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The Bucket List

April 20, 2016
By CharlieSmith BRONZE, Pineville, Louisiana
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Name: Alex Garrison.
Date: December 20

My bucket list:

1- Make the list

"Oh that's great, genius." My best friend Spencer says.
"Shut up." I snap.
2- Be sassier.
"My God if that were a thing..."
I shoot him a look and continue the page.
3- Have sex
An awkward silence is in the air.
"Not with you." I say, and he nods. "Okay."
*ahem*
4- Get a tattoo of a quote
"A Fall Out Boy quote, of course." I say, pointing to my endless collection of CDs and posters.
"Of course. And not our band. You know. Panic! at the Disco."
I smile smugly. "Right."
5- Have a boyfriend.
6- My first kiss
7- have a baby
8- Go to a Fall Out Boy concert.
9- Date a member
"Write a member of the band. Not member."
"Why?" I ask.
He sighs, "I read to much smut on wattpad."
I giggle and change it.
9- Date a member of Fall Out Boy
"Better."
10- Write letters to Juliet
11- sing with Fall Out Boy
"Geezus. Fall out Boy much?!"
"Shut up." I giggle and look over at my poster of soul punk Patrick Stump.
12- meet Patrick Stump
"

Are you kidding me?"
"No. What did I say?"
".....shut up...."
13- Be nicer to people
I give him a death stare before he says anything.
After a while I come up with a little over 30 things for my list. I'll add more later
(Check back here in case you get confused. I'll just add them on)

"What are you gonna start with?"
"Dating a member."
He gives me a look.
"Of Fall Out Boy....no cause I'd have to meet Patrick first. OK, so Patrick, then date."
I crumble the first paper and start over:

Name: Alex Garrison.
Date: February 25, 2016

My bucket list:

1- Make the list
2-be sassier
3- Get piercings
4- Meet Patrick Stump
5- Date Patrick Stump
6- Have my first kiss
7- Have a boyfriend
8 -get a tattoo
9-sing with Fall Out Boy
10- Write letters to Juliet
11 -go bungee jumping
12- have sex
13- have a baby
14- go on a no budget shopping spree
15 -Start a band merch collection
16- See Panic! Perform live
"Yes!"
"Shut. Up. Spence."
17- go to a warped tour
18 -be part of a mosh pit
19 -be in a flash mob
20 -go to prom
21 -have blue hair
22 -volunteer at a children's hospital
23 -work at Hot Topic
24 -volunteer at library
25 -write books on wattpad
26 -be kissed in the rain
27 -Dance & sing in the rain
28 -Go an entire day without my phone
29 -go camping
30 -actually do these
31 - meet my internet friends
32 -travel first class
33 -become a mother
34- smash a pie in someone's face
35- spend a whole day Sleeping
36 -Go black Friday shopping
37 -Jump in a pool fully clothed
38 -Have a lot of makeup (nice makeup)
39 -Have a large colour palette of eye shadow
40 -Go on a stargazing date

"Well you can check off the first one." Spence says. I look at it.
I take my blue pen and make a check

•1 -Make the list ✔
Only a lot more to go....

December 21

"Time to get up, Tina you fat lard."

"Shut the frig up, Spence."
"Working on number two, or are you really like this?" Spencer sits on top of me in the bed and bounces up and down like a friggin 5 year old.
"....A little bit of both. Now get up, I can't breathe."
He stands up suddenly, and immediately crashes on the floor. I laugh.
"You aren't Panic! At The Disco! You're Fall Down Boy!!!"
"Oh ha ha."
I swear I lost it all.
"It's not that funny, Alex."
Tears are rolling down.
"Alex, Stop."
I'm gonna pee.
"It's not funny anymore," He sings, "No, it's not."
That's when I have to run to the bathroom, pull my pants down and pee.
Rule one: Never make someone who just woke up laugh. (They have a ton of pee stored up in there for hours #fyi #tmi)
Spencer knocks on the door. "You OK?"
"Yes! I just need you to stop being sassy."
"OK." He says simply.
"Oh why can't the world be like you."
He chuckles and then I don't hear him. After a minute or so, I check and see if he's there.
"You still there, Spence?"
"Yep."
"Uh, you can go now." *bladder shy* *bladder shy*
"Why, can't you wee while I'm here?"
"Darnnit, Spencer! You know I'm bladder shy." I whine, "Please go away I've gotta peeeeee."
"Fine, fine, I'm gone."
I hear foot steps and a door close.
He left my room.
I let go of the pee I was holding in and glorious heaven yes.
I know, I know.
#TMI

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
After I wash my hands, I get dressed in a T-shirt that says "This ain't a scene it's a Gah Dah Ahs race", black skinny jeans, a Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco and Sleeping with Sirens bracelets.
I exit the bathroom, to see Spencer waiting for me in the living room.
"Wanna go to Hot Topic?"
"Yeah. Then I can ask about getting a job. Kill two birds with one stone." Good thing I tucked my brown journal with my bucket list in my purse.
"What do you have against birds?" Spence asks.
I roll my eyes. "Let's go." We get into his red pick up truck and I get buckled.
"Hey, you know what?" He asks me as he pulls out of the driveway of my house.
"What?"
"You can check being sassier off of the list."
I roll my eyes.
"You've proved your point. Check it off." Spencer says, pulling out of the neighbourhood.
I open my journal to the next bucket item.

2- Be sassier √



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