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Just Another Day Chapter Nine

The sound of footsteps thundered throughout the empty street. A young girl ran as if she was being followed. Her face told otherwise. A huge smile was on Raven Roth's face. This wasn't normal.

Her pace slowed as she neared Garfield's home. A smile still plastered on her features, she rang the doorbell. As her finger left the button, a need for air overcame her joy. Garfield opened the door to reveal a gasping Raven. She straightened up at the sight of her boyfriend. "Hey, Gar."

"Umm… Hi Rae. Want to come in?" he asked, puzzled. She nodded and pushed past him into the kitchen. Gar walked after her, still trying to figure out what was going on. Raven sat down at the table and sighed. He sat down next to her and took her hand in his. "Rae, are you OK? You seem kind of… Spacey."

"Gar! My dad was coming to hurt you," she noticed his face pail at this statement," so I stood up to him. I kicked him and ran…" she finished, the situation finally sinking in. "Crap…"

Gar leaned back in his chair taking in the story. "So, is he following you?" She shrugged. Raven was just now realizing how bad the problem was. Could she go home? What would her father say? Before she could think anymore, Gar got up and went to the freezer and took out a small ice pack.

"You're hurt," he said, concern in his voice. Raven lifted her hand to her cheek remembering the injury. "What happened?"

"My father hit me…" she answered quietly. Gar felt anger surge through his body. Someone had hurt Raven? His Raven? Pure hatred followed the anger. He hated Mr. Roth, truly hated him.

Gar placed the ice pack on her cheek and kissed her forehead lightly. "You can stay here if you want. Actually, you should stay here," he said. Raven nodded understandingly. She wanted to stay anyway. After a few minutes, the ice was removed. Raven found herself being enveloped in the boy's arms.

"Thanks for letting me stay," she said. Gar smiled.

"Anytime, Rae. Anytime."

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Jennifer looked at the phone in her hands. Who should I call first? She hesitated a bit before dialing a number and lifting the phone to her ear. A ringing sound came from the other line followed by a cheery hello.

"Hi, Wally!" she said, glad to hear his voice.

"Hi, Jinx! What's up?" he asked. Her heart fluttered at the nickname. Wait. Why am I feeling this way? She shook her head before continuing.

"First of all, I saw your race. I didn't know you ran so fast! That was amazing!" she exclaimed. A laugh could be heard from Wally.

"Thanks! But I know that's not why you called," he added. She smiled.

"I made the gymnastics team," Jinx replied as calmly as she could.

"That's great! I knew you would make it!"

"You didn't even know I tried out," she answered. He laughed again.

"Whatever. Good job, Jinx. See you tomorrow?" Wally asked. She replied with a yes before hanging up. Leaping into her bed, Jennifer let out a sea of giggles. She fell asleep soon after.

Once she woke up the next morning, Jennifer walked to her front door to get the morning paper. Next to it, however, she found something out of the ordinary. A small, red rose lay on top of the paper with a simple note next to it. Congratulations!

END CHAPTER NINE