By Toni

"Time for School John!" Mrs. Rzeznik screams into Johns room. John wakes up and looks at his clock. He notices he only has 20 minutes to get to school. "Da*n I dont have enough time to get dressed and get there. Im skippin" John thinks. Mrs. Rzeznik nocks on the door. "Johnny get up. Its the first day of school. Your not missing it or being late" She says. "Fine mom!" John screams and gets out of bed. He sleepily gets up and through on a tee shirt brushes his teeth and walks up to his car. No good-byes

He drags himself to the front doors. He looks at them for what seemed forever. Then he hears "Out of the way you Fu*king useless misfit. It was the jocks. "They never fu*king change do they?" John thought. To John school was hell and the jocks where the devil, that didnt like him. John turns around to run away and he runs into a girl with red hair with black streaks. "Da*n in a hurry dude?" She asks with a half smile. "Yeah Im Ditching I cant stand toughs fu*king preps. To me this hell and they are Satan" John said getting pissed at the thought of the preps. "At least I aint the only one," the girl says. "What does that mean" John asks her in a puzzled way. "Im glad I found a person who understands that this is hell and preps run it" the girl says. "Names John Rzeznik" John says sticking his hand out for the girl to shake it. "Toni Wendsday" Toni says and shakes Johns hand. "Hey you want to ditch with me?" John asks Toni. " Im sure as hell I do" Toni said "Well I aint" the two turn around and there principle was standing behind them. " Toni " John whispers to Toni. "Yeah" Toni says "Run" John tells Toni

"Where" Toni asks. John sees the bus "To the busNOW!" John says and the 2 split up and run towards the bus. Luckily they got on.

Chapter 2

"I hope you didnt have a car, cause I aint going back for a while" John said Toni when they where on the bus. "Youre in luck Im grounded from the car. Usually Id sneak it but I thought I want to take my sweet time before so I am late to class and show them that I wont be there slutty teachers pet " Toni tells John. "So what do you want to do?" John asks Toni "Well Im new in Buffalo so could you show me around and a place where I can get away from my mom and preps?" Toni asks "ok cool theres a place coming up. What kind of music do you listen to?" John asks "Punk and some metal to be honest my dad hooked me on to punk" Toni confesses "Really my dad.um do you want to get something to eat Im starving" John asks quickly changing the subject. "Yeah me too" Toni says thinking, "what was that about"

John and Toni got off the bus to eat at a family restaurant. The got a booth and John sat on one side of the table and Toni on the other. While they where looking for what to eat, John looked at Tonis eyes. They where a sad and depressed blue. Unlike his beautiful happy blue. Her eyes fit her depressed face. "John what do you think I should get?" Toni asked John, who was staring at her. "Oh um the pancakes are great thats what Im getting." John told her "Ok" Toni said and put her menu away. "So where did you move from?" John asked "Cincinnati, Ohio worst place to live." Toni told him "Are your parents divorced?" John asked "yeah you" Toni told him "Yeah do you like it?" John asked her "Not at all I never see my dad hes back in Ohio. Do you like it? " Toni asks him "yeah a little" John tells her "do you play any interments?" Toni asks "yeah guitar" john tells her "so do I" Toni tells him "So do you have a boyfriend?" John asks her. "WHY DO YOU CARE!?" Toni says loudly and a bit pissed off. John makes a screeching cat noise "Da*n just wondering. I already get my a** kicked by jocks after school I dont need more people to add to my list to watch out for" John says "Well your in luck Ive never had a boyfriend." Toni tells John sadly. "Wait you mean to tell me that youve never had a boyfriend a cool as you are!? That fu*king amazes me!" John tells Toni and she turns a bright red. They knew they where going to be good friends but they had to nignor the funny feeling in there stomachs.

Chapter 3

John and Toni deiseid that since they where close to everything John wanted to show her was in walking distace, that they should walk. As they where walking to Johns favorite thing in town Toni asked " How old are you?" John answerd "16 going on 17. You?" Toni looked up at him, cause she was a lot shorter than him and said "I just turned 16 in august." "oh your just a kid!" John joked. "I act older than I am" Toni said kind of ofensive. "Are you always this fu*king edgy??" John asks jokely. "Sorry my mom and I got into a fight about HEY why am I telling you. I hardly know you. You dont want to hear about my problems" Toni told him. "I realy dont mind. I dont want to sound like a stalker or something but where to you live?" John asks. "Eyric" Toni tells him "Realy I live on Eyric!" John says happily "Hey speaking of home could we stop at my house so I could get a few bucks" Toni asks. "after you see this club. They stop in front of a club thats called CBGBs "This is the place. One of these days my bands going to play here." John says like its scarcrid "You have a band?" Toni asks as her eyes widen. "Not yet but I want one" John says and the 2 head down the street.

Chapter 4

The 2 stop in front of a little 1 floor home. "3077 Eyric, my home" Toni says "This is your house?! My house is just 5 houses down but on the other side of the street." John exclaims withn happiness "Well go there next. I have to get some money so I can crash at a motel 6 somewhere." Toni says. "Thats cool and all but why dont you crash at my house instead. You can sleep on my floor. And I know that my floor is a whole lot confyer than the stuff you sleep on there." John says "Sounds like a plan!" Toni says and laughs "Sorry that was probly one of the stupidest things that came out of my mouth in my life." Toni finishes. "Dont feel bad I always say stupid sh*t. I heard that you shouldnt regret what you say, cause what you say is who you are" John explains "Then what am I a freak with nothing to say?" Toni asks "No your different, and I like that about you."John says "Aw I wish I could belive you" Toni says blushing a bit. "You dont belive me! You are one of a kind. Everyone should have a friend like you." John tells her. They walk into her house and she runs to her room and grabs 2 pairs of jeins, money, 2 shirts and went bact to the living room where John was. They leave and head to John house.

"3089 Eyric Home" John says and they walk to the side of the house. "We have to sneak in and be very quiet, where obsily soposed to be at school."John tells Toni. They climb through the window and John says "You can set your suff where ever." Toni nods and walks over to John s records. "Youve got a good colction going." Toni tells John. "I only buy the best" John says proudly. Toni walks over to his gutiar and picks it and sits on the floor. She started to play it and john was amased to hear what he was hearing. When Toni added lyrics, John was stunded at what he was hearing. The words where so deep and depressing. When she was done she put the gutiar back and sat on his bed. "Sorry I had an erge to play." Toni said and seeing that John was just staring at her in amasement. "Wow that was great. I cant write anything that good." John says "Oh I dont belive you. If you can make up wise thoughts off the top of your head you can put them into your song and make it 10 times better than mine. Play me, in your opion, the best song youve ever written" Toni said handing John his gutiar. "Ok is sort of depressing." John says taking the gutiar. As John played Toni noticed his eyes. They where so butiful and harmless. She loved them. Toni didnt want to admit that she liked John. John felt the same way. Then she listen to the song and the song was sort of disribing her. How shes alone, doesnt have any one on her side. The song discribes her so much she broke down and cried. John stoped playing and said "whats wrong?" "The song. It discribes me so much. Sorry about that" Toni said and wiped her eyes. "So you want to go somewhere cause I think I hear my mom coming." John wispers and Toni nods. They jump out the window and head to Tonis house to get her car.

Chapter 5

The open the grarge and walk towards the car. "FU*KING SKIPPING SCHOOL WITH A FU*KING BOY! YOUVE CROSSED THE LINE TON, YOU FU*KING SLUT!" It was Tonis mom with an ax. The 2 get into the car and Toni starts the car. Her mom swong at the car and hit the trunk. Toni backs the car up and her mother gets out of the way. As they get a good distance away from the house. "do you act like that when you drink?" John asks her pale and in shock. "Shes the reason Ive never drank beer before."Toni tells him afraid to look at him. John looks at her arm there where 3 bruses. John knew he should say something but he didnt."So where do you want to go?" Toni asks "what time is it" John says "2:30" Toni tells him. "Want to go to my friends house?" John asks. "Sure where does he live 7 streets down the streets called neisel" John tells her. They turn on the street and John says "Its the house with the ugly green car in the driveway." John says. "Whats his name?" Toni asks. "Robby" John says and gets out of the car when she turns off the car. "I cant belive she had to deal with the same stuff I delt with just a little over a year ago"John thinks "JOHN!" Toni says and brings John out of his thoughts. "Sorry. what?" John asks. "Whats Robbys last name or is it Robby no name?" Toni asks. John laughed at her remark but couldnt belive what happened " Robs last name is Takac" John said "JOHN?" a boy a lot shorter than John, says and John turns his head "ROB MAN WHATS UP!" John says loudly and Robby walks toward the 2 "Whos the girl? Flavor of the week?" Robby jokes. "Names Toni Wendsday and Im guessing your Robby Takac" Toni says "The one and only" Robby says. John and Robby knew Toni was going to fit right in with them.