• Seize the Day


    Prologue

    Zack Baker was a normal 18-year-old boy. He was in a band, was covered in tattoos, had a girl friend and he didn’t plan on going to collage…okay well maybe not completely normal. Matt was Zack’s best friend. He was lead singer for their band Avenged Sevenfold, He was dating Helana. Brian was another one of Zack’s friends. He played lead guitar while Zack played rhythm. Jimmy was the drummer and he was the all around comedian of the group. He was always happy. Johnny was the bassist and he always seemed to get the ladies. Every one in the band always had long period relationships but not Johnny. He wanted see how many other fish were in the sea. Helana was also 18. She and Matt had been together since the 6th grade. Lastly, there was Pheobie. She was 16 and was Helana’s younger sister. She had beautiful brown eyes like chocolate. Her skin was the color of caramel. She got along with her sister most of the time but to her Helana’s friends were just asses. But that was fine with her, she lived with it.

    Pheobie’s Point of View

    I went downstairs. The music was blaring. My parents were both away on their annual trip to England. They would not be back in a month and as always Helana took advantage of our parents’ absence. She was throwing another one of her parties.

    I strolled over to the fridge to see if I could get some water…Never mind… of course, I couldn’t. The fridge was packed with beer. I went to go look for my sister. Teenagers everywhere. They were making out on the couches, shooting up, downing beer. This was so illegal.

    “Leave it to Helana,” I mumbled to myself. I went upstairs and opened my sister’s bedroom door, only to find her and Matt making out half-naked on her bed. I quickly shielded my eyes before I saw something I was sure I didn’t want to see.

    “Get out!” she said as she stormed over and slammed the door in my face.

    “So much for a drink of water,” I mumbled to myself. I went back down stairs to see if I could at least turn down the music. I mean seriously I don’t want to be a stick in the mud but come on. It’s almost 12 o’ freaking clock. The cops will be here anytime soon and let’s just say things won’t end very well for either Helena or me. I got to the stereo. Zack also known as Zacky Vengeance was blocking it.

    “Zack move!” I tried to yell over the music but that was useless. The speakers made the music deafening. “What?” he mouthed. Zack pulled me into the bathroom and closed the door.

    “What do you want b***h?” Zacky questioned rudely with a smile on his face. I was used to the unnecessary name-calling. All of Helana’s friends were jerks to me.

    “Could you please turn down the music?” I pleaded, “I’m trying to do my homework.”

    Zack looked at me in a way that made me feel as if he knew I was lying.

    “I’m sure I could …But I won’t. Does that work for you?” His smile turned into a grin. “But tell you what. I want to get out of here and I’m sure you do too so let’s go get something to eat or go some where.”

    I was stunned.

    “Are you being nice to me?” I asked in disbelief.

    “Um…no…Now get in the car b***h.” We cut through the immense crowd and headed for his car. While backing out of the drive way I knew Zacky was staring at me. I had always had a crush on him. His green eyes had a shade you would only see once in your life. His silky black hair came into his face and off to the side. He had a bridge nose ring and two lip rings. Many people thought he was the cutest one in the band. Duh! Only a stupid person could say he wasn’t. (this is Pheobie’s opinion. Not mine I love all the guys so could u Syn gates fans and Johnny lovers not egg my house?) We pulled up to a near by 7/11.

    Zacky’s Point of View

    As I walked next to her, I noticed how hot she looked. Her curly black hair shone in the moonlight. I had always had to admire her from a far. Too bad, she would never know how I felt about her. Helana was one of my best friends and I couldn’t risk loosing her because of some screw up with her sister, and plus, I had a girlfriend, Tasha.

    We stepped into the brightly lit store. I had to squint a little just to be able to see. It was also deserted but that made sense. It was almost midnight and I’m sure all the normal people in the world were tucked away in their beds.

    “What do you want to eat b***h?” I asked her.

    “Nothing I just wanted to get out of that hell hole.” There was a silence.

    Trying to keep our figure are we? I thought to myself. I couldn’t help but smile. We sat at an empty table.

    “So how’s school going?” I asked trying to start some conversation. She looked me in the eye.

    “Why do you call me ‘b***h’? Why do you and the guys hate me so much?” I thought about what to say for a second. I didn’t want to seem stupid.

    “Because you’re my best friend’s little sister….” Yeah…that was stupid. We stayed talking about nothing, about the weather, about music. Nothing important. Therefore, I decided we should head back over to the house. We walked in to find the place completely trashed. Jimmy, Brian, Johnny and Matt all had garbage bags full of beer bottles and cans. They were cleaning up the aftermath.

    “Where the hell were you? Helana is looking all over the place for you, Stupid slut!” Matt as always was taking his sexual frustrations out on Pheobie.

    “Hey, hey, hey, that’s not nice.” I separated the two. I gave Matt a wide grin. “Well night-night b***h it’s bed time for you.” I ordered her up stairs. She gave me a demented little look. “Would you like it better if your sister came home and told you?” I said this trying to sound threatening. She shook her head no and headed up stairs.

    Matt’s Point of View

    “So where did you go with her?” I asked Zack a large smirk on my face.

    “Nah dude it wasn’t like that,” He laughed back “I was just bored so I went to get something to eat; the little duckling just had to tag along.” We all kept at clearing away the junk on the floor. My feelings toward Pheobie were strange. She was like a sister to me…kind of. If she ever got hurt, I would help her because I loved her sister and because she was like a sister to me. Yet I couldn’t help acting like an obnoxious jerk around her. It was hard to explain. Helana suddenly walked through the door.

    “Is she here?” she asked angrily.

    “Yeah she’s upstairs sleeping,” I walked over and held her. “Don’t bother getting angry she just tagged along to get something to eat with Zack.” I kissed her lightly on the cheek.

    She then grabbed a bag and started to help with the rescue effort of her living room. My feelings for Helana were certain though. I loved her. I always have. She was my light on a rainy day. If she weren’t alive or around my life would be pretty damn cloudy.

    The Next Day

    Zacky’s Point of View

    I packed up my Schecter custom guitar. Matt and Helana were talking in the corner laughing. Helana approached me smiling. Oh boy…

    “Hey Zack do you think you could pick Pheobie up from school today? I would but Matt said, ‘he had a surprise’…and you know how I just love surprises!” she gave me the Pretty Please…You are my best friend look.

    “Okay...” I said in a disappointed tone of voice.

    “Thanks Hun!” she hugged me as her and Matt walked out the door. I wasn’t disappointed at all. I grabbed the keys and ran out to my car. As I approached the ole’ Huntington Beach High School I remembered all the good times we had there; Matt and I getting drunk on the brakes, Jimmy running around terrorizing everyone, including me. Good times…good times. I spotted Pheobie and honked the car horn. She came over.

    “Where’s Helana?” she examined the inside of the car.

    “She told me to pick you up.” I peered at the sunlight. Pheobie stared at me for a while. “Well get in!” We drove back to her house. I expected her to her to get out of my car, but instead when I looked over she was sleeping soundly. I did not want to wake her up so I stepped out of the car, opened her door and began the process of bringing her into her room. It took longer than I expected but I finally worked my way upstairs and laid Pheobie on her bed. I decided I’d get some beer and watch TV in her room for a while.

    1 hour later

    I began to slowly fall asleep. I woke myself up just in time and thought: I could sleep here on this lumpy a** couch…or I could go on over to “Princess Pheobie’s” bed and make things a little more interesting. (See kids, this is why grown-ups tell you not to drink when you get older). I staggered along over to her bed and flopped down next to her. Wow, she is one hell of a sleeper if she couldn’t feel that. I closed my eyes. Dark.

    Pheobie’s Point of View

    I woke up. Was I dreaming? There was Zacky right in front of my eyes. I just laid for a couple seconds in awe. I leaned over and touched his face. As soon as my fingers touched his face, he woke up, and Helana walked in. “What the ********!” They both screeched.

    Watch out for part 2.

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