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CHAPTER 26

I WAS SLEEPING SOUNDLY WHEN I GOT WOKEN UP BY MY CELL
PHONE.I PICKED IT UP AND SAW A NUMBER UNFAMILIAR TO
ME.HOPING THAT IT WOULD BE JUSTIN I ANSWERED IT.
"HELLO?" "HEY BABY, I MISS YOU TOO.I CANT TELL YOU HOW
HAPPY I WAS WHEN I CHECKED MY VOICEMAIL AND I HEARD
YOUR VOICE." I BLUSHED. "LISTEN I KNOW YOUR REHERSAL
IS TOMORROW AND YOUR PROBABLY GONNA BE BUSY GETTING
YOUR ROB AND TAKING THAT TEST EARLY IN THE MORNING BUT
I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU GET HOME EARLY AS SOON AS YOU
CAN." "YEAH I PROBABLY WONT BE HOE UNTIL LATER THAT
NIGHT LIKE 6 BUT WHY DO YOU WANT ME HOME EARLY?JUSTIN
ARE YOU TRYING TO PULL SOMETHING?" I ASKED GETTING A
LITTLE EXCITED. "SORRY I CANT TELL YOU ITS A
SURPRISE.I CANT BELIEVE YOURE ALREADY GRADUATING AND
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT YOULL BE AT MY HOUSE AND WE DONT
HAVE TO BE AWAY FROM EACHOTHER, CUZ THIS DISTANCE
THING IS KILLING ME I WANT YOU BACK IN MY ARMS."
"AWWWW!!BABE I WOULDNT WANT IT ANY OTHER WAY THEN
BEING WITH YOU." "SO DOES THAT MEAN YOULL FLY BACK TO
ME?" "JUSTIN!!! YOU KNOW PERFECTLY WELL I CANT DO
THAT.IM GONNA SEE YOU IN TWO DAYS AND IVE ONLY BEEN
AWAY FOR NOT EVEN A DAY." "BUT I MISS YOU!!!!!" "I
MISS YOU TOO BUT WELL SURVIVE.LISTEN I WOULD LOVE
STAYING ON THE PHONE WITH YOU BUT I HAVE TO FINISH
UNPACKING I HAVE TO DO MY LAUNDRY,TAKE A SHOWER,COOK
SOMETHING, AND THEN I GOTA GO TO BED CUZ I GOTTA WAKE
UP EARLY TOMORROW AND IN BETWEEN ALL THAT I HAVE TO DO
SOME STUDYING TO PASS THAT TEST." "OK THEN ILL CLL YOU
TOMORROW,SWEET DREAMS." "IM SURE ILL HAVE SOME NOW
THAT I GOT TO TALK TO YOU." "AWW!! YOURE TOO CUTE FOR
YOUR OWN GOOD!GOODNIGHT BABY." "GOODNIGHT." I SAID AS
I HUNGUP THE PHONE AND GOT UP AND STARTED UNPACKING.I
TOOK MY LAUNDRY DOWNSTAIRS AND I TRIPPED ON SOME OF IT
AND FELL DOWN THE STAIRS.I HIT MY BACK HARD AGAINST
THE TILE FLOOR AND MY KNEE AGAINST THE WALL.I DIDNT
MOVE BECUZ I WAS IN TOO MUCH PAIN TO DO SO.AFTER A
WHILE I GOT ENOUGH STRENGTH TO CRAWL TO MY LIVING
ROOM.I PULLED MYSELF UP ON THE COUCH. I PULLED UP PANT
LEG UP TO REVEAL A BIG BRUISE.I RIED GETTIN UP BUT
PAIN SHOT UP THROUGH MY WHOLE LEG.I ENDED UP JUMP
LAYING OUT ON THE COUCH.SOON IT WAS DARK AND I HADNT
EATEN ANYTHING AND WAS STARVING.I TRIED GETTING UP
AGAIN THIS TIME I WAS SUCCESSFUL BUT I WAS LIMPIN M
WAY TO THE KITCHEN.I TOOK OUT A CAN OF RAVILOI AND
HEATED IT UP IN THE MICROWAVE.I SAT DOWN AT THE TABLE
AND ATE IT.I LIMPED BACK TO THE STAIRS PICKED UP MY
LAUNDRY AND THEN LIMPED TO MY WASHER. I PUT A LOAD IN
AND HOPPED UP THE STEPS TO MY ROOM.I LAYED IN MY BED
EXHAUSTED.MY EYE LIDS KEPT GETTING HEAVIER AND HEAVIER
TO KEEP OPEN AND SOON I WAS ASLEEP.
"JUSTIN?? WHERE ARE YOU?ITS NOT NICE TO BRING YOUR
GIRLFRIEND TO A PARK AT NIGHT AND THEN HIDDING FROM
HER.?JUST-" I WAS SHOCKED AT WHAT I SAW."HEY MARY YOU
FINALLY FOUND ME, I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO
BRITNEY,SHES THE ONE IM GOING TO MARRY."HE SLOWLY
KISSED BRITNEY.THEN AS THEY PULLED AWAY BRITNEY CAME
CLOSER TO ME."AWW!SHE IS CUTE JUSTIN,BUT I DONT KNOW
WHY YOU NEED HER AROUND NOW THAT YOU HAVE ME.GOODBYE
MARY." THEN SHE PUSHED A DAGGER RIGHT THROUGH MY HEART
AND TURNED AROUND AND WALKED BACK TO JUSTIN AND BEGAN
KISSING AGAIN AND THEY WALKED AWAY.
I FELL TO THE FLOOR AS I SAT UP QUICKLY AND LOOKED
DOWN TO SEE IF I WAS BLEEDING.IT WAS ALL A DREAM.I
THOUGHT TO MYSELF.JUST A DREAM.I TOOK DEEP
BREATHS.THEN I FELT A BOLT OF PAIN COMING THROUGH MY
LEG AND BACK.I HAD TEARS RUNNING DOWN MY FACE BECUZ OF
THE PAIN.THE PHONE RANG AND RANG AS I STRUGGLED TO
PICK IT UP."HELLO?" I SAID BARELY ABOVE A
WHISPER."MARY? IS EVERYTHING OK?"A FAMILIAR VOICE
ASKED ME."HEY MONIKA, UMMM ACTUALLY NO IM NOT OK. DO
YOU THINK YOU CAN GIVE ME A RIDE TO SCHOOL AND THEN
HELP ME PICK UP MY STUFF." "YEAH WE BOTH HAVE TO GO TO
REHERSAL." "THANKS MONIKA." "NO PROBLEM ILL BE THERE
SOON.SEE YA THEN." "K, BYE." I SAID AS I HUNG UP THE
PHONE. I SLOWLY SAT BACK UP ON MY BED AND LIMPED INTO
THE BATHROOM TO TAKE A QUICK SHOWER AND CHANGE. I WAS
JUST COMING DOWN THE STAIRS WHEN I HEARD MONKIA KNOCK
ON THE DOOR.I GOT TO THE DOOR AND OPENED IT. "HEY
GURL,WHATS UP?" MONIKA SAID WITH A BIG SMILE."NOTHING
ITS JUST I BUSTED MY ASS YESTERDAY I FELL DOWN THE
STAIRS AND NOW MY LEG IS ALL BANGED UP AND MY BACK HIT
THE TILE HARD." "OUCH! WELL I HAD TO PICK UP PAM ON
THE WAY SO LETS GO SHEA WAITING IN THE CAR." "ALRIGHT
LET ME GET MY KEYS AND MY BAG." I WALKED OVER TO THE
TABLE BY THE COUCH AND PICKED UP MY STUFF AND THEN WE
WERE OUT THE DOOR. WE ARRIVED AT SCHOOL EARLY SO I
TRIED TO USE MY TIME BY STUDYING IN THE LIBRARY WHILE
PAM AND MONIKA HEADED TO THE SENIOR BREAKFAST IN THE
CAFETERIA.I WOULD CATCH UP WITH THEM LATER AFTER THE
TEST.I WAS DONE WITH MY TEST SOONER THEN I THOUGHT AND
NOW I JUST HAD TO WAIT FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR TO GRADE
IT TO SEE IF I COULD GRADUATE OR NOT.I SLOWLY
APPROACHED MONIKA AND PAM."BY THE LOOKS OF IT YOU
DIDNT PASS." "WELL ACTAULLY,I DID!!!" ISAID AS I
JUMPED ON THEM AND GAVE THEM A HUG."WELL WE BETTER GO
GET YOUR CAP AND GOWN!" " LETS GO THEN!!" WE ALL
STARTED TO RUN BUT I STOPPED BECUZ OF THE PAIN.WE WENT
TO REHERSAL AND FOUND OUT WHERE WE SAT.WE ALL SAT IN
DIFFERENT PLACES SINCE OUR LAST NAMES START WITH
DIFFERENT LETTERS, P ,F AND B. IT SEEMED LIKE REHERSAL
TOOK FOREVER.THEN WE DECIDED TO GO EAT A LATE LUNCH
THEN WED GO OUT AND CELEBRATE.WE ATE AT FRIDAYS.WE
TALKED ABOUT HOW WE WOULD CELEBRATE AFTER
GRADUATION.WE JUST KNEW WE HAD TO LIVE THAT NIGHT UP
NO MATTER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES.MONIKA DROPPED ME OFF AND
WED MET AT MY HOUSE IN AN HOUR.I GOT UP TO MY ROOM AND
WENT THROUGH MY CLOSET LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO WEAR.I
FINALLY DECIDED TO WEAR MY BLACK SLACKS AND MY GREEN
HALTER TOP.I WAS JUST PUTTING ON MY MAKEUP WHEN MY
CELLPHONE RANG. "HELLO?"I SAID ALL GIDDY."HEY BABY,YOU
SOUND LIKE YOURE HAVING FUN WITHOUT ME." "AWWW!! BABY,
I MISS YOU.IM JUST HAPPY I PASSED THE TEST AND NOW I
CAN GRADUATE.ME AND THE GIRLS ARE GETTING READY TO GO
OUT TONIGHT AND CELEBRATE I WISH YOU WERE HERE TO COME
WITH ME." "YOU KNOW IF I COULD I WOULD BE THERE IN A
HEARTBEAT." "I KNOW.I CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU TOMORROW.IM
SO EXCITED." "WELL I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU
TOMORROW." "REALLY?OH WHAT IS IT JUSTIN,TELL
ME!!PLEASE!!" I BEG."NO THATLL RUIN THE SURPRISE.I
CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU TOMORROW,BUT I HAVE TO GO.CALL ME
WHEN YOU GET HOME OK?" "OK BABE ILL DO IT AS IM
WALKING IN THE DOOR." "OK,TALK TO YOU THEN.BYE."
"BYE." AS I HUNG UP MY CELL I WAS SMILING LIKE A
FOOL.I JUST COULDNT HELP IT. I FINISHED DOING MY MAKE
UP AND WALKED DOWN STAIRS AND SAT ON THE COUCH AND AS
I JUST GOT COMFTERABLE I HEARD MONIKA PULLING UP IN
THE DRIVEWAY. I GOT UP AND MADEMY WAY TO THE DOOR.I
JUMPED INTO THE CAR AND OFF WE WENT TO THE CLUBS.WE
MAINLY STAYED IN LATIN CLUBS.I WAS DANCING IN THE
CENTER WHEN THE SPOTLIGHT HIT ME.THEN I LOOK OVER MY
SHOULDER AND SEE MONIKA AND PAM WITH THEIR MOUTHS WIDE
OPEN.I FOLLOWED THEIR EYES TO SEE WHAT THEY WERE
GAWKING AT.THEN MY EYES CAME ACROSS WHAT THEY SAW AND
SOON I WAS IN AMAZEMENT.I COULDNT BELIEVE WHAT I WAS
SEEING.WAS I DREAMING?SO MANY THOUGHT RAN THROUGH MY
HEAD.I KEPT THINKING TO MYSELF PLEASE LET THIS BE A
DREAM.THEN HE CAME UP TO ME AND WENT TO KISS ME AND I
PULLED AWAY."GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME I DONT EVER
WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN.IM OVER YOU AND I MOVED ON.I
DONT KNOW WHAT YOURE THINKING BUT YOU BETTER GET AWAY
IF YOU KNOW WHATS GOOD FOR YOU." "MARY BABY DONT BE
LIKE THAT." HE SAID AS HE BRUSHED HIS HAND OVER MY
CHEEK AND JAW LINE.I SLAPPED THE SIDE OF HIS
FACE."DONT YOU GET IT!!I DONT WANT YOU!!IM WITH
SOMEONE NEW!!AND HE LOVES ME!LOOOVES ME!!NOT LIKE YOU
LOVED ME BUT HE ACTUALLY LOVES ME AND HES ALOT BETTER
THEN YOU!!SHIT YOU NEVER DESERVED ME!!IM WAY TO GOOD
FOR YOU!!"I WAS SILENCED BY THE SLAP IN THE FACE.BY
THAT TIME PAM AND MONIKA RAN THROUGH THE CROWD AND
WERE TO JUMP HIS ASS BUT I HELD THEM BACK.THEN I
LOOKED BACK AT MIKE AND HE SAID "DONT YOU EVER SAY
THAT!YOU DONT DESERVE ANYONE BUT A LOW LIFE SCUM!YOU
WHORE." WITH THAT I LOST MY MIND AND I PUNCHED HIM
OVER AND OVER AGAIN TIL HE GRABBED MY FISTS WITH ONE
HAND.THEN HE PUNCHED ME AND THAT SENT ME FLYING TO THE
FLOOR.I WAS IN SO MUCH PAIN I STARTED CRYING
UNCONTROLABLY.PAM AND MONIKA IMMEDATLY JUMPED ONHIM
AND BEGAN POUNDING THE SHIT OUT OF HIM.WE ALL GOT
KICKED OUT AND MONIKA HELPED ME OUT WHILE PAM KEPT
KICKING THE SHIT OUT OF MIKE.WE GOT IN THE CAR."ARE
YOU OK MARY?" MONIKA ASKED.I DIDNT ANSWER I WAS CRYING
AND TO MUCH IN SHOCK.WE DROVE TO MY HOUSE IN
SILENCE.THEY HELPED ME UP TO MY ROOM AND I WENT
STAIGHT TO MY BED AND WENT UNDER THE COVERS.MONIKA
AND PAM LEFT TO GET THEIR STUFF AND WERE COMING BACK
TO STAY WITH ME AND SPEND THE NIGHT. I REACHED OVER
FOR THE PHONE AND CALLED JUSTIN."HELLO?" HE ANSWERED
IN A GROGGY VOICE HE WAS SLEEPING.I DIDNT
ANSWER."HELLO??" "JUSTIN?"I SAID IN A WHISPER."MARY?
WHATS WRONG?" HE KNEW SOMETHING HAPPENED.I STARTED
CRYING AND HE TRIED TO COMFERT ME BUT I COULDNT CALM
DOWN."BABY,PLEASE TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.WHATS WRONG?"
"WE WENT TO..A...CLUB..AND...AND..AND.."I MANAGED TO
SAY BETWEEN SOBS.THEN MONIKA AND PAM GOT BACK AND I
HANDED THE PHONE TO MONIKA SINCE SHE WAS THE CALMED
ONE.PAM SAT NEXT TO ME AND RAN HER FINGERS THROUGH
MYHAIR TRYING TO GET ME TO FALL ASLEEP.MONIKA WALKED
OUT TO THE HALLWAYS AND TOLD JUSTIN WHAT HAD
HAPPENED.JUSTIN WAS EXTERMELY PISSED AND DECIDED TO
CHANGE HIS FLIGHT TO AN EARLIER ONE.HE WANTED TO TALK
TO ME BUT BBY THE TIME MONIKA CALMED HIM DOWN AND
WALKED BACK IN THE ROOM I WAS ASLEEP.MONIKA AND PAM
DECIDED TO SLEEP IN THE ROOM WITH ME.