I woke up to the sound of my phone's text message notification. "Good morning Alex, you doing alright? -Andy" So sweet how he likes to wake me up sometimes. "I'm fine. Thanks for waking me up :) -Alex" I texted back. I got up and looked for some clothes. I settled on my usual torn black skinny jeans, Nightmare Before Christmas T-shirt, and black Converse hightops. I looked in the mirror and sighed. -I look so fat...- I thought to myself. Then my phone beeped again. "No problem beautiful, and don't you dare think of yourself as anything but that. -Andy" I smiled a little. He always seemed to know what was on my mind. I grabbed an apple and then started walking to school, eating it along the way and ignoring my parents sitting in the living room. I put in my earbuds and started singing along to Heart of Fire with a wide grin on my face.

"Driving through this world unknown,
I've built my life on broken bones.
Not living for this anymore,
You want a fight... I'll bring a war!

I feel alive inside
I won't be terrorized,
I'll take all the blame.

This heart of fire is burning proud
I am every dream you lost and never found
This heart of fire is stronger now
Build your walls but you can't keep me out
I'll burn them down.

I am every vow you broke,
They left for dead and turned to smoke.
Arm yourself with words of hate,
I'm ripping through the souls you take.

I feel alive inside
I won't be terrorized,
I'll stand up to the pain.

This heart of fire is burning proud.
I am every dream you lost and never found
This heart of fire is stronger now
Build your walls but you can't keep me out
Let's burn it down!

This heart of fire is burning proud.
I am every dream you lost and never found.
This heart of fire is stronger now.
Build your walls but you can't keep me out.

This heart of fire, fire, fire.
This heart of fire, fire, fire.

This heart of fire."

I arrived at the front doors of my school seconds after finishing the song, getting nasty glares from my classmates the entire time.

My first couple classes went by alright, kinda boring but hey, that's school. Before I knew it, it was lunchtime. I walked to my usual spot, alone in the corner, where an outlet was so I could charge my phone. It had such a horrible battery. Right as I sat down, my phone beeped. "No one's bugging you this time at lunch right? -Andy" I laughed. Always right on time. "No, nothing yet. ^-^ -Alex"
I spoke (Or rather, texted) too soon. Right as I was about to plug my phone in, I heard an annoyingly high-pitched voice say "Move aside, bitch"
"Says the only real bitch in the area. Hi Diane, nice to see you too." I mumbled.
"Did I just fucking hear what I thought I heard? Little Miss Suicide, you better fucking shut your mouth before I sew it shut for you." She said, shoving me aside and plugging her phone in as well as her laptop, leaving no room for me on the outlet.
"My. Name. Is. ALEX!" I said through clenched teeth. She laughed at me.
"Like I give a fuck. Go back to worshiping your lord and savior Satan!" She said, laughing like a witch.
"If anyone here's a Satan worshiper, it's you." I said, rolling my eyes. I plugged my earbuds in to wash out the annoyance of gossip as her servant of a friend sat by her. I noticed her boyfriend, the captain of the football team (of course) come over and she whispered something in his ear, obviously not wanting me to hear. Not that it mattered, my music was blasting too loudly for me to hear anything either way. They were likely just exchanging dirty thoughts like they did all the time during school. Just another day in the life of Alex Frederick, I guess. The rest of the day went on without any big events, and I walked home sort of dancing to my tunes. I flopped down on my bed and pulled out my phone to text Andy. "School's over. -Alex"
"Great! Did anyone mess with you? -Andy"
I sighed. Andy could always tell when I was lying, so I decided to tell him the truth.
"Yes, actually, right after I texted you. Diane is such a fucking bitch. -Alex"
"Aww, it's ok, Alex. I'm here for you :) -Andy"
I smiled. Andy is always so sweet.
"Thank you. <3 -Alex"
"It's no problem at all. -Andy"
"When am I ever gonna be able to talk to you for real? You know I really want to. -Alex"
"Alex..... -Andy"
"Please please please?!?!?! -Alex" I begged him.
"Maybe on your 18th birthday -Andy"
I squealed. FINALLY! I was going to get to hear his voice!!
"KEEP IT DOWN UP THERE!" I heard my mom shout from downstairs. I rolled my eyes.
"Thank you so much Andy. -Alex"
"You're welcome Alex, but once I do you have to sing for me. Got it? -Andy"
I blushed a little. "Okay.... -Alex"
"It'll be alright. I'm sure you have the most beautiful voice I'll ever hear. I have to go, talk to you tomorrow. Hope you have a good night! -Andy"
"Cya! -Alex"
I couldn't wait till my 18th. I spent the rest of the afternoon writing lyrics and doing homework, and I never stopped smiling, not even as my eyes slowly closed and my pen and paper fell out of my hand.

Notes

Good? Suggestions? Also, posted again early cause screw it, I have nothing else to do xD