TV and see the stand it's sitting on. I look lower and see a small picture of Smokey, my family and I. We were standing in front of my old house. The place that had so many of my childhood memories. It was a key chain sized picture. I then walk to my kitchen and open a drawer. I grab some masking tape and "laminate" the picture. By putting 4 layers of tape on it. I get out a knife and poke a hole in it. I attach it to my keys. I smile then head back to my bike. I begin riding to my favorite place.
I ride up and get to the top. I look at it and think to myself, "maybe this could be home." I slightly smile at the thought, the place where I came to hide away from the world would become the place I live. I like it.
I walk to the tree and sit on the swing. Slightly rocking back and fourth. Hearing the winds glide past my ears. I close my eyes and take it in as always.
Till I was interrupted. "Well hello there, April." I freeze up at the sound of his voice... "Why are you here..." I say "Thought it would be nice to make a quick little stop here I could tell he had an evil grin on his face. I clench my eyes shut more wishing it was a dream. I turn around to look into the eyes of a devil. "Why did you come here C-"
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