"You do anything long enough to escape the habit of living until the escape becomes the habit."
~David Ryan~
It almost seemed like an eternity since that seemingly inevitable day where Carmen had been able to persuade Spencer into trying ecstasy with her; when in reality it had only been a few days. In those few days it seemed as if Spencer had spiraled even further out of control. She was no longer that sweet and innocent girl that had moved from Ohio to Los Angeles. The change in her entire personality would have been the major red flags that should have drawn attention from those around her, but not one Carlin had noticed, and if they had no one had given it any attention. No one except Carmen, but she was taking full advantage of the situation. She knew that if things were different then she wouldn't have been able to have as much control over the blonde as she did.
Spencer took one last drag from the joint she held between her fingers; allowing the smoke to fill her lungs completely. She held it in letting it mingle for just a moment longer as she passed the joint back to Carmen so the other girl could finish it off. Spencer closed her eyes as she let the euphoric feeling wash over her sending her into blinded bliss. She opened her eyes slowly as she gradually exhaled the smoke. She found Carmen standing behind her grinning from ear to ear. She mistook happiness for Carmen's obvious delight over the situation. She had managed to get the goody goody Spencer Carlin to go to school high.
"You ready to face King High?"
Spencer quickly nodded. Being new to showing up to high school completely blitted out of her mind Spencer moved forward to head onto campus. Carmen grabbed her arm and roughly pulled her back.
"Where do you think you're going?" Carmen snapped.
Spencer felt fear shoot through her. She wasn't sure if it was the paranoia from the Mary Jane or if it was from Carmen herself.
"I thought we were going to school," Spencer managed to squeak out.
Spencer watched fearfully as Carmen tried to get a handle on her emotions. Her grip on Spencer tightened, which would no doubt leave red marks, before she finally let go. The anger drained from her eyes and it was as if it had never been there. She reached into her bag and pulled out body spray and eye drops.
"You can't go into school looking like that," Carmen told her, "They'll know right away."
Spencer nodded. She had completely forgotten Carmen's previous lap
