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The Clique

Chapter Seven

Courtney

I shielded my eyes as bright sunlight gleamed through my bedroom window. I glanced at my digital clock to see that it was about six in the morning. I groaned inwardly; it was Saturday after all, and I stood up so late at that party last night.

I walked into my bathroom and splashed some cold water on my face; helping me to wake up a little. Then I dressed in a grey tee and a jean skirt with leggings. I tied my hair into a sloppy ponytail, and headed down the stairs.

I glanced out the window; mom's car was gone, as usual. I slid some of my mocha hair behind my ear as I walked into the kitchen to get a bite to eat.

I saw that mom had made me some oatmeal; which was a little cold, but I ate it anyway. As I walked up the stairs to brush my teeth, the phone started to ring. The annoying ring buzzed through the whole house until I answered the phone.

"Hello?" I asked into the phone. I knew it wouldn't be one of my friends- they would never get up this early.

"Courtney? Sorry if I woke you, I know it is a Saturday," I heard my father's velvet voice come from the other side of the phone.

"No; I'm fully awake, I just ate breakfast," I murmured into the phone, frowning. I knew what he would be asking me.

"That's good, darling," My father replied. I winced at the new nickname.

"So…?" I started, as if waiting for an answer.

"Your mother arranged that we could get you to Florida in two weeks," My father's voice came in, "I'm looking foreword to seeing you again,"

"Y-yeah can't wait to see you too," I replied weakly.

"Good; everyone's excited for you to come," My dad stated, "Well, I have to go. I'll call you tonight," With that, the phone line went dead.

Bridgette

I was sitting with my younger brother on the couch as he played some racing Play Station game. We were in our pajamas, and mom was making waffles in the kitchen.

"Darn! I missed the turn again!?" My brother Brian's voice rang.

"Shush, Brian. You're going to wake the neighbors," I exclaimed, rolling my eyes.

"But still!"Brian whined.

"Well, just try again. Don't sit here moaning," I stated.

"You're acting too much like mom," Brian commented as he restarted his game.

"And that's a good thing, right?" My mom asked, standing at the doorway from the kitchen with her hands on her hips.

"Uh- right mom," Brian replied. I let out a chuckle.

Mom returned to the kitchen, and Brian continued to play his game. Dad was outside, mowing the lawn. It was a beautiful day- maybe I could call Gwen and Courtney to see if they wanted to do anything. I had a lot to ask them; we need some girl time to chat.

I hopped off the couch and headed to the kitchen once I heard my stomach growl.

"Breakfast's almost ready," Mom said right on que.

"Okay- thanks," I started as I sat down at the kitchen table.

Soon enough, Dad came back in from his lawn work. He started to wash his hands in the kitchen sink.

Mom set the plates at the table quickly, and Dad sat down across from me.

"Brian! Come on and eat!" My mom called.

"Right- just let me finish this round!" Brian called back. My Dad and I chuckled.

"No- now," My Mom stated as she turned to sit down at the table with us.

Brian came in after a few seconds; the sound effects of his video game faded.

Brian had a soccer game this morning; maybe I could invite Courtney? Gwen's little brother already played on a team, so I knew she might be there.

Once I finished eating; I put my plate in the sink. "Thanks for breakfast, Mom," I called as I thudded down the hall to my room.

I went to my phone and dialed Courtney's number. I think her phone might have been busy; because it just beeped a few times when I tried.

I tried Gwen's number next.

"Hello?" I heard Gwen's voice come.

"Gwen? It's Bridgette," I replied.

"Oh, hey Bridge. I was just about to call you, Courtney's phone was busy," Gwen stated.

"Yeah, same here actually. I was going to invite her to come with me to the soccer game this morning. Are you coming?" I explained my reasons.

"Yes," Gwen replied, "We should go hang out around town after that. We need some time to talk about last night,"

"Exactly what I was thinking. I was thinking we could play put-put golf like we used to," I responded with a smile at the memory.

"Okay. Courtney's mom probably wouldn't mind if we slept over at her house either," Gwen stated.

"Yeah. That's a good idea," I started, "I can give Courtney a call. I guess I'll see you at the soccer game then?"

"Mmhm," Gwen replied, "Okay, see ya Bridge,"

"Bye," And with that, I hung up the phone.

I got dressed in jean capris and a blue tee that said 'Surfer Girl' on it in faded white letters. I tied my matching blue sweatshirt around my waist, and slid on my white flip flops.

I plopped on the bed and started to dial Courtney's number.

"Hello?" I heard Courtney's voice perfectly clear. She sounded a little worried.

"Hey Court, its Bridgette," I stated into the phone.

"Oh; hi Bridgette," She said, sounding relieved.

"I was wondering if you wanted to come with me to Brian's soccer game this morning," I explained, "Gwen might be there, and we're planning on hanging out after,"

"Okay! I would like that!" Courtney exclaimed. I let out a soft chuckle.

"Kay; we'll pick you up in about an hour," I replied.

"I'll go get ready," Courtney stated, "Bye Bridge," The phone went dead.

Courtney

I dressed in a grey sweatshirt and a jean skirt; I wanted to be a bit more casual now that we were going to a soccer game. I brushed my mocha hair again quickly; and grabbed my bag.

I walked into back downstairs; my bad mood faded a little. I knew I'd have to tell Bridgette and Gwen about my Dad, though I dreaded doing it.

When I heard the beep of a car's horn; and rushed outside to see the little blue car Bridgette's Mom owned.

I walked over and sat in the back seat with Bridgette and Brian. Bridgette's mother; who sat in the driver's seat moved along quickly.

"Hi Courtney, how are you?" Her mother asked me as she continued to drive.

"I'm fine, thanks," I replied. I show a great deal of respect towards people who are older and in higher power than me. Like parent's, teachers, or even the local crossing guard.

"Hey Courtney; Gwen's allowed to drive us around," Bridgette informed me, "Her mom has two cars; and Gwen has her licenses and everything,"

"That's great," I said with a smile, "I can't wait,"

"Yeah, is there any place in general you want to go?" Bridgette asked.

"Nah, you guys can drag me around today," I replied, "I'm up for anything,"

"Okay; we'll decide later then," Bridgette stated with a nod.

After about twenty minutes or so; the car jerked to a stop in the parking lot.

We loaded out of the car; I offered to carry the cooler for Bridgette's mom.

We walked down to the field and set everything down. Brian ran off to his team.

I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned to see Bridgette and Gwen standing behind me; Gwen was holding keys in her hands, smirking.

"Come on, Court! Let's go," Bridgette encouraged. I nodded.

"Bye Gwen!" Gwen's mom called with a wave. She was talking to Bridgette's mom.

"Bridgette, be safe dear! See you later," Bridgette's Mom called. I winced a little, as my Mom wasn't ever there to tell me those same words.

"Bye! I'll call you later," Bridgette called out as we headed back into the parking lot. Gwen stopped at a silver car in the parking lot.

"This used to be dad's car;" Gwen said proudly, "Mom thinks I'm mature enough to have a car of my own!"

"I'm so excited for you Gwen!" Bridgette squeaked happily. I nodded energetically in agreement.

We hopped in the car. Gwen in the driver's seat, I was in the passenger seat, and Bridgette was in the back.

"So; what are we going to do today?" Gwen asked, "We can go almost anywhere,"

"How about we stop at a restaurant first?" Bridgette asked, "It's almost lunch time,"

"I'm up for that," I pitched in.

"Okay; where do you guys want to go?" Gwen asked, turning the keys. The car started to vibrate lightly.

"We can just drive around and see," Bridgette replied.

Gwen started to drive out of the parking lot slowly; dodging the people walking by.

"What happened last night, Courtney?" Gwen asked as she started driving down the road towards town. She looked a little to the side to face me.

"Oh, you mean the kiss?" I asked, flushing a little at the memory.

"Exactly. And you said you didn't like Duncan!" Bridgette teased happily. Gwen and I chuckled.

"Well, it was mainly because I wanted to break the rules for once," I replied.

"You wanted to break the rules?" Gwen asked with some humor evident in her voice, "Why?"

"My parents were pissing me off," I admitted. I knew where this conversation would lead.

"What did they do this time?" Bridgette asked curiously.

"Dad's making me move to Florida," I said; a lump in my throat, "I'll be gone in two weeks,"

"What!?" Both Bridgette and Gwen's voices rang.

"Yeah…," I replied weakly.

"But you can't go, Courtney!" Gwen protested.

"There's nothing I can do about it, Gwen," I replied, "Dad's orders, I have to follow them,"

"What about your mom's reaction?" Bridgette stated.

"She's all for it; just less work for her to do," I said bitterly.

"Courtney! That's a terrible thing to say!" Bridgette exclaimed, "I'm sure she doesn't think like that,"

"Well, all I know is that she's setting up the flights with my Dad. It can't be helped," I replied.

We were silent for a long while.

"Come on guys; I want today to be fun!" I exclaimed, "I want to get my mind off of it for today, while I'm still here,"

"You're right; let's enjoy the time we have with each other," Bridgette agreed with a smile.

"So; where do you all want to eat?" Gwen asked.

Gwen

We ended up going to a small café for lunch; and now we're driving down to the movie theater area for some shopping. I dreaded shopping; but everything's fun when you're with your friends, right?

Courtney and Bridgette were looking through some racks in the clothes store, and I just stood by with my hands in my pockets until I heard a familiar voice. I walked over from curiosity; only to see Heather and Lindsay going through some of the clothes.

"Crap," I mumbled. If Courtney saw Heather; her day would fall to pieces. I walked away quickly to avoid any eye contact with Heather.

Courtney and Bridgette walked over to me. Only Bridgette had a bag.

"What did you buy?" I asked her.

"Oh, just a shirt," Bridgette replied.

"Okay then…. Where should we go next?" I asked, ready to get out of the store as quickly as possible to avoid running into Heather.

"Why don't we head to the book store?" Courtney asked.

"Perfect," I stated. Heather would never go in a book store.

We walked out of the store and down the curb to the small bookstore.

I glanced around at the poem books, Bridgette was looking at a magazine for popular beaches, and Courtney was off looking at the non-fiction books.

I picked up a black sketch book- I needed a new one anyway. "I going to go buy this,"

Bridgette nodded before looking back to her magazine.

Courtney

I looked through some political books; but none of them seemed to interest me very much.

I turned when I felt something tap my shoulder.

"Courtney?" I heard Noah's voice.

"Oh… Hi Noah," I said, biting down on my lip.

"What are you doing here?" He asked.

"I'm just out with Bridgette and Gwen, that's all," I started, "They should be around here somewhere,"

"Ah," Noah murmured. He looked like he was bothered by something.

"What's wrong, Noah?" I asked.

"Wrong?" Noah asked. He shook his head, "I'm just bothered by the fact that you kissed Duncan last night. I thought you hated him,"

I flushed a little. "Well, I wasn't really thinking when I did it; it just came out,"

"So you didn't mean to kiss him?" Noah asked.

"Well; I didn't said it like that, but-"I started until Noah cut me off.

"See you, Courtney," Noah walked off.

I blinked in confusion.

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