Escape ~ S.Harrington

26} Curiosity Voyages and Basketball!?

BEEP!

Shut the fuck up. My head hurts.

BE-

Like usual, Jenna angrily slapped her hand down on her alarm clock. She had a pounding headache from the night prior. She hadn't had too much to drink, but the headache hit her hard nonetheless. She went to get up from be, but was pulled back in.
"Let go of me, Harrington," She said, politely.
"Mmmmm... no," He grumbled.
Jenna pried herself out of his grip.
"We have school, dipshit. Now, grab one of your clothes sets from my closet and get ready."
"Ugh. Fine," He grunted and got up and out of Jenna's bed.

Jenna grabbed clothes for herself and went to the bathroom to get ready. As she was in the middle of changing, Dustin rapidly opened the door.
"WHAT THE HELL!?!?!" Jenna screamed while only in her bra and a pair of jeans.
Dustin's eyes widened then he suddenly threw his hands over his eyes.
"I'M SORRY!" He yelled, "I DIDN'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN EITHER. OH MY GOD!!!!!"
"Well, shut the door, asshole. And maybe... I don't know, KNOCK next time," Jenna replied.
Dustin nodded then took one hand from his face and felt around for the door handle and closed the door while mumbling, "Oh, my god. Oh, my god."

After Jenna finished getting ready she checked on Steve.
"Am I good to come in?" She asked before entering, unlike her brother.
"Yeah," He replied.
Jenna went in to grab her favorite jacket and talk to Steve for a minute about the previous night.
"So," She started off, "Do you feel any better?"
"A bit, I guess," He shrugged.
"Well, a bit is better than not at all. I hope you feel absolutely fantastic by the end of the day. Let's go!"

The two were just ready to leave when Dustin yelled, "Jenna! Wait. Can you take me to the library?"
Jenna looked at Steve to make sure he was fine with it and he nodded.
"Come on," She waved at her brother, "Let's go."

~

Jenna and Dustin walked up to the check-out counter at the library with a few books so they could try and figure out what the hell the slug creature was.
"Mr. and Miss Henderson," The librarian smiled, "You know the rules. Five at a time."
"Yep," Dustin responded then began counting the books in the stack, "One, two, three, four, five."
"Ten," The librarian said while pulling up Dustin's file, "You already have five books taken out.
"What about my account?" Jenna asked.
"You have... five as well," She confirmed
"You've got to be shitting me," Jenna whispered.
"What was that?" The librarian asked in shock.
"Nothing," Jenna mumbled in response.

"However..." Dustin started up again, "We," he said while gesturing between himself and Jenna, "are on a curiosity voyage, and we need paddles to travel."
"Yeah," Jenna butted in, "And... and these books right here. These are our paddles."
"Five. At. A. Time," The librarian responded, sternly.
Jenna nudged Dustin and pointed off in the distance, "What the hell..."
Dustin grabbed the books and sprinted out of the library with Jenna just behind.
"Mr. and Miss Henderson!" The librarian yelled after them.
"I need my paddles!" Dustin squealed.
"Lick my paddle then shove it up your ass!" Jenna yelled at her while sticking her tongue out and flipping her off.

"What happened to you two?" Steve asked when they got back in the car.
"We got some paddles," Dustin told him.
"And I'm never allowed back in the library again," Jenna added.
"Sounds... fun?" Steve said.
"Very," Jenna replied, "Now, school time, I guess."

~

The school day dragged on for Jenna. After she dropped Dustin off, she had a quick talk with Steve about Nancy. She just told him to talk shit out and if things were mega-shitty to get her flowers, or something like that. Even though it wasn't his fault, girls like Nancy love flowers. Anyways, she'd gotten through the first few periods of the day and now she was in gym class. She, along with the other girls in the class, ran laps around the gym while the guys played basketball in the center. She shared that class with Steve and, unfortunately, Billy. As she ran, she had her Walkman going and was playing More Than a Feeling by: Boston. And boy did she have more than a feeling that something bad was going to happen. And by that, she felt like something bad was happening in Hawkins, once again, and that something bad might happen in that gym class.