~Tara's POV~

I doodled hearts and Tokio Hotel symbols on a sheet of lined paper with a worn out pencil. The class room was full of chit chatter and laughter. Today was the final day of 12th grade. I looked up at the clock and watched it until it was 2:45p.m. When the bell rang there was nothing but cheering and screaming from the other class mates. I shoved the sheet of paper and pencil into my bag and walked past Ms. Stevenson's desk. Right before I could walk out the door, Ms. Stevenson called my name.

I turned around and walked up to her desk. What the hell did she want, it's the last day of school for god sake.

She looked up at me with her pale blue eyes and smiled. She handed me a small slip of paper that said my name "Tara Smith".
I took the slip of paper in my hand and looked at her in confusion. "Report to room 24, they have a surprise for you!" she said.

I smiled and walked out of the classroom dodging the crowds of students in the hall way. I was walking past room 23 when I saw John Raven, my ex-boyfriend. He was tall, thin, he had snake bites and had emo cut hair.

I broke up with him a week ago and he still can't get over it.
He keeps sending me text messages and tries calling me. He was so abusive. He would constantly ask were I was 24/7 and forbid me to do like anything.

He shoved me against the wall and punched me when I said it was over.

I still have the bruises on my body but they aren't any worse than the scares I've gotten from my father.
I tried to slip past him without him noticing.
This time I got lucky and I dashed in room 24 without him seeing me. There were about 7 other students in the room. Most of them are annoying preps.

A teacher called me over and told me to give her the slip with my name on it. She put it in a hat with the names of the other 7 students. I sat down beside the others waited for further instructions. The teacher spoke with a very enthusiastic voice "I will pick one of seven of your names out of this hat." "This is for all of your good behavior all throughout high school".

"The one I pick get's a ticket to go see a band's concert and meet them in person backstage!"

Sequels of excitement came from the people beside me. I was happy about it, but I would never get it.

Plus she didn't even say what band it is that the winner goes to see.
She slowly placed her hand in the hat, swished around the slips of paper and picked one. We were stared intensely at the teacher waiting for her to call the I winners name.
A smile was on her lips as she said "Tara Smith!".

The others groaned and sighed and walked out of the room disappointed.

I grabbed my bag and walked up to the teacher and she handed me a ticket and a backstage pass.
I walked out of the class room trying to read were it stated the name of the band. I read "Tokio Hotel".

I started jumping up and down like a little kid that just received the gift of her dreams! Oh my god I can't believe it!

I'm going to see my favorite band of all time play on June 16th and I'm going to meet them. Holy shit that means I get to meet Bill Kaulitz!
I was so overjoyed I couldn't take it. I calmed myself down and happily walked to the exit.

I couldn't keep my eyes off the ticket that I wasn't paying any attention to were I was going and bumped into someone. I looked up and gasped at the sigh of John.

He locked his eyes with mine and we just stared at each other.
This was very uncomfortable. He stepped closer to me and I slipped the ticket into my pocket. I could tell he was going to hit me.
There wasn't a person in sight and I could almost see the steam coming from his ears.

He raised his fist and I flinched when I heard someone yell "Back off, jackass!" It was my friend Shannon. She took me by the hand and we ran to her small yellow buggie. We got in and she drove to the direction of my house.

We stayed silent until she asked "Are you ok?" I whispered "Yeah, thank god you showed up." We were all silent the rest of the ride to my house.

As we pulled up the my house, I took off my seat belt and hugged Shannon.

"Thank you so much for saving my ass back there." she said "no prob" as I got out and shut the door. I walked up the steps and opened the screen door and put the key in the door as she said "Text me!" as she pulled out of the drive way.
I turned the key and pushed open the door. I shut the door behind me as I walked in, trying not to make a sound.
As I turned around I dodged a flying glass bottle of beer.

I looked up and see my father at the kitchen table, with empty bottles everywhere.

I started to shake and I was frozen. If that hit me, that would have been the 4th glass bottle of beer to hit me this week.
When he looked up at me, I took off. I ran up to my room as fast as I could and locked my door.

I'm sick of this, I'm sick of living in fear. I threw my bag on my bed and walked over to my nightstand. I plugged my ipod touch into my dock and hit the play button.

"Schwarz" started playing. I placed my bag on the floor and collapsed in my bed.
I cried in my pillow, leaving black stains of mascara and eyeliner. The world disappeared around me as I slipped into dream land.

My eyes shot open as I heard banging coming from outside my door.

I sat up In my bed and turned down the music to listen. I heard another knock and then my mom's voice "Do you want dinner or not?" I sighed and walked to the door.
I opened it to see a bowl of ramen noodles sitting outside my door, on the floor. I picked it up and walked in my room, slamming the door behind me.

I sat in bed and ate some noodles. I turned up the music and sang along to "Hilf Mir Fliegen". I know German because I took it all throughout high school.

When I was done eating I tossed the paper bowl and plastic spoon into the trash bin.
I listened to music for a while and then took a shower. I got dressed for bed, wearing a baggy shirt and shorts.
I looked in the mirror and brushed my brown hair with streaks of red. I brushed my teeth with extra mint toothpaste.

My teeth are perfect. They are white, straight, never had braces and never had a cavity. I jumped in bed and put on my sleep play list. I fell fast asleep as soon as I heard "1000 Oceans" Begin to play.

"BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!" my stupid alarm clock rang. I forgot to reset my alarm.
I no longer need to wake up at 6:00a.m for school. I slammed the black button the top of the alarm clock.

I rolled off my bed and decided I would get a early start today, unlike all the other teens do the day after the last day of school.

Most of them sleep in and/or hung-over from partying. I jumped in the shower and got ready for the day.
I put on a Tokio Hotel T-shirt with the whole band on it. I slipped on some black jeans.

I put on black and red striped gloves with little chains and safety pins.

Yes I like the punk look, but I'm not like all the other Tokio Hotel fans that jack Bill's style and were like exactly what he wears.
I have my own style, because I'm not lazy.

I went on facebook, but no one was on. I cleaned my room to pass the time.

I placed the pants I wore yesterday and put them in the clothes bin, but I was sure to take the ticket out and put it somewhere safe.
I walked down the steps slow and silent. I looked at my phone and it was 10:30 already.

I grabbed a breakfast bar on the way out and went to the mall.

I know it was kind of early and only senior citizens hang at the mall at this time, but I need to wear something awesome to the concert in two days.

I walked in the Hot Topic basically running to the band t-shirts.

Right before me was the best Tokio Hotel t-shirt I ever saw.
It was black and had Bill, Tom, Georg and Gustav all together and it says "Tokio Hotel" all over it with the symbol.

It was $25 but it was worth it! I walked up to the checkout and see Shannon.
She ran out from behind the cash register and hugs me. "I didn't know you work at Hot Topic!" I laughed.
She smiled and said "yeah, my mom wanted me to get a job but I don't mind.
I freaking love this store!" We chatted the whole day till it was time for her to leave work.
I got out my phone and called my mom to tell her about the concert.

She picked up the phone and sounded like she was in a bad mood "Hello, what do you want Tar? I'm at work." I sighed.

My mom is always working, and never pays any attention to what my father does to me.
"I won tickets to go see Tokio Hotel tomorrow from a radio station" I lied.

If she knew I had them at home she would have my dad find them and sell them.

She mumbled something and said "whatever…" and hung up.
I slammed my phone shut and walked with Shannon to her car.

We stopped at my house to grab a few things because I was sleeping over Shannon's house to get away from a living hell for a day. Dad was no where to be found. Good. I went upstairs and got my stuff together and left for Shannon's.

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