Between You & Me

Chapter Ten

WARNING! WARNING! Lol, this is a VERY short chapter compared to some of the others, and I apologize for that. I have TERRIBLE writer's block and so this took FOREVER to edit and write because I keep thinking there should be more, so... ENJOY! :D

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Tossing my clothes outside the shower, I begin running the water. The steaming, hot water runs out of the spout, rinsing me off, and removing the dirt and grime from yesterday. I never had the time to take a shower after coming back from the lodge.

Suds run down my back from my hair, which is pulled up in a messy knot as I scrub the dirt from it. I must have crashed in the snow pretty hard, or maybe it’s just from being trampled by Brad's fans. I still have bruises on my arms and legs from that, but it’s not like I care. I’ve gotten worse.

I suddenly hear giggling outside my stall, and I scowl at the squeaky little voice of one of the annoying cheerleaders. Another shushes her, and I immediately know what’s going on. Shutting the water off, I reach for the towel and begin to dry myself off. But when my hands stretch for my clothes on the table outside, all they touch is the cold wooden surface. Shit! Those bitches stole my clothes!

Using one hand to hold the towel up around my body, I exit the shower to be ambushed by flashes of pictures. They erupt in giggle fits and uncontrollable laughter. The one holding my clothes, Elle, waves it in her hand with an evil smirk on her face, which grows even wider when suddenly someone tears at the towel around my body from behind. I fight to keep it on, but soon it falls and I’m butt naked in the spot light. “Shit!” I scream, scrambling to get back in the shower.

“Guess where these pictures are going…” one of them sings, making the others burst in laughter. My cheeks are bright red, wondering why I even thought about exiting the shower when I knew what they were up to. But I honestly didn’t expect them to rip the towel off my body!

“Run!” One of them giggles, which is followed by their footsteps stampeding out the door. I have to get those pictures before they post them on the internet or something stupid.

I quickly reach for my neighbor’s towel and wrap it securely around my body, dashing out of the bathroom and into my room, which is already unlocked. Thank you Angel!

Snatching the robe on the hook near the door, I tie it around my bare body and race down the hall after the echoing laughter. But by the time I reach them, the door slams and all I hear is their everlasting laughter inside. “Shit, shit, shit!” I shout angrily.

“Something wrong?” I jump at the sound of AJ behind me.

“What are you doing here?” I flare at him, making sure my towel is concealing every part of my body.

“That doesn’t matter, but do you mind if I ask why you’re naked and covered in a robe screaming, ‘Shit, shit, shit!’ down the halls?” He asks with a smirk on his face.

“Shut up,” I scowl, furious as I storm toward the cheerleader’s door and start pounding on it.

“What do you need in there?” He asks. “I thought you hated them.”

“I do, which is why I need to get in there,” I scowl at him.

“Allow me,” he steps in front of me and knocks on the door with a slight rhythm to it. Seconds later a girl’s voice sounds on the other end. I make sure I’m not in view of the peephole.

“Hey AJ, what are you doing here?” She says in a flirtatious voice.

“Mind if I join?” He smirks at the eye on the other side, his smile flashing like it does in those magazines. She giggles giddily on the other end.