Summer time.

Chapter one

I opened up the sliding glass door in my parents house and hopped down onto the first step leading to the porch with two duffel bags in hand. "You ready?" my best friend Jules yelled out to me from the driveway. She drove a navy blue Subaru,the trunk was open half filled with her stuff and the other half mine. You would be surprised by how much we managed to shove back there. A Lot of it was clothes, blankets and room decorating stuff but We managed to put both of our mattresses on the very top of the car too. that was about it. We didn't have any space to fit furniture and didn't want to make multiple trips so we just saved up extra money and decided to buy new furniture once we got there. "Oh my god look at you girls" my mom said while running out to us with her arms open wide squeezing us both into a big group hug I was definitely not into. My dad was in the back of the car still stuffing things in and tying them down. Jules had already said goodbye to her parents so after this we were all set to go. "Mom stop hugging" i tell her "oh alright just stay safe on the road you too" she blurted out "and hey no hitch hikers there is a 50/50 chance they will try and murder you" My dad chimed in  while slamming the trunk down. "Im willing to bet those odds" I say testing him but jules just shushes me. She wants to get out of here as soon as possible and me starting a joke argument with my dad was not quick and easy. "Okay guys we need to get going, we're trying to make it there before dark" I say , trying to speed up the process. We all hugged goodbye and my mom let out a small tear of course then we were off.

The drive from Nevada to california is probably 8 hours or so. Jules drove first, she liked driving a lot more than I did, like she actually found it fun. She wanted to drive the whole time but three hours in I made her switch with me just so she could rest for a bit.  it didn't last long before i got pissed at traffic and she was ready to drive again so once again we switched when there was only an hour left. "So we're gonna get there around 10:00 and then my friends are gonna come and help us get things out of the car tonight," jules said. She was born in LA and moved to Nevada when she was 5 but continued to come back with her parents every once in a while so granted she knew a few people over there, me on the other hand knew absolutely no one. "Alright that sounds cool"i tell her while re adjusting my head on the pillow trying to get comfortable. It was 9:00 at night and I was already about to pass out.

We got to the parking lot of the apartment complex exactly at 10:00. We were both standing outside of the car while she made a phone call im guessing to one of her friends, while  I lit a cigarette  and started trying to figure out what to take up first. "Okay cool i'll see you guys in five" i heard her say before hanging up her phone and walking back over to me. "Do you wanna just start with the light stuff before your friends get here?" i asked she shook her head yes and i grab the two duffel  bags which were the lightest things I packed and she grabbed one of her suitcases. "You got the keys?" she asked and i held them up "got them" so we started our way up the stairs and to the 11th room to the left. I placed both duffle bags on the ground then pulled the keys out of my pocket and opened up the door. "Holy shit" Jules said out of breath.

There we were staring at our own apartment. It was one huge studio apartment with tons of windows, a decent sized kitchen, one bathroom with a laundry unit inside and a huge door that led out to a huge porch. We hadn't been in there for more than a few minutes before hearing a knock. Jules jumped then ran to the door while I moved closer to the many windows and stared out at the lights of the city. "Juless" a voice called out and i turned around to see her friends. There were two dudes, one who looked wasian and another african american they were both pretty hot, not gonna lie. They both individually pulled her into a hug while saying hello then checked the place out. i didn't take much notice to this and went back to looking out the window until i felt a hand on my shoulder i flinched up for a sec then quickly turned to see who tapped me, it was the wasian boy "hey you must be Shay, im Nico" he said while pulling me into a very casual hug just like he had done with Jules "Hi nice to meet you" "you too" he responded. I'm normally really awkward in these situations so i didn't know what to do next so i just stood there and nodded luckily the other guy came over to us and broke the silence. Putting his hand on nicos shoulder and saying "yo dude ryders on his way i guess he hit traffic or something" "there's anothers person coming?" i say kinda shocked but not as shocked as the guy looked after noticing i was there. "Oh shoot my bad i didn't see you there" he said while putting his hand out for me to shake "Aramis" he said "Shay" i said back then Nico cut back in "yeah are homie ryders coming too he's chill" "i don't know what that scrawny lil dude is gonna do he can probably barley pick up a box" Aramis said while leaving nico and i and going to sit on the kitchen countertop near Jules.

"So how long have you known Jules" i ask genuinely interested because i had never heard about these guys before. "Uh i don't know probably like 8 years or so we met at the skatepark when i was  like ten, then she gradually met more people what about you?" "first grade im pretty sure" "thats sick" he said "do you know why were still up here like aren't we supposed to be helping you guys bring stuff in and unpack?" he says while letting out a slight chuckle  "that would make a lot of sense you wanna help me start grabbing stuff?" "sure" we gave the heads up to jules then started towards the door i was in lead and opened the door without looking in front of me because i was answering Nicos question  a decision i very much regretted the second i walked into someone and hot coffee ran down my shirt "holy fuck thats hot" i said while trying to remove my shirt from my skin enough so it would stop burning as bad "jesus dude" Nico said while trying to help me out. I started laughing while attempting to get my shirt over my head "here let me help" the new boy said while grabbing the top of my shirt and pulling "i got it" i said while laughing and eventually got the shirt off then using it to dry up the rest of the hot coffee and cover myself up a little bit. "You must be Ryder" i say to the boy with purple hair, a hoodie and khaki colored pants on. "Yeah" he said while letting out a slight smile "your Shay?" I gave him a shocked look "how do you know my name?" "well you know mine" he said teasing me a bit " i learned your name a few seconds ago" "oh well i learned yours four years ago" "jules" i say remembering they are friends "yeah" he says while letting out a little laugh i set out my hand "nice to meet you" he took my hand and shook it "nice to meet you too".

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FUN FACT THIS BOOK IS ACTUALLY BASED OFF A DREAM I HAD LMAO SO ENJOY:)