A new start
Nine
Maya
I woke up with in an empty bed. Where's Vic? I unlock my phone and see a message from him.
“Didn't want to wake you up. Text back when your awake”
I sit up as last night comes flooding back. Had I really lost my virginity to Vic? I get up feeling as little sore. Normal right? I fix my ponytail and head for the kitchen. Sofia is sitting at the table with her laptop she looks up at me as I enter.
“Hey”
“Morning”
I pour myself a cup of coffee and sit across from her.
“So next time you need a condom, please put the box back where you found it. I knocked it into toilet.”
I feel my face heat up.
“Sorry. I'll buy you a new one” I mumble.
I scroll through my phone. I've been following a few photography pages on tumblr and have been extremely interested in doing photography myself.
“Should I go to school to study photography?”
Sofia looks back up at me from her laptop.
“If you're really passionate about it it then yeah, go for it”
I start to look at different schools and classes. I just need to buy a really good camera.
Vic
I took off all of my bracelets exposing my left wrist. The scars glowed back up at me. I trace my finger over a few of them. I have been clean for the past few years.It has been a long journey since. Whenever I found myself missing it I would turn to my writing. I hop into the shower. As I get out I hear rapid knocking on my door. I open It and in comes Tony and Mike.
“Did you lose your key again?”
I had giving Mike around seven copies and he always loses it. He sheepishly grins.
I went to get dress. I slip on some underwear and sweat pants. Grabbing a shirt and tossing it over my shoulder. Mike and Tony are in the kitchen rummaging through my cabinets. Always eating my food. I shake my head. I open the fridge and scan it, looking for something to eat myself.
“Dude! Did you and Maya finally fuck?”
I furrow my eyebrow in confusion. How the fuck did Mike know? I feel him touch my right shoulder and it click.
“That's none of you're concern” I say turning around and shutting the fridge. I slip my shirt on.
He smirks.
“okay”
“Do you guys wanna split a pizza?”I ask as my stomach rumbles.
“Extra cheese please.” Tony says as he opens a can of soda.
I dial the pizza place and order.
--&--
Sofia
“So we're definitely going to go on a small tour soon”
I put my drink down giving him a look. We're currently at a bar on our third or fourth drink.
“Really?”
“Yeah. We've been getting messages on our page about playing in different states. Our fan base is growing.”
I smile. I have been to a few of their local shows. They sounded good. They had a pretty big following here in San Diego. I know they've played in nearby states, I've tagged along sometimes.
“Whose gonna drink with me while you're gone?” I said with a sad face
“Your flying solo for awhile”
“When are you guys going?”
“Nothing is set yet, but we've been talking about it. My dad bought us the rv when we started to play out of state. He wanted us to have a place to sleep and store our gear.”
Hotels aren't cheap. Their rv was the cutest thing ever. I remember laughing about it when I first saw it. Bands usual toured in vans.
“Has Vic heard anything at all from any record label?”
He shakes his head no. I finish my drink and motion to the bartender to give me another. He sets the drink in front of me with a smile. Once he walks away Mike nudges me with his elbow.
“He's so into you. Why don't you give him a chance?”
I give him a death look. The bartender's name is Daniel. He gives me drinks “on the house” almost every time I come.
“He's a bartender. I'm a bartender. It wouldn't work out.”
Mike rolls his eyes.
“Speaking of into you. There's a chick sitting in the corner. She has blonde hair, totally has been checking you out for a while now.”
Mike casually turns and looks at her. The blonde motions for him to come over.
“Will you be okay if I leave you for a while?”
“Yeah. Go get her tiger” I say lightly punching him on the arm.
The bar was pretty busy. Fridays are always busy. Thank god I had this one off. I slowly finish my drink. Daniel notices and walks over.
“So how are you this evening Sofia?”
I smile
“I'm fantastic. You?”
“I'm good. Want another drink? I look over to where Mike and the blonde were sitting at.Their gone. What a butt wipe. He totally left me.
“No Thanks. Can I get my check?”
He brings it over.
“Do you need me to call a cab?”
I nod. Drinking and driving is no joke. I call Mike on the ride home.
“Yeah?” he says answering on the third ring
“Because of you're horny ass, I had to leave the bar early. You owe me a bottle of Captain Morgan”
“I'm on my way to Vic's. Using his place tonight”
With that I hang up. Mike and I made sure we left either together or knew where we're spending the night. If one of us just left without the other knowing then we call to see where they were and bought a bottle as an apology. I always ended getting left behind so I just went home half buzzed. I've only left Mike once. Ugh. I unlock my apartment door and found a sleeping Maya and Vic on the couch. Double ugh. They are too fucken cute. Seven months of dating and they still stay in on a Friday for movie night. Occasionally going to the movie theater. I need to find myself a guy. I turn off the tv and make myself a nice tall glass of wine, taking the bottle with me into my room. I open my laptop and decided to watch a romance movie since I was in the mood.
---&---
I open my eyes and was met with a smiling Mike and bright sun. Ugh.
“Shut the blinds.” I croak as I pull the covers over my head.
I hear Mike move around. I peak out of the covers and sure enough he closed them.
“Damn did you get smashed last night?”
I hold up the empty wine bottle. As he holds up a bottle of Captain and coffee. I smile and reach out for them. I put my coffee on the night stand and snuggle with the bottle.
“This is why we're friends.”
He gets under the covers with me.
“Who said you can lay down with me?”
“But Sofia! I want to tell you about my night”
I roll my eyes. I set the bottle on my nightstand, getting my coffee and rolling back over to look at him as he tells me about his night. I glance at the clock 9:44 A.M. Half way through his story Maya opens the door with a tear stained face. I sit up as soon as I notice.
“What's wrong?”
Mike sits up and looks at her.
She sniffs and wipes the back of her hand across her cheek.
“D-daisy” she stutters
I get up and hug her. She would have dreams and wake up confuse and upset. I lead her to my bathroom and sit her on the toilet. I rumage through my medicine cabinet and find the xanax. I give her two and fill up a glass I kept by my sink with water. A few minutes later they kick in.
After comforting her some more I take her to her room and tell her to get ready for the day. I walk back to my own room. Mike is still laying in bed.
“Is she okay?”
“Yeah she just has nightmares”
“Whose Daisy?”
I take a deep breath.
“Daisy is Maya's older sister”
“Maya has an older sister?”
“I should say had and older sister. She died when she was nine.”
“Damn. How she die? .”
“They were riding bikes home from school.Daisy stopped to wait for Maya to catch up. Maya saw the car but Daisy didn't. Maya has dreams about it all the time.”
I remember the funeral. Daisy was the same age as me. My aunt always liked Daisy more than Maya. Over the years I noticed how she treated Maya, always telling her awful things. Neglecting her and using her when she needed something. Maya or my uncle never really notice but I did especially even more once I got older. I told Mike to finish his story. I always like hearing them. They ended the same but started different.
I woke up with in an empty bed. Where's Vic? I unlock my phone and see a message from him.
“Didn't want to wake you up. Text back when your awake”
I sit up as last night comes flooding back. Had I really lost my virginity to Vic? I get up feeling as little sore. Normal right? I fix my ponytail and head for the kitchen. Sofia is sitting at the table with her laptop she looks up at me as I enter.
“Hey”
“Morning”
I pour myself a cup of coffee and sit across from her.
“So next time you need a condom, please put the box back where you found it. I knocked it into toilet.”
I feel my face heat up.
“Sorry. I'll buy you a new one” I mumble.
I scroll through my phone. I've been following a few photography pages on tumblr and have been extremely interested in doing photography myself.
“Should I go to school to study photography?”
Sofia looks back up at me from her laptop.
“If you're really passionate about it it then yeah, go for it”
I start to look at different schools and classes. I just need to buy a really good camera.
Vic
I took off all of my bracelets exposing my left wrist. The scars glowed back up at me. I trace my finger over a few of them. I have been clean for the past few years.It has been a long journey since. Whenever I found myself missing it I would turn to my writing. I hop into the shower. As I get out I hear rapid knocking on my door. I open It and in comes Tony and Mike.
“Did you lose your key again?”
I had giving Mike around seven copies and he always loses it. He sheepishly grins.
I went to get dress. I slip on some underwear and sweat pants. Grabbing a shirt and tossing it over my shoulder. Mike and Tony are in the kitchen rummaging through my cabinets. Always eating my food. I shake my head. I open the fridge and scan it, looking for something to eat myself.
“Dude! Did you and Maya finally fuck?”
I furrow my eyebrow in confusion. How the fuck did Mike know? I feel him touch my right shoulder and it click.
“That's none of you're concern” I say turning around and shutting the fridge. I slip my shirt on.
He smirks.
“okay”
“Do you guys wanna split a pizza?”I ask as my stomach rumbles.
“Extra cheese please.” Tony says as he opens a can of soda.
I dial the pizza place and order.
--&--
Sofia
“So we're definitely going to go on a small tour soon”
I put my drink down giving him a look. We're currently at a bar on our third or fourth drink.
“Really?”
“Yeah. We've been getting messages on our page about playing in different states. Our fan base is growing.”
I smile. I have been to a few of their local shows. They sounded good. They had a pretty big following here in San Diego. I know they've played in nearby states, I've tagged along sometimes.
“Whose gonna drink with me while you're gone?” I said with a sad face
“Your flying solo for awhile”
“When are you guys going?”
“Nothing is set yet, but we've been talking about it. My dad bought us the rv when we started to play out of state. He wanted us to have a place to sleep and store our gear.”
Hotels aren't cheap. Their rv was the cutest thing ever. I remember laughing about it when I first saw it. Bands usual toured in vans.
“Has Vic heard anything at all from any record label?”
He shakes his head no. I finish my drink and motion to the bartender to give me another. He sets the drink in front of me with a smile. Once he walks away Mike nudges me with his elbow.
“He's so into you. Why don't you give him a chance?”
I give him a death look. The bartender's name is Daniel. He gives me drinks “on the house” almost every time I come.
“He's a bartender. I'm a bartender. It wouldn't work out.”
Mike rolls his eyes.
“Speaking of into you. There's a chick sitting in the corner. She has blonde hair, totally has been checking you out for a while now.”
Mike casually turns and looks at her. The blonde motions for him to come over.
“Will you be okay if I leave you for a while?”
“Yeah. Go get her tiger” I say lightly punching him on the arm.
The bar was pretty busy. Fridays are always busy. Thank god I had this one off. I slowly finish my drink. Daniel notices and walks over.
“So how are you this evening Sofia?”
I smile
“I'm fantastic. You?”
“I'm good. Want another drink? I look over to where Mike and the blonde were sitting at.Their gone. What a butt wipe. He totally left me.
“No Thanks. Can I get my check?”
He brings it over.
“Do you need me to call a cab?”
I nod. Drinking and driving is no joke. I call Mike on the ride home.
“Yeah?” he says answering on the third ring
“Because of you're horny ass, I had to leave the bar early. You owe me a bottle of Captain Morgan”
“I'm on my way to Vic's. Using his place tonight”
With that I hang up. Mike and I made sure we left either together or knew where we're spending the night. If one of us just left without the other knowing then we call to see where they were and bought a bottle as an apology. I always ended getting left behind so I just went home half buzzed. I've only left Mike once. Ugh. I unlock my apartment door and found a sleeping Maya and Vic on the couch. Double ugh. They are too fucken cute. Seven months of dating and they still stay in on a Friday for movie night. Occasionally going to the movie theater. I need to find myself a guy. I turn off the tv and make myself a nice tall glass of wine, taking the bottle with me into my room. I open my laptop and decided to watch a romance movie since I was in the mood.
---&---
I open my eyes and was met with a smiling Mike and bright sun. Ugh.
“Shut the blinds.” I croak as I pull the covers over my head.
I hear Mike move around. I peak out of the covers and sure enough he closed them.
“Damn did you get smashed last night?”
I hold up the empty wine bottle. As he holds up a bottle of Captain and coffee. I smile and reach out for them. I put my coffee on the night stand and snuggle with the bottle.
“This is why we're friends.”
He gets under the covers with me.
“Who said you can lay down with me?”
“But Sofia! I want to tell you about my night”
I roll my eyes. I set the bottle on my nightstand, getting my coffee and rolling back over to look at him as he tells me about his night. I glance at the clock 9:44 A.M. Half way through his story Maya opens the door with a tear stained face. I sit up as soon as I notice.
“What's wrong?”
Mike sits up and looks at her.
She sniffs and wipes the back of her hand across her cheek.
“D-daisy” she stutters
I get up and hug her. She would have dreams and wake up confuse and upset. I lead her to my bathroom and sit her on the toilet. I rumage through my medicine cabinet and find the xanax. I give her two and fill up a glass I kept by my sink with water. A few minutes later they kick in.
After comforting her some more I take her to her room and tell her to get ready for the day. I walk back to my own room. Mike is still laying in bed.
“Is she okay?”
“Yeah she just has nightmares”
“Whose Daisy?”
I take a deep breath.
“Daisy is Maya's older sister”
“Maya has an older sister?”
“I should say had and older sister. She died when she was nine.”
“Damn. How she die? .”
“They were riding bikes home from school.Daisy stopped to wait for Maya to catch up. Maya saw the car but Daisy didn't. Maya has dreams about it all the time.”
I remember the funeral. Daisy was the same age as me. My aunt always liked Daisy more than Maya. Over the years I noticed how she treated Maya, always telling her awful things. Neglecting her and using her when she needed something. Maya or my uncle never really notice but I did especially even more once I got older. I told Mike to finish his story. I always like hearing them. They ended the same but started different.
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11/5/15