Chapter 1

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"Babe, babe I'm here, baby it's okay just breathe." I here Kellin say.

The day after my graduation party I was out of Minne'snow'ta and headed to Florida. I packed everything I could fit into my dark blue Dodge Stratus. I had no plan, just drive. I put my aunts address into my shattered iPhone GPS, hoping it would work. I gave my mom and step dad a kiss good bye and

headed out of my drive way. I hocked my phone up to my speakers and blasted 'Do it now and remember it later' by Sleeping with Sirens. I jammed out with my windows rolled down, my long brown hair with a little blue tied back so it wouldn't get in my face. I was going a little over the speed limit, oops. I wanted out of there. As I'm driving I was thinking, I've been waiting for this day for so long and now it's finally here. after driving about 3 hours I needed to stop and eat. I was starving and I already ate all the snacks I brought. I stopped at a Subway to get a chicken breast sub. I didn't want to waste time so I took it to go.

After a while of driving the sun was beginning to set. I pulled my black sunglasses from my leather bag, and slipped them over my light green eyes. I look around. The sky is a orangish pink, the clouds a dark purple. The landscape is bare, and it was perfect. It was my last night in Minnesota, and I couldn't be happier. I stopped here and there to get gas, food and something to drink. Like always I get the stares. Just because I dress different than you and I have blue in my hair doesn't mean you have to look at me like I'm a freak! But I don't say anything, I just keep walking. When I get to a holiday I go into the restroom and change into my favorite pair of sweatpants and my red Sleeping with Sirens tank top. My hair is in a messy bun on the top of my head, and I walk out of the restroom with my bag. A little girl stops me. She pointed at my upper arm where my tattoo is. "What does that say?" she asks. She was little, maybe five years old, blonde curly hair with a floral dress on. "It says 'they say that love is forever, your forever is all that I need.'" I trace the infinity sign on my upper arm answering the little girl. She looks at me. Eyeing me. She looks at my tattoo, then to the left side if my nose to see my diamond nose stud, down to my skinny black lip ring on the right side if my face. Up to my my hair where I know she is looking at the blue, then back to my tattoo. I am waiting for something rude to come out of that little girls mouth, "you are really pretty" she finally says looking me in my eyes, she runs to find her mom before I could say anything back.

After many more hours of driving I reached the boarder of Minnesota. I get out of my junky car and stand there looking out into the night haze. I'm finally leaving Minnesota for good. The rest of the drive was fast. Stopped in Iowa once, and a couple of times in Missouri. I spent two nights in Tennessee because it is so pretty, set my schedule back but it was worth it. I woke up early in the morning to my phone playing 'these things I've done'. I looked at the screen, it read Amanda Kula. She's probably thinking were the fuck am I. Sure enough I answer the phone and I hear "where the fuck are you!!"

Me: Amanda I stayed another night in Tennessee so I could catch up on my sleep.

Amanda: well we were suppose to unpack your stuff and go to the beach today.

Me: I'll just meet you at coco tonight. And we can unpack tomorrow. Okay?

Amanda: fine. But you owe Charlee an apology. She had been wanting to see cousin Bria for a long time, right Charlee?

I tell her she is a freak and hang up. I go into the bathroom and was about to turn my music on when I finally noticed the time. IT WAS FUCKING 5:30 IN THE MORNING. I take my shower and get ready. I put on my cut dark purple shorts and a blank tank top. I fix my hair into a high pony and do my make up for a natural look. I don't really like dark make up. I look around the hotel room for anything I missed the first time. I grab my keys and start off once again. 11 hours and 48 minuets to go.

I reach the Florida border around 1:25pm. As I drive I listen to 'A king for a day' with my windows rolled down. I can't wait to see me aunt and her baby girl Charlee. I saw them when I went here for spring break. We got my room ready so I was ready to move in. Charlee is two years old and she is my job for awhile. I'm nannying and it's good pay. That way I can save up and move into an apartment come fall and hopefully start my modeling career. I drive the rest of the 5 hours until I see the ocean. I park my car and grab my leather bag and slid my black and white tribal print bikini into it. I get out and search for a changing room, or at least a restroom. Finally after searching for 10 minuets I found one. I hurry to change and put my hair up messily and text Amanda to get a meeting place. She replies with "running late won't be there until 7, sorry." That gives me 30 minuets to relax on the beach and maybe get a tan. I go back to my car to put my clothes away and to get a towel. I head for the ocean. I reach the sand which burns the bottom of my feet. I search for an opening to lay down. It's not full of people but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot. I spread my sky blue towel across the sand, put my earbuds in, turn my music on and lay on my stomach. After about 10 minuets I'm already sweating and I decide to go into the water. I go under to get my hair wet and when I come up I run into something. Or someone. I wipe the water away from my eyes to get my vision clear again. I look up to someone that looks very familiar. "Oh I'm so sorry. That's why everyone tells me not to walk backwards." he says looking me in my eyes with a worried look on his face. I stare blankly. Is this who I think it is? "Are you okay? did I hit you?" He kept talking. "Uhm, n-n-no. I-I think I'm good." I say a little uneasy. A smile spreads across his face as he responds "oh good, hey I'll see you around. Be careful." He winks at me and turns to leave. He looks to be maybe 19 or 20. Longish black hair with amazing green/brown eyes. Could that be the lead singer of Sleeping with Sirens?? No. It couldn't be. I walk out of the ocean thinking nothing about it. I went back to my music and began to lay on my back when Amanda texted me. "We're here!! where are you?" I told her I was by the volley ball net and after a while I had a two year old in my arms.

We left the beach at 7:30 and I followed Amanda to her house which was 45 minuets away. I jammed to 'heaven knows' but I couldn't get the beach boy's face out of my mind. That stupid, beautiful, fucking face that I have been trying to forget about. Ugh.

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