A/N: Thanks again for the reviews. Here's a nice long chapter for you guys as a present from yours truly. ;)
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Chapter 3 – Spin the Bottle
History class was probably Colin's least favorite period. So when the teacher started writing notes on the board, Colin found something else to do…which involved Nicole Spencer—the bitchiest girl in school.
The green-eyed, red-head was wearing a short tight black skirt with matching knee-high boots, a tight purple tank-top, and no less than a pound of jewelry…and she was sitting next to him.
Ephram was sitting a few seats behind them and his eyes went wide when he saw Colin checking her out.
They were madly flirting with each other: Colin's eyes traveled freely over her while he licked his lips; Nicole went as far as sticking her pen halfway inside her mouth and giving him suggestive glances through her heavy mascara.
Ephram appeared to be disgusted and was thankful when the bell rang. 'Saved by the bell-' He practically ran out of the classroom…only to bump straight into Amy. '-Or not…'
The blonde smiled at him. "Hey Ephram. Long time no see."
Ephram shrugged and started walking away…only to have her follow him—she started walking next to him as they made their way down the hall.
"Weren't you waiting for Colin?" Ephram asked side-glancing at her suspiciously as he spoke.
Amy was still smiling idiotically…Ephram was getting scared now…
"Colin? Who's that?" She asked stupidly.
"You've got to be kidding me."
Amy sighed. "Colin and I aren't seeing each other at the moment. He's been acting weird lately and there's so many other reasons…like--"
She was interrupted when moaning was heard somewhere behind them. On instinct, they both turned around—but it was impossible to see through the crowded, noisy hallway. Amy started pushing her way through the crowd to see where the noise was coming from. Ephram followed her. "Amy, wait." He tried to stop her.
Too late. A look of surprise and hurt flashed over her face when she saw Colin and Nicole aggressively making out against the lockers just around the corner; out in the open.
"Hey Colin!" Amy shouted to get his attention.
Colin stopped what he was doing and looked up at her. "Amy I can explain--"
"I hope you're happy now." Amy turned around and took Ephram's hand, taking him with her back to their lockers. "So Ephram…You going to Wendell's party tonight?"
Ephram's face flushed a little bit… "Uhh, yeah. Apparently I have no choice…"
"Cool. I can't wait to see you there…until then, ciao." Amy let go of Ephram's hand and blew him an air kiss before heading to her next class…leaving Ephram pleasantly dazed…
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After school, right when Ephram walked into his house, Delia excitedly ran up to him. "Ephram! Ephram! Look!" She used her good arm to point at her cast. There were signatures scribbled all over it in various colors. "Daddy took me to school to pick up my homework for the days I've missed and my whole class got to sign it."
"Awesome. So there's room on there for my signature, right?" Ephram grinned at her, lopsidedly.
Delia smiled and nodded. "Here." She handed him a marker off the table. Ephram uncapped it, knelt down in front of her and signed it.
Just then, Andy walked in noticing a joyful expression on his son's face. "Hi, Ephram. I take it you had a good day for once."
Ephram (being in 'happy-mode') nodded in response. "Yeah, it was fine. Can I go over to Wendell's tonight?"
Andy knew that Ephram was pretty much 'friend-less', so he couldn't refuse to let him out of the house. "Colin's not going to be there, is he?"
Suddenly Nina walked in from the living room. "Aw let him go, Andy. I'm sure that he has a social life that you're totally unaware of…"
Ephram smiled innocently.
"Fine, fine. Be back by your curfew. And call me if anything happens."
"Sure thing."
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Ephram answered the door when the doorbell rang at 7:30, surprised to see Amy on the other side. He glanced over her shoulder and saw Wendell in a car parked in front of his house.
"Hey, Ham. You ready?" She asked; smiling irresistibly.
Ephram chuckled to himself; realizing that Wendell had set this up. "Yeah. Let's go."
Amy linked arms with him and they walked to the car.
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"Rose, I'm going to have a talk with the Hart's." Dr. Abbott told his wife; who was currently sitting on the Abbott's sofa reading her favorite magazine.
"Why Harold?" She asked as she looked up at him from behind her glasses.
"It's about Colin. Something fishy's going on. Bright doesn't want to see him anymore, and before Amy left, she told me that she doesn't want to see him either…"
"Why?"
"That's what I aim to find out." He put on his coat and headed out the door.
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An hour passed at the party. By now, a few kids were drunk and acting insane, the dance floor was crowded with couples—some of them making out like there would be no tomorrow…
Amy was talking with her friends on the sofa. Ephram was sitting nearby with a couple of guys he knew…although he looked like he'd rather be someplace else. Wendell noticed his boredom, so he decided to spice things up a little bit. He turned on his microphone and jumped on a table that was in the living room. "Okay people! It's the moment you've all been waiting for! We're going to play a little game that involves a bottle-" He held up an empty beer bottle so everyone could see it. "-And the will for thrill. Give it up for Spin the Bottle!"
"Well it looks like somebody's drunk." Ephram said with a raised eyebrow.
The geeky kid next to him nodded. "Yeah, but hey…I wouldn't pass up a chance to get kissed by a chick. I'm game."
Colin suddenly walked out of a closet followed by Nicole; her hair and outfit was in a mess and her face was flushed…Colin wasn't looking too well, himself. He ran to the nearest downstairs bathroom in a hurry.
A few people were interested in playing Wendell's game—those who did formed a circle on the living room floor. Ephram had nothing better to do so he joined in. Wendell grinned evilly as he placed the bottle in the center of the circle. "Amy, you're first."
"Why me?" Amy made a mock pout.
"'Cause it's my party, I can cry if I want to…ughhh…you guys start playing without me, I'm going to go puke…" Wendell struggled upstairs to the unoccupied bathroom since Colin was in the downstairs bathroom.
Amy crawled over to the bottle and spun it…Out of pure chance it landed on the one person who's always been there for her…Amy's friends stifled laughter, while everyone else cheered them on. The cheerleader and the outcast kissing—to them, it was definitely worth watching.
Ephram and Amy stood up and met each other in the middle. Amy broke into a sheepish smile. "Don't look so nervous. It's not like we haven't done this before…" She whispered.
"Yeah but everyone's watching." He replied in a low tone of voice.
"Just ignore them and focus on me." Amy took hold of his hands and guided him to hold her by the waist. She boldly closed the remaining distance between them and softly pressed her lips against his, bringing him into a passionate kiss…
Everyone watching went silent…
Colin emerged from the bathroom with vomit on his sweater. He growled when his eyes met the scene. In rage, he went to the refreshment table and knocked it over before storming out the door…but Ephram and Amy ignored him and were still in their own world—A world which only contained the both of them.
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Meanwhile…
Dr. Abbott was at the front door of Colin's house. First he knocked on the door…no response. Next, he rang the doorbell twice…still no response.
"That's strange. The lights are on…hmm…" He turned the door handle…it was unlocked. He looked around to make sure that no one was watching…before letting himself in the house. Then he gasped; horrified by the sight which met his eyes. "Oh…my god…"
The Doctor fainted…
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To Be Continued…
