𝒎𝒂𝒇𝒊𝒂

𝒔𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊

Maverick's POV

We were now smoking one of Toby's blunts on my balcony because I didn't want the weed smell in my room. We were sitting on the couches across from each other. We were listening to Young Dumb & Broke by Khalid and passing the blunt back and forth.

"Toby, tell me something about you."

"What do you wanna know?"

"Remember when we were at your house and I asked why you didn't have a car and you said it's a long story? Tell me that story."

She blew out some smoke and looked at me. "If I tell you, you can't tell anyone else and I mean anyone. Ok?"

She passed me the blunt. I hit it and exhaled. "On God. We're best friends remember?"

"I don't remember establishing that but ok," she said giggling. I started laughing and then we both burst out laughing.

"Pinkie promise?" she said sticking out her pinkie.

"Pinkie promise," I said linking our pinkie's.

"Ok so back when I was in middle school I went to my old best friend Jasmine's party and I was so excited. I got all dressed up because my crush was going to be there. Trey Feldmann. Once we got to the party me and Trey were talking all night and we were by the pool when all of a sudden everyone started to record him and I on their phones. Jasmine came out of nowhere and she said, "You really think he'd like you?! And you really thought we were friends?! You're so dumb and stupid and you'll never get a boyfriend because nobody wants to date a lesbo!"

I had only told her that because I thought I could trust her. Well, guess not. I wanted to cry but I just yelled fuck you at her and was ready to run away when she pushed me in the pool and everyone laughed. I ran out of her house and down the street crying because I had lost my only friend. Turns out she liked Trey. I guess she didn't get the memo: "chicks before dicks." She laughed and shook her head and took a long drag from the blunt.

"So after the party, I was bullied by everyone. Every time I went to an adult or a teacher or even the counselor they didn't do shit. I was starting to get distant from my parents and my brothers and becoming more depressed. So when I was at school one day I went to the school's drug dealer and I bought my first joint. I smoked it on the terrace and it was the best feeling in the world. I used to drink lean to go to sleep. It was pretty sad. I went back for a while but weed wasn't doing it anymore so I started doing pills in the 9th grade. It started with Xanax. Then it turned into Vicodin, Percs, and Oxycodone.

It was around this time that my grades started slipping and my parents and I were arguing all the time about it. I want to tell them so badly but back then I didn't think they'd understand so I was always angry. I started messing with meth and cocaine. I think I ODed in 10th grade and Seven found me choking on my own vomit. I went to rehab. Been clean 2 years now. Ever since everyone's been overprotective of me and they always walk on eggshells when they talk to me. It's sweet and annoying it makes me want to throw up. That's why I don't have a fucking car. They think I'll go out and get high again or some shit," she said laughing and I laughed with her because I could relate to that.

We continued to pass the blunt back and forth. We smoked about 2 more blunts before I began to talk about my story and how I was 2 years clean too.

"Woah... We were like destined to be best friends huh?"

I nodded my head with my eyes barely open.

"I really like Rachel man. But shit. She keeps saying she doesn't know what she wants but fuck if I wasn't horny." I laughed at her. She's always funny when she's high. Everything's funny when our high. I laughed at her. When Toby gets high she talks a lot. When I get high I talk less.