The beginning

A Chapter by Wonderous

It all started on Monday. We came in ready to take our final exam for math and spanish. Everyone was seated and ready and studying when casey comes through the door swearing her head off as usual. She comes and sits next to our little group of friends. She finally after moments of rambling and swearing, says, “ Thomas broke up with me! He broke up with me, I mean the day of the biggest finals of the semester he breaks up with me.” This isn't an unusual occurrence last year Casey had so many boyfriends I lost track, but most of the time it is her doing the breaking up. The situation with Casey and her many boyfriends is one of the many unspoken problems with our group that no one discusses. Anyway afterward we all look at her trying to act sad and disappointed and then Mikey says, “ I knew I had a bad feeling about this kid.” Mikey is the older brother of our group he protects everyone but yet is extremely sensitive. I couldn’t help but laugh at Casey’s expression. She replied, “ Well then why didn’t you tell me you jerk, I could have spent those 2 weeks with someone much more valuable.” At this point we are cracking up at how pathetic that sentence sounded at first Casey is offended but then she breaks down and starts laughing at herself. I have known Casey my entire life and I know that this rarely happens typically she is extremely thick skinned and won't admit that she had done anything wrong and insists on the fact that she is perfect. Scarlet looks at me like she has something to tell me. I have seen this look many times and normally it doesn't end well but she is my best friend and I take the signal. I stand up and say, “ I have to go to the bathroom, Scarlet will you come with me?” She replies, “ Yep.” We walk into the bathroom and check for feet under the stall doors and when done with this process Scarlet bursts into tears. I don't know what to do from here. I just stood there looking at her crying really hard, I had never seen her like this. She finally composes herself and says, “ My sister was in a car accident last night and is in the hospital.” I am amazed. I know how close Scarlet and her sister are so I have no Idea what to say, I am in complete shock. I finally get the words out of my mouth, " Oh my gosh, is she going to be ok?" Scarlet looks back at me and responds, " They dont know she hasn't woken up yet so they have absolutely no idea yet." I told her that I was here for her and that I loved her like my sister and she decided to go and tell everyone else, as she was walking through the door she gave me a hug and said thanks. The reaction of everyone was else was almost to much for Scarlet or Scar as they call her. She started crying again and said that she was going to finish todays exams and then was spending the rest of the week at the hospital.