It had been a couple days since the Halloween party and soon it was Monday. Waking up to my alarm, all I wanted to do was switch it off, roll over and go back to sleep but I couldn’t miss school today. I had a Spanish test today and instead of studying last night like I should’ve been, I was on the phone till about 3 am with Brian. I haven’t felt this happy in a while. He makes me feel things I’ve never felt before and I’m excited to see where it goes. I just hope I don’t get my heart broken in the process.

I looked at the time as I threw some clothes on and let out a sigh. It was 7:23 am and I had planned to leave home by 7 to get to the library to cram some studying in before the first period. I threw on some heels quickly and grabbed my backpack and keys and raced out to my car.

***

Pulling up into the carpark, it was only 7:38 am. In times like this, I was glad I only lived a short distance from the school campus. As I was about to climb out of the car, I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror. I looked like I had gone 20 rounds with Rocky. Reaching into my bag, I pulled a small travel makeup bag and quickly made my face up, covering up the bruise from Candy before climbing out of the car and racing to the library as quick as I could.
A little while later, I walked out of the library nervous but more confident than I was the morning in regards to my upcoming essay. “Allie!” a voice yelled out behind me.

I looked up and found Gracie and Alexis running over. “Hey,” I smiled, shifting my backpack on my shoulder.

“How are you? How you feeling after Saturday night? We tried to text you.”

The gang had pretty much left the party after I had told everyone to leave after the fight with Candy and I hadn’t spoken to anyone but Brian since then. I felt bad that I hadn’t replied to any of the girls’ texts but in all honestly, I didn’t particularly want to talk to anyone. I just wanted to be left alone for a while, plus I had some studying to do.

“Yeah, I’m okay. My hand is killing me, the same with my cheek. Candy certainly puts a bit of force behind her slaps.”

“Shit, really?” Gracie asked, studying my face.

I nodded. “Yeah. Feels like someone took my head and smashed it up against a brick wall. She can defend herself; I’ll give it to her but she’s still a bitch.”

“You got that right,” Gracie muttered, linking her arm with mine, as the bell rang.
We made our way to our lockers and grabbed our needed books before going our separate ways, promising to meet up at Gracie’s locker. We all had Spanish together so we decided to meet up before class and go over each other’s notes.

First and second period went by quickly and soon it was time for Spanish. After I met up with the girls, we made our way to Spanish to get the dreaded test done and dusted.

“Buenos Dias clase,” Mr. Gordon said, as we walked in and took our seats.

“Buenos Dias senor Gordon,” was the reply from the whole class.

“El Viernes te dijeron que to harias una prueba el lunes. Espero que todos hayan estudiado mucho, ya que vale el 70% de toda su calificacion.”

Most of the class groaned after hearing that. I wasn’t surprised. He did mention that on Friday afternoon but half the idiots in this class weren’t listening as they were too busy packing their shit up to get out of the class as fast as possible.

“Tendra 60 minutos para completer la prueba. Despues de que hayan transcurrido esos 60 minutos, lleve sus papeles al frente de la sala antes de salir,” Mr. Gordon spoke in his thick Spanish accent as he walked around the room, placing booklets in front of each and every one of us. “Puede abrir su folleto y comenzar…ahora.”

I grabbed my pen and wrote my name in the box before making my way through the booklet. Soon the hour was up and we were able to leave. I chucked my booklet on Mr. Gordon’s desk and raced out of the room to catch up with Gracie and Alexis. “Ugh I’m so glad that’s over,” Alexis muttered, hugging herself. “I don’t think I did well.”

Gracie sighed and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, giving Alexis a sympathetic hug. “Lexi, don’t be hard on yourself. I honestly would not be surprised if you get the highest score out of everyone. You’ve studied the fuck out of the test. There’s absolutely no way you’d fail.”

“Exactly. If anyone’s going to fail, it’ll be me,” I muttered, slipping sunglasses onto my face as we walked outside. “I was on the phone with Brian till 3 am this morning instead of studying.”

“None of us will fail Spanish. Out of everyone, we’re the fucking nerds of that class,” Gracie said with a laugh.

“That’s true,” I replied with a laugh.

Suddenly a loud rumbling sound was heard. “Ugh, I’m starving. Let’s go get something to eat,” Alexis expressed, rubbing her stomach

“Ooohhh, let’s go to Johnny’s Bar. I’ve got a craving for pizza,” Gracie replied, jumping up and down like a child in a candy store.

“Where are we going?” A voice asked as an arm wrapped around my shoulders.

I looked up and found Brian standing there with a smile on his face, looking down at me with bright eyes. I smiled back and slid my arm around and rested it on his hip. “Alexis is starving so we’re going to get food.”

“Well don’t bother going to the cafeteria. They have nothing but shit in there,” Matt muttered, coming up behind Alexis and wrapping his arms around her waist. Alexis let out a giggle as he kissed her behind her ear.

“Nah, I figured that. That’s why I suggested Johnny’s Bar,” Gracie replied with a smile. “I’m keen on some pizza, a few games of pool and maybe a drink or two.”

“Well let’s go,” I grinned, tugging on Brian’s hand.

“Wait, we have to wait for the rest of the gang,” Alexis spoke, looking up at Matt.

“Johnny and Sammi are stuck in classes then have detention afterward, so they won’t be making it. And Zacky and Jimmy…”

“Speak of the devil and they shall appear,” I laughed as Jimmy’s head peaked over the hill.

“Jimmy, you giant fuck, come back here!” Zacky’s voice bellowed.

“YOU’LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!” Jimmy yelled back, laughing maniacally.

He raced over and hid behind Gracie. “Save me,” he whispered breathlessly.

We let out a chuckle and watched as Zacky made his way over to us. “Jimmy, you’re a fucking pussy. Don’t hide behind your girlfriend.”

Jimmy smirked and stuck his tongue out. “She’s my protector.”

Zacky rolled his eyes and shifted his bag further his shoulder.

Soon enough Mallory joined and we were on our way to Johnny’s Bar.

***

After eating a bit of pizza and having a few beers, we made our way over to one of the pool tables. “Ok Allie, you talk a big game. Let’s see your skills,” Zacky grinned, as he set up the balls.

“Oh Zacky, you have no idea what you’re getting yourself into.”

“We’ll see about that,” he muttered.

I grinned and looked at Jimmy. “Do you want to break?” I asked.

“Sure,” he replied with a smile, grabbing a pool cue from the nearby wall.

He added some chalk to the end before leaning over and aiming at the white ball. Jimmy pulls the cue back and hits the white ball towards the triangle of colored balls. Instead of the white ball hitting any of the other balls, it hit the wall and sunk straight into one of the corner pockets. “What kind of fucking shot was that?” Matt cried, pointing at Jimmy.

I let out a snort and smiled at Matt, grabbing the pool cue from Jimmy. “Don’t worry Jimmy, I’ll show you how to play.”

“I’ll show you how to play,” Jimmy mocked, flipping me off.

Lining up the white ball, I leaned over, looking back at Brian to make sure he got a good look at my ass.

Brian uncomfortably shifted in his seat which made me smile even more. I win!

I pulled back the cue and hit the white ball with the right amount of force for it to hit the colored balls and sink 4 balls at once.

I turned around and came face to face with 3 shocked faces. “How the fucking hell did you managed that?” Jimmy cried, stamping his foot like a 3-year-old.

“Now, now my child,” I muttered, slapping him on the shoulder.

“That’s my girl,” Brian muttered with a smirk, bringing his beer up to his lips.

“Brian, can we please swap partners? I want her on my team.” Zacky pleaded.

Brian shook his head, strands of black hair flying astray. He ran a hand through his hair and smiled. “Nope,” he replied, popping the ‘p’. “She’s all mine.”

“You got that right,” I replied, kissing his cheek.

***

Hours later, we were all back at mine in the pool, having an amazing time together. Sammi and Johnny finally joined us after being stuck in detention after school had finished. They were sophomores, while we were juniors, so our schedules besides music and lunch were different.

“Did any of you see Candy today?” Johnny pipes up with a smirk on his face.

Everyone but Sammi shook our heads. “No, and why would you bring her up anyways moron?” Brian asked, lighting the cigarette up in his hand.

“I don’t mean to but I figured everyone, especially Allie would get a kick out of what Sammi and I saw.”

“And what did you see?” I asked curiously.

“Let’s just say that I promise I’ll never get on your bad side,” Johnny replied. “Her face is all smashed up. Her nose is definitely broken and huge massive black eyes.”

I smiled, proud of my efforts to put her in her place. “I knew those boxing lessons would pay off one day,” I muttered, grabbing a cigarette from the pack in front of me.

Sammi broke the silence by letting out a laugh before looking directly at me. “The funniest part was that she fucking cowered when Johnny and I walked past and we didn’t even have anything to do with punching her. I did hear people saying that she should press charges against you but in all honesty, I know she won’t. If she cowered when we walked past her, there’s no way she will against you. As it is, I think she’ll need another nose job.”

We all laughed at that, knowing that it was true. Candy may think she’s top shit but honestly, she’s a scaredy-cat.

Silence fell through the group before Matt cleared his throat and sat up straighter. “So, girls, the boys and I were thinking and we want to share something that we think you should do.”

“What’s that Matty?” Alexis asked, placing a hand on his leg.

“Well with the showcase coming up next week, we thought maybe you should start a band. You just need a bass player but you already have that position filled by Sammi. What do you say?”

The girls and I looked at each other, not knowing what to say. “You guys played really well together the other day in music. I mean everyone was blown away. You just work well together,” Brian muttered, placing a hand in my lap.

“We’re in if you are Allie,” Mallory spoke, sending me a smile.

I looked around at all the faces I’d come to love in such a short time, keeping my face neutral. I already knew what my answer would be but I wanted to let them squirm in their seats for a bit. “Allie, what do you think?” Brian asked, pulling me out of my thoughts.

“W-well…I-I…unfortunately,” I started off before taking a deep breath and looking at them.
I smirked as all their faces fell.

“…you’re going to have to deal with me because I’m in!” I squealed with a laugh.

They all looked at me and glared. “You’re a bitch,” Mallory laughed, flipping me off.

I shrugged. “I know…but you love me. I was in before Matt could even finish his sentence. I just wanted to watch you all squirm.”

“Well, you certainly won in that aspect,” Gracie smiled, raising her glass. “I’d like to propose a toast.”

We all grabbed our drinks and held them in the air, with smiles on our faces.

“Here’s to us…and here’s to…whatever our band name will be,” Gracie finished.

We all laughed and let out a yell as we clinked glasses and swallowed the cool liquor down our dry throats.

I was ready for whatever was to come…

Notes

Links:

Allie's School Outfit

Gracie's School Outfit

Mallory's School Outfit

Alexis's School Outfit

Sammi's School Outfit

Girls' Pool Outfits

“Buenos Dias clase.” – “Good morning class.”

“Buenos Dias senor Gordon.” – “Good morning Mr Gordon.”

“El Viernes te dijeron que to harias una prueba el lunes. Espero que todos hayan estudiado mucho, ya que vale el 70% de toda su calificacion.” – “Friday you were told that you would have a test Monday. I hope you have all studied hard as this is worth 70% of your whole grade.”

“Tendra 60 minutos para completer la prueba. Despues de que hayan transcurrido esos 60 minutos, lleve sus papeles al frente de la sala antes de salir.” – “You will have 60 minutes to complete the test. After those 60 minutes are up, please bring your papers up to the front of the room before you leave.”

“Puede abrir su folleto y comenzar…ahora.” – “You can open your booklet and start…now.”

***

Please forgive me if my Spanish is wrong. I used Google Translator so I apologize if there's anything wrong. I had totally forgotten about this story so that's why it hasn't been updated in a year. I'm still trying to determine what band name I'm gonna have for the girls but I have an idea of what I want to call their band. Guess we'll find out soon ;) hahaha

Leave some love in the comments and I'll see you again soon (hopefully) for chapter 11 :)

~HarleyQuinzel1001