Shadows

3. ANIMAL

I sat there on my bed and though to myself what a screw up I was. Carter my best friend at the academy. My only friend.

I mostly liked him because he reminded me a lot of Elena which made it easier to take to him. He had her humor her smart abilities. I got up and walked back and forth in my room. I threw the bottle at the wall. Elena pounded even harder on the door and became panicked.

I yelled, "Leave me alone!"

She quite after a half an hour later and retreated to her room. The party started at six it was five now. I changed my black DC's for my multicolored ones. I loved my DC's.

I brushed my teeth and hair twice to get my mind off my dead friend. I walked back out to my mirror and put on mascara eyeliner and silver eye shadow. I unlocked my door and looked at he time it was five ten. I walked over to my bed and thought about Carter. He and I would go to the movies whenever the ogre wasn't looking. We would sneak out of our dorm room's at night and watch the stars.

We didn't worry about anything more going on between us once he told me he was gay. But I accepted him for what his life style was. He hated my bike like Elena does. He always called it a death tarpon two wheels. I would always laugh at him.

There was a knock on my door. Elena walked in and sat next to me on the bed.

"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked me placing a hand on mine.

"About what? What's there to say?" I said harshly looking at her.

"About your friend Carter," she said trying to get me to talk.

"Come on Jade. Say something emotional," Elena said giving me a nudge. I turned my head and looked at her and, "Something emotional."

"Jade come on I'm serious," Elena said nudging me again.

"So am I," I said with a serious tone.

"Fine shut down," she said getting off the bed.

"He was my best friend," I said before she walked out the door. She turned and looked at me.

"I was friends with Carter because he reminded me of you," I aid getting up in front of her. She gave me a look that said don't go there.

"He was there for me when you weren't," I said giving her a sad smile. She looked at me confused.

"While you were here playing your role as perfect daughter doing what you were told I had to live with the breakups of boyfriends through Carter. But you wouldn't know that would you. You had Matt following you like a lost puppy promising him forever. I never had that. And what do you do, You turn your back on him completely," I said walking out of the room and grabbing my helmet. I walked to Jeremy's room leaving Elena shocked in my room. I knocked on his door he opened it a few seconds later.

"Hey you want ride to the party?" I asked seeing he was sober for now. He smiled and said, "Yea that'll be cool."

"Let's go then," I said walking down the stairs. I pulled the keys out of my pocket and walked out the door with Jeremy right bein. I handed him the helmet and waited till he put it on. I got on the bike and turned it on. I waited for him to get on and kicked the stand up and speed off toward the party.

He hopped off the bike once I stopped and threw me the helmet. He ran over to Vicki and the other Junkies. I sighed and got off the bike. And turned it off. I left the helmet and put my key in my pocket.

My phone rang I pulled it out to see Carters name on the screen. I felt my heart skip beats I answered and said, "Carter?"

There was no answer the number hung up and I got a picture text. I took a deep breath and before I could open it Bonnie walked over.