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like a chorus of unwanted base drums. Something-many things, actually-hit me in the face, my fuzzy brain barel

on the bed. The swirling design swam in and out of f

lt heavy, buzzing softly from the alcohol, and my feet began kicking randomly, trying to find an escape. The alarm clock fr

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ppeared in front of my fa

were the piercing blue eyes. The rest of Lina's features didn't quite pop out at me in my drunken state, besides the

the blanket. I tipped off of the bed, landing haphazardly in the deck of cards. My head swayed and

, and then I laugh

leepiness that threatened to overtake her. I was surprised. Lina never stayed up this late at

had said that "truths are for pussies, " so Cora had suggested raiding her parents' liquor cabinet. Gettin

en each turn. Cora had passed out, sprawled across the fluffy, beige carpet, when the

ls. I was an even worse one, our we

ora's wine cellar. I tipped the glass from side to side, hypnotized by the wet consistency that crashed against the side of the bott

o focused as my eyes failed to separate the two. Her doe-like eyes

e said, grinning. "We s

ment sent my brain int

hing that wasn't moving - and saw

d in greeting. "What

that sounded like the rumb

a, I giggled, "Last

shing off the drink. It burned down my th

time, it mad

ina, using her nickname. I barely got o

ra - passed out, with my face shoved

escaped her lips, which caused her face to light

only sources of light in the room - besides the faint strip of yellow beneath

accent. Facing in the direction of my phone, I bellowe

reminding me that school was tomorrow. I crawled over to t

apers strewn about on the wooden desktop in an unorganized manner. I had pushed so

let me know he found my cat, Mr.

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one screen, I was suddenly dishear

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sition - swaying a little - an

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in for processing. It took me more than a f

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, my brother James' age. They'd been friends all of high school, teammates in football and basketball, as well as baseball before my brot

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ked, my eyes drooping from exhaustion, and steadied my hand o

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rows furrowing. Was I re

n the desk, I was sudden

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It began with Park and I at eleven and twelve years old.

g around me in endless circles. I had clenched the ha

ntly. "I bet you five dollars

then, already sure he was going to beat me. "Ok,

at him. "Do

ext to mine on the street. "Alright, w

ounting down to the one he'd be

hinking, I am going to

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I had co

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the day I had beaten Parker Creevy. The day he

omed after that. Now I couldn

sh crackers sat abandoned on the floor. I grabbed it hastily, digging my fingers into the bag. Plopping down on

red to myself, tossing a fish cracker i

ore the bag was snat

aimed, loudly

m, dragged me up, and flipped

ng. "Now Dr. FishFry is going to take over th

ying, but I figured somewhe

maneuvering my head so I was looking at th

ed to be at maximum brightness in the dar

her head and mine as she leaned down to

read the screen,

-drunk?" I stut

her bed, and executed a perfect nose-d

d, staring at the blob that was lump

and submit the sheet, " Lina ordered, burying he

n, which still seemed much too br

r mouse, I was overcome by

he mouse. It moved, and with it, the small, arrow cursor on

ned. I snapped o

. "I got it." I stared at the scr

aus

n't know ho

tters that had been typed on the screen. Nothing made any

h

d. "Tee-he. Teh-he

ow to read, " Lina murmured from the bed, her wo

ing to try and clear the fuzziness t

orm composed the web-page I staring at. It seemed suspi

the website logo stared

read in blue b

can read, "

ttle bears, one pink and one light green. T

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even mean? I th

ked in her general direction, sudd

the bed, pillow pressed to her face so her cheeks squeezed together. Her curly

you awake

open to look at me. "I thought it was s-super cute so I saved the webs

computer again, satis

ble behind me. "Handy. Ha

mouse. The c

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n the sheet. They were pretty basi

ill this out, submit it, an

king?" Lina asked. "

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silence, and th

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, I thought. Th

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had any problem with was filling out my phone number - wh

t few were basic, such as, "Do you h

wall behind the desk. I startled, drunken eyes wide, and searched the room for any signs of disturbed life. Cor

de me wake up

to turn to mush in my head. I was exhau

our questions and fill

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"I don't mind kissing at all - come a

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be sure I spelled it correctly, I

become of the sheet I had just filled out, I stood up from the

blankets, was whe