The Last Year

The Sleepover

Halloween was the time of year me and my best friends could never agree on what to do. It's either someone wanted to get matching costumes or someone wanted to go a party or another person just wanted to go around collecting candy. We were at the lunch table arguing over what to do.

"I'm telling you people lets just go around and get FREE candy. Did I mention the candy is Free." Kelsey says. Jersey shoots her a look and says." I thought we agreed going to a party would be more fun. Or we all could totally go to a haunted house. That'd be fun right?" I shrug and say. "Haunted houses aren't exactly my thing. Last time I did one I fell when someone scared me. I landed on a sharp prop and then I had to get stitches." Christy then speaks up. "What if we all got matching costumes. We could totally pull off teenage mutant ninja turtles or we could be thing one thing two thing three and thing four." Jersey then said." No I can't stand those people who are all matchy matchy." Kelsey then agreed with her boyfriend. I was about to say that we should all just stay home when Wes comes over. "Hey beautiful." He says sitting next to me. I immediately felt uncomfortable and all my friends but Wes could tell. Wes had become extremely more physical lately. It was all happening too fast for my liking. "Hey you." I say turning my attention to my half eaten lunch. He didn't get to say another thing because Kate came up to us. "Hey girls!!" She said sitting next to Christy. Me and my two besties looked at each other. She never EVER sat with us. "Hey Katey. What's up?" Christy says. Christy is the only one that actually attempts to be her friend. Me and Kelsey don't really try. I can't stand Kate and I don't think Kelsey can either. "Tell me you guys don't have plans for Halloween." Kate says. "Well nothing was finalized." Christy says. "Good because I want you three to come to my house for an epic sleepover!! Won't it be so much fun!" Immediately I wanted to decline her invitation but I knew I couldn't. "I can come." Christy says. I looked over at Kelsey. "What the heck I'll come." She says. I feel a bit betrayed but I had the slightest feeling I was going to be forced to go. I turned to Wes. I remembered he wanted me to go to a party with him that night. "Hey babe. Is it alright if I stay at Kate's house for Halloween instead of going to that party." In my mind I'm praying he'll say he needs me to come with him. "Yeah sure go on ahead." I'm immediately mad at him but I hide my emotions. I turn to my friends and Kate and smile. "Looks like I'm free to come too." I say looking nervously at my friends. "Goodie!! See y'all tomorrow night!! Be at my house at six." After she leaves Wes leaves too. "Guys why did we just agree to this?" I say trying not to stab myself with a fork. "I like Kate Mia. Give her a chance." Christy says. I turn to Kels for help. "Mia I agree with Chrissy. Let the past be the past. Besides you and Jeremiah are like friends now. Why would you still hold a grudge? It's not like you still like him. Like you have Wesley now." I sighed. They were right. I needed to give her a chance but what Kels said made me think. If I had moved on from Jeremiah why did I still hold a grudge over Kate when she doesn't even know what happened? Then I thought to myself - was it possible I still loved Jeremiah? No it was extremely impossible. Jersey was laughing and he said. "Well it looks like Mia isn't getting out of this one." And he was right. I was going to this sleepover. Even if I would rather die than go to it.

Kate's house was cool and comfortable but no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get comfortable. Her room was all purple. She didn't have many decorations. I sat in her window seat and watched the kids in various costumes go around to different houses. Christy and Kelsey were doing each other's nails and Kate she came and sat beside me on the window seat. "Hey." She says and smiles. "Hey Kate. Thanks for having us over." I say trying to be polite. "You're welcome. I just thought it was about time me and you spent more time with each other. Like I'm more than positive that you'll be married to Wesley and I'll be married to Jeremiah so we'll have to plan football parties together and holiday parties. It'll be wonderful." She says all this like she's certain it's going to happen. How can she be so certain of this when I'm questioning my relationship with Wesley. I decided to play along with her. "Yeah we have a lot to look forward to." I say hoping she'll change the conversation topic. "Mia do you love Wesley?" She asks. She looks so innocent but I have a feeling she said that to get under my skin. "Kate.... Love takes time and I've only been with Wesley a couple of months." I then very stupidly said." I don't even know how I feel about Wesley right now." She gasped. "Mia! Are you having second thoughts about your relationship?" No matter what answer I would give her I knew she would say something to Wesley and he wouldn't be happy. "Well... I honestly just don't know how I feel." I said trying to come up with some sort of lie or something. "Why do you feel like that Mia? Is everything alright?" She looks concerned. Like she truly meant what she said about being friends. Maybe I was wrong about her. "Kate I have a secret." I say. I was praying that trusting her wasn't going to be a mistake. She looks at me wide eyed. "You can trust me Mia." She says grabbing my hand as a reassuring gesture. "I don't feel anything for Wesley. All we do is fight and he is very controlling and lately he's been getting more physical. I feel trapped in this relationship." I look down in shame. I knew it was wrong to be in a relationship I had no interest in but I had this fear of him that I couldn't explain . "Mia why don't you just break up with him?" She looked surprised and sympathetic. "Because I'm afraid of how he would react. I'm afraid he would yell and get angry or do something he would regret or he would be hurt and just be depressed. He trusted me with his heart. I don't want to hurt him or make him upset." I say. I'm almost in tears I had been holding this in a long time. Kate put I hand on my shoulder. "Your secret is safe with me." I give her a weak smile." Thanks Kate."

Later that night after everyone but me fell asleep I got a phone call. "Hello?" I say. "Hey Mia!!" Jeremiah sounded drunk and it sounded like he was at a very loud party. "Jeremiah Parker are you drunk?" I say silently giggling to myself. "No!! How could you say that!! Anyways you're at Kate's house right?" He says." Yes why do you ask?" I say heading over to the window seat. "I want you to come someplace with me." He says. I'm taken back. Why would he want to take me somewhere? "Jeremiah I'm not leaving. It's late your drunk. Just go home." I say hoping he wouldn't do anything stupid. "Mia again I'm not drunk and come outside I'm waiting." He says. I turn around to look out the window and sure enough there he is. "You're crazy." I say into the phone. "And you're psycho now let's go." He says. I shake my head and say "This is a bad idea." As I get up and put my shoes on. "Stop complaining and live a little Miss Lurks."