Just A Girl

Chapter 8:im coming home

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I'm laying on the beach, i can feel the warm sun on my skin, the smell of sunscreening the air around me, and peoples chatting ringing in my ears. i feel someone tap me on my shoulder and i open my eyes, it's my mom and my grandmother is standing next to her"come on" my mom says as she and my grandmother start to walk to the water "this isn't possible" i say under my breath. my grandmother turns back to me "are you coming?" she says as she offers her hand to me, as i go to take it she disappears.

I jolt awake, sweat dripping from my forehead as my cheat moves rapidly, my lungs crying for air. it was just a dream? it felt so real, like i could feel them around me. everything was so crystal and perfect, i guess thats what made it a dream, everything being perfect. i grab my phone and look at the date.  It's Monday June 5th. my birthday, i roll my eyes and lay back. as i go to close my eyes i hear my door knob turn "HAPPPPPPPPYYYY BIRTHDAYYYYYYY" i hear my Mom, Taz, and Gage yell as they rush into my room and Taz starts jumping on my bed. "wow, really? good thing i was awake" i say as i laugh, they all sit on my bed "we just love you a lot" my Mom says, smiling at me. i smile back and nod "i love y'all too" i say "awweeeeeee" Gage says, i shake my head "well, I'm going to the bakery today, Gage works a half day and Taz is gonna be out. but we'er all going to meet up tonight and eat dinner at Don Ashton's" my mom states "hmmmmm, so fancy for little old me" i say laughing "well you only turn 17 once" Gage says "wow such a YOLO attitude" i say laughing again "ok, well we'er going to leave you to it, i left you some money on the cabinet. have an amazing day" my mom says, hugging and kissing me on my forehead "i will, thank y'all." i say smiling "we love you" "love y'all" i say as they walk out my room.

After i shower, i pin my hair into a mohawk, and start to get ready for the day. i walk to my closet to see what i can throw together, i take an off the shoulder red and brown flannel shirt, with ripped  dark wash jeans and my dark brown combat boots. 

I sit at my "vanity" and start my makeup, i put on foundation, powder, brows, and i do a grungy brown smoky eye, and i finally finish off with my mascara. i stand up from my "vanity" and i put on my jewelry, i grab my necklace Dustin gave me, and a heart shaped crystal ring.  i grab my bags and i head to the kitchen.

as  i walk up to the counter to see a letter on it addressed to me, inside it has 300 dollars and a note that says "have fun". i grab an apple and a water bottle and head out the door. 

I decided to do something  i haven't done in almost a year.

 go see my grandmother's grave. with us moving almost 10 hours from where we were i haven't been able to go. but its only an hour out of town which is nice knowing i don't have to go that far to see her. its crazy to think we moved to the city my grandmother grew up in, but its also crazy to think she's gone. 

I'm sitting at a red light in the city my grandmother grew up in, enveloped in the music not really paying attention, and i see something move out the corner of my eye. so i look to my left and i had to don a double take is that Elijah?? here? no.. that can't be him, i don't even think he knows this part of town exits, it actually really small and everybody literally knows everybody.

it looks just like him though, i don't know, my mind is probably just playing tricks on me. if I'm being quite honest things have been ind of weird between us, he somehow got my number. and he's been texting me almost everyday if not a solo chat then in a group chat with Taz and Chase. I'm not used to guys actually being nice to me and not wanting something in return, so i just find it kinda odd that he "wants to be my friend"  i mean, he's nice, but he's not in my age group, we don't go to the same school, and the only things we really have in common are music and Taz. so I'm not really sure what he wants, but you can guarantee i'll find out.