Chapter 23

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Before I knew it, it was graduation.

The past four weeks had been spent lounging around in the sunshine. We'd had barbeques every other night and a few times Jesse had stayed around for dinner.

At first, he freaked out when he saw that I had All Time Low with me, but he calmed down pretty quickly and got on with the guys easily.

School days passed by quickly. I held the guys sort out their stuff for Warped, then it dawned on me that Black Veil Brides were on Warped.

Needless to say, it sent me into hysteria which triggered off a panic attack, and no one was home.

I'd passed out and Sammi had found me. I couldn't calm down completely and I felt ridiculous, but even though there was the happiness that I still had my freedom, I still had my doubts. I mean, who wouldn't?

Eventually she soothed me and I passed out, on the bed this time, and slept through the night.

Because of the exhaustion, I slept away the next day, which resulted in not turning up to my class. So that weekend, I skyped with Andy and he promised to take me on Warped with him, seeing as it would give me something to do, but I knew that he hated leaving me as much as I hated leaving him.

With that in the forefront of my mind, I continued to learn guitar as we waited out the days during our school hours, talking with Jesse and just trying to keep ourselves entertained.

Finally Ms Raine had told me and Alex to leave, giving us the times of Graduation.

Because we were with All Time Low, they decided to celebrate the night before, resulting in the killer hangover the next morning.

"Alex, Jack, I'm gonna murder you." I groaned as I stumbled downstairs to see them sprawled out on the couch.

I went and took the pain relief for my head before smirking as I grabbed one of the metal pans and a wooden spoon.

Creeping into the living room, I waited for about a minute before I started banging the spoon inside the pan and causing as much noise as possible, waking up the four who'd crashed in the living room.

"Don't be so mean!" Jack whined as I continued to beat the stick against the metal, earning a glare from Alex. After a few moments, I stopped and grinned at them.

"It's what you get for giving me a hangover the day of my graduation. Fuckers." Alex smirked at me and Jack just groaned as I went into the kitchen, cooking up bacon for food.

Bacon sandwiches’ are the best hangover cure. Or so I've been told.

 Once we were all fed, I called dibs on the shower and took my time to clean my body. The hot water released all the tension that had built up and I felt comfortable. So I stepped from the shower, wrapping the towel around my body and headed over to my room, where Sammi was sat waiting.

"Jesus. Give a girl a heart attack, much?" She grinned at me before winking in my direction.

"I'm here to get you all beautified for graduation. Now sit down so I can work on your back." She smiled and I gave her a grateful smile.

Sitting in front of the mirror on my desk, my eyes landed on a picture of myself and my Alex. And I could see how much I'd changed.

I was still the pale faced, dark haired girl with jade green eyes, but in the photo, I looked like a living zombie. I could see where my skin was shallow from not eating. I was skin and bone and I was hiding behind the long sleeved clothes.

Looking the mirror, I smiled brightly, and I could see the clear difference. My eyes were alive and I looked healthier. And not to mention I was going to wear something which wasn't covering my arms or back.

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