Is This the Beginning of the End?

Ch. 1; Where it begins

The basics
The brainiacs
The geeks
The shy
The jocks
And the cheerleaders

I was the basic cheerleader if that makes sense for anyone.

I loved life. I had my group of friends and I guess you could say we were "popular"

Layla is the one who everyone loved. She was nice to everyone. Every single person even if they didn't deserve to be treated fair.

Evelyn, or Evie, she was shy at school but invite her to a party and she's the first to be drunk. She was a teachers pet and a strait A student, but if you make her mad you'll regret it.

Then there's me. Maya. I was considered the lease pretty one out of our group. But it was ok because Layla and Evelyn loved me anyway.

It was all fine until one day..

June 27,

Maya-"Ugh the first month of
summer is almost over."

Layla-"Yeah ik this sucks"

Evie-"I seriously can't handle
this at all."

Maya-"What are you two
doing this week?"

Evie-"About to invite you
two to a party tomorrow.."

Layla-"Duh I'm
definetly coming!"

Maya-"How fun! Who's
all going?"

Evie-"Everyone in my
contact list"

Layla-"So everyone?"

Evie-"Yup!"

Maya-"Sounds great! Can we
stay over at you house so we
can get ready together?"

Evie-"Of course"

Honestly, I've never been a party person so I was feeling nervous because of what happens at parties. The thought of mindless drunk zombies surrounding me sends an uncomfortable chill down my spine that makes me uneasy.
But they are my best friends, they wouldn't let me get hurt would they?

After an hour of doubting my unholy decisions I get ready to go to Evie's.

I open my creaky wooden dresser drawers that makes me cringe at the thought of hearing them. I pack my flowey red dress that has a flower design and an open back for the party.

I went to walk out the door of my baby blue room when I realized I don't have an outfit for tomorrow or pajamas. I had spent so much time over thinking my every move that I had forgotten the rest of my clothes.

I scurried to my closet and chose my fluffy pajama pants and a TØP T-Shirt for tonight and black leggings with a crop top for tomorrow.

As I begin to approach the door I feel like I have schizophrenic thoughts haunting me telling me not to go but I ignore them the best I can and stride towards the car.

I opened the car door with this feeling that I don't know how to explain but it isn't good. I sit down and put the key in the ignition and twist it to turn on the red mustang I got for my 17th birthday.

I listen to the roar of the wild beast I call my car. I pull out of my driveway and it's nearly dusk. Driving makes me feel free, to get away from reality when I'm alone.

As Maya turned on the radio, the music pulled her into a void of space.. but the space was beginning to feel too free. She was zoned out completely on the road and it's just the beginning of the night.

Normally while I drive I have a part of me paying attention to the road and another part of me day dreaming, but this time was different.
I felt, gone.
Like I wasn't even there. My day dream had these two little lights shining directly in my face.
I blink a few times and I swerved from the middle of the road to the side, nearly falling into a ditch.

After that, Maya kept her focus on the road and nothing else. She felt her life flash before her eyes.

Maya had never been in a situation like that before. She has always been a great driver in the night or in the day. And all this happened in a blink of an eye.

Never again.
Never again I told myself. I cannot be like this. I've got to keep my focus.

Before I knew it I was pulling into Evie's driveway.

Before I got out of my car I said
"Lord I hope this is it and this isn't just the beginning"