the bucket list ; grayson dolan

14 ; chemistry

kelsey
7 days till graduation

school was exactly like how it used to be, stupid. when i was hanging with grayson school was fun, there was always something to look forward too. now i have to dodge the "plastics" everywhere i go

i sat down in my chemistry class and pulled out my personal notebook. i looked at my list and my eyes flew down the paper to the end. i finally get to check it off

be popular

check.

even though it lasted a few days, i guess it was what i wanted. i pictured it turning out different then this. now i'm back to the old me, and i can't tell if that's a good thing or a bad thing

i turned the page in my notebook and saw the outline for my writing project. shit i didn't even start it and it's due on the last day of school

i thought about what i was going to write about. it was going to be graduating early but grayson was right, that's boring.

the period dragged on and i found myself not paying attention and not caring at all. which was weird for me, i love school and getting good grades but now i didn't seem to care

the bell rang and i grabbed my stuff and everyone started to file out of the classroom. i was almost out of the door but my teacher stopped me

"are you okay kelsey?" she asked

"yeah i'm fine" i smiled and turned around to leave but instead i was face to face with ethan

"hey" he smiled

"hi?"

"need a ride home?" he asked

"no that's fin-"

"let's go" he smiled and grabbed my binder out of my hands, we walked to the senior parking lot. he unlocked his car and we got in

"i know why you're doing this" i said

"you caught me" he laughed and put the key in

"look i know that you hate grayson right now. i would too, but he didn't mean to have that happen at the party. he actually likes you kelsey"

i laughed

"he doesn't like me ethan"

"trust me. grayson has never acted like this over a girl. he's been coming home depressed, not leaving the house, and asking me to talk to you. believe it or not he cares about you" he said

i took in this new information

"and i know you like him too"

i sat back in my seat and huffed

"well i can talk to him but it's not like anything but a friendship will happen. we are both leaving high school in 7 days" i say

"we still have the whole summer" he protested

"yeah and then i leave to go across the country. it's not gonna work. but thank you, i'll talk to him soon. thanks for the ride ethan" i say unbuckling my seatbelt and getting out

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{ i'm finishing this story cause i have a great idea for a new book ;) }