Chapter 8: Like A Virgin
I walk outside and see the best sight ever- a red Ford Escape with black leather seating. I screamed and ran to Marcus, who was waiting outside the car.
"Oh, thank you thank you thank you! This is exactly what I need!"
"Yea, now that we're living in Toronto your sister thought you might want to get out of the house some times."
"Duh. So it's mine, right?"
"Yes, unless you start failing your classes. We have another present for you. He reached into the car and picked up the cutest little black and white puppy.
"She's all yours." I take her into my arms.
"Thank you, Marcus. This is really great."
I walk inside with my puppy and decide to name her Cobain, after Kurt Cobain, my idol.
My phone rings.
"Hello?"
"Delia? It's Ellie. Um, I don't know if you remembered, but I'm having a girl's night tonight and you're invited."
"Oh, yea. I'll come if you can give me directions to your house I can be there in twenty."
She gives me directions and I hang up. I throw some nail polish and face masks into a bag and get into my new car. I stop and run back inside my house and put another pill in the drawer on my bureau and go back outside.
I arrive at Ellie's house at the same time Paige does. She looks at me and says, "Cool car."
"Thanks." We knock on Ellie's door together.
"Delia? Do you think maybe you can give me a ride home?" Ashley said at the end of the night.
"Sure." I get in the car and turn it on.
"You know Craig?" Ashley says.
"Yup? Just wondering, but what happened between you two?"
"He cheated on me last year and the girl got pregnant."
"Oh."
"Yeah. It kind of put me into sort of a depression last year."
"The pregnant girl... was her name Manny?"
"Yes!"
"I really don't like her."
"Turn here. I don't like her either. No one really does because of her reputation. Craig isn't doing so well either."
"Oh... which one's your house?"
"The next one on the left. Thanks for the ride."
"Welcome. See you tomorrow."
I waited in the car until Ashley was inside and put the car in reverse. I drive out until I get to the end of her street and screamed, "Oh, SHIT."