Suffocated

Suffocated
Chapter 1
School Sucks
"Hurry up! We're gonna be late." my younger brother, Johnny yelled at me from down the stairs.
"I'm coming short shit!" I shouted back.
"I hate it when you call me that." he sighed.
"So the guys get away with it, but I can't?" I chuckled.
"They're my friends. We always fuck with each other."
"I'm sorry. I really am. You are really short, though." I said as I walked down the stairs towards him.
"It's about time."
"Shut up, Johnny." I said, nudging him.
"Look who finally decided to come outside." Brian said, starting his car.
"I'm sorry. My alarm didn't go off." I told him.
"I was her alarm clock today." Johnny sighed.
"Hey, Taylor. Did you get that Biology homework done last night?" Zacky asked me from the backseat.
"Here ya go, Baker." I chuckled, handing him my Biology book with my homework sheet tucked neatly inside.
"You are a lifesaver."
"Unlike you two, I actually got mine done." Matt smiled as Brian drove down the street towards our high school.
"How?" Zack looked at him, surprised.
"Valary did it for you, didn't she?" I asked him, knowingly.
"No. I did it."
"You are such a terrible liar." I laughed.
"Fine. Yeah, she did it for me."
"Dude, band practice was crazy last night. There was no way any of us could get our homework done last night anyway." Zacky said. I'm Taylor Seward & my younger brother is Johnny Seward. Otherwise known as, Johnny Christ. Our friends Matt & Brian are also known as M. Shadows & Synyster Gates. There's also our friend Jimmy, but you'll meet him in a little while. He's also known as The Reverend Tholomew Plague, but we all just call him The Rev. Together they form the band Avenged Sevenfold. They're a heavy metal band from right here in Huntington Beach, California. We all go to high school together & we hang out practically every day.
"Okay, kiddies. Time to get out & learn something." Brian said as we all piled out & started walking towards the school.
"I'll see you at lunch, okay, Taylor?" Johnny called out after me.
"Yeah, whatever." I sighed.
"You okay?" Zacky asked me, walking beside me.
"Yeah. Johnny just gets on my nerves sometimes."
"He's your little brother. He's supposed to." Zacky laughed as we stopped at my locker.
"Yeah. Well, he can really drive me batshit crazy sometimes."
"Here's your book back by the way." he said, handing it to me.
"You're done?"
"I hurriedly scribbled it on a sheet of paper in the car. I got it. Thanks."
"Anytime, Vengeance. That name really suits you, ya know." I grinned.
"Yeah, that's what I thought, too." he chuckled.
"Well, let's go to your locker & then do you want to walk me to class?"
"Sure. Sounds good. Let's go." After he did, I took my usual spot next to Jimmy.
"Hey, Taylor." he grinned, chewing on some gum.
"Hi, Jimmy."
"It's The Rev, thank you very much." he playfully scolded.
"Ha ha ha. Okay, okay. Hi, The Rev." I chuckled, opening my English book.
"So how was your morning?"
"Good. I had to let Baker copy my homework. After your guys band practice last night, he didn't have time to do his."
"Yeah. It was nuts. We haven't practiced that long in a while. But I think we finally nailed it."
"Yeah, that's what Johnny told me last night when he got home."
"Why didn't you come with him?"
"I didn't feel good. I came home from school, had a snack & went to bed. I don't know what happened, but I woke up this morning feeling totally better." I said as Mrs. Finster walked in to start her lesson. When lunch finally came, I was putting my books away & when I closed my locked door, Zacky was standing there making a funny face.
"Hey, Baker." I laughed.
"Hello Taylor." he grinned, putting his arm around me.
"Ready to go to lunch?"
"Well, duh. Where's Johnny?"
"Can we not sit by him today? I know he's your best friend & everything, but he's my little brother." I said, stopping in the middle of the hallway, facing Zacky.
"I would say, yeah, but he's headed this way. Sorry." he said, looking over my shoulder.
"Hey, guys. Ready?" Johnny said as I turned around.
"Ugh. I guess."
"What's her deal?" Johnny asked Zacky. Zacky just shrugged.
"Chicks, man. I don't know what it is." Johnny laughed. We got in line for lunch & then found our usual spot out in the hallway against the wall by the water fountain. We were just sitting down when we saw Jimmy walking past.
"Jimmy!" I called out to him. He turned his head towards me, waved, smiled, & started heading over to us.
"Hey, guys." he grinned, standing & looking down at us sitting on the floor.
"What'd you do now, Sullivan?" Johnny asked him.
"Read it for yourself." Jimmy said, handing me the piece of paper.
"Oh my god, Jimmy. Your mom is going to murder you."
"Oh, don't I know it. But I don't care. I thought it was funny." he laughed. Jimmy had a week's worth of detention because he shouted, 'I am The Reverend Tholomew Plague & you will worship me.'
"I've got to hand it to you, Jimmy. That is quite impressive & hilarious. But your parents aren't going to think so." I laughed.
"Jimmy, this is genius!" Johnny chuckled, giving him a high five.
"Yeah, well, I have to report to Mr. Felcher now. I'll see you guys after school, though." Jimmy waved as he walked back down the hall.
"So what are your plans for the weekend?" Zack asked me, taking a bite out of the apple he had.
"You already know the answer to that. Probably nothing." I sighed.
"Well, I just bought Black Ops 1 if you want to come over & play with me. We can be battle buddies & shoot the shit out of everyone else together." he chuckled, nudging me.
"Yeah, that'd be cool." I grinned.
"So what are you gonna do, Johnny?" Zacky asked him.
"Probably hang out with Matt & Brian. Brian just got a new skateboard & I think we're going to go to the skate park." Johnny said, eating his pizza.
"Cool." I rolled my eyes. We finished eating our lunch & then afterwards, Zacky & I walked to our next class together, History.
"You better stay awake this time, Baker." I told him as I sat down in my chair.
"But she makes History so boring." he sighed.
"Believe me, I know." I chuckled as Mrs. Schwartz walked in. The day dragged on & on & on until finally the day was over. I was opening my locker door to get out my things when it suddenly slammed shut. It was Cody Green.
"What are you doing, freak?" he asked me in a snotty tone.
"Fuck you, Cody." I said, putting in my combination again.
"Thought I forgot about you, huh? The day isn't quite over yet, nerd."
"Don't fuck with me, dude. Not today, not tomorrow. Go away & just leave me be." I sighed, annoyed.
"You owe me money."
"For fucking what? I don't owe you shit." I scoffed.
"You owe me because I said so." he laughed, pinning me against the locker.
"Hey, asshole. I believe she said to leave her the fuck alone or are you deaf?" I heard Matt's voice say from behind Cody. Thank god.
"What do you want, Sanders? This isn't your business." Cody said, still keeping his eyes on me.
"I'll make it my business. If you want, I can get Rackam over here right fucking now to beat your ass. Now, let her go." he said, grabbing Cody's shoulder & spinning him around.
"Fuck Rackam. I'm not scared of that little bitch." Cody scoffed.
"You're asking for it, Green." Matt chuckled, looking him dead in the eye.
"You know what? Fuck this. You guys aren't worth my time anyway." Cody said as he walked off.
"Ha ha ha. Rackam would've fucked him up good. I was really hoping to see them two duke it out." I laughed.
"Did someone say Rackam?" Cam said, putting his arms around Matt & I.
"Hey, dude. Yeah, we were just talking about you fucking up Green."
"Again? Man, that dude doesn't know when to quit." he sighed.
"Well, he's gone now, but that would've been awesome to see. I personally think he got scared & walked off." I told him.
"I agree. Come on, let's go. Brian's waiting for us in his car." Matt said as I opened my locker to get my things out.
"Hey, Cam. Are you gonna come hang out with us later at Brian's?"
"Yeah, I just gotta go home & do a little homework first, but I'll be there later." he nodded, heading outside. After I got my things together, we walked out to Brian's car where Johnny, Zacky & Brian were already waiting for us.