Chapt. Two


    Courney's pov.


    So I went straight to my room (as always) after school and started going through my música for the party. I have TONS of choices to choose from. morgan prefers screamo, I like rock and pop, Duncan likes whatever morgan decides he's supposed to like, and all I have is about every band and genre tu could possibly dream of. I know there are a lot of country fans and even jazz fans but I doubt any highschooler would enjoy jammin' out to Glenn Miller (sorry Glenn Miller) at a big party. Besides, it's all about the football players, anyway. I want at least one country mix, screamo, rap, and rock mix at this party.
    When I decide on the tunes, I start to get the comida items ready, since morgan put me in sharge of that too. I have crap for party comida in my refrigerator so I make a grocery lista and head out the door.
    When I arrive at what I swear is my segundo home, Wal-Mart, I go for some pretzels, Chex-Mix, chips, hamburger, wings:), hot dogs, and some ingredients for sandía mango puñetazo, ponche (delicious). I have pop at inicial and they can pig out all they want with that much. When I pass the jewelry section in the middle of the store, I see a gorgeous charm bracelet for Morgan. It has blue and black hearts and stars on it. Her favorito! shapes and colors! I grab two of the bracelets and pay for my things at the register.
    When I get back inicial it's already dark and I'm getting pretty tired. I put the groceries in the appropreit places, get ready for bed, and fall fast..fast.. asleep.
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    Running.... Running fast.... Something's wrong- I can feel it. Shaking and scared I run far away from whatever I'm running from. I've never been so frightened in my life. When I think I've ran all I could and I'm seguro from danger, I stop. I look at my surroundings and see absolute darkness. I figure it's just nighttime and I strain to make out something, anything, but all I can hear, feel, see, smell, taste, and sense is a neverending abyss of blackness. I can't breathe. I can't think. I feel so.. alone. I need to wake up from this nightmare but I can't. As my blank mind reaches out to anyone, anything, I begin to regret running away. At least then I could feel, I could experience some kind of emotion. Now all I want is to stop dreaming and just wake up. Get away from this lonely state and feel something again. ANYTHING!! I long for life again!
    And as soon as I was in, I was out. I awoke from that terrifying dream and feel very wet. Did I.. Pee?? No- it's sweat. My whole body is covered in salty hot sweat. I wake up with a bad feeling, and the día turns out to be a series of unfortunate events
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    "Hey Court! I need tu to do me a favor, tu know how morgan is like really clingy? How do I get a día to hang with the guys, right? Well what I was hoping tu could do for me is take her out for like some 'Girls' día Out' er something so that me and the guys could go hang out at the ravine? This is like only a one-time thing 'cause don't get me wrong I like morgan and all that, but everyone is getting on my nervs about how I'm actuación like her slave er whatever but I need tu to do this one thing for me, please? Just this one time. I amor being with morgan but I haven't had a día with the guys in weeks! So could tu help a guy out er what? I'll find some way to repay tu I promise. I just need this one -"

    "Okay, okay just calm down already I'll take her out tomorrow- just chill." I laugh between words at Duncan.

    "You are the best girlfriend's best friend in the world!" he says, then holds my face in his big strong hands and kisses me three times. Once on my forehead and once on each cheek. I flush and he notices. There is at once a thick silence drawn between us until....

    "Courtney?! Is that you!? With Duncan?!"

    Morgan. I think. Uh- oh. I could just imagine what this must look like to her. Her boyfriend is holding my face up close to his. And I'm her best FRIEND.

    "I cannot believe this!" is all she says before she quickly walks away with tears running down her cheeks.

    Duncan drops his hands and looks into my brown eyes when he says, "I-I- don't know what just happened."

    "Uh, Duncan I don't think we're gonna need that 'Girls día Out' plan anymore.." I say, then forget it because he's already going after her. Running as fast as he can toward the direction she went in. Leaving this situation. The best situation of my life. The first time he ever kissed me, the only time he will ever kiss me. Three times.

And this is only the beginning..