AN: Hey readers, another chapter! Two in one day! I'm on a roll! Maybe... Anyways, thanks everyone who is reading this story. I think I'll be updating a lot within the next couple weeks and hopefully finishing it. Hope I've kept it interesting :) -Truly

Gypsies

"I got fired from my babysitting job." Tori slumped into Sylvia's couch with a bag of chips.

"How'd you manage that one?"

"Maybe if my best friend wasn't drinking on the job!"

"Hey! You ate those shrooms too!" Tori glared and Sylvia but then burst into giggles. That was such a crazy night she couldn't hold it against her friend.

"Yeah but I didn't tell them I wanted to murder their children!"

"I was high!" Tori laughed out.

"Well, you're lucky it was a fun night. Who knows how many of those I have left until I'm off to Brown," Tori said with a sigh. Sylvia reached for the chips.

"Stop it. We're going to have the most awesome summer, ever! Just forget about Brown, and college, and whatever else. We're going to have fun. Besides, NYU is not that far from Brown so we can visit each other," Sylvia offered with a small smile. "I'm going there whether my mother likes it or not.

"Fine, I'll stop talking about Brown but seriously, I need another job."

"Hey! I know! That new ice cream shop is hiring! We should totally get summer jobs there. All the free ice cream we could want!"

"Oh Syl! You are a genius! Promise we'll go this weekend!" The girls pinky swore indicating this was a serious situation. Sylvia's phone rang and Tori answered.

"Tori and Sylvia's ice cream shop, who may I ask is calling?"

"Uhm, it's Julia?" A voice on the other end clearly wasn't getting the joke.

"Hi Julia!" Both the ladies shouted into the phone chuckling to themselves.

"Are you guys high?" the voice said back.

"No! Not yet!" Sylvia had the phone now. "why, do you have any shrooms?" Tori snatched the phone back, "One night of shrooms this week is enough, S! Sorry 'bout that, what's up?"

"Nothing, I'm at Dawn's and we just found out her parents are going on vacation for five days! We're throwing a party; want you guys to come is all."

"Well you know, it's not a real party without us!" Tori yipped into the mouth piece. "Do we need to bring anything?"

Julia paused. "Bring whatever, booze, bud, babes. Doesn't matter, but spread the word. Okay?"

"Perfect. When?"

"Thursday night. Call us before you come over, and you two are welcome to crash at Dawn's. Sound good?"

"Sounds amazing. See you then!" Tori hung up and turned to her best friend with a huge smile.

"What is it?" Sylvia begged. Tori just smirked in response. "Tell me!"

"Dawn's parents are out of town. Huge party Thursday. We're going!"

"Yesss. We're going to get trashed! See? This is how this whole summer is going to be. No school, just parties, cute guys and smoking."

"Good! So who should we call?" Sylvia only gave Tori a confused expression in response. "Julia said to spread the word, so who should we call."

"Got it! Call Mod. That kid always has the best weed. And, ask for shrooms!"

"I thought we weren't going to do them again? Too soon…" Tori reasoned.

"Maybe we should just get some for like a just-in-case type of thing."

After a moment, Tori finally agreed and they both called Mod who informed them he would definitely be bringing some mushrooms. After making a few more calls, the girls went to the kitchen to make some popcorn.

"Syl, what if we just, like, didn't go to college? Couldn't we just save money all summer, and bum around Europe like gypsies?"

Sylvia gave her friend a questioning look and walked over feeling her forehead. "Are you sick? You're not sounding like you right now! You're talkin' crazy!" She laughed out.

Tori shoved her hand away, "No! I'm being serious. I don't want to go to Brown. I don't want to go to college, or community college. I just want to live, Sylvia. My parents went to Brown. They married right out of college, went right to work, had kids. I don't want that. I want see the world without being tied down to a husband and screaming children."

"But you love kids."

"Why can't I go to China and help kids over there? Or taste spicy food in India? Or find love in Italy? See castles in Romania? The Eiffel Tower in France?" Out of breath, Tori collapsed onto the neutral-colored stool in the corner of Sylvia's kitchen. Sylvia always thought Tori was a bit neurotic which kept her focused on getting straight A's in school to get a full ride to Brown.

"But you've worked so hard, dude! You were valedictorian!"

"I know that. I don't know if I can commit to Brown, commit to the lifestyle that I know is ahead of me if I do. I mean, Jesus! Next year will be the millennium! We can do anything! Go anywhere!" Tori paused her ideas seemingly catching up with her brain. "Maybe I am crazy, but I'd rather be crazy than be boring. I've spent too long being boring, skipping out on parties, vacations and relationships to get to Brown."

Sylvia got the popcorn from the microwave and put it between them tossing one in the air and catching it in her mouth. "Well, you're my best friend. I can't let you gypsy around by yourself. I'm down."

"What?"

"I mean it! You know I hate school anyways. If you're not going to Brown, I'm not going to NYU. We can be crazy together, Tori!" Sylvia shouted throwing a handful of buttery popcorn at her friend. Tori screamed in fright and soon enough the popcorn ended up on the floor and in their hair instead of the bowl.

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