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Chapter Two: What a Night
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Sora collapsed on her bed, and buried her head in her pillow. What a day it had been. She had been incredibly late to homeroom, had probably failed her science test, and got three detentions. Plus, she couldn't get rid of this strange feeling she had in her stomach. Something was telling her that tonight wasn't going to be much better than the day had been. She shook off the feeling as she fell into a deep sleep.
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"Sora, come on, let's go! Paul is waiting, and I don't want to be late!" Mimi yelled up the stairs to Sora's bedroom. Mimi had come over an hour ago, and the two of them got ready for the party together. The entire time, Mimi had talked all about Paul. The entire time, Sora tried to pretend she was listening, but really, she was trying to convince herself everything was going to be all right tonight. She still couldn't get over the feeling that something huge was going to happen tonight, and that it would change their lives forever.
"Coming!" Sora yelled back, as she ran down the stairs. "We're going now, mom!"
"Bye! Not too late," Sora's mom yelled.
"Okay. Bye!"
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"Hey," Sora yelled over the loud music as she and Mimi found Tai and Matt.
"Hey," Tai and Matt shouted back. Mimi smiled, and scanned the crowd for Paul. Sora just rolled her eyes, deciding the party wasn't really the place to confront Mimi about Paul. Suddenly, she saw him come up behind her. She got this gut-wrenching feeling in the pit of her stomach as she watched him grab Mimi's arm.
She turned around and hugged him. Normal, right? Wrong: something was off about the look on Paul's face. Sora didn't like it one bit. She shot a look at Tai, who didn't really seem to notice. She then looked at Matt, who was watching them intently. He seemed to notice, but didn't seem to do anything about it. Sora thought maybe she was just making too much of it.
When she looked back in Mimi's direction, she and Paul had disappeared. Sora sighed, and turned back to her guy friends.
"Come on, let's get some punch," Matt suggested. Tai and Sora nodded, and the three of them headed to the punchbowl.
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It's almost midnight, and I still haven't seen Mimi! Sora was beginning to worry…she hadn't seen Mimi in about three hours.
"She's probably with Paul, you know," Matt said, coming up behind her. She jumped a little, startled by his comment.
"How did you know what I was thinking?"
"Because I was thinking the same thing a minute ago." He flashed her a smile, and she practically melted. He was so kind, and caring. This was what made 'Sora and Tai' so complicated: The fact that there was also a 'Sora and Matt.' She had feelings for both of them, and from what she could tell, they had feelings for her as well. She hated the fact that they both liked her…she felt like she was cheating on one when she was with the other. Sometimes, like right now, she thought that Matt also had feelings for Mimi. He was always so protective of her…but maybe that was just because they were good friends.
She took a sip of her punch. She was beginning to feel a little buzzed…maybe the punch was spiked. "Does this punch taste a little funny to you?" she asked.
"Yeah. I think it might be spiked," he said, taking a sip of his. Sora laughed. Next thing she knew, they were making out like crazy.
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Sora stood outside her car that night, waiting for Mimi to show. She hadn't seen her since they arrived at the party. Of course, she spent about an hour of the party making out with Matt, but still…she was worried. She reached into her purse and was about to call Mimi's cell when she heard someone behind her. She spun around, and saw Mimi.
"There you are! Thank God you're all right, I was so…" Sora stopped short, realizing Mimi wasn't all right. On closer inspection, she noticed that her clothes were torn, her hair was a mess, and she had a black eye. Mimi was panting, like she had just run a marathon. "Get in the car," she said stiffly.
"Sora…" Mimi started to complain.
"I said, get in the car." Mimi nodded, and got in the car. Sora drove to her house, and the two girls went inside. Her mother wouldn't mind if Mimi spent the night, and there was no way that Sora was leaving Mimi alone tonight.
"He did this, didn't he?" Sora asked, inspecting Mimi's bruises in her bedroom that night.
"Yeah. Yeah, he did," Mimi whispered. "He didn't mean to…it was my fault. He was just upset because he had seen me talking to Brad today at school. Then, at Tom's party, I ran into him. I was talking to him and he got really jealous. It's kind of sweet, that he cares that much."
Sora just stood there, shocked. How can she say that? It isn't her fault; it's his fault for being such a controlling bastard. A million bad thoughts and dirty names came to her mind, but she didn't say any of them. None of them would make her or Mimi feel any better. None of them would fix Mimi's clothes, or her hair. None of them would mend her best friend's wounds…or her heart.
"Sora? Promise me you won't tell anyone. I don't want anyone to know about this…I'm ashamed of myself." Sora didn't know what to do. So, she did the stupidest thing she could have done. She nodded, and promised she wouldn't tell.
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Right now, this is just Sora's life before she marries Matt…the real story is coming up in about two or three chapters.