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Darkness Before Dawn

Chapter 1

You Only Live Once

[Shiloh's POV]

1 Month Later

BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP

I reached over and slammed my hand on my alarm clock knocking it to the floor.

"Shit." I said under my breath as the alarm clock made an even louder noise before I picked it up and threw it against the wall causing it to break.

I sighed before I yanked my covers off and threw my legs out of the bed.

"Shiloh! You okay up there!?" I heard Tori yell from downstairs, but I'm not going to answer. I guess she'll just have to worry.

I opened my door and walk lazily to the bathroom literally running to Jade on the way.

"What was that noise?"

"I don't know you tell me?" I said with a tilt of my head.

"Get ready for school you're not going to be late today."

"Don't it look like that's what I'm doing!? That loud ass alarm clock is now broken, so I suggest you get me another one."

"Shiloh what did I just get done telling you yesterday!?"

"Don't know, don't care." I said with a yawn and a stretch before I turned to go to the bathroom before she grabbed me and turned me around.

"Shiloh it's been a month. I know you're still upset but I'm not going to sit here and let you keep talking to me and Tori anyway you want!"

I crossed my arms. "What are you going to do about it if I do? Smack me? Go ahead Jade. Smack me."

Jade put her fingers to the bridge of her nose as she put her head down and whispered to herself before she looked back up at me again. "Get ready now." She said with a point of her finger before she stormed off downstairs.

I smiled. "Yeah that's what I thought." I said to myself as I stepped in the bathroom to get ready for school.

[Stallone's POV]

"You should try to get out of this house you know? Come to school."

Evelyn shook her head. "No."

"You can't just sit here forever."

"Don't tell me what I can do Stallone. Just go since you want to go to school so bad."

"Evelyn, I want to stay with you all day I really do, but I have to get back to school. I think you should too. You need to get out."

"You need to get out of my face right now. Bye Stallone."

I sighed. "I love you, I'll see you after school."

"Yeah I bet."

I rolled my eyes before I stood up and walked out of the house that belong to her uncle.

Evelyn is so pissed at me for wanting to return to school today. Matter of fact, she's been pissed at me for every little thing I do. I can agree with her and she still is mad at me and I understand that but damn. She still cries. A lot. Way more than she should….well….I guess there's no limit on how much someone should cry, but you think she would be getting a little better by now but she's not. She stays in that room. She never leaves. If she's not crying she's either yelling at me or staring at a wall. I think she needs some help. A counselor or someone professional to talk to.

New Text Message

Sender: Tori

Tori: When are you going to stop by and see us? We miss you.

Me: I don't know. I've been busy with work school, and Evelyn….

Tori: How about you come see your sister.

Me: I'll see her when I see her. She's alright.

Tori: Stallone when's the last time you've even seen her?

Me: Idk….3 weeks ago?

Tori: Just stop by we miss you. You still have a family over here you know!

Me: Yeah, yeah Tori. I'll try to.

I threw my phone in my pocket as I pulled up at school.

Oh my lifeeee….

[Bailey's POV]

"Here." My mom said as she handed me my bag for school. "I'll see you there."

I smiled. "Thanks."

"Yeah." She said before she turned to walk to the kitchen.

Ever since Sunshine got sick and passed my mom has treated me differently. It's like she knows I'm alive now. She never goes an extra mile or anything and she can still be really into herself a lot, but she doesn't completely ignore me anymore and I really enjoy that she doesn't.

I stepped outside to see Marcus leaning up against my car.

"Hey beautiful." He said before I blushed. Good thing my skin was a little dark or he could probably see how red I got every time he said something like that.

I walk over and plant a small kiss on his lips. "Hey."

Marcus and I have been dating for the past couple of weeks. He didn't ask in a fancy romantic dinner type of way, but he asked the question one day as we took a simple walk in the park…

"So um…Bailey."

"Yes?" I said as I turned to him.

"So uh…" He rubbed the back of his neck as he looked down as if he were really nervous.

"What's wrong?" I asked as grabbed both of his hands.

He looked down into my eyes before he slowly lifted his hand to my chin. He lifted my head up a little before he brought his lips to mine softly.

A feeling I can't explain shot through my whole body. I never kissed anyone before.

I felt his tongue slide across my bottom lip.

What do I do!? I don't know how to kiss! What if I'm terrible?

My lips started to quiver as he pulled away.

"I'm sorry….I never….I don't know how.." I stuttered.

He smiled. "It's fine, do you want me to show you?"

I opened my mouth but no words came out. I just nodded.

He leaned it again and met my lips as soft as he did the first time. He ran his tongue across my bottom lip again before he whispered "open" into the kiss.

I did as I was told before I felt his tongue slip into my mouth meeting my steal one. I mean I've seen kissing movies, so I guess I'll just do what I've seen right?

I started to move my tongue around with his and instantly the kiss got a little more forceful and I didn't mind.

My mind was going crazy. This is something I've never experienced before and it feels….so good.

I let out a small moan, something I didn't intend to do what-so-ever, by body just did it on its own and that's when I pulled away because it scared me.

I smiled. "Wow."

"You're not bad at all for it to be your first time." He smiled in which I smiled wider.

"So I was just wondering…you know we've been talking and stuff for a little while and I really, really do like you Bailey."

I nodded. "I like you too."

"So I was just wondering, if….you know…you want to be my girl?"

My heart stopped.

What?

"Ar…are you asking me to, to go out with you?"

He nodded. "If that's cool with you?"

"Like, you want me to be your, your girlfriend?"

He chuckled. "Yeah I really do. You're a very sweet pretty girl Bailey. I don't see why you are single in the first place."

I put my head down. "Some guys just don't like me."

He lifted my head up to meet his eyes. "Well this one does."

I smiled.

"So what's it going to be?"

I nodded. "I would love to be your girlfriend." Wow it feels weird saying that.

"That's good cause I'd love to be your boyfriend." He mocked playfully and I laughed.

"So what now?" I asked.

He grabbed my hand before he kissed me on the cheek. "Now you can go change your single status on the slap." He laughed.

Wow I have…I have a boyfriend! Oh my god…

"You want me to take you to school?" I asked.

He shook his head. "Naw it's okay. My bus should be here any minute. Thanks though. I just wanted to say good morning."

I smiled. "Well good morning to you too."

"Hey I'll see you after school okay."

"Okay."

With that he gave a small wave before heading across the street to his bus stop.

It feels so good to have…..this.

[Shiloh's POV]

"Shiloh can you read the next paragraph." My teacher asked.

I didn't even know what page we were on.

"No."

She looked out of the top of her glasses. "Shiloh everyone has read. You have to read too."

"Yeah, but I'm not." I said as I picked my nails.

She sighed. "Shiloh, please try. It's an easy grade. All you have to do is read."

"And here's an easy answer…Noooo." I rolled my eyes.

She sighed again before she moved onto the next person to read.

DING, DING, DING

Finally.

I gathered my shit before I stood up and started to head out of class.

"Shiloh wait."

Ughhh what now!?

"What?" I turned to her irately.

"Shiloh you can't just give up in my class. I know your-"

"-Stop. I don't want to hear it. I've heard the speech from all my teachers already."

"You were my best student. When will-"

"-Dude what did I just say?"

She shook her head. "Have a good day Ms. West."

With that I turned to leave.

"Hey Shiloh."

I turned to see Bailey running up to me. "You should sit with us today."

"No." I said as I threw a piece of gum in my mouth.

"You never talk to us anymore. It's like we don't exist."

"I'm talking to you now." I crossed my arms.

"Sit with us at lunch."

"Who the hell is us?"

"Me, Daren, Genesis, your real friends."

"You're my cousin not my friend, I don't call Daren a friend and I barely even know Genesis."

"I'm still your friend Shiloh."

I looked at the time. "Are you done yet because I have somewhere to be."

She shook her head. "Bye Shiloh."

I walked out of the front doors of the school and knocked on the window of the big truck.

The door swung open. "There you are! Get in." I claimed in before I moved to the small back seat of the truck.

Vince started it up and sped off as Rynina passed me an already half smoked blunt.

"Dude yall couldn't wait for me!?" I stated as I puffed it.

"Come here." Tech said as he pulled me on top of him.

He tried to grab the blunt in which I pulled away. "Hell naw the rest is mine."

I puffed again in which he grabbed my face and pulled me towards his lips inhaling the smoke from my mouth before it turned into a forceful kiss. Our tongues fight against each other as his hands went to my ass giving it a squeeze making me moan.

"Hey! Yall get a room for that!" Rynina yelled from the front.

I smiled as I removed myself from him.

Tech and I are….I wouldn't say dating, but we are friends with benefits…..a lot of benefits.

He rolls with Vince and Rynina and is also Goth Well I can't say I'm not either. Since I've been hanging with them I swear my outfits just got darker and darker. I got a nose piercing just last Friday and a tattoo my parents don't know shit about on my upper back.

I like the group. I never noticed how boring my life was until I started hanging with them. Yeah we do things we shouldn't do…..so what? I don't give two shits.

You only live once bitch….

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