How To Save A Life.

I was in my bedroom playing on my drums and listening to my favorite band; Avenged Sevenfold. I feel my phone buzz. I put my drum sticks down, and pull my phone out of my back pocket. I look at the notification that I had just gotten from my bestfriend Shelly.

'Hey, do u wanna come chill at my place? I'm lonely baby.'

'Yeah, I'll be over in 15.'

'Alright babe. See ya soon.'

'K sexi.'

I put my phone on the nightstand beside my bed. I finished drumming and immediately threw my sweaty body into the shower. I cleansed my pale body, and as soon as I was done I grabbed two towels. I wrapped the first one around my body, and the second one around my head. I got out of the shower and went to rummage through my messy dresser. I pulled out a matching pair of Victoria Secret bra and underwear set. It was neon green with black lace around the edges. I then found a black wife beater, and a pair of red skinnies. I put my clothes on, and then went and did my hair and makeup. I grabbed my black and red Vans and slid them on. I packed a bag just in case I wanted to spend the night.

I ran downstairs and grabbed my keys off of the table, and ran towards the door. I walk outside and lock the door behind me. I go over to my black Mustang and open the car door. I threw my bag into the passenger's seat, and hopped into the drivers side. I put my seat belt on, and turned on the car. I revved the engine a bit before pulling out of the driveway. Not even five minutes later I arrived in Shelly's driveway.

I grab my stuff out of the car, and lock the doors just in case I have something worth stealing in there. I walked up to her big house, and just walked in.

"Honey, I'm home." I yelled.

"Oh hey there sexy mama!" She said winking at me. I chuckled a little bit. She came up to me a squeezed the shit out of me. I felt like she was never going to let me go, and as soon as she did I headed for the couch.

"Want anything to drink?" She asked politely.

"Yeah, water please."

She brought me over a water, and sat on the couch next to me. She muted the TV so that we could talk.

"So are you excited that tomorrow you'll be 365 days away from being 18?"

"Yeah. I just wish tomorrow was my 18th birthday and not just my 17th."

"I know, but you're close."

"I just want out of that hell hole."

"I know... I wish he didn't treat you the way that he does.. He's your dad. I mean he's supposed to be the guy that makes sure you're safe, and he's to protect you and show you that not all men are bad. But he doesn't do a good job of that..."

"Yeah.." I said as I looked down at my feet. She sighed knowing it killed me that my father wasn't even like a father. I cleared my throat before I spoke again. "But I am excited to see Trevor. It's been awhile since I've seen him."

"Yeah I bet you do miss him."

"Of course I do. He's my brother." I said as I threw a pillow at her. We both laughed a bit.

"No shit!" She said throwing it back at me. We talked about the next day for hours. I decided that I was just going to stay at her house for the night. For the remaining time, we listened to Avenged Sevenfold, ate junk food, walked on the beach, and watched a movie till we both passed out. I was woken up at 2 a.m. to a loud bang, and my friend moaning in pain. I looked over and Shelly was laying on the floor with her butt up in the air. I laughed a little bit, and then got up to help her back into bed. As soon as we were both settled, we went right back to sleep for the rest of the night.

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I woke up and Shelly was no where to be found. So I hopped into the shower and did my daily thing. I walked out of the bathroom fully dressed, and my hair and makeup done. I walked downstairs to the kitchen to get a bottle of water. As soon as I opened the fridge door, people popped out and screamed "Surprise!" My friends Jasmine and Jackson were here along with my brother Trevor. Shelly walked over to me with a chocolate birthday cake with 16 candles on it lit. They all started singing.

"Happy birthday to you,
You live in a zoo,
You smell like a monkey,
And you look like one too!"

I laughed at all of them. It wasn't just their song choice that was funny, but they were way out of tune which made it sound even worse. I blew all of my candles out after I made my wish. Trevor cut the cake and divided it for everyone to have a piece. We ate it like we haven't eaten in weeks. As soon as everyone was done eating the cake, it was my favorite time of my birthday; presents!

Shelly was the first one to give me her gift. She gave me a bag, and it was really heavy, so I decided to set it on the floor in front of me. I started rummaging through this bag and all of the papers in it. I then tugged on what felt as a jacket. I pulled it out, and it was a Varsity Avenged Sevenfold jacket with 'Sullivan' stitched into it. I tackled my bestfriend and thanked her about twenty times before going through the bag again. There was a bunch of A7X merchandise in the bag. I gave my friend another hug, and thanked her once more.

Next person to give me a gift was Jasmine. She handed me a tiny little box. I opened it, and there was a chain necklace that had Jimmy's deathbat on it. I asked her politely to put it on, and she smiled and took the box. She pulled out the necklace and put it around my neck. When she got the necklace clipped, I turned and gave her a hug.

"Thank you Jazzy." I said with huge smile.

"You're welcome Ana."

As soon as I sat back down, Jackson stood up. He cleared his throat before he spoke.

"So I don't have your gift as of right now. But I can tell you what you are getting if you would like me to?" I smiled and nodded for him to go on. "I am getting you another tattoo of your choice. I know you've wanted another one since the deathbat you got." He smiled. I reached out for a hug, and he bent down to and gave me a big hug.

"Thanks Jax."

"No problem Ana."

We both sat down, and Trevor stood up. He pulled out a camcorder and started recording us.

"Now mine was saved for last because this is a very special gift." He said as he pulled out a black and red envelope. He handed it to me and I started to open it. My thoughts were that it was money. I see a card and I pull it out. I read exactly what it says on the front out loud.

"Happy birthday. You are now one year older you old shit." Everyone busted out laughing. When everyone was done, I slowly opened the card, building up suspense in the room.

"Open the damn thing already!" Shelly said.

I did as I was told, and I fully opened the card. My jaw dropped down to the floor. I then started screaming like a little Justin Bieber fan that got backstage passes to meet him. Ew. Anyways.

"What is it Ana?!" Shelly yelled.

"I'M GOING TO SEE AVENGED SEVENFOLD BITCHES!"

"You and a friend. And when is this? I forget." Trevor chuckled.

"TOMORROW!"

"With who?"

"SHELLY DO YOU WANT TO GO SEE OUR BABIES WITH ME?!"

Shelly immediately started screaming with me before she even said yes or no. Everyone in the room was laughing at us, but we didn't care.

"YES!" Shelly shrieked. We finally got tired of screaming and we calmed ourselves. We were going to their concert, and going backstage! Hours passed and we all left Shelly's house. Trevor took me out for dinner before he had to leave. When he left it was very emotional. Tears were streaming down my face, as he wiped them away. He hugged me and kissed my forehead.

"Now Ana, please be good. I love you so much. I'll be back before Thanksgiving."

"I will be good, for you. I love you too. Thank you for today."

"You're welcome."

His flight was called, and he gave me one last hug and kiss before getting on the plane. I waved goodbye as the plane took off. Tears kept streaming down my face. As soon as I could contain them, I went to my car, and went home.

My father was home sitting on the couch.

"Hey baby." I heard him say. I could tell he was drunk. I ignored him and went upstairs. Little did I know that he was following me. He pushed me onto the bed, and tried to force himself onto me. I pushed away and he punched me in the stomach. I whined out in pain, and he left the room. I got up as quickly as I could, and locked my door. I grabbed my blanket, curled up in the corner of my bedroom, and cried myself to sleep.

Notes

So what did you think? Is it good so far? Another update tomorrow. So keep tuned in! I promise I'll are this story really good. (: