Under Influence

Chapter 4: swim

I woke up on the couch to Jesse walking in the door. He doesn't say a word and walks straight to the kitchen. He pulls out something to eat and starts a phone call. He's being secretive. I look at the time and it's 8:00, I decided not to skip school today. I got dressed really quick in some black leggings, white v neck, and a black sweater. I put on my shoes and grab my phone and bag and walk out the door.
I sit on the train for half an hour with my earbuds in and my messy sorta straight and curly hair. I have make up on from last night and my mascara is smudged under my eyes.
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I walk into the school and head straight to my class. Luckily for me the bell rang as soon as I walked into my 3rd period.

3rd period English, during the lecture I kept thinking about no surprise where my life is going. I also seen I have never had any actual real childish fun. I decided after the period to gather up my friends and go night swimming.

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4th-period History, I sat there with friends working on papers while our teacher played music. told Naomi to text everyone she knew to meet up at Rockaway beach at 8:00 PM, I did the same thing and continued on with my work.
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3:05 PM, i walk out the school on my way to the train. I get responses to the text message i sent out earlier about the beach. The life guards are off duty but we'll go in the water any way. Well have drinks and snacks, and it will be a great night.

I walk through the door and let Jesse know we are going out, he heads to the store to buy snacks and useless shit as I get ready. When he calls to tell me he's outside I go down stairs and we head to the train.

"Have you heard anything about the case?" He asked
"No, and I don't think they gonna tell me shit about it to. Bella was into some weird shit but who knows what the fuck is gonna go down, as long as i'm no longer a suspect." I responded 

We walk into the subway and see everyone else there waiting on the train, Jesse dabs up his friends as I give kisses on the cheek. We all sit and again getting lost in my thoughts. The nasty smell of the subway, the creeks and drips, the rats running around and the roaches crawling around. Disgusted and wondering why this is the place that I live in. So unfortunate and so out of line. The train comes and we all enter, Jonah with his speaker blasting 6ix9ine's "tati" He's from here you know, Brooklyn. He chooses to stay though. I would have left and been in a nice place. 

we get off the train and walk straight down to Rock away beach. it's now 8:45, night swimming in the end of may. everyone is running around kicking the water, honestly it feels like a movie. These may be our last moments together as graduation gets closer. One more week, then we are done. The guys sit there playing music low while talking about the girls they have been with over the years and making jokes about past events. Jesse could not do that. He's been with me since my sophomore year, I was never a child, if anything I grew up to fast. They open the Corona bottles and make a cheers. The girls come back from the water with damped bathing suits and pull out apple flavored Amsterdam. They don't mix it just drink it straight. I know what your thinking. We sound like every cliche group of friends on TV. Well that's not us at all. My phone rings and the "iMessage" pops up on my screen. My eyes wide and my heart pounding, I start to shake as if I'm having a mini heart attack. I get up of the beach blankets and walk to the boardwalk. Sitting on the bench wondering what to do, what to say, and how to say it. Tears in my eyes make my phone screen blurry. 

Annabella: Does Jesse know yet?

Saylor: You are dead... 

Annabella: He is going to find out.

Saylor: LEAVE US ALONE 

Annabella: sorry can't do that. Your life... saylor, its about to  be over.