5th April, 2020
AVA'S POV
I honestly couldn't believe that in a few months, I'd be graduating from high school, as valedictorian of course. "Do you have a prom date yet?" my friend Riele asked me, "Yeah caz we do" Rosie said, adding to the question Riele asked– and in case you were wondering, yes they are twins. "Ummm no not yet, but I might just end up going with Ty as usual", I said in response–and Ty was the nickname I gave Tyson when I was 12, and of course thier response was anticipated, "(both groans)", then Rosie said "look Ava, I know Tyson's your best friend and all, but that dude is tieing you down", "I agree with Rosie–which is rare, seeing as we're always arguing–it's like your his babysitter. I mean you guys have been nothing but glue together since 3rd grade, always standing up for him, talking for him….", "Ok I get it!" I said interrupting Riele's statement. "You know how I feel when you guys bring up this topic, and you always bring it up", "Yeah cause we feel it's getting to be a problem. I mean you're both going to the same college for Christ sake, what's next? You both get married–wait scratch that–YOU get married to someone and what, Tyson lives with you guys?" Rosie said–always being the dramatic one. "You both are being rediculous, and besides you both don't know Ty as well as I do. Beneath all that nerdy gloom, he's funny, smart, has the best advice and makes the BEST! cupcakes. And also doesn't judge me most of the time", I said, eyeing them as I made my last statement. "Hey, we're not judging you, we're just concerned is all" , Rosie said trying to defend both of them, "Well thanks but I take care of myself just…", I didn't have time to finish my statement cause I saw Tyson surrounded by Mike and his goons again by his locker. "So do we have a deal, nerd. Ditch Ava and Join us we're way more fun than she is trust me", Mike said, "Don't talk about Ava that way", Tyson said in a somewhat whisper, "What was that! Nerd. May I need to remind you of you place?", Mike said as he cracked his knuckles, and was about to head over there when a hand grabbed my shoulder, "Ava don't. For once let Tyson fight his own battles. Christ sakes, he's two years older than you and you're 18"," Let go of my shoulder Riele","Not this time, we are going to do you some good" , then Rosie and Riele held on to me so right I couldn't move, "guys this isn't funny, I need to.." that's when I froze, "What's wrong" Rosie asked, "Where are they" I said, and that's when they let go off me and look up. Mike and his friends and Tyson where not in the hallway anymore, "We have to find them" I said in a panick, "Relax they wouldn't do anything too crazy, just boys being boys", that's when I grabbed Riele by her collar and looked her dead in the eyes and said with a serious face "It's not Tyson I'm worried about" she looked at me confused and that's when Leo, a guy from our Math class came running towards us, "Ava!Ava!Ava!", "What is it?" I asked, seeing him so out of breath, "It Tyson. I don't know what the fuck Mike told him but he's going crazy. If you don't come quick I think he's going to kill someone", then I yanked Leo upright and asked, "Then where the fuck are they?" ," In the gym", Rosie, Riele, Leo and I sprinted to the gym. By the time we got there it was like the whole school was in the gym, I squeezed my way through to get to the center of it all, and that's where I saw it, for the first time, I saw it, the new Tyson. I didn't know he would change so much, but at that point, him siting on top of Mike with blood dripping from his fist, Mike's face all bloody and his goons all lieing on the floor lifeless, that was the beginning of it all and I didn't notice. "Tyson! Tyson! Stop! What the hell do you think you're doing?" , and that's when he looked like he snapped out of Whatever it is and look at me with his innocent Crystal blue eyes and said, ever so calmly, "Ava. They…they started it. They….were saying mean things about you and…..and , I wanted to make them pay" I just stared at him in pure amazing because at that point all I could think about was how hot he looked, all devilish and shit with blood on him. Fuck! I shouldn't be thinking about that at a time like this. I snapped out of it when Mike coughed and squinted in pain, "forget let's just go" I grabbed Tyson and got out of there. School wasn't over yet but I knew Tyson was going to be called to the principal's office, so why not just wait till tmr . I had to get him out of there first. We got in my car and drove to the gas station nearby and I told him to go wash off and take of his bloody hoodie. Even his glasses had blood on it, so I offered to help him clean it as he changed in the gas stations bathroom, luckily he had some clothes in my car–for those few times he came back from basketball practice all sweaty and I insisted on him changing before he got into the car. He changed and got in and we drove off. Honestly I didn't even have a destination in mind, if I took him home, his parents would tell at him–probably gotten the news that their son had beaten some guys to a bloody pulp by now. I just drove to the park it was really far from our school so no one would spot us. We stayed there for 2hours in complete silence, until I spoke up,"Don't you think you went to far?" ,"Hmmm not really", I scoffed at his reply, "Are you bloody kidding me. You beat up those guys so much I wouldn't be surprised if someone called and said they were dead, and for what Hun? Some petty boys argument", "Not that", "Then please tell me, for what?", That's when he looked at me all innocent again behind his glasses and said "For you" and my heart stopped for a brief second and my stomach twisted, what the hell? ,"Even so you….you could have waited for me to get there, as usual", "You can't always keep fighting my battles for me", "Is that why you've been going to the gym more than usual latly", then he shyly looked away from me. Now this is the Tyson I know,I sighed, then got behind him and he sat on the floor, knelt down and hugged him from behind–he once told me he loved when I did this, that it calms him down "Welk, you're going to be in alot of trouble for this one", he laughed, "Yeah well it was worth it. Hey I've been meaning to ask you a question", "umm yeah ok" ,"How would I look if I got contact lenses before we go to college". I blinked and stared at him utterly confused, you commute, what attempted murder and all you think about right now is contact lenses. This boy would be the death of me, well I guess that's why we've been friends for 10 years, no-one sees him the way I do. All people see is the tall, hot and cute introverted nerd,who doesn't talk to anyone oh except the hottest girl in school–me by the way–well that's what I've heard girls in our class say anyway .
But little did I know Tyson was going through some changes that would affect my entire reality.