It was a month before school started, and for once, I was kind of excited. This was going to be MY year. I just knew it. I had the best friends. The perfect boyfriend. My friends & I were in the process of starting our very own band. Everything was perfect. I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing. I rolled over & answered it.

"How dare you ruin my sleep" I heard a chuckle on the other end.
"I'm sorry. I was just wondering if my amazing girlfriend would be up for a day at the beach." Dylan, my boyfriend, said.

"Well, I might as well since I'm up." I joked. "Okay. I'll be there in an hour to pick you up." I got up to take a shower & get dressed. Since we were going to the beach, I decided to wear shorts & a white tank top over my black bikini and some black flip flops. I pulled my hair into a pony tail & finished getting ready then went downstairs for some breakfast. My sister Ella was at the table still in her pajamas. Her long brown hair was in a bun on top of her head "What's got you up before noon?" she said. Her and everyone else knows that, unless I have something important to do, I'm never awake before noon. "Beach day with Dylan" I smiled, taking a bite of the cereal I had gotten myself. Ella rolled her eyes "A romantic afternoon with your boyfriend. Lucky you." now it was my turn to roll my eyes. "Well if you would just suck it up & tell Iggy you LOVE him, you could have romantic afternoons too!" she gave me a glare. "I don't LOVE Iggy."

Iggy & Ella have had a complicated relationship. They're crazy about each other, but neither of them will admit it. Iggy thinks its unmanly to talk about feelings & Ella doesn't want to be rejected if he doesn't like her. Which is crazy. Ella has got to be the most gorgeous girl in the world. She has long, silky, light brown hair that's always perfect, even when it's in a messy bun like it is now. She has the most beautiful golden brown eyes I've ever seen. And her body is amazing. She's not too tall, or too short & she's athletically built from gymnastics. Sometimes, their relationship gets annoying. Since they obviously love each other, they argue every time one of them even looks at someone else. One time, Ella caught Iggy talking to this girl Stephanie, who was pretty but NOTHING compared to Ella, and she wouldn't talk to him for a week. The only time they communicated was when she screamed at him & kicked him out of our house & told him to go hang out with Stephanie.

I heard Dylan's horn & grabbed my bag with beach necessities in it. "Bye Ella! I'll be back later" I got in Dylan's car & kissed him "Hello boyfriend!" he smiled "Hello girlfriend. Ready to go?" He pulled out & we took the 20 minute drive to the beach. The joys of living on the California coast. About halfway there, I got a text from Fang asking what I was doing. He decided him & his girlfriend Lissa would join Dylan & I at the beach. "Fang & Lissa are coming." I told Dylan. He just nodded "Okay. I was really hoping for some time with just us though." He seemed disappointed. "It's okay. I'm sure we can sneak away for a while" I smiled at him.

A few minuted later we were on the beach. We made our way onto the beach & a little while after that Fang & Lissa showed up. I didn't really like Lissa. She wasn't exactly a good girlfriend. She cheated on Fang occasionally. But Fang cared about her too much to notice. I tried to tell him more than once about it. But he always changes the subject or tells me he doesn't believe it. Lissa came down the beach with her red hair blowing in the wind. She was wearing her green bikini top & shorts. Lissa is really pretty. And she's actually nice. I just can't believe she would cheat on Fang. The guy almost every girl in our school wants to be with. Every girl except me. Fang is just my best friend. Although, he's not exactly unattractive. He has black hair that doesn't quite cover his dark, onyx colored eyes. & the guy has abs that are out of this world. I don't know how he does it!

We spent all day at the beach. After a while, Dylan seemed to get upset that we didn't get the alone time he wanted. But I really wanted to hang out with Fang! He is my best friend after all. On the way home, Dylan seemed pissed "What's wrong?" I asked. He just glared at the road ahead of him "How come every time I try to have some time with you, Fang ends up tagging along?" I rolled my eyes "Really Dylan? That's not even true. We had a whole day to ourselves last week." He shook his head "One day. All we did was sit at your house & watch movies. And even then you were texting Fang the whole time!" Was he jealous? Of Fang? That's just crazy. Fang is my best friend. That's all. "I don't see what the problem is with me wanting to talk to my friends." I crossed my arms over m "There's nothing wrong with that. But you need to make time for your relationship if you're going to be in one" Was he really mad cause I have friends? "I don't tell you not to talk to your friends. My friends are like my family. I'm not going to stop talking to them as much just cause I'm in a relationship." We pulled into my driveway "Look Max, I don't want you to drop your friends. I just want you to make time for me too." I looked over at him. "I'll try." I said. I didn't want my stubbornness to ruin my first real relationship with an amazing guy. He smiled & leaned over & kissed my cheek.

I wish things could have stayed like this. But like everything, it has to end. I just didn't think it would end like it did...