Dear Diary, (Currently on Hold)

(1) End Of Summer

Dear Diary,

Today is the last day of summer vacation. Tomorrow starts my senior year of high school. Ugh! I know right! I had to redye my hair this summer so it was black again and not my natural blonde look. I have to get everything ready for school tomorrow, or so mom says. Tonight is the back to school party and I was in Europe all summer so I haven't seen my friends yet. I am going to sneak out, like I always do for parties. I bought Lexxi a charm bracelet and her boyfriend Jake a pocketknife. Sadly, those two are my only friends though. And when Lexxi and Jake break up Lexxi will be my only friend. *Sigh* My life sucks. Ever since dad died a year ago and mom became a drunkie. My whole conversation with her today was, "Mom." "Clarisse? Is that you? Tomorrow you have school and you need to get your stuff together and go. Oh! And pick up a six pack before tomorrow, I'm almost out." "Whatever." Yup, that was out conversation. I will NEVER buy mom the six pack though. I still love her to much.

~Claire

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Claire stood from her desk and walked over to her closet and pulled out the box that held Lexxi and Jake's gifts. She opened the box to see a silver charm bracelet with a single heart on it and a black pocket knife with "Jake" carved into it. She closed the box and threw it on the bed. She looked back at the closet and pulled a black dress that had spaghetti straps and went to a little over her knees. She layed the dress on her bed and put a pair of black heels beside it.

She always tried to stay hidden from everybody but Lexxi and Jake. After being bullied in Elementary and Junior High, she started to dye her hair black every year since she was a freshman. She changed her name to Claire and befriended Lexxi. She quit everything she was in and stopped going to school for a month. When she came back to school again, no body noticed her anymore. It was just the way she liked it.

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Around midnight, Claire snuck out of her house. She had on her knapsack that Lexxi got her for birthday two years ago. She had her heels and gifts in the bag and her black Belstaff Pusher jacket hanging off her shoulders. She ran around to her bicycle and jumped on. She started to pedal down to driveway and when she hit the rode she was off.

When she got to Lexxi's house she dumped her bike in the side bush like she always did. She walked around the back and climbed up the latter that went straight to Lexxi's window.

"Lexxi! Where are you?" Claire yelled when she climbed inside of the room. Lexxi's room was similar, but somewhat different than Claire's. Lexxi had deep red paint mixed with black swirls around her wall. Where Claire had all black walls with her name written on the wall in deep red. "In here!" Lexxi yelled from the bathroom.

Claire threw her knapsack on the bed and walked to the bathroom. "OMG Lexxi! You look so pretty!" Lexxi had a black dress on that was a high low. The front stopped at her knees and the back was about a foot longer than the front. She had her hair in a messy bun and smokey black eye shadow on. It looked really good with her red hair. "You are doing my hair and make-up Lex." Claire said.

"Kay!! Oh how I've missed you Claire. It was a boring summer." "I bet." We hugged and then Lexxi started to do my hair. By the time Lexxi was one with Claire's hair and make up they took off to the party.

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When we arrived at the party, which happened to be at Jake's house Adrenalize by In This Moment was playing over the speakers. Lexxi told me to "stay" while she went to find Jake. Mike Lancet walked over to me about ten minutes after Lexxi had left. "Hey babe!" Mike slurred and threw his arm over Claire's shoulder. Mike Lancet was a football player and Jake's best friend. Claire shrugged off his arm.

"Dang Mike are you drunk already? It's only been thirty minutes!" "Hey! I am the LIFE of the party. What to you expect?" Claire stared at Mike. "What do you want? You never talk to me unless your with Jake and Jake is with Lexxi and Lexxi is with me. So what's up now?"

"Hamilton wanted me to get ya. Said something 'bout Lexxi found him and then they started smoochin and that was it." Claire sighed. "Where are they?" "Top floor in the living room." Claire turned to the stairs. "Thanks Mike." "No prob." Mike stumbled off. Claire laughed at the drunken football player and walked up the stairs.

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After Claire had broken up Lexxi and Jake, she gave them their gifts which they hugged her for and then they partied the rest of the night. Now Claire was riding home on her bike and pulled up at a gas station. Sure she didn't need gas, but after three hours of parting and drinking she was craving a doughnut badly.

Claire checked the time on her phone and sure enough it was four a.m. Claire walked into the store and walked over to the doughnuts. She grabbed a powdered one with pudding filling and walked to the back to grab a pop.

When she went to the check out a motorcycle pulled up outside of the station. The rider took off his helmet and shook out his hair. It was a guy. Not any guy though. He was HOT! He had black hair and it fell over his eyes. He looked about Claire's age, but Claire had never seen him before. He turned around as a black Ferrari pulled up beside him. The driver got out and Claire almost had the same reaction as she did with the first guy. This guy had short brown hair and he looked a little bit older than the first guy. They both scowled at each other before walking in the store.

The clerk gave Claire her money back and she threw the pop in her bag. The guys walked in and their eyes landed on her. She turned away from their stares and back to her bag. They gave her the creeps and she didn't need this now. She ate the doughnut and threw the wrapper away before heading out. The guys were in the back of the store when she left and she sighed. Dang. She was going to need help.

Claire got on her bike and rode home. She threw the bike in the garage and climbed in her window. She flopped down on her bed and sighed. "I don't want to go to school tomorrow." Claire said and fell asleep.