Best Friends

THIS IS AN ADOPTED STORY!

CAMMIE

I wake up to the sound of my door being pounded on. I groggily get out of bed and open the door to see my three best friends holding a straightening iron and a lot of makeup. Uh-oh.

"Who let you guys in" I ask rubbing my eyes. They just start to set up their supplies and say

"Ellen, she said it was about time that you stopped wearing grey clothing and so she gladly let us in" I groan, here comes the torture.

Macey proceeds in straightening my hair and after that Liz holds out the outfit that we decided on yesterday, after I am all changed Bex applies the makeup. When I'm done I am shocked! I'm dressed in a short black skirt with a simple white tank top. According to macey I look very classy in a simple kind of way, but honestly I think I would have looked good in anything compared to what I used to wear.

After they are done playing Barbie we all pile into Liz's car and head to school. When we get there I start to get really uncomfortable, everyone one is staring. Well, that is not completely true; all of the guys are staring at me, while all the girls are giving me knowing looks.

"Why are all the girls looking at me like that?" I asked Liz trying to figure it out. Liz giggled and whispered back "They see that macey has gotten to you, I mean come on cam we all knew it was only a matter of time" I nod chuckle…figures.

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By the end of the day I have twenty phone numbers and ten people have asked me out on a date. I feel really bad about saying no, but I don't think I am ready to date again, not after what happened.

After school I look around for Bex, Macey, and Liz but it seems they have forgotten me…great. Oh well, I just have to walk home…in the rain. I sigh and head out into the parking lot holding my hands over my head in protection. I walk down the sidewalk, until I stop when I see a car pull up next to me.

The person rolls down there window and I find myself facing Zach.

"Need a lift?" he says flashing me a smile.

"No, no I don't want to make you go out of your way" I say sweetly, because I feel guilty about how I first acted so maybe if I don't ride with him he will forgive me.

"Cammie, come on its pouring let me drive you home and will call it even?" he asks trying to convince me. I nod and smile to show him that I am coming. I open the door and plop down trying to shake of the rain that I am now soaked in.

"Thank you so much gosh, I am soaked I hope I don't get your car wet" I say worriedly trying not to get his seat wet.

"Don't worry about I insist, oh and I see macey has got to you" he says with a chuckle looking me over making me blush slightly.

When we get to my house I am confused, I didn't tell him where I live, how did he know?

"Are you like a stalker, how do you know where I live?" I ask raising an eyebrow at him. He only chuckles and says

"No, I am not a stalker but yes I am your neighbor" he says pointing at the house right next to me. Huh. How did I miss that?

"Oh" is all that I say still staring at the house next to mine. I look back at Zach and see that he is looking at the ground nervously.

"So, I was wondering you want to come over and do homework…just as friends" he adds when he sees my expression. After that I realize something, just because Josh turned out so bad doesn't mean that I can't hang out with other guys. I smile at Zach and say

"I'd love to" after that we head inside and up to his room. When I enter I am surprised to see that his room is fairly clean, not what I expected it to look like. I know it's odd, but I feel comfortable in here and at home. I walk over and plop down on his bed and start taking out my homework.

For the next couple hours we work on our homework and goof around. By then time we are done its five o'clock and we are both lying on the floor panting from the intense pillow fight we just had, like I said we didn't just do homework.

I flip over on my stomach so I am facing Zach. I smile at him sweetly and lean in closer until we are just inches apart. I see Zach start to close his eyes and lean in closer, and I smile take my pillow and wap him in the face. I fall back on the floor with dazed look on his face. I start giggling at him, until he looks back at me and says

"Ooohh you shouldn't have done that" and with that he tackles me to the floor tickling me. I start to giggle hysterically.

"Zach ok, ok, you win!" I shriek still in a fit of giggles. He looks at me with a triumphant smile making me giggle some more.

"I should go" I say when I can finally catch my breath. Zach nods but he looks a little sad, or maybe I just imagined it. I wave and walk back to my house.

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I glance at the clock from where I am currently reading and sigh. It's eight o'clock, but considering how much sleep I got yesterday I think it would be a good Idea to go to bed early tonight. I crawl in to bed only to fall deep into a nightmare.

DREAM

I AM SITTING IN A ROOM, THE ROOM IS COMPLETELY WHITE, AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE IN HERE BESIDES ME…OR SO I THINK. I HEAR AN EVIL LAUGH COMING FROM BEHIND ME AND WHEN I TURN AROUND I FIND MYSELF FACING JOSH. I GASP AND START TO BACK AWAY INTO A CORNER. I HUG MY KNEES TO MY CHEST TRYING TO HIDE MYSELF FROM HIM ONLY TO HAVE HIM COME CLOSER.

"YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD HIDE FROM ME SILLY GIRL" JOSH SAYS AND THE LAST THING I SEE IS HIS FIST COMING CLOSER TO MY FACE.

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I wake up gasping for breath, I am sweating badly and I can feel my heart pounding in my chest. I crawl over to the windowsill and look out at the stars crying my eyes out. It's not that I am sad, it's that I am scared, I don't think I have ever been more scared in my life.

Suddenly I see a head pop out right in front of the window. I yelp in surprise until I see that it is Zach. I open the window and he climbs in to my room.

"What are you doing here?" I ask trying to vigorously wipe away my tears.

"Oh, I heard you crying so I thought I would come and check if you were okay, but if you want me to leave that's fine" he said shyly. I shake my head and run over to give him a hug, and of course he hugs me back.

I walk over to my bed and wave him over for him to join me. He seems hesitant but I just wave him over again. I pull Zach close to me like he is my own personal shield. At first he seems kind of tense but then he relaxes and pulls me closer to him.

"You are the best friend ever" I whisper to him closing my eyes and sighing.

"You too" he whispers back but for some reason I think I heard a little bit of disappointment in his voice when I said that we were just friends. Nah, Zach doesn't like me we are just friends. Sooner or later I fall asleep Zach's arms around me.