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[hr][center][u][b]Mini Party Flashback[/b][/u][/center][i]Pushing through the crowd of people back to the deck, Matthew could feel his heart racing. He could not believe he had just done such a stupid thing with so many people around, it would be close to a miracle if no one saw and them. And if someone saw the two kiss, it was only a short time until the whole school knew and then the whole community and then his whole church and finally his parents found out. Oh boy, if his parents found out. Life would only get worse for him. They told him that if it happened again that he’d be sent to an asylum next and probably wouldn’t get to see freedom again. 

Yes his own parents threatened such a horrid thing. Most people would probably believe he was exaggerating if he told them but he wasn’t in the slightest bit. Matthew’s parents would not tolerate such a ‘sinful feeling’ from their son. Constant talk of the devil being involved occuring at almost every meal. The eldest Archer sibling’s only escape was that of his sister, who seemed to be missing as of right now.

When the blonde reached the deck, he climbed onto a chair and looked across the sea of people only visible by the bonfire. He was lucky to spot the girl he was looking for standing not too far from the bonfire with her camera up to her eye, taking pictures of the fire and party. With a small wave of relief washing over him, Matt once again made his way through a crowd of people until he reached his sister. 

The sound of Matthew’s quick steps pulled Miriam out of her photography trance just in time for her brother to grab her arm and begin pulling her to where they parked.

[color=hotpink][b]“Hey Matt! What’s the big idea. We aren’t leaving until I-”[/b][/color] Miriam stopped talking once she saw her brother’s face and quickly sped up to keep up with him, the two making a B-line for Matt’s car.[color=hotpink][b] “You better tell me everything once we get in the car!”[/b][/color][/i]
[center][hr] Location: School --> Back of School
Mentioned: Topher[sub][@melissahart][/sub][/center][hr]Matthew had told Miriam everything when they got home the night of the party. A part of her was excited that her brother had found a guy of interest but the other part of her, the much bigger part of her, was given fuel for the growing flame of hatred towards her parents. It was their fault he couldn’t be true to himself, their fault that since the party he was nothing but a depressed mess when his parents weren’t around. 

Their parents, if they could even be considered that, had turned Matt into a shell of the person he used to be and only continued to make it worse. So Miriam was going to do something about it, something to get the attention off her brother. She wasn’t quite sure what it was going to be yet, but she had been wanting to turn against her parents for awhile now and the party events only pushed the desire further. Miriam would just need to brainstorm a list of ideas later during school.

Speaking of school, the siblings were currently pulling into the parking lot. When Matt parked the car he said nothing as he grabbed his backpack and got out pulling his hood up on his jacket. Miriam quickly scrambled out of the car, her camera around her neck, tea in hand, and backpack on her back as she ran to catch up to her brother. The two walked in silence going by Matt’s locker then too Miriam’s where she watched her brother out of the corner of her eye as she put her stuff away. 

Making her mind up as she looked at how pathetic her brother looked right now, Miriam stuffed her backpack in her locker and shut it looking at him as she leaned against it. [color=hotpink][b]“We aren’t going to homeroom.”[/b][/color] She stated causing Matthew to look up at her with wide eyes.

[color=teal][b]“What are you talking about Mimi?”[/b][/color] Matt asked incredulously.

[color=hotpink][b]“You look too pathetic to go right now, plus I know you don’t want to risk running into you-know-who from the party.”[/b][/color] Miriam had been banned from saying the boy’s name as it just upset Matt, [color=hotpink][b]“So we are skipping homeroom.”[/b][/color]

Matt opened his mouth to speak a few times, looking like a fish gasping for water. His sister? Suggesting to skip a class? That was a new one. [color=teal][b]“You’d seriously do that? For me?”[/b][/color]

Miriam simply nodded, she looked over to the last rush of students heading towards their homeroom class as the bell was about to ring within the minute. [color=hotpink][b]“Come on. I know the perfect place.”[/b][/color] Grabbing her brother’s hand she dragged him behind her through the rush of people, maneuvering through all of them the best she could until they reached a door. Pushing it open the two left the school building and were now behind the school on a grassy hill. If she remembered correctly, this is where some students came to smoke so she knew it was not a place that teachers ventured. 

The two walked over to one of the few trees behind the school and sat down under it. Matt shortly falling asleep with his back against the tree, soft snores escaping his lips bring a giggle to his sisters lips. Quickly turning her camera on, Miriam snapped a few pictures of her sleeping brother before moving her camera around while looking through it. As she looked for anything else interesting to take pictures of she scanned the rooftop and had to do a double take when she noticed a boy leaning against the fence smoking. It was a perfect candid photo. She zoomed slightly and took the picture before lowering the camera and looking up at him. Curious about why he was up there and who he was. Miriam shook her head and turned her camera off, it wasn’t her business. It was just another student skipping homeroom.