The Story Of Us

The Story Of Us: Chapter 10

sorry i haven't written for ages, i have been deciding whether to cut the book off here or keep writing.

This is the last chapter, so please enjoy, vote, fan and like.

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I don't know where the alcohol came from, but there was lots of it.

We were laying on the grass in front of the church when the first bottle appeared, and it just seemed to keep coming and coming. It would be passed around the circle, each person taking a sip then handing the bottle on and in no time everyone was drunk.

Including me.

I never thought i would get drunk, the taste of alcohol just made me want to pass out. But there I was, laying down with the others, having no idea what was going on but still taking another sip when the bottle reached me. I felt so ashamed of myself, but I knew that Jacinta wouldn't have wanted us to be sitting around sulking over her. That was just who she is.

Jaydee was still telling us stories about Jacinta, the rest of us were laying on our stomachs, watching the stars. I looked over at Jay and smiled at him, before someone placed a bottle in my hand and the burning liquid was poured into my mouth once again.

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I was woken by the sound of a lawnmower. My back ached from sleeping on the grass and my head pounded as I realised we had moved to the church courtyard sometime during the night, because that's where we were now. 

"Where the hell are we? and why does my head hurt?" I looked over at Carly, who was sitting up and rubbing her head. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't remember anything from the previous night.

"We need to wake the others up." I mumbled, turning to Becky-Lee and poking her in the arm. Carly turned to do the same to Jaydee, and a few swear words later everyone was awake. Without talking we all stood and walked to my house, because it was closest, before the others left me at the front door and continued walking to their houses. I closed the door quietly and walked up the stairs, not even bothering to get changed before falling onto my bed. I closed my eyes and listened to the footsteps of the others, echoing down the empty street, as I imagined what my parents would say when they realised I had come home at 6 in the morning after spending the night drunk in the grounds of a church. I was going to be grounded for life.

"Lord, please look after Jacinta..." I whispered into the darkness. I didn't even have time to say 'Amen' before I fell into a deep sleep, somewhere between concioussness and unconciousness. 

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When you are little, you dream big. You tell your friends that you will be together 'forever and always' and that nothing will ever tear you apart. By the time you are in Middle School, you know that nothing lasts forever. You realise your not going to be the princess you always dreamed of, and life isn't perfect.

Life has ups, and life has downs, people change yet life goes on. Small mistakes cause you to lose friends that promised to always be by your side. And as life goes on, friends become everything to you. They become more than family and you realise you can't live without them.

Things happen and things change, but if you really love each other, you will stay together forever.

- Dedicated to Emma Snell, Chantelle Shand and Bryanna Woods, I wouldn't have made it through 2011 without you.