I've been at Summer and Nicks for a week now. Everyday Nick has gone and checked the house on the way to work to see if there's any sign of Mom. The house is still dead.

Right now I'm sitting in art class sketching out a drawing of moon shining on water.

Layken is at the front of the class mixing up water colour paints.

I sketch out the ripple of the water where the moonlight is going to be shining.
I have my earbuds in, blasting Post Malone.

Drawing and doing art while listening to music is my calming remedy.  This is my favourite class so far.

Today everyone can draw whatever they want for their watercolour paintings. I drew the moon because why not.

"I have the watercolours mixed up! Go ahead and take a palette!" Laiken points to the stack of palettes with every colour on it.

I stand up and go to the front and grab one. I return to my seat carefully handling the water paints.

I carefully outline all my lines with fineliner. Then I start taking strokes
along my water.
My music changes to Happier by Marshmello and Bastille as I start on the moonlight shining on the water.

A few moments later someone enters the classroom. I look up to see Winnie.

"May I help you?" Asks Layken looking up from her desk with a smile.

"Um I transferred into this class from 5th period poetry." She answers shyly.

"You must be Winnie! I'm Layken your teacher!" Says Layken scurrying over to her side.

"Hi." Says Winnie with a small smile.

"Well let's get you a seat!" Says Layken.
"Looks like there's one behind Skye."
Layken points a finger in my direction.

"Ok." Says Winnie smiling a full smile now. She heads down the aisle and plops down behind me. She leans over and wispers in my ear,

"How old is the teacher?" She asks.

"23. Why?" I reply.

"Just wondering." She says before sitting back in her chair.

Layken comes down the isle holding a canvas for Winnie.

"Here, this is for you. We are doing water colour painting today. The picture can be your choice, so have fun." Layken tells her.

"Ok,thanks!" Winnie smiles.

At the end of class, Winnie has made a beautiful painting of a meadow of flowers.

"I never knew you were an artist." My eyes gaze over the painting.

Her cheeks turn pink, "I've done a few drawings, you know here and there."

"Don't be shy. You're pretty good." I reassure her.

"Thanks." The pink floods away from her checks.

"No problem." I give her shoulder a light punch before going to turn in my painting.

That night~~~~~

I close the apartment door with a silent click.

Swinging my backpack over my shoulder, I make my way to the elevator. I press the button for the lobby and wait.

Finally the doors open and I book it through the lobby and outside. I pull on my hood and walk to the near by bus stop. I arrive there right when the bus has pulled up to the curb and I hop on.

I head right to the back of the bus and I put in my ear buds and listen to music.

Finally I arrive at my location: The Pitt.

The Pitt is where I come sometimes when I want to get away from home. It's where a gang called The Ravens, hang out.

I started coming here when I met Roxy Jared, one of the gang members at a bonfire the school hosted when I started grade 8.

The Ravens crashed the bonfire, scaring everyone away except me. Roxy noticed me still sitting at the fire after everyone had abandoned the fire.
They instantly invited me to come to the Pitt and that's the story basically.

I walk down the dark path to the old bridge they hang out under.
They usually have a big fire going with chairs set up around it. They have an endless supply of alcohol and cigarettes and whatever else.

"Hey kid." greets Arrows, the leader of the gang.

I nod my head. "Hey."

"RJ why don't you get the kid a beer!" calls Colin to Roxy, who's sitting by the cooler.

"Long time, no see kid." Roxy hands me a beer.

"Yeah I'm staying with my brother right now. My mom disappeared, again." I roll my eyes.

The members of The Ravens are Arrows (the leader), Colin(Arrows right hand man), Roxy, Maverick, Aidan, Hudson and Tempest.

They all go to a high school in the bad part of town. I'm not a member but they still like having me around.

"Come sit with me." Hudson motions for me to come sit beside her.

"Hey," I plop my bag on the ground and sit down in the chair beside her.

"So where ya been?" She asks curiously.

"At my brother's apartment. Mom disappeared again." I pop open my beer and take a swig.

"Ouch." She smirks.

"I'm used to it by now to be honest so I don't really give a fuck." I roll my eyes as I take another swig of beer.

Hudson is probably the most beautiful one out of the girls in The Ravens. Roxy's still pretty beautiful but Hudson just beats her by half a point.

Hudson hooks up with Tempest every once and a while. I can see why because Tempest is pretty hot.

"So you been seeing Tempest lately?" I question her.

"Yeah we hooked up a few nights ago so that's the most recent." She flicks her blue highlighted curls behind her shoulders. "You know, I think Maverick has eyes for you."

I slap her shoulder. "He does not! Who would want to hook up with me. I'm not nearly as beautiful as you and RJ!"

"Hey I could see why he could like you! You have beautiful brown eyes and are so independent!" She tells me.

"That's not true." I roll my eyes and smile.

"Fine say what you wanna say, I'm just stating my opinion." She holds her hands up like she's surrendering.

"Your opinion on what?" RJ appears out of nowhere and sits down beside me.

"I think Maverick likes Skye." Hudson tells her.

"I could see why." RJ agrees with her.

"I'm not even gonna try and defend myself anymore." I take a big drink of beer.

"Well anyways I brought you guys some smokes." RJ passes us each one and lights them.

"Thanks." I tell her, taking a puff.

"What's on the agenda for tonight." Hudson asks.

"We're gonna go spray paint on the side of the school then trash the place before going to raid the mini mart for more bues." RJ smirks.

"Ah a regular special." Hudson smirks back at her.

"Sounds like fun." I laugh.

"The school has had to repaint that wall, I don't know how many times now, 100?" RJ laughs.

As they talk I look over at Maverick who's standing with the other guys on the other side of the fire.
He looks at me and winks before turning his head back around. I feel my cheeks turn pink and fiddle around with my cigarette in my fingers.

"Alright gang lets head out." Arrows informs all of The Ravens.

"Have fun." I tell Hudson and RJ as they head to go warm up their motorcycles.

Since I'm not a member I can't really do some of the things they do, so usually I hang out here while they go out.

"We'll be back in about two hours." RJ replys to me.
"Cool. I'll be here." I nod.

"Bye."

I walk over to the beer cooler and overhear Arrows and Maverick talking.

"Hey man, I think I'm gonna sit this one out." Maverick tells him.

"Why? You ain't getting soft on me, are you?" Arrows reply's to him.

"Hell no! I just had one too many drinks tonight, got a migraine." Maverick laughs.

"Alright bro, take it easy." Arrows pulls
Maverick into a bro hug before heading off to his bike.

A few minutes later, the rest of the gang is sailing away on their bikes.

I walk over to Maverick,"So you have a "migraine".

He raises a brow. "How did you know I was lying?"

"Because one time you practically dying from a fever and you still went out for 2 hours before passing out right after you guys snuck into a club." I smirk.

"You're a great detective Falls." He smiles.

"Nah I just know you." I sit down beside him.

He laughs." Or that too."

"So why did you stay back?" I ask him.

He looks at me."Because of you."

My cheeks turn pink again."What do you mean because of me?"

He smiles." Because you looked like you needed a friend tonight."

I gaze into his green eyes. "That's sweet."

"You came here tonight looking down. You looked like you needed to vent." He gazes back at me.

"I don't really know if I need to vent but it would be nice to talk to someone." I tuck a strand of hair behind my ear.

"Well tell me something." He says still gazing at me.

"My mom disappeared again and I'm staying with my brother." I tell him.

"I'm sorry Skye." He wraps his arm around me shoulder and gives me a half hug.

"I made a friend at school." I smile at him.

"You did! Oh my god, I'm so proud of you!" He jumps up and grabs me in a hug and swings me around.

Finally he puts me down. "Her name is Winnie! She very nice and a complete opposite of me. I think that's why we get along."

"Well I'm so happy for you. You finally branched out and made a friend. I knew you could do it." He pulls me in another hug.

"Thanks Mav." I smile.

He releases our hug so that his arms around my waist and my arms around his neck. I gaze into his beautiful green eyes. The fire reflects in them adding so much more beauty.

He gazes back at me. "Your so beautiful." His compliments me.

My cheeks turn pink again and turn my head as a sign of shyness.

"It's true." He pauses. "Skye, I have feelings for you. I'm really like you and there's nothing I can do about it. There I said it."

Tears well in my eyes. "I never thought I would ever hear someone say that to me, you do know that."

"Well I said it. Doesn't that count." He smiles at me.

"Yes, yes it does." Tears slide down my cheeks as I lean in closer to him.

"Can I kiss you?" He asks politely.

I don't reply instead I just kiss him. Our lips press together and the world seems to stop.

He brings his hands up to hold my cheeks. Our mouths part and the kiss intensifies.

My hands travel up to his hair and comb my fingers through it.

There is a spark between us. One that can't seem to break.

Our bodies press together as we kiss. He brings us over to one of the walls of the bridge as we kiss.

This seems so right. For once in my life I feel overjoyed.

I move my hips against his and his hands trace down my back. I don't want him to stop. He's just perfect.

He stops for a short second to tell me something." I know a place. Follow me."

"Ok." My breath is heavy from kissing him.

We go down a path into the woods and stop at a trailer.

"This is where I live." He tells me.

"You live by yourself!" I ask him. "But you're only 16."

"It's a long story. Follow me." He laughs.

He opens the trailer door for me and I go inside. The inside is clean and tidy. The bed is made and the breakfast that seems to be doubled as a desk is all organized.

"I like it." I smile.

"I thought you would." He laughs as we slip off our shoes.

"Now where were we." I lean in and kiss his soft lips.

We start kissing again and he leads me to his bed.
He pulls off my hoodie as I proceed to lie on his bed.

I let out a breath of air as I pull off his t-shirt.

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Hope you enjoy!
Ocean😜