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I opened my locker but realized something was wrong the minute I looked inside it. Something like paint splashed in my face and on my clothes.
I heard laughter behind me and instantly turned around to see those five Moran's heading tow...
"I need to see him Em, is it true that he's the new leader?" I ask her, scared of the answer.
"It's not official yet, he's announcing it today"
What?
No, no!
This can't be true!
"Can you do my makeup?" I ask her.
"Of course" She forces a slight smile. "Maybe we'll reach in time and you could talk him out of it"
"I hope so too" I sigh.
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When we're finished, we hurry and get into the car and hurry to the church.
"What are you going to tell Zack?" She asks.
"I don't know" I answer honestly.
There was a lot of traffic on our way to the church and when we finally reach, the place was packed. It was even hard to find a parking spot.
"Let's go" Emma parks the car and we rush across the road to the church.
When we reach inside we take a seat in the back of the church. Zack, Olivia, Maria and what seems to be the whole entire gang sits in the front.
"Why are you two sitting in the back here?, There are some seats left in the front" Alex tells us.
"Ashley, I didn't even recognize you" She smiles and reaches across Emma to give me a hug.
"I missed you too Alex" I smile back. "And to answer your question, because I can't let Zack know I'm here"
"Right. I heard about the whole rival gang thing" She said.
"Well apparently she's not a Thorn, it's just her family" Emma explains and Alex nods.
"How is Zack?" I ask Alex.
"He's... He's getting there, they had to sober him up" She tells me.
I can't remember the last time I had been to a funeral. Come to think about it, I probably have only been to 3 in my entire life. Mostly because my mother didn't want Alexis and I to experience such pain, so much for that.
The last funeral I had been to it was my grandfather's, he was a good man, but we didn't stay long since my grandmother had fainted and I couldn't get my aunt's behavior out of my head.
She was completely gone, screaming and crying as she trashes around on the dirt as they bury him. I had promised myself that I wouldn't attend one again unless it was someone really close to me.
Yet here I sit years later in the back of a church, mourning the death of Zack's father, the man who tried to kill me.
I watch as Zack and Olivia comes out and take a seat next to Maria who was already crying.
