I get into my car and search through my bag for my keys. As soon as I find them, I pull them out and put them into the ignition. I turn on the radio, tune it to the rock station, and crank the volume. I roll the two front windows down as I pull out of the parking lot and make my way home.
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I pull into the driveway at my house and go inside. As soon as I walk through the door, I hear the television in the living room, and the familiar click of my Xbox controller.
"Carter?" I call out" What the hell are you doing over here?" I ask rhetorically. "I thought I was coming to your house,"
"Yeah, well, ya took too long and your mom invited me in before she left for her night-shift thing. " She says, not looking away from the television screen, obviously deeply focused on whatever game of mine that she was playing.
If you didn't know already, Carter is my best friend. We practically live in each other's houses, and she invades my kitchen and bedroom on a normal basis. I dunno, I guess it's normal best-friend stuff.
I sit on the couch next to Carter and pick up a controller.
"What level?" I ask.
"Uh, I lost track about fifteen minutes ago."
"How long have you been here?!"
"I got out early today, I told the nurse that I was sick and had your mom pick me up."
"Did she buy it?"
"I didn't say anything, I just called and asked. When she came, all she asked was if I wanted to come here."
Still not breaking contact with the television, she asked "Hey, after this level, you wanna go for ice cream or some shit?" She paused the level and looked over at me. "By the way, I saw you and your boyfriend!" She mocks, wiggling her fingers poshly in my face.
"Hey, he's not my boyfriend." I mimic her. "And yes, we're going for ice cream. Get in the car." I laugh as I grab my keys.
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Carter finally comes outside, wearing a different shirt than before.
"Nice shirt! Where did you get it?" I ask sarcastically, obviously knowing that it's one of mine.
"The hot topic tree." She shoots back
I pull out of the driveway and cruise a few streets down, passing the ice cream stand.
"Hey! Hey hey hey! What are you doing you dork? You passed the ice cream!" Carter shouts, a bit of panic in her voice.
"I changed my mind." I smile
"We're going to the theatre."
"Ooh, " Carter calms a bit. " What movie?"
"I don't know yet."
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I pull the car into the parking lot behind the building and search for the closest parking spot and got out of the car.
"So," I start "What movie you wanna see?" I ask Carter, walking away from the vehicle.
"Why not Paper Towns?" She suggests.
"Um, we were here like, Saturday and saw it twice that day." I look over to her and laugh. "Ugh, why not."
I give in and we walk through the doors of the theatre building.
"Two tickets for Paper Towns?" I say to the cashier.
"Ah, I saw you two, ah, Saturday? Right?"
"Yeah, probably!" Carter says and laughs behind me.
"Well, that'll be ten dollars"
I hand the kind woman a ten dollar bill and get two tickets in return.
