Dominoes

chapter 2

The worst part of a break up is your inability to comprehend the fact that a person who meant the world to you is no longer a part of your life. You have to learn to let go of the memories the good bad and ugly times. My problem is, I can't seem to let go. Every time I see him in school I have to pretend like he doesn't  exist. Luckily for me it's senior year and finals are upcoming my studies always serve as a distraction. I'm an average student and I strive to make good grades so I go all out when it comes to my studies.
    Its Friday and I have successfully avoided Michael throughout the week. I'm going  over to Avery's place today and staying the entire weekend,a bunch of girls in our year are going to be there also. I really need this sleepover. I've being moping around for the past one week and the company of these girls may cheer me up.
   School's out and I'm walking back home. I need to be alone,besides Avery will be busy setting up her house for the sleep over and I don't want to bother her anymore I know she's my best friend but sometimes I feel like I'm taking advantage of her.
When I get home I pack an overnight bag, making sure that all my essentials are in there. There's nothing left to do so I decide to get some homework done.
   The screen of my phone lights up,its a text from Avery.
    *yourbitchAvery*: best Fran!!! You're still coming  over right.
   *me*: no I'm just going to stay home and feel sorry for myself
   *yourbitchAvery*: you're being sarcastic right. You better come or else we won't be best friends anymore.
     I roll my eyes and laugh. Avery is such a drama queen.
   *me*:yes!! Queen Avery. I'll be there...now stop texting me I'm working on my homework.
*yourbitchAvery*: homework!!!! Damn girl. Could you get more boring.
*me*: Avery!!!! Ugh stop texting me. Besides one of us has to do the homework.
*yourbitchAvery*: best Fran!!!! That's why I love you. See you in a bit.
*me *: Yh and don't reply this.
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I'm the first one to show up at Avery's place,so the two of us get the "supplies" for the sleep over and order pizza. Some minutes later the doorbell rings "I'll get it" I yell to Avery who is in the bathroom. When I open the door I'm greeted by five girls from our form. Leslie,Danielle,Cassie,Veronica and Somaya . Somaya and I were kinda close but when senior year rolled over I was too busy trying to get good grades and she was too busy partying. We both chose completely different paths and I honestly don't think its wrong, whatever floats your boat.
  "Hi girls" I smile at them "hope you're ready for all the fun stuff Avery has planned out for us?" I say and roll my eyes. They all laugh and walk into the house each of them smiling at me, when Danielle smiles at me it almost seems condescending, I'm gripped by the feeling that something isn't right but I try to ignore it.
    Danielle and I aren't the best of friends but I'm sure she's going to behave herself and not ruin this night for all of us.
  "Hey girls!" I hear Avery shout as I shut the door. "You don't have to be so loud" I say with an eye roll. She replies by blowing raspberries at me, and I roll my eyes. for the thousandth time today.
      So far the night has been fun. We watched a million chick flicks, ate pizza, had a competition on who would get the longest brain freeze. Now we are all seated in a circle in Avery's room contemplating on what next to do. "We could give each other blindfolded make overs"Leslie suggests.                                 "yes that'll be fun" veronica say rubbing her palms together                                                       " That's so lame" somaya says flipping her hair.                                                                        "well you didn't come up with any better idea" Cassie snaps.                                                   "Well no ideas are better than boring ideas"
Avery and I exchange glances, if these girls are going to fight, this night will be ruined. All eyes are on Cassie and Somaya who are currently trying to stare each other down or rather kill each other with their stares.
    "Why don't we play truth or dare" Danielle speaks up for the first time since the argument started    
 

  "Yes absolutely" I say immediately
  "Well we don't have bottles in here and I'm too lazy to go downstairs and grab a bottle so we'll just have to spin my hair brush" Avery says holding up a hairbrush.
    "Great" we all chorus and huddle closer.
  The game goes on for a while Veronica has to explain how her first kiss felt like. Cassie flashed her nipple piercing now the hair brush lands between I and Danielle and she smiles in the same condescending manner that she smiled at me when she arrived here.
             "Truth or dare?"
    "Truth" I say a little bit too fast, she taps her finger across her chin and looks up then snaps her finger cocks her head and says "why did you try to steal my boyfriend?".       All the girls gasp. I'm in shock,what the hell did she just say?. 
All eyes in the room are on me, I swallow the lump in my throat and ask "what the hell are you talking about"
"Don't play dumb,I know all about you and Michael, I read the texts..."
"Okay that's enough let's get some sleep" Avery says in an attempt to save me from further embarrassment but I'm not having any of that, I need to hear what Danielle has to say "No, Avery, let her finish". All the other girls are looking at me sympathetically while Danielle is smiling like a Cheshire cat. What a bitch "please continue" I manage to choke out
"Well it seems like you didn't know Michael and I had been going out for a while and I started to suspect something was going on because you were always hanging around him. When I asked him he said you guys were working on a project of some sort together but I'm not that stupid. I can't believe you would actually try to steal my boyfriend. I mean I know you're a slut but I didn't think you would actually go to that-"
"Shut the fuck up Dani just shut up" Avery yells "I won't let you insult my best friend like that. Was this the reason you begged me to let you come for this sleep over?. So you could embarrass her?"
My feet have a mind of their own and I find myself running out of the room there's a vile feeling in my throat and my stomach contexts start swirling I know I'm going to vomit so I run to the nearest bathroom.
I've being in this bathroom for close to ten minutes and Avery and Dani haven't stopped yelling at each other. I'm such a catalyst, I cause problems everywhere I go. I want to cry but my eyes stay dry I hug my knees to my chest and lean against the bathroom wall. Some minutes later the door opens and Avery walks in.
"Hey"
"Hey"
"I'm so sorry Fannie I didn't know that was her plan"
"Its okay, I would have found out anyway so better now than later. It just hurts that I had to find out this way."
"The other girls left, the tension was overwhelming. Veronica Leslie and Cassie left with Leslie, her dad picked them up"
"What about Somaya?"
"She left with Danielle"
"Who picked them up?"
"No one, Somaya said there was a party somewhere close by so they went there instead"
I can't help but feel that Somaya was in on this whole thing. Reading my thoughts Avery asks "do you think Somaya knew?"
" maybe. I honestly don't know what to think anymore"
"Are u going to confront him at least?, you know just incase Dani is lying"
"No"  I say and stand up "I honestly don't care" and that's the truth I dont care anymore. Michael hurt me and doing anything that relates to him will be a constant reminder of his betrayal. So I'm not going to bother myself anymore.
"Let's go to bed" I say to Avery who in turn stands up from the toilet seat which she has been sitting on. Before we walk out of the bathroom she pulls me into a hug and says "we'll get through this okay?" When she pulls away we both smile at each other. "Race you to the bedroom" she screams and starts running. "What will I do without you Avery" I scream back and run after her
**********************************************more drama!!!!#singsongvoice# I hope you liked this chapter. Don't forget to vote comment and share this book. Xoxo Laurel