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The thoughts in my head had enough power to blast the entire tri-state area or the entire town. No harm in trying. Right? I thought. 'Where's Gia? Where's Lenny? Lori? Aaliyah?' Eff it. 'Heck they're right infront of me. Rite infront of me. Yup that's right. I was screaming my lungs dry,til they were short on oxygen. Still, I was invisble. No one except God Almighty heard me. My friends minding their own business, together, without me. 'What am I? the minion? What the heck have I done?!! Lori, Gia and Alie have been avoiding me! What in the world is going on Len?'
'Nothing Beth. it's just you know the rumors, they've kinda spread out. And nobody's buying your story that you're uh a nice person anymore.'
'Len! you're my best friend! You guys! they're my best friends too! You're supposed to believe me! What happened to oath 02 6 years ago!!? Huh?!! You forget that Len?!!'
Shut up!Come on! You're as pathetic as a frickin attention desperate celebrity. You bet your fricking math test I remember!'
'So what's the point of taking it and ignoring it when it appears in your small brain Len?!!'
'Watch it Elizabeth Walters!! Curse it Beth! You cussed her in front of me!! On the first day of school!! What do you want me to damn do!'
'One thing Lenny! one!! Believe me!She got my temper rising!! She's fricking acussing me of drug dealing!! frickin drug dealing.Are you gonna-'
'Beth! that's enough! I found meth in your backpack! What do you want me to say!!! That is a drug!!!! i'm sorry! I gotta go, my mom's here. Bye and don't call me anymore'.
She hung up. My best friend of 6 years hung up on my call. I felt a portion of my heart finally tearing up. The tear was bloody and it burnt white hot. The school, my friends, my neighbours, my FAMILY. Not believing me. Could I just dissapear and not face expulsion, court and juvenile prison eventually. I'm frickin 17 I didn't deserve it. I know what I did. I don't have never will have or sell drugs. I stopped daydreaming of the past, after all that was 2 years ago. Just one more day. I'll be a free woman. I finally got myself to accept Corrine Baxon was,is what's the diff? Is a (every bad word I know.) After 2 years in juvie prison, on false accounts I felt good becuse I skipped high school with stuck up brats. I learnt that Lenn is no longer Lenn. Her dad's attorney firm has been doing well and she is wearing Donna Karan and Ralph Lauren to school everyday.Gia is in UK with her directing scholarship. Lori is off in Stanford and Aaliyah was the only one whom has been writing. Gia and Lori occasionally. Mike writes most often. My brother seems to be the only one who seems to miss me. Mum and Steve left town and my real dad came to visit every week. I'll live with dad in New York and start college with a rap sheet. What college will accept an ex-con? Certainly not the Ivy League. I'll try anyway. Manny and Susan seem to encourage. My new friends I made in juvie. Nice people. We had a promise to turn over a new leaf. Manny was put in for involvment in his friend's murder and Susan, underage drinking, drug dealing and- oh that's it. All three of us are getting released in the same week. I go the earliest and Manny second and Susan the next day. I couldn't wait to see New York and half the people there've done time. So what's the biggie? At least I learn the same thing in juvie. Well, I'm 21 now, and you usually finish college now. I do look 18, And I can always e- learn and work as a dancer.
'Hey, hey weekend entertainment!! It's here!! Today's her last day! Make sure you catch this ladies and gentleman! Last day in here! You'll say her on MTV soon guys but not in a orangish, yellow' Manny stammered.'Yo Sue what colour is this?'
'Tangerine, Manny man.'
'Thanks girl.'
'No probs. Will you frickin introduce her Manny!! Her last day in Boston Juvie Prison, ladies and gentlemen!! Dita Von Teese- whoops Arra Rossi!!!
I danced to Kesha's Tick Tock and I never felt better. Because tomorrow I was a free person. With my dad and Gia, Lori and Aaliyah are gonna take a day off to see me. My dad promised Burger King and Japanese food. My reason for still staying alive. At least better than prison food.
Before I knew it I was waken up by Leiko the prison warden telling me to get ready at 6.30 a.m. Court was at 7.30 and I wanted to impress and say I could be a new person with a clean sheet. Except for juvie but you get it.
'Well Miss Rossi, you've been very well behaved and you did well in your studies, 3.9 GPA is fantastic for a person going through so muchl especially prison,so parol will be unnessecary,but will be reenforced if you ever misbehave, and you went through prison well behavedly,so, good luck with your new life in New York Miss Rossi, court adjourned. My father hugged me with tears in his eyes. 'Your mother would've been so proud, honey'he said. I wanted to cry. my mother wasn't here. I sobbed and heaved.
'I don't care if mom's not here, I've got you. And all I need is my dad. Mum never got me. only you did.
'Hey Liz or Arra? You're free. I'm so proud of you. You got through juvie! hon! You're awesome.' My brother now 22 hugged and kissed me on the forehead. His reality reflecting mind still humoured me.
Aaliyah, Lori and Gia ran towards me and started crying.
'Beth! We're so sorry we let Lenny manipulate us! We're so sorry!! Will you ever-'
I hugged the three of them. 'Of course I do, you crazy chicks. Lenn was such a twerp and a brat. Just leave her alone. She's got money to spend right?! So let's just push Lenn away. And I kinda go by Arra Rossi now. Because you know Walters is Steven's last name and Rossi is my dad's.'
'And the Arra?' Mike asked.
'i kinda like it.'
'And FYI Lenn goes by Leighton Ashley Brookes.' Lori's velvet voice whispered.
'Whatever! Burger King! Let's give em a good day cuz I'm starving.
i left Boston Juvie prison with an open heart and open mind. Never to return except to see my buds Manny and Sue the day after tomorrow. Asta la Vista!!