I watched out the window as we drove.
"Welcome to Pheonix"
As I read the with a sigh, a smile came on my face, I was finally home. I glanced at my brother who was driving, starring straight ahead. He is 18, two years older then me. We had been really close before I got sent to Camp Greenlake. He was still mad about all stuff I had been doing. He hadn't known about any of it, the stealing, drag racing, hot wiring, nothing.
People told us that we resemble each other a lot. I guess we do. We have the same colour of hair, bleached blonde and the same stocky build. Inside, we were as different as night and day. He is quite and shy, I am loud and outgoing.
I looked away from him, hardening my heart so I didn't feel the guilt of letting him down. We pulled up in front of our small house. I didn't even bother getting my bags from the trunk. I went staight into the garage.
There it was, a smile crossed my face. I pulled the car cover off of my car. I loved my car, its a 94 Ford Mustang GT v8. Much to my relief, no one had drove it while I was gone.
"I told you I wouldn't touch her." Cameron, my brother, said leaning in the doorway.
"Thanks." I said smiling, he knew better then to touch my car.
"Aren't you going to take me for a drive?" Cameron asked tossing me the keys.
When that same old smile crossed his face, I knew that he wasn't mad at me anymore.
"Hop in, cowboy." I said sliding into the front seat.
He climbed in and laughing, I was finally content, I got my car. I stuck the key in the ignition and started the engine. I smiled to myself, this is where I belonged. The only thing that was in the back of my mind that was bugging me was how Twitch would have loved to see my car. Damn, I missed him. As I pulled out of the garage, I looked at my brother.
"Hold on tight." I said laughing
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A week later
"Shouldn't you wear your seat belt?" Allie asked me from the passengers seat.
"She never wears a seat belt, there is no point in asking." Adam said leaning up front.
"I don't think thats the only thing she likes to do without protection." Carter added from the backseat laugh.
Adam whacked him over the head and rolled his eyes. The four of us were heading to a party at our friend Veronica's house. I laughed at his comment, these three have been my best buddies since elementary school. I pulled up in front of Veronica's house and turned off the engine.
"Everybody out." I said opening my door and climbing out.
I locked the doors and stuck the keys in my pocket as we walked up the steps. Adam wrung the doorbell, we could hear music coming from inside the house.
"Hi guys!" Veronica said opening the door for us.
"Hi Ronni." I said smiling at her "Great turnout."
It wasn't a real big party, I liked them like this. Where you knew everyone, it was more like hanging out as a group, about 25 people were there, counting us.
I walked into the living room and said hi to everyone. The four of us found seats and joined in the conversations.
"Hey Carmen, the brakes on my car are giving me problems again." Brent said sitting down on the couch next to me.
"Hell, you don't need brakes, the gas pedal is all you need." I said smiling at him.
Brent is an okay guy, he has been flirting with me for the last few years. He is nice and everything but I am just not interesting in him. He is good looking, don't get me wrong, strong build, black hair, black eyes. His eyes always creeped me out, just the way he looks at me, I never liked it.
"Would you mind taking a look at it sometimes for me?" Brent asked smiling back at me.
"Sure, no problem." I replied shrugging.
Veronica came back into the room within a few minute.
"So, what do you guys wanna do?" Veronica asked, almost bouncing with excitement.
"Seven Minutes Of Heaven!" Carter yelled out.
I rolled my eyes, that was just like him. He was sitting on the floor leaning on the couch so I smacked him over the head with a pillow.
"Sounds like fun." Veronica said shrugging.
No one else objected so Veronica came back a few minutes later with two bowels and a handfull of pieces of paper. She got Allie to help her write everyones names on them, then put the guys names in one bowl and the girls names in the other.
"We can use my dads office, there is a couch in there." Veronica said pointing to a small room off of the livingroom.
She reached her hand into both bowls and pulled out two pieces of paper.
"Adam and Lizzy." She read the names.
Adams eyes went big and I had to stiffle back a laugh. Lizzy was on of the most popular girls in the school and Adam, well, he wasn't exactly popular. Lizzy didn't look quite as shocked, she just shrugged and got up. She led Adam by the hand into the office. Adam turned around as he followed Lizzy and mouthed an "Oh my God" to Carter who was still laughing.
"Who's timing?" Veronica asked.
"I will." Carter volenteered looking at his watch.
We talked amongster out selves for a little while. Brent told me more about his brake problems. After seven minutes Carter got up and knocked on the office door to signal the seven minute were up. Lizzy came out, then Adam. The look on his face was priceless.
He sat down gingerly on the ouch between me and Brent. He was as stiff as a board and wouldn't look at me. When Carter poked him, he almost jumped right out of his skin.
"Dude, what did she do to you?" Carter asked laughing.
Adam just shook his head and wouldn't say a word. I didn't pay much attention to the game, I mostly just talked to everyone. I did noticed that when Carter went in though. After about five minutes we heard something break in the office.
"Nothing important, just a lamp." Carter yelled through the door.
I almost jumped out of my skin when Veronica said the next to names.
"Carmen and Brent." She read with a sly smile, she knew Brent had a thing for me, bet the whitch rigged it somehow.
I would have cursed except my teeth were clenched. I would have gone in there without a word with any other guy, but Brent, I just down right didn't like him. He, on the other hand, looked quite pleased. I just stared forward for a second. I couldn't say no, everyone knew me as being the gutsy one. But right then, I was nervous, I had heard stories about Brent. He liked to move fast, too fast.
I followed him blindly into the room and jumped a bit when he closed the door behind me. Before I could do much, he was all over me. It took me a minute to get into the feel of his style. I was starting to relax a bit but his hands started to wander a bit too far for my liking. I pulled back and too a breath of air.
"Hey, keep your hands to yourself, cowboy." I said trying to keep my tone light.
He didn't reply, just kissed me again, he ignored my request and kept moving fast. I pushed him back a bit trying to break away but he was pressing me up against the wall.
"Brent, c'mon slow down." I said growing frustrated with him.
I tried pushing him away again but he is quite a lot bigger then me, it wasn't working.
"Brent! I said no!" I said, my voice layered with fear.
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Sorry it took me so long to write this chappy. It took me forever to think of an idea, hope you like it lol cliffy cliffy cliffy he he he. Tell me whatcha think.
Oh yeah, check out my live journal: www.livejournal.com/~sheelf158
"Welcome to Pheonix"
As I read the with a sigh, a smile came on my face, I was finally home. I glanced at my brother who was driving, starring straight ahead. He is 18, two years older then me. We had been really close before I got sent to Camp Greenlake. He was still mad about all stuff I had been doing. He hadn't known about any of it, the stealing, drag racing, hot wiring, nothing.
People told us that we resemble each other a lot. I guess we do. We have the same colour of hair, bleached blonde and the same stocky build. Inside, we were as different as night and day. He is quite and shy, I am loud and outgoing.
I looked away from him, hardening my heart so I didn't feel the guilt of letting him down. We pulled up in front of our small house. I didn't even bother getting my bags from the trunk. I went staight into the garage.
There it was, a smile crossed my face. I pulled the car cover off of my car. I loved my car, its a 94 Ford Mustang GT v8. Much to my relief, no one had drove it while I was gone.
"I told you I wouldn't touch her." Cameron, my brother, said leaning in the doorway.
"Thanks." I said smiling, he knew better then to touch my car.
"Aren't you going to take me for a drive?" Cameron asked tossing me the keys.
When that same old smile crossed his face, I knew that he wasn't mad at me anymore.
"Hop in, cowboy." I said sliding into the front seat.
He climbed in and laughing, I was finally content, I got my car. I stuck the key in the ignition and started the engine. I smiled to myself, this is where I belonged. The only thing that was in the back of my mind that was bugging me was how Twitch would have loved to see my car. Damn, I missed him. As I pulled out of the garage, I looked at my brother.
"Hold on tight." I said laughing
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A week later
"Shouldn't you wear your seat belt?" Allie asked me from the passengers seat.
"She never wears a seat belt, there is no point in asking." Adam said leaning up front.
"I don't think thats the only thing she likes to do without protection." Carter added from the backseat laugh.
Adam whacked him over the head and rolled his eyes. The four of us were heading to a party at our friend Veronica's house. I laughed at his comment, these three have been my best buddies since elementary school. I pulled up in front of Veronica's house and turned off the engine.
"Everybody out." I said opening my door and climbing out.
I locked the doors and stuck the keys in my pocket as we walked up the steps. Adam wrung the doorbell, we could hear music coming from inside the house.
"Hi guys!" Veronica said opening the door for us.
"Hi Ronni." I said smiling at her "Great turnout."
It wasn't a real big party, I liked them like this. Where you knew everyone, it was more like hanging out as a group, about 25 people were there, counting us.
I walked into the living room and said hi to everyone. The four of us found seats and joined in the conversations.
"Hey Carmen, the brakes on my car are giving me problems again." Brent said sitting down on the couch next to me.
"Hell, you don't need brakes, the gas pedal is all you need." I said smiling at him.
Brent is an okay guy, he has been flirting with me for the last few years. He is nice and everything but I am just not interesting in him. He is good looking, don't get me wrong, strong build, black hair, black eyes. His eyes always creeped me out, just the way he looks at me, I never liked it.
"Would you mind taking a look at it sometimes for me?" Brent asked smiling back at me.
"Sure, no problem." I replied shrugging.
Veronica came back into the room within a few minute.
"So, what do you guys wanna do?" Veronica asked, almost bouncing with excitement.
"Seven Minutes Of Heaven!" Carter yelled out.
I rolled my eyes, that was just like him. He was sitting on the floor leaning on the couch so I smacked him over the head with a pillow.
"Sounds like fun." Veronica said shrugging.
No one else objected so Veronica came back a few minutes later with two bowels and a handfull of pieces of paper. She got Allie to help her write everyones names on them, then put the guys names in one bowl and the girls names in the other.
"We can use my dads office, there is a couch in there." Veronica said pointing to a small room off of the livingroom.
She reached her hand into both bowls and pulled out two pieces of paper.
"Adam and Lizzy." She read the names.
Adams eyes went big and I had to stiffle back a laugh. Lizzy was on of the most popular girls in the school and Adam, well, he wasn't exactly popular. Lizzy didn't look quite as shocked, she just shrugged and got up. She led Adam by the hand into the office. Adam turned around as he followed Lizzy and mouthed an "Oh my God" to Carter who was still laughing.
"Who's timing?" Veronica asked.
"I will." Carter volenteered looking at his watch.
We talked amongster out selves for a little while. Brent told me more about his brake problems. After seven minutes Carter got up and knocked on the office door to signal the seven minute were up. Lizzy came out, then Adam. The look on his face was priceless.
He sat down gingerly on the ouch between me and Brent. He was as stiff as a board and wouldn't look at me. When Carter poked him, he almost jumped right out of his skin.
"Dude, what did she do to you?" Carter asked laughing.
Adam just shook his head and wouldn't say a word. I didn't pay much attention to the game, I mostly just talked to everyone. I did noticed that when Carter went in though. After about five minutes we heard something break in the office.
"Nothing important, just a lamp." Carter yelled through the door.
I almost jumped out of my skin when Veronica said the next to names.
"Carmen and Brent." She read with a sly smile, she knew Brent had a thing for me, bet the whitch rigged it somehow.
I would have cursed except my teeth were clenched. I would have gone in there without a word with any other guy, but Brent, I just down right didn't like him. He, on the other hand, looked quite pleased. I just stared forward for a second. I couldn't say no, everyone knew me as being the gutsy one. But right then, I was nervous, I had heard stories about Brent. He liked to move fast, too fast.
I followed him blindly into the room and jumped a bit when he closed the door behind me. Before I could do much, he was all over me. It took me a minute to get into the feel of his style. I was starting to relax a bit but his hands started to wander a bit too far for my liking. I pulled back and too a breath of air.
"Hey, keep your hands to yourself, cowboy." I said trying to keep my tone light.
He didn't reply, just kissed me again, he ignored my request and kept moving fast. I pushed him back a bit trying to break away but he was pressing me up against the wall.
"Brent, c'mon slow down." I said growing frustrated with him.
I tried pushing him away again but he is quite a lot bigger then me, it wasn't working.
"Brent! I said no!" I said, my voice layered with fear.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sorry it took me so long to write this chappy. It took me forever to think of an idea, hope you like it lol cliffy cliffy cliffy he he he. Tell me whatcha think.
Oh yeah, check out my live journal: www.livejournal.com/~sheelf158