Chapter Eight

"Stick up for yourself or I'll do it for you"

The next morning Carmen stood in her bedroom and looked out her window and traced the raindrops that fell on the glass. She was cozily sitting in her stripped PJ bottoms and a warm tank, while she slipped her mug.

She couldn't go to school not after what had happened. She messed everything up with her friends and people she cared about. She wasn't sure on her actions and why she did them she couldn't even decided who she wanted and if they wanted her.

She pressed her forehead to her palm and signed, if only she could start over, or maybe she could.

She looked at the clock and saw school was just ending. She slipped some jeans and a tee shirt which read "Rentable for weekends" on and headed out.

She was going to try to make things right with her friends and she was going to start with Craig.

Carmen took a deep breath as she turned the knob on his door. She opened the door to Craig's garage and looked around. There was band instruments and junk food everywhere.

"Craig, are you in here" she said out loud.

"Hey" he said standing with a guitar in hand.

"Hey um before say anything I just wanted to tell you I am so sorry for what I did and all the shit I did and I was hoping that you could forgive me" she said.

"No Carmen I should be saying sorry I was still in love with Ash and only used you too"

Carmen smiled weak "So maybe we can start over and not used each other but as friends".

Craig nodded "Um ok" he said pulling her in a hug.

After an ice cream with Craig Carmen headed over to Emma's house to talk to Manny.

"She's not here" Emma had said standing the door way.

"Do you know where she is" Carmen asked.

"No"

"Know when she'll be back"

"No" said Emma shutting the door.

Carmen let out a huff and walked around to the side of the house and looked in the window and saw no one else but Manny.

She hunched behind a bush and pulled her cell phone out and dialed Manny's.

She watched as Manny looked at it ringing and saw who it was, but didn't answer.

Carmen got up and put her phone in her bag, before heading to her next house.

She didn't want to talk to Peter or not yet she was afraid of what he might say to her.

She looked at the time it was almost nine at night she decided to do it the next day at school where there were witnesses.