Chapter 2
It was Graduation day, and I was not ready for this. I started to tear up. My friends came to comfort me. I was going to miss them terribly and Matt could feel that. He did that thing that made me feel the slightest better. I was going to make the speech. It was my turn to say the speech so I got up and smiled a fake smile. " When we were five, you asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up. Our answers would be like, an astronaut, or a cowboy, or in my case a princess. When we were 12, you would ask again. Our answers would be a dancer, a pop star, or in my case a gold medalist. Now if you asked us, what do you think our answer would be? Well, how about this. Who the hell knows! This isn't the time for being perfect, this is the time for making mistakes. Pick a road and get stuck somewhere. Fall in love. Alot. Change your mind, and change it again because there's no telling what you might do. So when they ask you what you want to be when you grow up, you won't think about it. You'll know." Everyone applauded, and my mother and father stood up and cheered. I smiled sheepishly and walked off the stage only to run into a vice tight bear hug with my dad. '' You were great. I'm so proud of you Alison.", he said smiling. It was the first time in a long time that he has ever said he was proud of me. I hugged him tighter.
I was packed and ready to go to the camping trip. All I had to do was wait for Matt to get here from picking up his friends. I decided to put on a little makeup to look nice in front of Matt. "Now I want you to call us when you're coming home. Okay?", My father said with seriousness in his voice. " Okay. I won't be far. And I was going to call you as soon as we get up there. So, no worries." There was a horn honking - Matt's horn - and I rushed out of the door." Bye, love you guys."
I hopped in the car and Matt looked at me. It was a look I wasn't familiar with. But the look seemed like a good thing. I started to blush and he could feel it. But he just ignored it." Ready to go everybody?", he asked in a playful way. Everyone agreed with a excited grin on their faces. When we got there, it looked big for a cabin." Cool place", I said , though I really meant it. Everyone picked a room. Matt's friends didn't seem like his friends. They just looked like they needed a place to crash and always picked on Matt. ''Where's the beer?", a boy said nudging Matt in the arm. "Oh I didn't bring any. I couldn't get it past my dad," he said in a voice that sounded like he was lying. I know he is lying. He doesn't even drink.''Well good thing I brought some of my own. Wooooo, let's get this party going." I pretended to shoot myself in the mouth to make Matt feel better." So, how long have you known Matt?," I asked with an edge of irritation in my voice. "About two years ?", He said, in a mean voice. "Well, I don't think you should be treating him this way if you're his so-called friends.", I said with an evil glare. "Matt help out your girlfriend.", He said still looking at me like I was crazy." Whoa, dude calm down, she's not my girlfriend.", he said getting in between us." Why don't you just go to the crazy hospital."
"Piss off!"
"Drop dead!"
Too late I would say.
"Ok, guys. Chill out. If you're not going to get along, then we'll just go back.", Matt said with a look that made him look like a werewolf. If he was this would be a whole lot easier. " I'm sorry. I know you all are trying to relax. I shouldn't start problems.", I said to him and his friends. But Matt seemed like he didn't believe me. He shook his head and smiled his 'you're too much' smile at me and I shot an apologetic look back. Just then we heard some moaning. OMG. That's just nasty." Oh my god.", I mumbled hiding a smile. Matt chuckled to himself. I knew what he was thinking. I didn't invited them to get wild on my mom and dad's bed. Ha ha ha. Maybe we can all watch a movie. But they won't think I'm cool. What do you think Alice? I jumped. I got into his head to speak to him. I wasn't ease dropping on your thoughts, I just couldn't help it and I thought you were still mad at me for starting that fight so I just had to see what you thought about it.
No it's fine. You don't have to be mad. Besides, Terry totally deserved it. Ha ha.
I'd watch the movie without complaint. Because I'm your best friend, I wouldn't' tell you that the movie sucked.
Thanks soo much. I was just gonna ask you to-
" Why are you guys so silent? Have a little fun," A girl said smiling at us. She was one of the nice one's I guess. She was pretty a little short. She wore glasses. She seemed like the nice type too." I'm Nahla, but people call me Ney Ney.", She said politely. If I ever killed someone like her I would try to hurt myself." Hi, Alison", I said smiling back. She's someone I could easily be friends with. " What are we going to be doing here, besides getting drunk?" She asked pointing at the two boys carrying the cooler full of beer in the cabin." Well me and Matt were going to put a movie on. Then we were going to tell scary stories. I have some that would scare you.", I said making an evil smile... Then laughing after. She and Matt laughed with me.