solute wreckage of my current reality. I had nowhere else to turn, and swallowing the bile

tely jumped out with an umbrella in her hand, and her face a show of fake conce

into the warm leather interior of the car and her mother was also in the car. I greeted

idn't answer my question, what happened? Why were you in

gnant, and my dad threw me out of the house, threatening that I must not return until

t you worry, I've got your back babe. But why didn't you call earlier instead of getting so soaked? Anyway, tha

ded. "Of course, my dear, we have the guest room and you are welcome

a little bit relieved. Turning to Tasha, I responded to her question. "I wasn't

m the cold. I took a hot shower, changed my clothes

oing to the movie with Franklin. I decided to ask her about it. "Tasha, you sa

oing to see a movie together?" She responded flippantly. Her b

you consider me a third wheel with you, my best friend and Frank

to the movie with Franklin should be the leas

doubt, but I let it slid

ing in my head like a horror movie; I imagined my ambition of becoming a corporate lawyer

time, and feeling like a parasite in another person's house. While. I spent my days vomiting quietly into the gue

ndry, and tried to ignore the way Tasha's sugary sweetness seemed to have a b

noid. These people were my saviors in this time of distress; they were the only people who love

quiet; Franklin had secretly visited and was in Tasha's room. They didn't hear the sound of the door when I entered. As I walked pa

se, I thought she'd chicken out at the party. If she had done, there is nothing we would have

t know whether to go forward

fit in. All it took was three vodka cranberries, and she was everyone's for the night. Besides, we won the pool. Five hundred buc

beneath my feet. Hot sweat rolled down my eyes from my forehead; I closed my eyes and opened

nt and living right here in your house. Did you ever think tha

that we just needed her to be side-tracked so we could hook up without her grumbling. Who knew the random guy we pointed her to, didn't

trangled gasp escaping my lips before I could stop

Her eyes went wide, her face paling as she saw me standing there