Joy, Christy and Jackie all trudged back into their Dorm, soaked and cold.
"That was sooo fun!"
"Apart from the fact I'm drenched," Christy said. "Im going to have a shower," she added, heading down to the Boarders Bathrooms.
It was now 7:58pm, and Christy was bundled up in a polar-fleece blanket, by the heater. These days, the weather during the day was unbearably hot, while the nights were freezing.
Jackie was standing in front of the wardrobe deciding what to wear, Torrie was on the computer again and Joy was also by the heater, drinking a hot chocolate. Lita was with her boyfriend.
Just less than half an hour passed, and the girls hadn't gotten ready yet.
"Arg! I don't know what to wear!" Jackie was screaming at her wardrobe, pulling anything out.
"Jackie! Calm down!" Torrie yelled, shaking her friend. "Here, wear these jeans," she said, handing it to her, "and you can borrow my top. Just try not to throw up on it…"
"Thanks Tor! You are a life saver."
Jackie and Torrie left on time, while Christy and Joy got ready. Christy pulled on her three quarter jeans and her white turtle neck. Joy grabbed her favourite skirt, and put on her singlet top. The two girls locked their door and headed downstairs, where they could hear loud music playing. Christy had an ominous feeling that was lingering in her stomach, but she ignored it.
They headed right along the corridor and walked down another couple of flights of stairs. The music was now almost deafening, and packs of students were hanging around the doorway to the common room up ahead-most of them were carrying alcohol packs and CD's.
Christy led an anxious Joy toward the door, where Dave was acting as a bouncer.
"Im going to have to see some identification girls," he said, trying to act serious.
"You're kidding."
"No, im quite serious."
"Dave," Joy said, "get lost, we are of age."
"We don't allow teenyboppers in here," he continued, letting a group of guys past who were half drunk already.
"Dave!" Joy said, punching him. "You aren't even a legal bouncer!"
He looked offended.
"You talking to me?"
"Yeah, im talking to you…"
He started smiling.
"Geez, im just playin with ya. Go on inside. Oh, and by the way Christy," he added in an undertone, "Thanks for, you know, defending me in the fight. That jerk got me while I turned my back."
"That's ok," she smiled.
They snuck past him, and entered the common room. It was a big room with a low ceiling, different sofas and chairs scattering the place randomly. Around them on tables were different kinds of lamps, making the place look like some kind of fun café. The right end of the room, that was normally a tuckshop, had been set up as a bar; packs and packs of Vodka, cola, ginger beer and heaps of other kinds were stacked outside the tuckshop door. John and Shelton were walking around them, and loading them inside the bar. On the left side of the room, a large stereo system had been put up. Christy knew that John had turned it on, as Hip Hop music was playing.
"Well…" Joy said, "Do you want to sit down?"
The girls looked around the room, and spotted Torrie and Jackie slouched on a worn couch near the middle of the room. Joy and Christy wove their way through other seats to meet them.
"Im going to get the biggest migraine," Torrie complained, trying to block her ears.
"Aw, come on Tor, try and loosen up a bit! Hi guys!" Jackie greeted them. "Packed aint it?" She said, looking around at all the students that had made themselves comfortable on neighbouring chairs.
As time passed, the room became more and more packed. John and Shelton were working relentlessly behind the bar, trying to cater for all the students that wanted a drink.
"Im going to get a drink," Jackie said. "Coming?"
"Yeah, ill come," Christy said, getting up.
It was a struggle to get there. Like a maze of students, sofas and tables.
"One vodka twist," Jackie said, finally getting there. "Raspberry and lime."
"Sure thing…hey Christy," John said grinning at her.
"Hey, since when did you get a bar licence?"
"Well I haven't got one exactly, but I did help Shelton during the holidays. His dad owns a bar. So what do you want to drink?"
"Uh, ill just have a cola and ice-cream," she said, leaning over the ledge and spotting two tubs of vanilla ice-cream.
He mixed them together in a large glass.
"Here," he said, handing the two drinks to them.
"Cool, thanks. Do you have to stay at the bar all night?"
"Nuh, I have breaks. I'll come see you when im done."
The girls headed back. Christy spotted Stacy and her friends in a bunch of sofas put together to make a square. Stacy glared at her.
Lita was now sitting with the others.
"Im watching how much you drink Jackie…"
"Tor! I can drink if I want."
Torrie rolled her eyes, as Jackie drank her glass of vodka.
AUTHORS NOTE---> just wanted to thank the following people for their reviews Mizz Molko, Reema, Tanfalath, MrsBMadden, Fidelitas, angel40689 and Lucifer. Thanks guys, i nko u were w8in for this...but its not over yet! its just beginning!
