The Thirty Fifth Guy

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Twelve - Journals & Water

Chris' Point Of View

Zach - Is Gram out 2day? I have some friends coming over with me...one wants to meet you (; - C I texted Zach once I was in the drivers seat, Macy next to me and the girls in the back.

I started the car, pulling out of the small parking space outside of the cozy bookstore, and pulled onto the road that would take me home.

"Sing! Louder! Sing!" Ed Sheeran's voice flowed through the speakers in my car, immediately causing me to hear some squeals of delight from the girls.

"'This love is a blaze,

I saw flames from the side of the stage,

And the fire brigade comes in a couple of days,

Until them we got nothing to say and nothing to know,

But something to drink and maybe something to smoke,

Let it go until our roads'll change,

Singing we found love in a local rave,

No, I don't really know what I'm supposed to say, But I can just figure it out and hope and pray,'" was all I could take before I quickly shut off the station and turned on 94.7 FM, my favorite station.

"Chris!" Macy whined from next to me.

I smirked to myself as "All Me" by Drake came on.

Naturally, I started rapping it, and everyone had to suffer to hear my voice. I had a voice that would make a dying cat jealous.

Macy switched it off quicker than I switched "Sing" off and I laughed at her.

The remainder of the car ride was spent with us singing various pop songs, no matter how trashy they were. Eventually, my voice gave out and it started fading, due to me screaming at the top of my lungs for a solid fifteen minutes.

By the time we reached my grandmother's house, my voice was almost gone, and it came out raspy and very scratchy sounding.

Of course, Macy and the other girls thought it was hilarious. I was busy telling them to shut up for the hundredth time when Zach swung open the door, his bedhead intact and his boxers on his waist.

I raised a hand, shielding my eyes almost instantly and I heard him let out a surprised gasp, "Chris! Why didn't you tell me you were bringing hot girls over!"

Never failing to impress the girls, my brother continued to charm them as we made it passed him and I led them up the stairs towards my room.

"I texted you! Put some damn clothes on!" I called down to him, just as we made it through the doorway.

"Where's Salem?" Erika asked as we got inside, the door shut and locked.

I groaned, "probably having sex with my brother in the basement."

Macy and Erika looked at me, a mix of disgust and worry for their friend.

"It was a joke..." I said.

Relief washed across their faces, and I walked past them and yelled Salem's name over the banister.

"Coming!" She yelled back a couple seconds later and I laughed at her when I saw her arms were carrying a pack of Oreo's.

"Couldn't resist?" I teased her.

She rolled her eyes, sitting down on my floor, "what do you guys want to do?"

"Well I know we just got here, but do you want to go to the beach?" Macy suggested.

I shrugged, "it is a nice day out."