Time Keeps Passing By But It Seems I'm Frozen Still (Avenged Sevenfold)

Getting Ready

"Elizabeth. Close the god-damn window." He groans, his voice rough with sleep. I shake my head.

"Ryan, get up. We're leaving today." I say. He just rolls over and curls into a ball. I chuckle.

"C'mon Ryan, this is our last chance to go into town before we get on a plane for half a day. This is also your last chance to see Mackenzie." I tease. He shoots up.

"Mackenzie?" He mumbles sleepily. He climbs out of bed and stumbles to the bathroom. I snicker.

"Hurry up, its almost 12 and we have to be at the airport at 5!!" I holler after him. He waves a hand at me, then shuts the door. I shrug and walk into my room. I make sure everything is already either packed up and on its way to America, or packed up and on its way to storage. I look under my bed, and find a folded piece of paper. I grab it, and unfold it. Its an old drawing that I did of Avenged Sevenfold. I smile, remembering the day I drew it. I drew it two years ago. I had come home from school and locked myself in my room because I had just been told that my cousin Stephen had been killed in battle. His father was my dads brother, and they both wanted their kids to enlist. Well, Stephen did, and he got killed. He was my favorite cousin, even though he was about 5 years older than me, we had a lot in common. So, after I found out about him, I just stayed in my room all day, listening to music and drawing. I had a couple of drawings of Stephen from that day, but I had forgotten about this one. I smile sadly and slip it into my pocket. Then, I grab my duffle bag that has my important things, like my laptop, my sketch pad, my chargers and my aviators. I carry it outside and put it in the trunk of one of my fathers cars, since my car was already in Huntington. I turn around, and see Ryan walking over, holding his backpack He tosses it into the trunk, and then turns to me.

"Ready when you are." He says. I nod, and we both turn to look at the place we've called home our whole lives. We both sigh, and I hold my hand out to Ryan.

"Gimme your key, I'm going to give them to Darla." I say. He nods and hands me his. I walk inside and walk into the great room.

"Darla, Ryan and I are going into town one last time, and we'll meet your guys at the airport at 5. Here are our keys to the house." I say, handing them to her. She nods.

"Alright, here are your tickets in case you end up runing late." She says, handing me an envolope. I nod and walk back to the car. I slide into the drivers seat, and Ryan grins.

"Where exactly are we going?" He asks.

"Sullivan's house." I answer, pulling out of the driveway. He laughs.

"I haven't heard that name in a while. Is Mackenzie gonna be there?" He asks. I nod.

"Everyone is." I reply. He nods, and then turns on the radio. Pycho Holiday by Pantera comes on, and I slap his hand away from the controls. He chuckles.

"Of course." He teases. I shrug and turn it up.

We get to Sullivan's house, and there are about 10-15 cars in the driveway, no joke. Ryan cheers.

"You can always count on Alexis for a good party!!!" He exclaims, jumping out of the car and going inside. I laugh and follow him in. The minute I walk in, I hear loud pop music and the smell of alcohol hits me, although thats probably from the 'going away' party last night. A bunch of people come up to me and mention how they're gonna miss me,and that it won't be the same without me, and stuff like that. I just nod. I know it's not true, they're just kissing ass, as always. I weave my way through the people, turning down a few offers to dance. I finally spot a few of my friends, and I make my way over to them.

"Hey guys." I yell over the music.

"Hey 'Lizabeth, you're finally here!!!!" Zeke greets me. I laugh and nod.