I get up at my usual time during the mornings and look to find, dad still laying beside me. I carefully slide out of the bed, making sure not to wake him up before grabbing a pair of dark jeans my mom bought yesterday with holes and paint splatters all over them and a pink tank top like deal. I sneak into my bathroom and shut the door behind me before turning on the shower and stripping before hopping into it. The cold water seems to wash away the crappy feeling that seems to hang around my body, from the long night of sleep. I've never slept that much in one night since I had the flu, but my bodies reaction to that sleep was way happier then then it is right now. While I'm scrubbing my hair in shampoo I hear a knock on my door and my dads voice seconds after." Asher. Can I just quickly come in? I'm about to piss on myself out here. Are you decent?"

"I'm in the shower but you can come in. I'm behind two sets of shower curtains." I yell back out and fix the shower curtain to where there's no cracks between it and the walls.

"Thank god." Is all he says before slamming the door shut after him and I hear the toilet seat be lifted before the sound of A water fall echoes through the bathroom. My eyes go wide but I quickly shut them and just begin to wash my hair out good, making sure to get out all the suds before rehashing it all over again." I'm going to flush this and wash my hands. Will that change your water temperature any?"

"Maybe. But I'm using only cold water anyways."

"You're weird." Is all he says before flushing and begins to wash his hands in the sink. I hear the sound of my bathroom door close seconds later, then I begin to shave my legs. Which has grown to more a challenge over the years since I've been getting taller. Taller equals longer legs. And longer legs means more landscape to have to mow down. Which means more unnecessary physical activity. I hop out of the shower minutes later, feeling way better than before and quickly dry off before putting on the outfit I had previously picked out. The worst feeling in the world to me is newly shaved legs with lotion on them, and sliding into a pair of jeans. It makes me feel dirty and sweaty for some reason and makes me want to jump in the shower again. Is that just me? Or..... I brush out my long hair and begin to become frustrated with the tangles, until finally it's all out and my hair is thoroughly brushed. I hook up the blow drier before drying it all halfway and brush it again, then just braid it into two French braid piggy tails.I skip the mascara thinking it would just make me look like I tried to look like I cared about my appearance with this outfit, that being something I don't want. I slide on some deodorant and spray on some cotton candy perfume, before walking back out into my room to see my dad stretched out on my bed, his arms raised above his head and one leg hangs off the bed and the other touches the wall beside my bed.

I roll my eyes and grab another book bag, this one saying 'Talk Nerdy To Me' with a pair of nerd glasses like my own below the words. I put all my books in there along with everything else in my old bag then look at the clock to see its barely even six now. Lay back down? Yep. I make my way to my bed and just lay on top of dads back, the back of my head touching the back of his and the hells of my feet touching the back of his legs, just barely below the back of his knee caps.

"Good morning Asher. Or technically to me, it's still night. Why the hell do you get up at five Alcock in the morning today?"

"Because it makes me ready for when school is actually about to come because I've been up for so long that I don't have that morning tiredness. Plus I like to take showers before school. Considering that also wakes me up and usually it takes an hour itself just to fix my hair but today it didn't since I just braided it. Oh! And I also have to get up early so I can leave early, so I can pick up Hana. Which is your duty now, so just so you know..... We have to leave around 7:14."

He groans a little and ask," What time is it now?"

I glance over at my clock to see its now just a little over six thirty." Six thirty three. So i'd advice you to get up and do whatever you got to do because we got to leave in forty minutes."

He lets out a puff of air and I roll my eyes before he rolls over, causing me to be crushed underneath him." The worst mistake I ever made was to become an adult."

"Please. You're a bigger baby then me. And no the biggest mistake would of been you making adult actions while still being a baby."

"What adult actions did I make while being a baby? The government didn't fool me into paying taxes early did they?" He says with mock horror and a small smile forms on my face, even though it's currently crushed against my mattress because of the fatty laying on me.

"No. I was talking about having sex smart one."

He rolls over slightly, and cranes his neck so he can see my face and I see his eyes squinted as he inspects me." It was worth it considering I wouldn't of got you if I hadn't."

I roll my eyes and make myself lift him up by doing a push up." Get up and get ready, or when it comes time to leave you can go like that."

"Meanie." He mummers under his breath and walking to my bathroom door." By the way, I'm stealing your boxers and sweatpants."

I roll my eyes before resting my head back on the pillow." Whatever floats you're boat."

"How'd you know I boat a boat?"

I widen my eyes and turn around, but he slams the door behind him before I can prod. Whatever old man. You're going to have to get out of there soon anyways. I roll out of bed and slide on my converse and pick up my book bag before walking out and going down stairs, where I grab an apple and a water. I watch as the minutes tick by, and when I see we only have ten minutes until I usually leave, I walk up the stairs again to see dad just now coming out of my room." Thank god. I thought I drowned or something in there. I thought I was going to have to give you CPR." I turn back around after grabbing his arm and forcing him down the stairs." Grab an apple, it's all you have time for. We're leaving."

Dad grumbles under his breath but does as told( and puts the lotion on the skin- any Joe dirt fans?) and grabs an apple. He takes the last of my water and leads us out of the house and closes the door behind me before starting his car with his keychain." Does she live in the same house as last time I drove you there?"

I nod and slide into the passenger seat and lay my bag on the floor of the car. He slides into the drivers seat, before putting it in reverse and pulling all the way out the driveway and onto the road, before driving towards Hana's house." Someone's not a morning person."

"No, I just don't feel like being rushed." He turns on the radio, the thump of 'Forgot about Dre' blasting out of his speakers, making my seat vibrate and the words to fill my ears to where I can hardly hear anything he's saying, if he's saying anything.

"I wouldn't of had to rush you if you hadn't took so long. And I don't like that shirt. Shows to much boobs." He reaches over with his right hand, the left staying on the steering she'll and lifts the neck of my shirt up slightly, and frown when that causes the bottom to show some of my stomach." Reach back there and get my jacket and put it on." When I make no move he snaps his finger and says a simple," Now."

I grumble under my breath and reach in the seat behind me and slip in the black cotton jacket, that's about two sizes to big, and slump back into my seat." Better?"

"Much." He says sounding pleased and I roll my eyes before turning the music down from volume thirty to eight. He frowns but says nothing as we pull into Hana's neighborhood." Her house is the blue and grey one right?

"Campfire smoke grey and Air Force blue." I correct and he rolls his eyes. I was the one that picked out the colors for her father when they decided to repaint the house last summer. I had spent weeks looking at different times of blue and grey, and was near the point of exhaustion when I found that color combination and knew they had to choose those colors. It turned out looking way better than I imagined it in my head. I spot her house the same time dad does and he pulls into her driveway, as she runs out the front door and comes up to my door. I open it and step out, where she climbs to the seats in the back and I sit back down." Did you leave you're book bag?"

Hana glances down and shakes her head." No I had left it at Daniels house after working on a project."

I raise an eyebrow but say nothing as dad pulls out of her driveway and begins down the road again." Tell me girls. How important is you're first period?"

"Not that important sir."

I roll my eyes and look at dad." Mines pretty important actually. It's my senior class."

He frowns but puts on a smile." Mr. Ravens?" I nod and he chuckles before jerking the steering wheel making us tilt slightly as we go down the opposite turn off we supposed to take." Asher get back there with Hana, and the both of you buckle up together." I swallow the lump in my throat and do exactly as he told, and flip over the seat with ease and sit beside Hana." Just stay together okay?"

I grab Hana's seat belt and unlatch it before putting it around the two of us and buckling it back up." I'm still mad at you, but hold onto me. It's going to be a bumpy ride and I'm not mad enough to let you die of an concussion." She looks at me wide eyed but says nothing as she leans into me and holds onto my stomach as I wrap my arms around her neck.

"What the hell is going on Asher?" She screams into my shirt and dad glances behind us to push down more on the gas pedal making us go at a speed off two hundred miles per hour.

"An unhappy client." My dad says." My boss had made us stop in the middle of building a house because there were a gas leak. We never did finish it because the guy wouldn't go to professionals to handle it. He's been mad and attacking the crew whenever he has the chance because of it."

"Gosh. Construction is serious business!" Hana squeals and holds me tighter as dad goes around another curve and I look outside to see us surrounded by trees.

"It sure is Hana. That's why pretty girls like you and Asher should always stick to the books and get a good job. You don't want to have to watch-"His engine roars cutting off the rest of what he was saying.

Hana looks up at me eyes wide, and mouth partially open. Her face is pale and I begin to worry that she may go into shock." He called me pretty." She whispers and looks down while smiling and giggling under her breath. Really Hana? Really?

I feel the car left up off the ground and look to see us partially suspended in air until the dirt road comes back into view and we land roughly back on it." I've always wanted to do that!" Dad screams and pulls into a tiny dirt road that's I between the trees and parks I the tall weeds and opens his door." Come on girls. Let's go before he comes down this road." I scramble up into the passenger seat and grab my book bag before opening the door and helping Hana slide out." This way." Dad waves his hand and begins to go deeper into the woods. Hana grabs my hand as we run after him, our jog comparing to his walk.

Tree branches snap under our feet( by we I mean Hana) as tree limbs get caught it our hair and smack us in the face( me and dad- aka the ones tall enough for that to happen to them) and animals call out warning each other of our presence. I bite my lip as dad watches our surroundings and Hana glances at me through it all. He gestures with his fingers for us to come as he ducks under a tree lim and we follow, to see no more woods but a lake... With a big boat." Ladies I know present to you, Asher's Paradise. I was going to wait and let you see it- in a couple of months but now it seems if I'm going to have to show it to you. Now let's get on." He goes to a small little dock that leads right to the boat, as we still stare at it in awe. It's white with black detailing on it and in black sparkly letters it says ' Asher's Paradise' on the side. I smile at how it's named after me.

"Wow." Hana whispers as we climb into it with the help of dad, and he unties the boat from the dock before helping me and Hana up. He unties the boat from the dock, before jumping on and starting it up. I glance at Hana to see her already looking at me and she raises her eyebrows as she gestures around us." Why didn't you tell me you had a fucking boat?"

A laugh escapes me, as I look at Hana in awe. Hana, the completely innocent girl, just cussed for the first time.

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"Where the hell are they?" I hear Daniel ask as we head to our usual table at lunch. I see him glance around, worry deep in his eyes. Not just for one but both.

"It's not a big deal. They probably got sick, or decided to ditch." I say boredly as I take my seat and he takes the one I front of me.

"Got sick? Xavier they both take mega vitamins so they're three times less likely to catch a cold so they don't have to miss school. And they never ditch. Hell, Asher hasn't missed a day in three years." He glances around the lunch room again, biting down on his thumb nail." Maybe I should call them?"

"Let them live some. Damn Daniel,

you're worrying about nothing."

He squints his eyes at me." Did you just reference the vine? On something as serious as this?"

I take a bite out of the turkey sandwich and left an eyebrow at him." What's vine?"

He shakes his head,"Just look it up. Get the app. It's green and has a gigantic V on it."

"It's a porn app?" He chokes on his orange juice, as I squint even more at him. Damn, I thought nerds were supposed to be innocent...

"No. Like the letter." He says and hits his chest with his fist." And it's a viral video where he says' Damn Daniel, back at us again with the white vans'. And it is very much something to worry about. You've never seen Asher when she's behind the steering wheel, or have been in the car with her. She's crazy, and it wouldn't surprise me if they've been in a wreck."

"I'm sure she's a maniac." I say sarcastically and roll my eyes.

He squints at me then and nods his head." She really is. She doesn't believe in red lights, she believes that if she sees no one she can go. She once told a police officer this mild story of how the color red goes against her religion. At how red symbolizes anger and the devil and that she was to fateful to stop and wait at the order of Satan. She doesn't drive with both hands on the steering wheel, and she waits till the last moment to go into a turn off. It's crazy, you think you're going to die."

"Wait. Are you being serious about the red light thing?" I ask as a slight smirk comes to my face. I'll have to do that sometime.

"Yes! She did it- and there isn't a religion like that by the way. She came up with this name... I forgot it but I remember researching it and it meant Satan in some weird language. He believed it to and let her go without a ticket." He sighs and rubs his face with his hands." You're laughing. Why are you laughing? It's dangerous. She could kill herself one day."

"Why do you care? I thought the two of you had a big rivalry going on? That the two of you hated each other?"

"Because." He shakes his hands outside his face and takes his hand through his hair making it even more messier." Don't tell anyone okay?" I nod and he scratches his face." I like Asher okay? I've liked her since like second grade but now I have to act like I hate her. You know why? Because we had dated once before. We dated for about six months, shared our first kiss and everything. Then one day.... I made the mistake of breaking her heart. She's hated me ever since and I've had to act like I no longer have feelings for her anymore."

"But you and Hana."

"Hana was mostly a distraction and a way to make Asher jealous. Hana's nice yes, but I don't feel the way I do with Asher for her."

"And how exactly do you feel about Asher?" We both glance up to see a tall boy in a black long sleeve T-shirt and dark blue jeans. He looks at Daniel expectedly and taps his foot, making Daniel squirm under his gaze. I glance at the guy again to see him muscular and seeming to be fit. There's no way Daniel could take him if there was to be a fight, and I'm not going to chance anything by breaking it up." Say nerd."

Daniel opens his mouth and closes it before clearing his throat." That's really none of your concern."

The guy laughs and takes the seat beside Daniel, the lunch room gone oddly quiet, as he looks at Daniel." It actually is nerd boy. Because she's mine. Try anything with her and I'll break you, got it? But since I'm here, I might as well ask you why she isn't here."

Daniel scowls up at him, and I see his knuckles turn white in a fist that sits on the table." What? You can't just take claim in her, it's who she decides. Though I doubt she'd pick either of us. And I don't know where she is or why she isn't here."

The guy looks down at Daniel, squinting as if Daniels his prey and he's the predator. Though he really isn't that much of a threat..." Oh don't you lover boy? Then give me her number. And if she chooses neither of us then I'll just have to push her towards my side won't I? Not that she'd need ouch of a push. What's the cliche? The nerd of the school and the.. Oh, what's the word? Um...."

"Bad boy." Daniel says sheepishly and the guy looks down at him mockingly.

"Oh yes the bad boy. That's what always happens. Not the nerd falling for the... Geek." He lifts an eyebrow at Daniel." The phone number? Now."

Daniel pouts before taking out his phone and scrolling through some stuff before showing him the phone.

The guy studies it and raises back up." Thanks nerd. This is you're only warning though. Stay away from her, she's mine." He walks off and slides his phone out of his pocket ad seems to punch something in before disappearing out the lunch room.

"Well. There's you're motivation to let her go."