The Short Life of an Avocado

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

The car ride was so long and tight. Tate sat in the passenger and Rose was driving. Liam sat on the left of me and then Sam, Sky, and Jay. I've never been so uncomfortable like this in a car. We drove for awhile until we got onto Tater Tot Street. I questioned the name, and where we were going and no one would tell me. The sun was going down, and it made my hands clammy. I was going to be alone with people I didn't know. "Hey, Luna? I'm sorry I ran away this morning," Rose said. "Oh! Its okay, I was quite confused with you and Dylan," I said. "There is no us. We use to be a thing, but I realized there's always better people," She said angrily. I feel like you and Dylan would be cute though," She chuckled. I felt my cheeks burn and I put my head straight down. "Uhh, I don't think that's a good idea. Lunas not into athletic people," Liam stuttered. "I'm not," I asked as the car got quiet.

Rose parked, and we all got out of the small red car. "Where are we," I asked. "Donald's Bar," said Tate. "Donalds Bar, why a bar. I'm very much underage," I said "We're not here to drink," Sky said meanly. "How do we get in? You know since we don't have ID's," Liam asked. "Follow me," Tate said as he walked behind the lit up building. We turned the corner, and it was pitch black. "Okay. Nope, I'm not going," I said trying to turn around as Rose grabbed me and pushed me into the darkness. I put my hand in my pocket and grabbed my phone. I turned on the flashlight and stood behind Sky. "Okay follow me," Tate whispered. We followed him to a door, and he knocked 3 times. The door quickly opened, and light filled the darkness.

We all walked in seeing a big fluffy man that was bald and had red skin that looked sunburnt. We sneaked in and walked into the more open area. Many people didn't look at us except for Rose. Every time a guy would stare she gave them an evil look that gave me shivers. Tate led us to a room that was felt with smoke and we walked into another room. The smoke burned my eyes making them water. "Are you okay Luna," Liam asked. "Oof yeah I'm fine just not use to smoke," I said. "Okay, everyone is quiet we can hear what they're saying through the walls.

I sat against the wall rubbing my eyes as they watered more. "Do you need tissue-," Liam tried to ask until everyone shushed him. I nodded my head, and he got a tissue out of his pocket. We stayed her listening to them speak about cops drugs and rich people. My eyes were still irritated with the smoke. I wanted to go outside, but I was scared to even move. I'm just gonna ask I thought. "Hey guys is it okay if I go outside, my eyes are really dying right now," I asked and looked at them. Tate nodded and Liam, Sam, and Rose wanted to come too. We stood up and walked out through the bar and outside. When I walked outside my eyes felt like they could breathe, and the warm salty air felt wonderful.

I sat against the wall rubbing my eyes as they watered more. "Do you need tissue-," Liam tried to ask until everyone shushed him. I nodded my head, and he got a tissue out of his pocket. We stayed her listening to them speak about cops drugs and rich people. My eyes were still irritated with the smoke. I wanted to go outside, but I was scared to even move. I'm just gonna ask I thought. "Hey guys is it okay if I go outside, my eyes are really dying right now," I asked and looked at them. Tate nodded and Liam, Sam, and Rose wanted to come too. We stood up and walked out through the bar and outside. When I walked outside my eyes felt like they could breathe, and the warm salty air felt wonderful. Feeling fresh and calm as the door slammed open and Sky yelled, "They took Tate!" "Wait, who took Tate," I asked. She started crying and mumbling words that I couldn't understand.

"Come on! Everyone get in the car we're gonna find him," Rose yelled. Sky ran first and Sam and Jay followed. Liam took out his hand, and I held it and we ran to the car. We all got in as Sky explained everything in more detail. My Phone buzzed and I looked at notifications. "He texted me, he's at the Water beach," I said. Everyone grew quiet. Rose broke the silence, "We can either call the cops or go ourselves we need to all choose." We looked at each other. "I'm going no matter what," Sky announced. Jay and Rose agreed as they looked at me and Liam and Sam. Ther words quickly came out without thinking, "No." Sky looked at me, and was going to speak but didn't. Liam tapped me, "Luna please go, nothing bad will happen it's probably just a prank," Liam said. I looked outside the sky was purple and the sun was almost down. I looked back at Liam and Brea. Brea smiled and nodded. "Okay, I'm going," I said with a stutter. We headed to Water beach as the sun sank down.

My stomach ached and my hands became clammy. "Were almost here," Rose announced. I looked out the window seeing the ocean and bonfires. People danced around the fire with cans in their hands. The sky grew darker as my heart was beating faster. Rose stopped and parked on the side of the road. We all got out and I opened Tates messages and followed the path that it told. Hearing the ocean gave me chills, I looked at the sun as it was sinking fast. "GUYS!!! Look," Sam hollered as he pointed. I looked for what he was pointing at. It was a cliff and looked too steep to climb. The water slamming into the sharp rocks. I looked on top of the cliff, there was a boy with dark hair a bright yellow shirt. "Tate," I yelled. Seeing him and a man with a gun pointed right at Tates' chest.

I ran towards the cliff as Liam grabbed me by my arm. "Let me go, Liam," I shout out. The sky grew darker as I yelled Tates name. Why wasn't anyone doing anything, I thought. Tate looked towards us and smiled and yelled, "Elle." "Phew Phew." Tate fell into the ocean as Liam let go of me and ran towards the ocean. I put my hand on my heart feeling nothing. I tighten my hands and hit the sand. Tears fell down my cheeks, rose hugged me. Her scent filled the air around me with the smell of fresh cut grass. I felt so dazed, yet my anger held me in this world. I fell back onto Rose, she called for Liam. I looked up seeing the black sky filled with stars. The sky started to fall apart tearing into white. I heard Liam's voice as he sat next to me. He smiled and said go to sleep. Feeling more tears fall down my cheek. He wiped them and I closed my eyes seeing darkness.

I opened my eyes seeing nothing but white. The air smelled of cleaning supplies. I sat up and saw in front of a white door with a window. Where am I? What happened? I got a tremendous head pain in my head and I rubbed it. As the door opened and a man came in with an orange bottle. He smiled and shook it. I looked on the side of him and saw Tate. I quickly yelled his name until the doctor hushed me. The doctor closed the door and opened the bottle taking out two big blue pills. "For the headache," he said and smiled. I looked at him as I grabbed the pills and swallowed them. He smiled and said something I didn't want to hear from him, "It's gonna be okay."

To Be Continued.....