Sitting in Dad’s car with Selena as Dad drives us to the Lockwood’s household, we could hear the party before we could see the house. Jen wasn’t kidding when she said they always go all out for their New Year’s Eve parties. I’ve had a dinner party at this house and spent Christmas here, but I have never seen anything this big before. The house has more lights strung than when I last saw it. Practically every tree and bush have lights on them, the house almost looks like Cinderella’s castle in Disney World at Christmas. The driveway is packed with cars, how many people are coming to this party? I just thought it was a celebration for Jen and Chase as we bring in the New Year. Once we finally get parked, so we are not trapped in or blocking anybody else we climb out of the car. Selena linked her arm with mine as we grabbed the birthday presents and walks towards the house. I’m so happy we both thought about buying them something small and easy enough to carry because otherwise, I would
Chase P.O.VI can’t believe this is happening right now. I cannot fucking believe it. Candace has fucking done it again. I should have known she would do something like this. She did say she would ruin me, and I didn’t believe her. What I can’t believe the most of this shit show is the fact I just let Savannah walk out of here on the brink of tears. I’ve let Candace come between us again when I promised Savannah that she wouldn’t anymore. The only thing I know is that I will not let Candace dictate my life and Savannah is a part of my life from now on. Walking out of the study to go and find my dad to tell him what’s happened Adelaide bumps into me. “What do you want now Adelaide? You and Candace have already tried to fuck up my life this year what more could you possibly want now?” If her parents didn’t work at the office, I wouldn’t have invited her to the party. “Chase I’m sorry about everything I have done to you and Savannah this year, I know I was wrong, but I came to warn you
Turning around I go outside to see if she’s inside the house. In desperation to find her I am hallucinating I am seeing her but then it turns out not to be her. I hate there are so many faces around me and the one I want to see is the one I can’t find. I do however find Mr. Blakemore talking to Mr. Davenport so Savannah must still be here. Never thought I’d see something like that, my girlfriend’s dad is talking to my twin sister’s boyfriend’s dad. I try one more time looking outside before I call her, I hear the DJ make an announcement that there’s a special treat for us tonight. What could he be talking about? It not until I see a light shining on her right in front of the DJ booth is when I see her, and she’s holding a mic in her hand. Is she going to sing? I can’t believe Jen asked her to sing at our party. If I had known I would have said no. Savannah deserves to attend a party where she doesn’t have to sing, she sung at the winter formal, that was also on her birthday, she shoul
As I sing this song, which I am surprised I know the words to it, I sing from the heart and my eyes do not leave Savannah’s. I am begging and pleading her through song to talk to me once I am finished. I just wished I had picked a shorter song. Meat Loaf’s songs are at least five minutes long at best, so I am hating myself for that. Finally, and I do mean finally the song comes to an end and the crowd erupts into applause. I look out at all the faces staring back at me one face in particular almost brings me to my knees. My mom. Mom is standing next to my father with his arm around her as she is wiping tears from her eyes with a tissue. Is she crying because of me? Another thought that flew through my head looking at my mom is, are those happy tears? I will have to find out later when I speak to her. Right now, I need to talk to Savannah. I keep tight hold of her hand, and we walk away from where we are standing, and I hand the microphone back to the DJ as he starts playing some mor
Savannah P.O.VThis kiss I am sharing with Chase feels different somehow. It feels like it means forever. The start of forever. I hope this is forever. When we break from our kiss, we sit there for a couple of minutes with me cuddled up in his arms and my head resting on his shoulder watching what we can see of the fireworks through the trees. This night might have started off as a shit show and could have possibly been the end of us, but it will end just as we both hoped it would. Perfect. Once the fireworks died down, we stayed sat in silence for a little while just taking in the beauty of our surroundings. Sitting here in his mom’s secret garden makes me think. Has he ever brought any other girls here or am I the first? “Sweetheart I can hear them thoughts running wild in your head. Stop them please I know what you’re thinking, and the answer is no.” I didn’t think that out loud again, did I? “No? No to what?” He couldn’t possibly know what I was thinking, could he? “No, I have
Waking up with a blanket draped over me and Chase’s arm is one of the best wake ups I could have had to start off the new year. Sitting up slowly I look around the room to see Chase is still asleep Greg and Jen are cuddled up together under a blanket asleep and the same goes for Selena and Lucas. Needing to use the bathroom I try and quietly pull out of Chase’s arms to fail and be pulled back into him as he snuggles up to me. I never thought Chase would be a cuddler never mind a snuggler. Laughing as Chase nuzzles into my neck, “What are you doing? I thought you were asleep,” I asked him. “I would have still been sleeping if the most beautiful woman didn’t wake up and move out of my arms where I was the most comfortable,” Chase says still sounding half asleep. “I didn’t want to wake you. You were so peaceful sleeping I didn’t want to disturb you.” “You may not have wanted to have disturbed him but you two have disturbed me with your cutesiness it’s early in the morning and you
Holiday season is now over, and we are now back in school feeling refreshed. Walking into school feels different somehow. It feels more calming and less intense, could that be possible? Thinking back to the day on the beach when I told my friends and Chase what I saw when I went home and why it took me a little longer to meet up with them than expected. Jen was in total shock, she couldn’t speak, and that’s a first for her to be like that to me. Selena wanted more details on how they met, was it love at first sight? Who said I love you first? More questions than what I wanted to know she asked. Greg asked if she was hot and that got him a punch in the arm by Chase and a smack around the back of the head by Jen. Lucas asked if I knew my dad could play the guitar and I told him I had an idea that he did but I didn’t know how skilled he was until I heard him play that song. Chase however left it short and sweet and asked if he was happy, and when I told him that he’s been the happiest I’
Lunch in hand, Selena and I start walking to the bleachers when Greg and Lucas catch up to us, and the four of us walk together the rest of the way. Jen and Chase are already sat up in the bleachers as we arrived. Lucas helped Selena up with her food and Chase came down to help with mine and we went and joined Jen and enjoy our lunch together. We joked around and had a good time just as we should do at our age because with this being our senior year we only have a short time together like this before we go our separate ways for college. Speaking of college, we all talked about where we have applied for and where we hope to go. Lucas has had a couple of calls from college scouts and Chase said he has had the same but the one he is hoping to hear from he has not just yet. Jen said she is wanting to do a couple of years in one college and then go to Harvard to study law as that is where she feels more passionate, and she gets to be part of the family business in some way or another. Greg