No Going Back Now

Chapter 1

I am Karle. I'm still up and it's 3 in the morning. I also happen to have my third trimester exams today. Summer was so close I could taste it.

Finally I fell asleep and woke up to the annoying sound of my alarm clock at 8:30 am and realized I was late. "Shit!" I said. I called my best friend JC Caylen and he instantly picked up. "Hello?"

"Hey JC, I'm running late do you think you could pick me up?" I asked sweetly and politely, batting my eyelashes even though he couldn't see me. We've been best friends since 1st grade so I always flirtatiously talk to him and he does it back.

"Sure, no problem girl. I'll be over in a few to pick you up bestie!" he said in a preppy little white girl voice.

We laughed and said our goodbyes. I ran to get ready and put on a plain black T-shirt and my zebra striped shorts.

JC pulled in the driveway, I grabbed my backpack, locked the door, and got in the car. He looked like such a badass with his tattoos, his perfect hair held in a bandana, and his amazing red and black mustang he got on his 17th birthday.

"Good morning sleeping beauty, what were you doing last night?" He winked at me sarcastically.

I laughed and gave him a serious look. We joke around like this all the time. "Nah, I couldn't sleep last night so I stayed up until like 3.."

"Wow you know if you get more sleep you might wake up on time." He and I laugh.

"Hey, you wanna just skip today?" He said with a serious tone.

"What about exams?" I asked worried.

"Who says we can't take them tomorrow? And if you have an A in the class they will just pass you anyways." He says this like it's no big deal. "So, you in? C'mon it's June and you're 18th birthday is in 2 days.. Have a little fun." He says persuasively.

"Sure." I say plainly. We've skipped before just never on an exam day. It is almost summer so I guess I could take a risk. I mean after all I am turning 18. JC turned 18 before me and I think he's more psyched about my birthday than I am.

I text all my friends to tell them I'm sick today so I don't get a million hater messages all day long.

I look back over at JC and wonder what's making him so daring today. He flashes a smile at me, I smile back and he speeds off.