Chapter 2: Call From California

The silence that absorbed Katrina into a relaxed state only lasted about five seconds. Bursting through the door came her sister, Danielle, chattering away on the phone.

"Fantabulous, all I needed, the wicked witch of the west to ruin the rest of the day for me," Katrina bitterly said to herself. She quickly went to the fridge, grabbed a Coke can, and turned around to only be facing her sister.

"Get OUT!" Danielle said with a huge smile on her face the cell phone connected to her ear literally. "No!……No!…..Your serious!……Mmmhmm….Yeah, I totally thought they would be a perfect couple!……Tomorrow?" she added with huge smiles on her face. While in deep conversation she grabbed the Coke from Katrina's hand and walked away.("HEY!" Katrina yelled angrily.) "Yeah, I'll find a way to fix it. I have a date tomorrow the Ken Kurt….Oh, no! I can totally rearrange that…" her voice sang through the rest of the house.

"Bitch," she said irrated. "Great, now I have to go get myself another one…" she trailed off reaching the fridge. She opened it and slammed it shut only seconds later. "Nice! She took the last one! UGH!" She grabbed her backpack angrily and marched up the stairs, hearing her sisters voice loud and clear.

"Sure tomorrow is great! I'll see you then! Love yas! Muah!" Click went her cell phone. Danielle's face went out of her bedroom door. "Hey loser, do you know when mom and dad are going to be home? I have some different plans for tomorrow that they have to be aware of now," she asked her sister in a bored voice.

"No I don't," Katrina added in an annoyed voice turning towards her room.

"What's up with you?" Danielle asked walking towards her sister.

Like I said, even thought they were always in competition, that doesn't mean they can't show their loving sides towards one another.

"Nothing just had a bad day, I would really like to be alone. If anyone calls just take a message unless its my best buds, and you know who they are," Katrina said her back facing her sister, and waved her hand walking into her room, then closed the door behind her loudly.

"Psh, sure, let me just be your secretary why don't you?" Danielle said nastily, than faced her own room and closed the door as well.

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Katrina only had one best girlfriend, and four best guy friends. Yeah, pretty strange, but she never thought anything of it. Ann Fillus, George Nickelbottom, James Engerie, Luke and Sam Jackson, where the "best buds" of hers that she trusted with her life.

The group of people always got along great. Never had a single fight with one another, and told each other everything. Katrina was deeply shooken up when she found out about the move, and didn't take too keenly about it. The remaining time she had with her friends where always spent with these ones. The day of the move only broke her heart and theirs as well, so they keep in touch every chance they could. One would call while the others would get updates on the internet, and Katrina had always said, "Thank God for Myspace." Even through all this, it only made their friendships stronger, and this is what seems to be the fuel for life for Katrina.

Katrina plopped onto her bed face first. "Today was horrible," she said, which only came out as a blurry murmur. She moved her face so it was against the edge of the bed where she saw her room clearly.

It was a welcoming room, very colorful. The walls were painted a sunset purple and pushpin boards where hanging upon the walls. One would hold friends from California, mainly her best buds; another would hold movie tickets in which she saved; another would hold all her "fun memories" from Florida. Besides her desk was the closet and even next to that there was her dress, and upon her dress held one of her favorite objects, and iPod sound system. Music was always playing in her room. Very softly, but nonetheless it was still there when she walked through her bedroom door.

Her bed was located right across her desk, which sat in front of the window. The window was her favorite spot. The ledge itself was a coushon for her to sit on. Covered with pillows and her favorite stuff animals she would sit there all night and just ponder the evening away. It was also a great spot for a view of the moon.

Katrina closed her eyes and sighed. Before she knew it, she had fallen asleep, with only the music playing a soft lolaby to her.

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"Wake up, its Ann for you on the phone," Danielle said thrusting the phone at her half asleep sister.

"Wh-wh," Katrina said groggily rubbing her eyes, yawning and sitting up on her bed.

"Here just take it," her sister said annoyed, and walked out of the room in a huff.

"He-Hello?" the sleepy one said, still rubbing her left eye.

"Hey! What's cracking Kat?" a familiar voice said, which was held by Ann. "I figured you wanted to hear from your favorite person on earth today since we haven't chatted since yesterday. That just brings tears to my eyes. Sniff."

Kat only smiled. Her best friend was always over dramatic that way, but she seemed to be able to get away with it. "Hey A! I was thinking about calling you myself but I figured you'd bet me to the punch because I just only wo-woke up," she added in a yawn. "So, what's up with the boys?"

"The boys" where the four other besties that Kat had. Ann and Kat always said they were the moms while the guys were their sons. She didn't mind though, Kat always got amusement by it.

"Ah the usual," Ann said dryly, "chasing girls, getting turned down, missing you, hanging out by the mall, missing you…play some catch, oh, and did I mention, missing you?"

"Haha, alright alright, I get it. So, what's up with you then?"

"Same ol', same ol'. Homework, work, school…missing my best friend," Ann said just as dryly. "Counting down the days when you come and visit, which isn't for a LONG time, but yeah, that just shows you how desperate I am."

Kat only shook her head. "Don't worry I am doing the same."

Even though best friends are miles away, the still find a way for their friendship to stay the same.