we sat around the upstairs couch as we waited for the other guys to get here. finally, a series of knocks banged against the front door, startling most of us. i watched mason jump off of the couch and scramble down the stairs to open the front door. "what's going on?" one of the others shouts as he enters the manor. "dude, this place is fucking ginormous!" the same guy announced.

"for sure." a different man chuckled in agreement. they came up the stairs with duffle bags by their sides. "nah man, i can't stay here if y'all got stairs." he started to wheeze at himself as he climbed the steps.

the first man who came into view had wavy bleached hair. he had brown roots starting to grow in and a beautiful set of blue/green eyes. he wore a black and white stripped long sleeved shirt with regular black jeans and little black boots with a small heel on the back.

the second guy didn't fall far behind the first. he had short brown hair that looked really easy to mess with and had deep brown eyes. he wore a button up shirt that had cigarette packs covering the front and some black jeans.

third was a bigger man who was some what darker than me. he had black curly hair and dark brown eyes. he wore a grey hoodie with some black sweats. he looked tired but also familiar.

"aye!" swagger shouts and takes them all in for a little bro hug. "what the hell is up?!" i stand beside swagger after he finished greeting them all and decided to introduce myself.

"hi, i'm audrey!" i stick out my hand from the blond to shake, but he takes me in for a hug instead. "oh," i exhale sharply from surprise but hug back.

"i'm kryoz, but john works too." he spins me over to the brunette. the other man who was in the button up shook my hand and had such a bright smile i thought i would go blind.

"i'm smitty, or jaren. it varies. but feel free to use either." i nod and finish shaking his hand. lastly, i walk over to the other man who was setting down his bag. he turned to see me hovering over his shoulder.

"i'm audrey," i introduce my self and extend out my hand. his eyebrows furrowed and he chuckled softly.

"nelson..." he was so hesitant that it made me feel awkward. NELSON.

"wait wait wait wait wait. like.... nelson?" he nods and hums. i didn't know how to address this problem and i probably looked a little crazy. "your birth dad is married off to a different family and you live with your mom, right?" he nods his head and begins to fall into a fit of laughter.

"you gotta be kidding me?" i shake my head and watch as he pulls me in for a side hug. "man, it's been a little bit, big wig." my head shook at the nick name and i pushed him away slightly. out of everyone in the whole entire world.

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hours passed where we sat around the tv and played rounds of video games, we drank, we smoked, we talked about our stupid actions we've done in the past. it was such a crazy time. me and cameron sat out of the drinking and smoking for once and it was kind of nice to be honest. personally, it was such a fun time just watching the others fall deeper and deeper into a whole. "audrey, you should go to-to..." mason struggled to form his sentences. "mcdonald's! yeah man!"

"anyone wanna come with?" cameron stands and adjusts his hat. he hums and we both go to leave to order a fuck ton of chicken nuggets.

as we drove, i began to speed up a bit from the lack of others on the road. guessing from the flashing lights behind me, i underestimated just how much i ended up going over the speed limit. pulling over, i roll down my window and wait for the officer to approach my window, hopping it might end up being my dad. "great." cam clapped his hands together and shook his head.

"do you know why i pulled you over?" shaking my head no, my eyes turned to face the bright light that shined directly into my eyes. "i'm gonna need your license and registration." my mind was racing with so many thoughts as the man demanded for my card. reaching into my pant pocket, i watched as the man became nervous. "stop! don't reach into your pockets!"

"man, i'm just grabbing my wallet!" cam whipped out his phone and began recording just incase something goes down. i continued to shuffle around in attempt to find my wallet.

"stop moving around! raise your hands and step out of the vehicle." the officer was becoming more intense as each second passed.

"you asked her for her license-"

"put your hands up!" i do as told and climb out of the car as the guy opens my car door. he was escalating this much farther than needed. exhaling heavily, i felt the officer flinch at the slightest. "stay here and lean against the car with your hands up."

"man, come on." he walks away and begins to speak into his talki. this guy is over reacting. leaning into the car, i began to speak with cameron. i felt so strange. i felt almost claustrophobic. my eyes switch to the street as i saw four figures bolt across the street.

"hey!" the officer shouts and peeks out of his car at me. i whip out of the car and tried my best to raise my hands without causing any confusion. his gun raises and i feel my toes curl from anxiety. hearing the gun cock, i felt my stomach churn and tears to quickly form. cameron pushes himself out of the car and also gets the weapon pointed at him. "get back into the car!" this was getting all too hectic.

"fuck."