"So what happened back there?" Steven asked, still confused about what happened. It took him a few minutes before he connected the dots and realized that Ramona had stolen the items she was gonna use for the gift. Everyone then slowly shifted their eyes to their friend. "Ramona....Did you?" Neil whispered. Ramona was simply tomato red at this point. "Jesus Christ, guys. Just give her some space!" Kim snapped, watching everyone look away. "That's what I thought..." She mumbled placing her hand on Ramona's shoulder.
"You really didn't have to stick up for me, Kim. I could have taken care of it myself." Ramona said, still grateful for Kim's act. The redhead simply smiled and said she'd do anything for a friend. Well....Except for Scott. The car ride remained silent after that until everyone got home. Where things would get even worse from there....
Ramona was busy upstairs, preparing the gift for Julie's party. "I really do feel bad for doing what I did...But what else could I do? I didn't have any money!" She thought to herself. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. "Hey, Ramona." Scott said shyly before entering his girlfriend's room. "Hey, Scott. Just finishing up the gift." Ramona said putting some tissue paper in the gift bag. "So about earlier....Did you just so happen to...I dunno, STEAL?" Scott asked before being received a loud sigh from his girlfriend. "Dammit, Scott. I didn't steal anything!" Ramona retorted, sending her boyfriend quivering under the bedsheets. "Even if I did, I would...." she then fell into that feeling of guilt hitting her like a ton of bricks.
Scott peeked out from under the blankets and saw Ramona was clearly in distress, but he knew she needed to be alone. "I'll be back later, k?" Scott said before leaving the room. Ramona fell flat on the bed after her bedroom door slowly creaked shut. "Maybe if they weren't pressuring me so much, I'd crack." She sighed.
Meanwhile, the others were downstairs. Waiting until it was time to leave. Wallace was flipping through the channels while Steven was reading the paper. "Could you flip any faster? My show is on in like 5 minutes..." Neil said before having the remote thrown in his face. "Fine, you do it." Wallace scoffed before picking up his cup of coffee. Neil picked up the remote and began flipping through the channels before slowly.....falling.....asleep.... "Looks like we've got one down, Wallace." Steven chuckled pointing to Neil.
Kim entered the living room with a cup of coffee in hand. She shifted her eyes to the freakshow before her. "That's what you get for staying up until 3 in the morning just to play Pokemon Snap." She moaned. Scott sat next to Neil and turned the TV back on. "Say, when's Ramona gonna get down here?" Wallace asked. "She's uh... Having one of THOSE moments." Scott said before being given the deadly silence....
"Way to kill the mood, Scott." Kim said before hearing the door creak open. Ramona walked down the stairs slowly, with bags under her eyes and the gift in hand. all she could do was lift her head and say, "Let's get rolling."
Thus, resulting in our group getting back into the van by sundown and driving off once again.
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The Party: A Scott Pilgrim Fan Story
FanfictionChaos ensues during a party at Julie's when Ramona is arrested. For what exactly? Read to find out!
