Roses - A.J Beth (best books for 20 year olds TXT) 📗

were fighting and that was 2 years ago.” She asked me smiling, Mrs. R was like a second mother to me she was always there for me even when I wasn’t in her class anymore.
“Huh, a lot on my mind. I have a big decision to make.” I told her getting up of the ground and dusting off. She opened the school doors and lead me in with her hand on my back.
“Would you mind telling me. Maybe I could help.” She smiled, I smile slightly.
“Well now I live with 2 of my friends and my boyfriend, and I have to help my old boyfriend who I might still have feelings for while he’s staying with me and now I have to choose between them…” I took a breath, and she laughed a little bit.
“I’m not sure if I could help you with that, but why don’t you think really hard. Who has always been there for you?” She advised me, I thought for a moment. Andy opened his door to me at 1 in the mourning, but Bryce was the one who drove me to the hospital when I lost that much blood.

“Well Mrs. R that’s the thing… They’ve both been there for me since the beginning. Urg this is hard!” I said almost slamming my head onto her desk.
“How about this, bring them to me at different times and I’ll tell you who I think is better.” She smiled again I looked at her and smiled, the bell just rang and I had to rush out her room while her 8th grade students came in.
“Okay thanks Mrs. R, You’re the absolute best!!” I said running out of her classroom tapping the side on the door frame as I left.

All the little kids watched me as I ran down the hall, but I had to make it to class. I ran into the classroom and the teacher Mrs. C was already teaching, the whole class looked at me and she peered over her glasses and cleared her throat.
“A.J your late again! That’s another detention.” She advised me, I shut the door slowly.
“But I was talking with Mrs. R” I argued, she sat back down at her desk.
“No excuses! Sit!” She demanded, of course then meanest teacher I get for homeroom/ English.

Mrs. C put her glasses on and got up to hand out books, a new literature assignment I suppose.
“Okay now we are going to begin reading ’How To Kill A Mocking Bird’” She told us, the whole class grumbled and sighed. All of us hated those books she handed out.

At the end of the day when I was about to leave Mrs. C’s room she decided to grab my arm. “And where do you think your going?” She asked impolitely, I tugged my arm back.
“I’m going down to Mrs. R’s room. She is helping me with something.” I told her with an attitude.
“Oh no your not you have an 1 and a half detention.” She commanded. I sat down and did nothing for a few minutes until Bryce came into the room.
“A.J come on.” He said in a rush. I looked up and tried getting up.
“No she has detention.” She said crossing her arms. I just ran out of the door isn’t like she could catch up to me. Bryce and I ran and somewhere else in the school so she couldn’t find us.
“What is it Bryce?” I whispered, he smiled and laughed a little catching his breath.
“Mrs. R wanted to see you.” He told me, he always stayed after and helped her out. I walked into her room and she was sitting at her desk.
“Wanted to see me.” I said smiling, I always felt better when I walked into this room and she could tell.
“Well tell me who are the two boys? I think this is important.” She smiled, I toddled with my feet a little and looked down.
“Bryce and a boy named Andrew.” I told her, she looked at me.
“Well I’ve met Bryce and I know he would do anything for you. I would go with him but that’s just me.” She told me, I sighed it wasn’t very much help. Mrs. R was getting ready to leave and she was in a hurry.
“Well I’m sorry I can’t help. Little Ellie is sick and I have to get home. Here the keys to my back door of this room, I know it makes you feel better.” She kept smiled and gave me a hug, then bolted out of the school.

I went back to Mrs. C’s room and finished my detention. I went home and it was all the same, I still had to decide who. I went into Mrs. R’s room and sat in the corner, I cried a little bit. It was silent considering it was like 11 at night, but it was coming from a different room, so I got up and walked out. I was scared because I stopped carrying my knife around, and it sounded like an old marker righting on a white board.

I walked into the after school program’s room and saw writing on the board, when I walked in the marker dropped to the ground. It said ‘Hurry Bryce is in trouble!’ I blinked at it was all gone, I was in Mrs. R’s room still crying. I whipped away my tears and ran out of the door, I didn’t know where to go but my premonitions never lied before.

I went into the house, Alice and Steven were sitting on the couch.
“Where is Bryce?!!?” I asked hurried, they looked at me.
“We thought he was with you.” They said, I growled and ran to see if Andy was in his room, and of course like in every stupid drama show I’ve ever seen he was gone.

I was pretty worried, in my head I was just about to give up! But I couldn’t it was Bryce. I ran to the park, the only place that Andy would know in this town. They weren’t there, but the old train station was right next to it and I ran inside.
“Andrew! Bryce!” I yelled, no one answered me but I still walked threw the station cautiously. I started to hear coughing, but I couldn’t tell where.
“Andrew honey, where are you?” I said hoping he would come out.
“A-A.J!” I heard someone yell. I run into the basement of the place and see Andrew strangling Bryce with a wire.
“Andrew, put that down, and we can go home. Just let Bryce go.” I tried coning him into doing it. He let the grip go a little bit, but still had Bryce’s neck to the wire.

“And how do I know your not lying.” He asked, I walked over and kissed him. He let the wire go and kissed me again, he gave me a hug and almost cried. I touched a certain nerve on his shoulder and he fell to the ground asleep.

“Bryce I am so sorry, are you alright?” I asked him, he was running his hand over his neck.
“Okay well I guess.” He said, I took his hand. We grabbed Andy and tied him up to the bed in his room.

“God DRAMA!! This whole year has been worse a freaking crappy drama skit by abc family.” I said about to lie on the couch with Bryce.
“Ha ha I guess you just attract drama.” He laughed, I have him a kiss and smiled.
“I am so done with it no more drama. Just you, me….” I said then Alice runs down the stairs laughing, “Ha ha your funny looking.” She said before passing out onto the floor. “..And of course Alice and Steven.” I giggled.

We took Andrew to the insane asylum, we didn’t know what else to do. I still felt bad for him, he had lost his mother and he only had one friend and that was me, I don’t see how he could love anyone after all this.

I finished the school year and went to see Andrew everyday until they let him out in August, he was back to normal. The police tracked his mother down and then he got to see her, they live together now and she doesn’t plan on leaving him anytime soon.

All the drama left my life… Until the end of 12th grade, but that’s a different story.
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Publication Date: 08-16-2010

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