Within The Lights. (Series)

Back To You - Chapter 1 - College Graduate.

 Macy Black. 19. You could say my life has been pretty hectic since when i was around 14. With my brother touring with my 3 now ex-boyfriends. No, I'm not a slut, because you're probably thinking that. “She dated 3 guys who all went on tour with her brother?” Actually, one of them is dead now, but I'd rather not get into that.

Basically, my brother is Ryan Black. Yup, the superstar singer Ryan Black. That's him. That's me. And when i was 14, he was 16. He opened up on the “Waiting 4U” tour. For who? Drumroll... Greyson Chance and Cody Simpson. Two of the three ex boyfriends. The other was Jordan Simpson, Cody's cousin, who died in a car accident with me and Cody both in the car. The ironic thing is, he broke up with me just seconds before we crashed. He was 17. He only got 17 years of life...

Now I'm 19. College student. Technically, I should have graduated from college years ago, because i was out of high school at 16. Some call me a genius. You'd better not. I hate that word.

My brother is 21, and his life still hasn't slowed down. In fact, it's sped up. In just 5 years, he's become one of the most famous people in the world. More famous than Justin Bieber.

Today is my college graduation. My roommate (and on-again, off-again best friend), Taylor, and Greyson (Yep, Greyson, just my luck, huh?), are both graduating with me (a/n pls dont ask about them only going to college for a year i know i know but i dont want them in their 20's shut up).

“Ready to graduate?” Asked one of my new friends, Laya. She had dark brown hair that fell just past her shoulders, and bright blue eyes. She was a little taller than Taylor, who stood 5'7. Both constantly looked down at me. I haven't grown an inch since i was 15. Forever frozen at 5'3.

I shook my head slowly and sighed. “I don't know what I'm going to do after this.”

“Get a job.” She suggested.

Again, I shook my head. “I don't need to. My brother is beyond rich, he's paid for my entire college tuition, food, housing, everything. He's planning on paying for everything after this, too. He's never gonna allow me to get a job. Even if I wanted to.”

“I would suggest going to school, but...” Her words faded out as she looked around the hall.

I laughed, despite my mood. “Come on, let's go track down Jessy and Taylor.”

After we found them, we were lined up alphabetically based on last name. Laya was directly behind me, being her last name is Blaire, so we continued the conversation we were having before.

“Well, I'm going across the world to Australia for a year.” Laya smiled.

The mention of Australia brought on a pain in my chest that I couldn't force away. Too many memories resurface at any mention of that country, or the one person that used to inhabit it before moving to America. Cody.

“I don't see why it's such a big deal. I got over him just fine.”

“You didn't know him... Not like I did.”

The conversation I'd had with Taylor the afternoon following a lesson on foreign countires, specifically the one that I don't even like thinking of, came into my mind. I thought of how every time she'd talk about him, or even imply something about him, would result in a fight between us. He was a bit of a sensitive subject, being that he'd cheated on me with her over the course of a few months. I didn't like to talk about it, those dark days where I'd lock myself in the bathroom to cry. I'm not normally vulnerable about anything but he brings up memories that i've tried so hard to forget. The worst thing is, they're not always unpleasant. I find myself all the time reminiscing good times we had. Which implies I'm not completely over him, which i could very well not be. But I don't want to even think about that until I get home, where he's surely going to be there waiting for me. All those times he's tried to contact me don't make it any better for my confusion.