Cheers Roll Down: A Series Of Unfreaktunate Events

1: Freaking In Unannounced

Foreword

"There is a crucial point in every young woman's life when she passes from childhood into adulthood. For some, it comes with something directly symbolic, such as the buying of the first female support, or the first time they go home from school with their jacket tied around their waist. For others, it's something more subtle, at least to them; quitting the baseball team because their peers think it's not "girly," or throwing away all their toys that aren't Barbies. And then, there's the all-purpose divider: first love. A woman is no longer a fledgling when she falls for someone - when she develops a crush she doesn't express by throwing mud on the object of desire or kicking them in the shins.

But these are not universal truths. There are other things that help transform you into the person you're meant to be, if not do it all at once: like finding your calling, or losing a loved one. Like finding true love, or losing your innocence in one horrible night of mistakes. Like losing an age-old friendship, or gaining the purest one you've ever known. Like a fight that cuts you to the bone, or a kiss that lights up the sky.

There is a crucial point in every young woman's life when she passes from childhood into adulthood... but no one can ever tell just when that moment comes. Only looking back, many years later, might it become clearer: maybe it was being promoted at your first job that taught you how valuable your career was to you, or needlessly losing your marriage that led you to founding a clinic for couples' therapy. However, despite its undeniable existence, it is far more likely that you will never be able to tell the exact moment you ceased being a person-in-training - and started living your life the way it was intended.

Beyond that, you have two choices: you can either spend your life regretting how it happened... or thank your lucky stars that it did."

- The Jessica X

Chapter 1: Freaking In Unannounced

"Oh God oh God oh God oh G-"

SLAP!

"I needed that," I mumbled, rubbing my cheek. "Thanks... Sabrina."

"No problem!" she said, grinning from ear to ear and showcasing those perfect dimples while her blue eyes shone with a thousand different emotions. Before another thought could impose itself on me, I felt her arms squeezing the life from my poor torso. "Ohhh, it's great to see you again!"

"L-likewise!" The instant she let me go, I was caught up in a second hug. "Hey!"

"Didn't wanna miss out on the love-fest!" Roxie's hug wasn't nearly as bone-crushing, but that didn't make it limp and forceless. Her nails are sharp! "How've ya been, Libbs?"

"Well, I used to be able to breathe," I wheezed. "How 'bout you guys?"

"We can take a hint," Roxie laughed, letting me down.

"Man," Sabrina was giggling, clapping her hands in front of her nose excitedly. "I can't believe we're really here!"

"Neither can I," I blurted honestly. "Seriously, how'd you get into my house? I didn't even see you when I came in!"

"Your dad, duh!" Roxie said, jerking her thumb over her shoulder. "We were hiding behind that Asian privacy screen thingy; figured we'd surprise you. Jesus, woman, did you think we broke in?"

"One can never tell with you freaks," I mumbled, making a mental note to trash Mom's present the minute they left. "But- but I still don't get what you're doing in the city!"

"Spring Break," they said in unison; with a giggle, Sabrina elaborated. "We were gonna boogie on a beach in Florida, but then we realised everybody would be doing that, so... why not hit the Golden Delicious for some quality time with our favourite lead singer?"