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"One day you're going to wake up and notice that you should've tried.
I was worth the fight."

Chapter 11
Andrea's pov

Today was the day. The day that I dreaded every year. The day that I would look back to what had happened on this very day. Today was the worst day of my life.

Today was the day my "father" had left.

That's if you can call him a father.

I was getting ready to go to the skatepark when Zach had texted "Where are you?" for the billionth time, I am not exaggerating.

He had been texting me every minute to find out why hadn't come to school.

Once my mum had told Zach that I would be going school with him today he has constantly been bugging me.

I had just told him that I was sick, but knowing Zach I knew he wouldn't fall for my lies that easily.

I shut my phone to avoid any communication with anyone today, grabbed my guitar and headed to the skatepark.

This would be my tradition. Every year I would go to the skatepark and write a song about the emotion I'm feeling on that day.

Sometimes it would be anger and sometimes it would be sadness. I would also feel happy sometimes that he didn't stick around.

But either way I would write a song but I would never sing it. I would collect them over the years and keep them locked away so no one could see how weak I was.

So far I had written 5, today would be my sixth.

I had reached the skatepark and it was a little empty.

I headed to the back of the skatepark near the tree and sat down, leaning against it.

"I knew you'd come today. How has it been so far?" A voice spoke from behind.

I looked to see who it was and saw that Jonathon was walking towards me.

"It's been ok so far, well better than last year." I say to him.

"I remember last year, you were so angry that you forced everyone out the skatepark, including me." He replies, stating the truth making me chuckle.

"Well I needed peace and quit, I couldn't write a song with max and all his friends making noise." I exclaim.

Max is one of Jonathon's friends who reminds me alot of Zach.

"Anyways I'm going to head out, let me know if you need anything." He says before hugging me and leaving.

I finally sit down comfortably and began taking my things out my bag including my old songbook seeing as Zach now has posession over my current one.

Zach's pov (surprise)

I was wondering where Andrea was all day as she didn't show up to school today.

Her mother had told me that she wouldn't catch a ride with me today but I thought she would probably come to school late.

I was walking down the hall texting Andrea for the thousandth time when I saw Mia talking to some of her friends.

I rushed over to ask her where Andrea is.

"Hey Mia, could I talk to you in private?" I ask as she waved goodbye to her friends.

"What do you want?" She asks.

"I want to know where Andrea is, she hasn't picked up any of her texts and I don't think she's Ill seeing as I did see her yesterday and she didn't look sick. Aren't you worried?" I ramble on as she looks a bit amused.

"I'm telling you, Andy is fine. She just needs to take a day off for personal reasons, so don't go bugging her today." Mia attempts to reassure me.

"Well, I need to go to Buisness class because if I don't Mr.Sanchez will kill me, considering I've been late to all of his lessons this week." She says before hurrying off.

I think about where Andrea could be until a place comes to mind.

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I was standing outside the skatepark seeing as I knew she'd be here.

Knowing Andrea for a few weeks and always being in her company, as we are neighbours, I kind of knew this would be where she would go.

My first guess was her house but she wasn't there so I guess I probably don't know her well enough.

I walked around the skatepark and didn't spot Andrea anywhere until I saw a familiar skateboard parked up against a tree.

I knew that the skateboard belonged to Andrea so I went to see if she was there.

When I came closer I looked to see that Andrea's hands were wrapped against another person. A boy to be exact.

I could help but feel angry and frustrated. I hadnt really felt this before but I think I was jealous.

Nah I couldn't be jealous. Zach Cowen doesn't get jealous. He doesnt need to get jealous.

As I got closer, the boy had disappeared and Andrea was sat, leaning against the tree. As I walked closer to her she could sense that somebody was behind her.

She instantly got up to see who it was and noticed that it was indeed me.

"What are you doing here?" She harshly asks.

You could see that she has been crying due to the dry patches of tears under her eyes and because her eyes were quite red.

She quickly pulled up her sleeve and wiped her eyes before she began to pack everything up.

"What are you doing? Don't go, carry on." I tell her as I put my hand on her shoulder.

"Zach, why do you think I didn't answer any of your texts all day?" She asks me as she slings her bag over her shoulder.

"I don't know, why?" I ask slightly confused.

"Well, I'll tell you why. It's because I don't want to talk to you or see you today. As a matter of fact, I don't want to see anyone so please leave me alone." She screams before storming off.

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Andrea's pov

I entered my room and threw my bag on the floor in fury.

I wasn't furious that Zach had come to find me but I was furious because "he" could make me cry. I was furoius because "he" is still alive. I was furoius because "he" scarred my memories and made the days which were supposed to be the best moments of my life into hell.

I sat up on my bed and rummaged through my bag looking for my songbook.

I finally found it and went onto the page with my lyrics of today's song and began to sing.

"Why did you leave me here to burn?
Can't you see,
that I need you,
and that all you did was hurt me in the end.
These scars you left behind,
These marks on my arms,
They'll never fade away,
All they'll do is prolong my pain."

And I continued to sing until the very last lyric until I heard someone clapping.

I looked to see who it was and realised that it was Zach outside my window.

I opened the window to let him in.

"Why is it that every time I sing you're always there?" I ask him.

"Well of course, it's because you love me." He says as he tries to hug me.

"In your dreams, retard." I say as I push him away.

"By the way, I'm sorry for what happened today and for what I said. I didn't mean it, it's just that today's not one of my best days." I tell him honestly.

"No worries, but one question." He replies as he sat down on the couch.

"What?" I ask him.

"Why is today not one of your best days, is it like your time of the month or something like that?" He says.

"Something like that." I mumble.

"But seriously, why?" He pushes futher and futher.

"That's for another conversation, just not now." I reply in all honestly seeing as I wasn't ready to tell him about my past.

No one would be, you don't just go telling someone who you've only known for a month or so, your darkest and deepest secrets about yourself.

It took me around a year just to tell Mia.

I think it's just because I feel that if I tell them then they will leave just like "he" did.

"I understand" he suprises me with his reponse.

"Still frenemies?" I say as I hold out my pinkie.

"Still frenemies." He states as he wraps his pinkie around mine.

"Zach, Andy, both of you, why don't you come join us for dinner?" My mum screams from the bottom of the stairs.

How did she know that Zach was here?

We both share a weird look with each other, thinking the same thing, until my mother screams again.

"If you're wondering how I know you are in my daughter's room Zach, it's because your mother's here." She says once again.

We both share an "ohhhhhhh" with each other and head downstairs.

A/N

Sorry for switching between their pov's, I just wanted you guys to see how they both felt. Anyways I hope you enjoyed the chapter.

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