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            I laid on my bed for a half an hour, crying my eyes out, while Joyce sat next to me stroking my hair. “Why do men always have to play with your emotions?” I asked, speaking for the first time since I returned to the room.

            “I don’t know dear. What happened? I can’t help unless I know more,” she said. 

           “He said that it was best if we just forget that last night had ever happened! And then he had the nerve to tell me that I can’t have dinner with Jack! Can you believe it!” I said as I got off my bed and started pacing the room. 

           “Mel, calm down. I’m sure that he just has your best interests at heart,” she said, trying to calm me down.

            “I guess,” I said as I slowed down a little bit. “But he didn’t have to put me down so harshly. He just came right out and said that. There was no talk before leading up to what he was about to do. I still can’t believe it.” 

               “Mel, just calm down. I’m sure that there is an explanation for all of this. Anyways, I’m sure that you don’t want to go to dinner with Jack with the attitude that you have,” she said with a smirk.

            I just stopped and looked at her. “You’re right. I just need to forget it, after all, he wants me to forget, right?” I said sitting down on my bed. 

           “I guess. Well, I’m going to go down and hang out with Noah. What time are you leaving? I might come back up and help you get ready.” She said, pausing in the doorway. 

           “We’re meeting in the lobby at 6:30, and then we’re heading over to DC1. You can come back if you want to. Who knows? Maybe I will be so nervous that I won’t be able to do anything,” I said laughing. “Have fun at Noah’s!”

            I looked at the clock as Joyce left the room and saw that it was only 4:30. I really needed to calm down. I found my stress ball lying on my desk, and decided to squeeze it. It was okay, for about two minutes, but then I became bored. So I ended up throwing it at the wall. Now let me tell you, that is a good way to relieve stress.

            The next thing  I knew, it was 5:45. At this time, I was online, browsing different web pages, like a random cite here, then I would check my facebook,  go to a couple different pages, then go check my MySpace, and then back to facebook again. Let me tell you, I think that cite is really addicting. Here at college, it’s unheard of for someone not to have a facebook.  Before I came here, I used to check it like once every few days. Now I check it once about every few hours. It is ridiculous how addicting it is. 

           I checked my facebook one last time before I wanted to get ready. I saw that I had a new friend request, and it was no shocker who it was. It was Jack of course. I accepted his requested, and then I noticed that I had a new message in my inbox. I opened it up and saw that it was from Jack. It read:

            I can’t wait to see you again! I’m counting down the minutes! See you at 6:30!

             Short, but sweet. What else would you expect from a guy? It was now 5:52, so I decided to go in the bathroom and wash my face. I then brushed my teeth. I didn’t want to scare him away. I then went back into the room and was going through my clothes, trying to figure out what to wear, when there was a knock on the door.

            “Who is it?” I partly yelled. 

            “It’s just me, and Noah too. Are you decent?” she asked. 

           “Yeah, you two can come in.” I said.

            The door opened, and they entered. Noah was playing with one of his rubix cubes. I never knew that they could be so much fun! He has all of us addicted to those too!

            Joyce just looked me over. “Is that what you’re wearing tonight?” she asked.

            “No,” I said crossing my arms. “In fact, I was just in the process of trying to find something to wear. Well, a different shirt anyways. These are my favorite jeans, and it would make me feel more comfortable if I wore these. Anyways, I was thinking of wearing this shirt,” I said as I held up a black long sleeve. 

           It was light material, and it had a v-neck that didn’t go down too far. I really haven’t worn it before, because I felt like I had to save it for something, and I think that this is the right moment. 

           Joyce inspected it closely. “Go put it on then come back out here and model it for us,” she said pushing me towards the bathroom.

            I went in and changed. I looked into the mirror and inspected myself. Personally, I think that it looked great on me. I just hope that they agree. I exited the bathroom to go face the executioners. I stepped out and they just stared at me. 

           “So, what do you think? Please say something, you’re scaring me. Is this all right?” I asked tentatively.

            “Mel, you look absolutely beautiful. Don’t change anything,” Joyce said.

            “But what about my make-up?” I asked.

            “Don’t bother. You look great the way you are,” said Noah, backing up Joyce.I looked at the clock. It was only 6:15. “What am I supposed to do for 15 minutes?” I asked them desperately.  Suddenly, everything in the room felt too small. I was coughing like crazy. I raced over to the window and opened it up, letting the cool air blow over my face.

             “Mel? Are you okay hun?” she asked me. 

           “Not really. I feel like I want to throw up. But the cool air is helping. I think that I’ll just sit here until it’s time to go down and meet him,” I said as I put my face in my in hands. I took a seat and sat on the windowsill. It felt so good at the moment.

            Joyce and Noah decided to just leave me be for the time being. They were talking about what they were going to do for dinner, and they were also talking about going to Zap Zone later that night.

             That’s right! It was a Tuesday! We always go to Zap Zone on Tuesday nights! It was our ritual, because it was only $4 per game, opposed to $7 on the other days. Zap Zone was where we went and played laser tag. It’s how my group of friends keep occupied when there is nothing else to do. 

           “That’s right!” I said excitedly, ignoring how upset my stomach felt. “Tonight we’re going to Zap Zone, right?” 

           “Hopefully,” said Noah. “We need to find someone to take us there. The only person that I know of who has a car is Tyler, and you two aren’t too good at the moment.”

            “Well, if you guys really want to go, have him take you. I just won’t go then,” I told them. 

           “Are you sure Melanie? You LOVE laser tag! And going there without you just wouldn’t be the same,” said Joyce.

            “I know,” I said taking a glance at my watch. It was 6:28. “I’m sorry guys, but I have to go. We’ll talk about this later,” I said racing to get my stuff together and going out there door.

            I decided to take the stairs, because I didn’t want to wait for the elevator. It would take too much time, and I wanted to be there at 6:30.

            I exited the door that led into the lobby. I had barely gotten out the door when I felt a tug on my wrist. I looked to my left, and there he stood. “So, you decided to come. I’ll admit that I was actually afraid that you would back out,” he said.

            “Well, I showed up. So, shall we go then? I’m starved,” I said giving him a nudge.

            “Let’s go,” he said extending his arm for me to take a hold of. With that, we went out the front doors and started our walk to DC1.

*I'm sorry if this part was really boring, but they were things that needed to be said to move it along. It's not my favorite chapter, but I promise that the next one will be better! And thanks for showing interest in this! It really means a lot to me! :D *