Last Time--->"I'll come with you," said John. It ended up that the other two wanted to get out of here as well, so they made their way to the doors and headed along the corridor.

Drowsy, intoxicated couples here and there were leaving, arms around each other.

"Christy, where did Joy go? I haven't seen her in a while…"

Christy suddenly remembered about Joy and Dave. She had been distracted with John's raps earlier.

"I…I'm not sure. I haven't seen her either."

John gave her a sideway glance as they walked past a couple kissing each other at the foot of the staircase.

"Hmmm…I wonder where she is. Might be asleep."

Christy nodded as they reached their dorm. They said goodnight to the guys, but John pulled her back.

"Uh, Shelton, ill catch up to you."

Shelton gave an obvious smirk, but walked on down the corridor.

"Christy…" he sighed. "I…just want you to know…that I…"

A sudden bang from across the hall made them both jump. A group of seniors were play-fighting, obviously asking for attention. One had pushed his friend into the lockers. He apparently didn't feel it, most likely because he was drunk, as he got up and started laughing.

John turned back to Christy.

"I like you Christy…I really do…"

"I like you too John," she said, giving him a friendly punch on his arm. Then she remembered the others teasing her about him liking her, and pulled a straight face. John looked as though he had not got the point across.

"I mean…I really…" He stammered and looked to the floor.

They stood there in an awkward silence as a girl a few dorm's along was also saying goodnight to her boyfriend, who was plainly trying to get inside her room.

"Well," She started, looking back to John.

"Well…" he seemed to struggle with himself for a second, as if trying to say something. "I…I hope you had fun tonight," he said. She could tell that that wasn't what he had meant to say.

"Yeah, it was fun."

They said good night as Christy shut the door. The room smelt strongly of alcohol mixed with vomit. Christy could see Jackie was on her side, having used the bucket. Lita was already in here boxers and singlet, and was pulling the curtains shut. Torrie was asleep, and just as Christy had worried about, Joy was not there.

"Night," Lita whispered, as she hopped into the bunk under Torrie's. Christy didn't want to get ready for bed yet. Where was Joy? Had she been so upset to spend the night somewhere else?

Christy crept back outside, where several students were still milling around their dorms. She walked along the right side along the corridor where Joy had gone, and turned the corner. She checked that fourth level. Joy was nowhere to be seen. Where else could she be? Christy wondered for a fleeting moment that Joy had run away from school, until she checked the bathroom. Joy was sitting in the corner on the floor next to the end cubicle. A couple a girls walked past, and out of the bathroom.

"Joy?"

She simply sat there, arms around knees staring at the floor, mascara streaked upon her cheeks. Christy did not want to talk about what happened, in case Joy became upset again.

"Do you want to go back to the dorm?"

Joy slowly nodded and stood up wincing, as she held her side.

Christy helped her get back down to their dorm. She gave Joy her top bunk as Christy got a duvet to put on the window seat. She lay down, and poked her head up the curtain. The school grounds were dim and dark. Her breath was fogging up the glass. In truth, the party had turned out to be a disaster. At around 3:00am, she finally fell asleep.

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