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It ends tonight

Chapter 11: It ends tonight

The rest of the week went by pretty fast. It was now Friday and the teens couldn't wait till the school bell rung announcing their freedom. It was the last period of the day and it was french class for a certain group of students. Their teacher, , carried on with his lesson even though more then half the students were asleep. Vic's head kept crashing on his desk, his eyes closing, ready for sleep. Unfortunately for him, Karen sat next to him. Their was no way he was getting sleep on her watch.

Unlike Vic, Gar had success in sleeping through this class. He sat in the back of the room, safe from the teacher noticing, as he also sat behind Vic who was like a wall between him and the teacher. Kori on the other hand liked french class and was listening to every word the teacher said. Dick to liked this class, but not because of the subject, but because of the girls. A new month meant a new girlfriend for Dick Grayson. He was currently talking to a girl with brown hair and brown eyes. Her name was Liz...or Beth...he couldn't quite remember, he just nodded his head to whatever words she spoke.

Just like her friends, Raven to had drifted off into her own thing. Raven wasn't sleeping or listening to the teacher, nor was she flirting. She was thinking. Ever since the day her mother had left, her fathers attitude had changed drastically. He seemed to get angry at any little thing that went wrong. He was always on the phone yelling at some employee. Sometimes late at night he would have a beer to calm himself down.

That one beer would turn into two beers, then three, then four. The number of empty bottles surrounding him rising until he passed out. She did her best to avoid him, not wanting to get caught in between him and one of his moods. He promised he wouldn't hurt her ever again. Physically. So far he was hurting her mentally. She didn't know how much more she could take till she snapped, or worse, if he snapped.

He was like a gun, waiting for someone to pull his trigger so he could go off and hurt anyone that stood in his path.

"Wooohooo!"

Gar screamed and jumped up and down like a little kid that was high on sugar.

"It's Friday!" he sang. "Oh, uh, yeah."

He continued to jump around the group until Raven yanked him by his shirt and slapped his head.

"Your in high school. Stop acting like a idiot."

"Hey guys, what do you want to do today?" Karen asked.

Garfield was going to speak but Raven cut him off.

"No arcade."

Garfield slumped his shoulders and released a sigh. Vic was going to voice his opinion but Karen cut him off.

"No all you can eat meat restaurants."

Vic slumped his shoulders and released a sigh.

"How about we go to the carnival?" suggested Kori, clapping her hands in front of her, a bright smile on her face.

"That sounds like a great idea." Dick said.

"Sounds like fun."

"Cool, the carnival."

"Whatever."

"Agreed then," Karen said. "Carnival it is."

The group separated and went home, each of them getting ready for their trip to the carnival. Vic sped down the street and arrived at Karen's house before proceeding to Gar's house. The three of them all were to head out to the carnival together and meet the others there.

Dick had already picked up Kori and was now heading to Raven's house. The music was low and Dick had his eyes focused on the road. Kori played with the key chain in her hands. She wanted to ask Dick a question about that girl he was talking with earlier today in class. She wanted to, but at the same time she didn't. Kori didn't want to meddle in his business. Then again...she was his best friend.