High School Never Ends
It's Now Or Never
Aria’s p.o.v
5:32 am. Fuck. Why am I awake so early? Only now do I realise that I’m at Jaime’s house. He was curled up in a ball, covered with many quilts and pillows. I chuckled at the sight of him. Last night, he had refused to let me sleep on the floor after everything that happened.
After lying in bed for another 15 minutes, I had made the decision I was going to sneak out back home to get ready for school. All my stuff was there: clothes, makeup, books.
Quietly I pulled myself out of bed and managed to find one of Jaime’s books on the floor. Grabbing a pen off of his bedside table, I tore a bit of paper out from the back of the book and wrote him a quick note so he wouldn’t worry.
Quickly, I opened his window and climbed out. I landed expertly, as I like to think, and ran in the direction of my house. When I finally made it, I quietly unlocked the front door and crept into my room. Austin would expect to come back at some point, so it didn’t really matter if he found me now. I got myself ready and quickly hopped out the front door before Austin could get to me. I wasn’t in the mood for talking to him.
Slowly, I made my way to school. A rush of happiness came over me when I saw Mike waiting at the spot where we would meet every morning. Screw what happened yesterday; right now I was just happy to be alive. He was looking down at his phone so didn’t notice me approaching. Once I was only a couple of feet away from him, I ran forward and tightly hugged him. He seemed surprised at first before he relaxed and hugged me back. When we pulled away, I beamed up at him.
“Uh, hey?” He greeted, obviously confused
“Hey!” I replied, excitedly
“About yesterday… I’m really, really sorry. I seriously can’t word things right. Honestly, I really didn’t mean to upset you.”
“It’s good Mike, don’t worry.” I smiled
We began towards school with me almost gripping his side. He looked down at me and chuckled.
“What are you so happy about?” He asked
I hesitated for a moment, not sure of what to say.
“Uh… Family problems! Guess I’m learning to appreciate what I’ve got outside of home.” I replied
His eyes turned. “S-sorry… I’m really not…”
“It was a harmless question Mike.” I laughed
“You wanna talk about it?”
“Later.”
The day went by like normal. I came to the conclusion that it would be better to go home instead of running from my problems. Austin is the only family I have left, except for my mum, I can’t lose him again.
At lunch, everybody welcomed Amelia with the exception of Mike. He still seemed annoyed. Lightly, I nudged Mike and gave him a pleading look. His face instantly softened. He even engaged in a small talk with Amelia.
After school, I walked home with Vic and Mike. We were laughing, messing around and every so often I would casually burst out into song and dance. On this particular occasion, I was dancing around singing I Miss You by Blink 182 when I suddenly tripped. During my fall, I reached out towards Mike for support but instead pulled him down with me. He landed next to me before we burst into fits of laughter. Vic rolled his eyes, as Mike jumped up then held his hands out to help me up. Suddenly, his face dropped.
“What?” I asked
“Your arm…” He replied
Only now did I realise that my sleeve must have been pulled up during the fall. Quickly, I covered it up as Vic hurriedly helped me up.
“What happened?” He asked
“Nothing. I fell yesterday.”
“Into what?”
I hesitated. “Barbed wire.”
In my panic, I pushed both Mike and Vic forward in an urge for them to continue walking.
When we reached the Fuentes house, I waved bye to Vic but Mike pulled me inside the house with them. He shoved my and Vic onto the sofa.
“Talk.” He slammed his fist down on the coffee table, in front of us
I jumped.
“Dude, what are you so mad about?” Vic asked
“You all know something, but you’re not telling me!”
“Mike, there isn’t anythi…” I began
“Stop it! Don’t you trust me?”
“Mike…”
“Save it, Aria.”
With that he stormed off.
I put my head in my hands, as Vic rubbed my back.
“We’ll figure this out.” Vic stated
“There’s only one solution. We’ve gotta tell him.”
5:32 am. Fuck. Why am I awake so early? Only now do I realise that I’m at Jaime’s house. He was curled up in a ball, covered with many quilts and pillows. I chuckled at the sight of him. Last night, he had refused to let me sleep on the floor after everything that happened.
After lying in bed for another 15 minutes, I had made the decision I was going to sneak out back home to get ready for school. All my stuff was there: clothes, makeup, books.
Quietly I pulled myself out of bed and managed to find one of Jaime’s books on the floor. Grabbing a pen off of his bedside table, I tore a bit of paper out from the back of the book and wrote him a quick note so he wouldn’t worry.
Quickly, I opened his window and climbed out. I landed expertly, as I like to think, and ran in the direction of my house. When I finally made it, I quietly unlocked the front door and crept into my room. Austin would expect to come back at some point, so it didn’t really matter if he found me now. I got myself ready and quickly hopped out the front door before Austin could get to me. I wasn’t in the mood for talking to him.
Slowly, I made my way to school. A rush of happiness came over me when I saw Mike waiting at the spot where we would meet every morning. Screw what happened yesterday; right now I was just happy to be alive. He was looking down at his phone so didn’t notice me approaching. Once I was only a couple of feet away from him, I ran forward and tightly hugged him. He seemed surprised at first before he relaxed and hugged me back. When we pulled away, I beamed up at him.
“Uh, hey?” He greeted, obviously confused
“Hey!” I replied, excitedly
“About yesterday… I’m really, really sorry. I seriously can’t word things right. Honestly, I really didn’t mean to upset you.”
“It’s good Mike, don’t worry.” I smiled
We began towards school with me almost gripping his side. He looked down at me and chuckled.
“What are you so happy about?” He asked
I hesitated for a moment, not sure of what to say.
“Uh… Family problems! Guess I’m learning to appreciate what I’ve got outside of home.” I replied
His eyes turned. “S-sorry… I’m really not…”
“It was a harmless question Mike.” I laughed
“You wanna talk about it?”
“Later.”
The day went by like normal. I came to the conclusion that it would be better to go home instead of running from my problems. Austin is the only family I have left, except for my mum, I can’t lose him again.
At lunch, everybody welcomed Amelia with the exception of Mike. He still seemed annoyed. Lightly, I nudged Mike and gave him a pleading look. His face instantly softened. He even engaged in a small talk with Amelia.
After school, I walked home with Vic and Mike. We were laughing, messing around and every so often I would casually burst out into song and dance. On this particular occasion, I was dancing around singing I Miss You by Blink 182 when I suddenly tripped. During my fall, I reached out towards Mike for support but instead pulled him down with me. He landed next to me before we burst into fits of laughter. Vic rolled his eyes, as Mike jumped up then held his hands out to help me up. Suddenly, his face dropped.
“What?” I asked
“Your arm…” He replied
Only now did I realise that my sleeve must have been pulled up during the fall. Quickly, I covered it up as Vic hurriedly helped me up.
“What happened?” He asked
“Nothing. I fell yesterday.”
“Into what?”
I hesitated. “Barbed wire.”
In my panic, I pushed both Mike and Vic forward in an urge for them to continue walking.
When we reached the Fuentes house, I waved bye to Vic but Mike pulled me inside the house with them. He shoved my and Vic onto the sofa.
“Talk.” He slammed his fist down on the coffee table, in front of us
I jumped.
“Dude, what are you so mad about?” Vic asked
“You all know something, but you’re not telling me!”
“Mike, there isn’t anythi…” I began
“Stop it! Don’t you trust me?”
“Mike…”
“Save it, Aria.”
With that he stormed off.
I put my head in my hands, as Vic rubbed my back.
“We’ll figure this out.” Vic stated
“There’s only one solution. We’ve gotta tell him.”
please keep going or do a sequel!
11/30/14