All The Wounds That Are Ever Gonna Scar Me
Sick of This Life, Not That You Care
Autumn's POV
Three weeks passed. Mikey and I have been dating steadily, and so have Frank and Gee. I'm not a homophobic-asshole, so I felt happy for them. Even Andy kept talking about a girl named Juliet. Ray once brought a girl over for dinner. Her name was Christa, I think. She was pretty cool.
Winter break started yesterday, which meant today was Christmas Eve. Which also meant that Bert would be flying in today.
"Ray, I'm gonna borrow the car. I have to pick up Bert." I said around four in the evening.
"Ok, but be quick! We're spending the night with the rest of the guys at Mikey and Gee's house." He replied from his bedroom. I couldn't wait for Bert to meet the rest of them.
"Ok!" I yelled, heading out the door and slipping into my Misfits hoodie.
As soon as I ran outside, I realized that it was snowing. Not like a blizzard or anything, just light powder.
I ran to the car, turning the heat on as soon as I got in. It was an hour long drive to the airport, so I put in American Idiot and sang along to pass the time. As soon as I pulled into the huge parking lot, I knew I was screwed. It was so fucking packed, there wasn't a single fucking space. So I just had to sit and wait for someone to pull out. And when someone finally did, it took them like a fucking lifetime to drive far enough away so it was safe for me to move in. Jeez, finally. I turned the car off and took a deep breath. What if Bert changed? What if he suddenly became a jock and had blonde hair and a whole bunch of friends? Then what? Would my best friend think I was freak like everyone else?
I walked inside nervously, stopping at security to wait for him. About twenty minutes, I saw a tall guy with very long, greasy black hair and a Minor Threat shirt. Yup, that is definitely him. My butterflies calmed down as I realized nothing had changed.
He hadn't noticed me yet, and he just kept on walking through the crowd of people until he found a bench and sat down to wait. I saw this as a great oppurtunity to sneak up on him. I circled around the bench so I was behind him, and grabbed his shoulders roughly. He jumped up, spinning around to see me.
"Autumn!" He yelled, running around the bench and throwing his arms around me and pulling me close, hugging me tightly. I hugged back.
"I missed you." He whispered into my ear, making me shiver as his cold breath touched my earlobe.
"I missed you too." I replied, hugging him tighter.
"I got a Christmas present for you!" He smiled, pulling away and opening up his bag. He pulled out a ukulele.
"Oh shit... How did you know I wanted this?!" I demanded, ripping the small instrument out of his hands. He grinned.
"I just had a feeling..." He shrugged, still smiling.
"I fucking love it!" I yelled, strumming a chord. I couldn't really hear it over the loud chatter of the people around us. I chuckled.
"C'mon, there some people I want you to meet!" I said, taking his hand and leading him out the door.
Three weeks passed. Mikey and I have been dating steadily, and so have Frank and Gee. I'm not a homophobic-asshole, so I felt happy for them. Even Andy kept talking about a girl named Juliet. Ray once brought a girl over for dinner. Her name was Christa, I think. She was pretty cool.
Winter break started yesterday, which meant today was Christmas Eve. Which also meant that Bert would be flying in today.
"Ray, I'm gonna borrow the car. I have to pick up Bert." I said around four in the evening.
"Ok, but be quick! We're spending the night with the rest of the guys at Mikey and Gee's house." He replied from his bedroom. I couldn't wait for Bert to meet the rest of them.
"Ok!" I yelled, heading out the door and slipping into my Misfits hoodie.
As soon as I ran outside, I realized that it was snowing. Not like a blizzard or anything, just light powder.
I ran to the car, turning the heat on as soon as I got in. It was an hour long drive to the airport, so I put in American Idiot and sang along to pass the time. As soon as I pulled into the huge parking lot, I knew I was screwed. It was so fucking packed, there wasn't a single fucking space. So I just had to sit and wait for someone to pull out. And when someone finally did, it took them like a fucking lifetime to drive far enough away so it was safe for me to move in. Jeez, finally. I turned the car off and took a deep breath. What if Bert changed? What if he suddenly became a jock and had blonde hair and a whole bunch of friends? Then what? Would my best friend think I was freak like everyone else?
I walked inside nervously, stopping at security to wait for him. About twenty minutes, I saw a tall guy with very long, greasy black hair and a Minor Threat shirt. Yup, that is definitely him. My butterflies calmed down as I realized nothing had changed.
He hadn't noticed me yet, and he just kept on walking through the crowd of people until he found a bench and sat down to wait. I saw this as a great oppurtunity to sneak up on him. I circled around the bench so I was behind him, and grabbed his shoulders roughly. He jumped up, spinning around to see me.
"Autumn!" He yelled, running around the bench and throwing his arms around me and pulling me close, hugging me tightly. I hugged back.
"I missed you." He whispered into my ear, making me shiver as his cold breath touched my earlobe.
"I missed you too." I replied, hugging him tighter.
"I got a Christmas present for you!" He smiled, pulling away and opening up his bag. He pulled out a ukulele.
"Oh shit... How did you know I wanted this?!" I demanded, ripping the small instrument out of his hands. He grinned.
"I just had a feeling..." He shrugged, still smiling.
"I fucking love it!" I yelled, strumming a chord. I couldn't really hear it over the loud chatter of the people around us. I chuckled.
"C'mon, there some people I want you to meet!" I said, taking his hand and leading him out the door.
Up-up-update?
4/21/14