Escape ~ S.Harrington

24} Spooky Scary Skeletons

BEEP!

Fuck this.

BE-

Jenna smacked her hand down on her alarm in anger. She got only a couple hours of sleep due to everything that had gone down at Barb's. She begrudgingly got out of bed and headed straight to the shower. She finished it in about 5 minutes, choosing to not soak in the icy water for long, and got dressed for school. She wasn't looking forward to the day ahead of her. Alice decided that they should dress up as Fred and Daphne from Scooby Doo for the Halloween party and she agreed immediately. She didn't have anyone to match with, so she figured why not? For the school day, though, she put on an Eagles band t-shirt, a basic pair of jeans, and the jacket from Steve. The plan for the day was to get through school, come home to change, walk to the party, hang out with friends, and get shitfaced.
How hard can that be?

"Lookin' good, Dusty," She complimented her brother, "I love the Ghostbusters get up."
"Thank, Jen," He smiled at her, "The boys have matching costumes."
"Cool, cool. You're wearing that to school?"
"Yeah, people still dress up."
"Alright, suit yourself."
Before Jenna could get out the door to her car, her mom started yelling, "Oh, Dusty! Come here! I need pictures!"
Oh, great. Better leave before this shit starts.

Jenna shimmied out the door before her dear mother noticed she was gone. She hopped in the car and started blasting Walk This Way by Aerosmith, grateful to have avoided the wrath of Claudia's camera.
Such a lovely way to start my morning.

~

Right as Jenna got out of the car, Alice jumped on her back, hugging her.
"Ready to be my date tonight, Daphne?" Alice giggled in Jenna's ear.
"Oh, definitely," Jenna smiled over her shoulder.
Alice roughly grabbed Jenna's face in her hands and gave her a big kiss on the cheek.
"What was that for?" Jenna asked while laughing and wiping her cheek.
"To get us in character," Alice elaborated.
"Come on, let's get to class."
"Whatever you say, Jelly Belly. You're the one carrying me, so take us wherever you want!"

The two walked down the hall together towards Calculus while Alice pretended to be a cowboy who had Jenna as her horse. They were only a few feet from the door when Billy walked over and rested his elbow on one of the lockers near them.
"So," He smirked at Jenna, eyeing her up and down, "You gonna be at the party later tonight, Sweet cakes?"
"None of your business and stop calling me Sweet Cakes."
"Oh, I'll never stop doing that. And it is my business because if you are, I'd like to hang out with you for a bit."
"She's already taken tonight," Alice butted in, nuzzling into the crook of Jenna's neck, "By me."

Billy looked between the two, put his hands up in the air in mock surrender, and said, "Fine. If you don't wanna hang, that's cool. Just wanted to throw you the offer first, Sweet Cakes. You're my favorite."
He walked off with a wink into the Calc room where Jenna and Alice had to follow.
"Thanks, Alice," Jenna rested her head against her friend's, "You're a lifesaver."
"Anytime," Alice smiled, "But, now we have to get through Calc with him."
"True, but at least we don't have to talk with him."
"Good point. This is why we work best when our brains are squished together," Alice gestured to their current position, "It creates a full brain. It's like our shared brain cell can actually function."
"This is why I love you."

~

Eventually, Jenna got to her study hall period which she had with Nancy and Steve in the library. The three sat at a table and were working on their own notes when Nancy snapped her pencil and got up to sharpen it. Jenna looked up after about 15 seconds to see Nancy looking off in the distance and continuously sharpening her pencil more than she needed to. Jenna furrowed her eyebrows, grabbed Steve by the arm, and dragged him over to check on Nancy.
"Nance," Jenna grabbed her shoulder, "What's going on?"
"Are you okay?" Steve asked right after Jenna.
Nancy shook her head and the three walked into a private study room.