Broken

~6~

Caelyn

When I get back to my dorm, I am exausted.  Ever since the accident, I have trouble sleeping.

Every night, I have a freaking nightmare.  They're all relate to the accident, except in most of them I'm the cause of it.

Not the stupid drunk driver, but me.  For one reason or another, my stupid mind makes it my fault. 

Last night, it was my fault because I was messing with the radio.  He took his eyes off the road for two seconds and bam!  My brother winds up dead and I get to live and tell the story.

Don't you just love life?

When I open the door to my room Kailey tackles me.

"What the fuck!?" 

"Someone needs to talk to you, and the only way to get you're stubborn ass to listen is if we tie you up."

"We?!"  I question while struggling to get out of her grip.  Dang, for a girl so small she sure puts on a fight.

"Yes we" she says while finally getting me tied to the chair.

We are both gasping for breath and I trying to calm down.

"Who is this we?"  Nothing good ever happens when Kailey is this cryprtic.

That's when Tyler and Dallas walk in.

                                                         

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"You better realize that I'm not gonna listen to a word he fucking says right?!  La la la la la-"

"This is for your own good."  Tyler says this as he walks over with a piece of duct tape and covers my mouth.

"Mmmmmm!  Mhmmmmm!  Mmmmmm!"

"I'm..... sorry...... this..... is too..... funny!". Kailey says this in between bursts of laughter.  Man, I'm gonna kill her later.

I give her a death glare and she quickly bites her tounge.

Dallas approaches me.  I shoot daggars at him with my eyes.

"Hi Caelyn."  He is acting super nervous.  He is keeping his head cd own and looking everywhere, but my eyes. That's weird for the over confident Dallas.

"I... um just wanted to say that I'm sorry for all these things I said in junior high.  And... um... that I would like for us to be friends.  At least for now.

For now?  What does he mean-

"Owwwwwww!  You did not just rip that tape off my fucking mouth!  Ugh I'm gonna kill you when I get untied, Kailey."

"Well first you have to answer Dally Boy here's question.  And go easy on the killing of my girlfriend" Tyler says while he drapes his arm over Kailey's shoulder.

I squint my eyes at Kailey and burn holes through her head. 

And then laugh at Tyler's nickname for Dallas.  I mean come in how could you not.

"I'll give you one chance Dally Boy.  But if you mess it up, you're screwed.

"Okay" Dallas responds excitedly.

Oh Baby Jesus what did I just get myself into.