I wake up to my alarm clock's radio. I get a shower and get dressed quickly. I go downstairs to get breakfast and I see Alice eating a special K bar. I get my pop tart and headed upstairs. Alice comes in my room and tells me about her dream. Niall, Zayn, and Harry from One Direction were aliens who kidnapped her then Louis brought her to Liam who was a giant turtle and they flew off in the wind. I was so confused. We both hung out in our rooms. It's the first day back from Christmas break. It's still a bit strange having things be normal again. I guess I just got used to things being different that I forgot what normal is. The whole morning just feels....weird. I finally get to school and walk to homeroom and talk to Tess.
"Hey baby. How was your Christmas?" I asked her. "Fine. I'm sorry I had to cancel our date." She said. "It's fine. You had to go pick up your parents at the airport. We can re-schedule." I said. We kissed and then Briar and Alex came over to talk to us. The whole day is pretty boring. Is this going to be my new life? I never knew just how boring normal was until it happened again.
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I wake up again like any normal day. I get a shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, and get in Alice's car. "Do you have any plans for tonight?" Alice asked. "No. Why?" I asked back. "Because today's your birthday. I assumed you'd be going out with Tess or with your friends." She said to me. Oh yeah. I'm sixteen today. Good for me. "Oh yeah. No I don't have any plans." I said. Alice told me that our mom was going to take us out later for dinner. I get into school and Everyone is telling me happy birthday, even people I don't know. How do they know today's my birthday? I get to my locker and then I see it.
It's a giant piece of paper with tons of writing on it. It says "Happy Birthday!" "Sweet sixteen!" and other stuff like that all over it. I mostly see Tess' writing though. I turn around and see Tess with a gift, looking more beautiful then ever. "For you. Happy birthday." She said and then gave me a kiss. "You're the best sweetie." I said to her. I open my present and see it's a guitar pick with a note taped on it. I read it out loud. "Here's a little piece of your gift. Come to Tess' house and pick the rest up." I said. "Can you come over tonight?" She asked anxiously. "No. I'm sorry baby i'm going out for dinner tonight. But you can come with me. I still want to make up for that date we lost during break. I really want you to come. My family would love you. Be at Pizza Hut at six? I asked. "Sure. I'll bring the rest of my gift in my car." She said.
We walk into homeroom together and Tess asks me what happened at my last birthday. I just look at her and my facial expression drops. "Um. Nothing much. It was just....weird." I said. She could see I didn't want to talk about it now but she wanted to know. I just hoped she wouldn't talk about it later tonight.
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I get ready for dinner. I grab my phone, iPod, spray on some cologne, and get some deodorant on and soon enough we leave. When we get there I don't see Tess' car in the parking lot. Come on Tess. Don't bail on me now. We sit down and order our drinks. I get Tess a Pepsi because I know she loves Pepsi. Just then, I see her come inside. I give her a hug and kiss and we sit next to each other. "So this is Tess, my girlfriend." I said to my family. Everyone gets acquainted and we're all having fun. "So how long have you guys been going out?" My mom asks. "About four months." Tess said. "So did Blake tell you about his past relationships?" My mom asked. "Mom, I don't like talking about that stuff with Tess. Why focus on the past when the present is so great?" I said sounding angry. "Um....no. Why is there something I should know?" She asked as she turned her head to me. "Nope. Nothing at all." I quickly said. Please don't bring it up mom please don't say it. My heart was beating so fast that it felt like it was going to beat right out of my chest. "Only that Blake had a boyfriend last year." She said. Oh hell no. Shit shit shit shit shit! "Woah what?!" Tess asked. "Let's go talk outside sweetie." I said to Tess and gave my mom a look. Why would she say that?!
We get outside finally and I don't want to explain to Tess. "Please tell me there's a reason for this. Like it's a joke or something. Just please explain." She said. "Ok. I was confused for a little bit after the new year. I knew about my dad's affair and decided to go experiment on my own. I met this guy named Will, he was sixteen with blonde hair and blue eyes, and we started talking. I got a crush on him and he told me he liked me. We started dating really quickly. Just don't judge me for this ok? It was a mistake. The whole damn thing was just a mistake and it's all my fault." I said. I sat down the sidewalk ledge nearly on the verge of screaming and crying. "Well...I mean...what's done is done. You know i'm fine with that kind of stuff. Why are you freaking out about this? I'm not judging you for what you did." She said. "You're going to." I said. "No I won't. What makes you think I will?" She asked. "Well...let me explain. So I wanted to have a picnic in a field where there was no one around, just us. We wanted it to be a secret. He didn't want to go though but I did. We had to jump some train tracks to get back to the city. And Will....his foot got stuck in the track and...." I said but had to stop. I starting crying and Tess sat down next to me rubbing my back.
"We heard the train come and we tried to get him free. I called 911 and he called his family. We didn't know what to do. I saw the train and left him there. I had to save myself. I heard him scream and just stood still. I never turned back around. My dad picked me up and I told him about it. I said that I'd never go out with a guy again but he made me tell my mom and sister. Will's coffin was closed at his calling hours. I know that that was my fault. His life ended and it's all my fault and it happened one year ago today." I said. I cried and cried and cried. She cuddled up to me and I moved my head down onto her shoulder. Screw manning up. What's the point anymore. I started to calm down after a little bit. "Shhhh. Shhhhhhhh. It's ok. It's ok. It's not your fault he got stuck. Baby it's ok. Just let it all out. I'll be right back." She said. She went inside and I saw her talking to my family. I saw them all fighting and I saw Tess dump my drink on Alice and hers on my mom. I saw Tess give the birdie and she walked away. I saw her come outside and she exhaled deeply and then got back to me.
"I don't think they like you. Both before the drink spilling and after." I said to her joking. "Oh well. Let's go babe." She said. God I love her. Tess opens up her trunk and I see a guitar. A really nice acoustic guitar that looks old and used but with new strings. I love it. She drives to Sweetheart Corner, or at least what used to be Sweetheart corner. Oh. Ok. This will be a nice birthday present. We pull up and talk. The moon is already out and it's beautiful. The moonlight is shining on Tess' face that makes her look even more beautiful. We talk and look at each other. We both smile and start kissing.
I'm running my fingers through her hair and keeping one hand one her neck and she's doing the same. I move my right hand on her cheek and move my left hand on her lower back. She keeps her right hand on my neck and her left hand is running down right side of my body. She moves from the driver seat to get on top of me. Dear God. I pull her to me and we're practically dry humping each other. We take off our jackets. I feel her shirt and start unbuttoning it. She doesn't take it off but she takes mine off. I see her take her blouse off and then her cami. I'm actually looking at her boobs and bra. I might get laid on my birthday. I'm doing this with her. It's not the right place though. She starts to unbuckle my belt and starts unzipping my pants when I stop her.
"You deserve this a different way. I don't care if it's not your technical first time, but it's the first time you want to do it and the first time with someone you love. Let me make it perfect for us." I said. "You mean that?" She asked. "Of course I do. I want to do this with you, but I want it to be right." I said. She kissed me and sat down in her seat. I saw her getting dressed so I did the same. It turns out my shirt got caught in between the seat and buckle and tore when I pulled it out. It's ripped. I'm riding shirtless in my beautiful girlfriends' porsche that I almost had sex in on my birthday and i'm going to be getting laid by my girlfriend. How great is my life right now? We pull up to my house and I don't see my mom's car in the driveway. Good. I kiss Tess goodbye and I take my ripped up shirt and coat into my house. I can't wait to start planning for this. I'm going to make this perfect for her. Nothing but the best for my girl.
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Teen FictionBlake is a new student at Girex High. He moved from Buffalo, NY, to Syracuse, NY. With his new move come along the difficulties of his family, which is falling apart more and more each day. As he makes new friends, he faces more challenges in his ne...
