Scary Skinny

Breathe

Chapter 7

"I don't like to commit myself to Heaven or Hell, you see, I have friends in both places"

(Recap)

So you think we can meet up sometime?" Joanne asked as we went down the stairs

"Of course! We should go for diner sometime" I joked with her

We laughed together.

"Ew, the Ice Queen...yet again"

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"Oh, it's you...uh. Sorry I still don't remember your name" said Joanne quickly with a sly smile

"Gabriella" she spat

Gabriella was facing us with Taylor and Chad right behind her. Taylor was looking me up and down just as Gabriella. As for Chad, well, he was just standing there looking at Joanne with wide eyes. Joanne just smiled sweetly at all of them.

"I'm sorry, Gabrielle-"

"Gabriella" she specified sourly

"Gaby," I said annoyed by the brunette's nagging, "you shouldn't be here. It's not the right place for a sweet, good girl like you"

"What do you mean?" she asked taken aback

"Look around you, Gabrielle. What do you see?" asked Joanne

I looked around just as well. There wasn't much, just another party. High class teens in fancy dresses, some of them in the jacuzzi. Guys and girls going up to rooms, others doing drugs. Some were just at it right there, in front of everyone. Some were really drunk, some just wanted to have fun. I get it, it's a normal party for me, for Joanne, maybe even for Troy at this point, but not for Gabriella.

I looked back at the Latina, she was scared but tried not to show it.

"This doesn't look like the place someone like you should be" Joanne added to my thoughts

"The Ice Bitch shouldn't be here either, then" the Latina said dissing me

"Look at you. Does it look like I don't belong here? You're the one wearing jeans, Hun" I said laughing at her incredulity

"I don't mean that. You wouldn't do anything that everyone is doing in this party" she said

After that the Latina walked away. I turned to the golden blonde next to me, she was just as stunned as I was.

"How dare she?!"I screamed going down the rest of the steps of the stairs, "Of course I belong here! She's the one that really doesn't, and you know why?"

Joanne shook her head violently and I continued, "Because, rememer how I told you what I told Troy? That she slept with everyone?!"

She nodded. I pulled her in closer and hissed in her ear, "I lied"

I walked aways leaving a stunned Joanne behind me. I heard the click of her heels behind me and I turned around. It was true. I had lied about it, and I'm very surprised that she said that it was true, because I knew she wouldn't dare.

"Is it true? That you lied, I mean?" I nodded at her question

"Then prove to her and everyone else that you belong here. C'mon, I'll show you something that helps me a lot"

She dragged me through the sea of teenagers. We arrived at a corner of Tanya's house a few seconds later. I looked at Joanne and she smiled.

There was a couple of students there, they were all leaning against a wall and one of them was whispering. The one next to him was laughing histerically and holding his stomach.

"What?" I asked her

She snatched something that looked like a plastic baggie with little pieces of glass inside. I looked at her again and she shook the bag

"Smoke it" she said

I shook my head. What was going through her head? Was she actually expecting me to smoke whatever that was? This girl is definately crazy. I started walking away, she put the bag on her pocket and walked behind me. She grabbed my arm and turned me sharply around.

"What are you doing, Evans?" she snarled at me

"Not smoking, that's what?" I growled back

"This is gonna help you keep your weight in check. This is what I do, too. Do you even know what this is?" she asked aeain

I shook my head not wanting to know either. She grabbed my arm again and yanked me closer to her.

"Crystal, meth, speed. Whatever you wanna call it, but beleive me it is going to help you" she said calmly

"How is doing drugs going to help me, Joanne?" I asked

"Haven't you ever heard that crystal keeps you from gaining weight?" she asked violently

"Yeah," I mumbled, "but it has too many risks from doing it"

"Just try it, one time." she plead, "If it doesn't work, then you could tell the police that I have some"

"What?" I asked dumbfounded

"You heard me, and that way you'll never see me in your life again" she added

"Are you really betting the rest of your life on this?" I asked twistedly touched

"Yeah, because I know it will help you" she said with a sweet voice

"Are you sure? What if, like, my face gets all messed up?" I asked as we walked back to the party

"It won't. You just have to trust me, I've done this before. Is my face messed up?" she asked

I shook my head and we walked back to the dark corner were those guys were before. She stepped in front of them and they looked up.

"David, Dean, this is Charlotte" she said pointing at me

"Huh?" I asked

"You don't want the dealers to know your real name, baby, believe me" she whispered

The guys stood up and I noticed they were twins. They had redish hair and they looked excited. They extended their hands one at the time and I shook them.

"Hello Charlotte" they said in unison

"Hello" I smiled

"You know very well what I need, right boys?" she asked

"Of course, Ivana" one of them said

"How much would you like?" the other one said

"Uhm?" she looked at me expectantly as I shrugged my shoulders, "Give me the usual"

"Alrighty" they both said

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"Seriously though, you gotta tell me"

I busted up laughing. I wasn't going to tell her what time it was. Joanne was in front of me laughing her abs off because I wasn't going to tell her, and I was laughing too. I couldn't resist it.

"Whatever" Arianna walked off pissed because I just laughed and laughed

"Ahh...that was funny" I said scooting over to Joanne

"Oooh, look at that" she pointed to a spot across the pool

"What?" I said looking over my shoulder

I took advantage and smelled my dress, it smelled like the crystal. Actually looking over this time, I saw what she was talking about. Joanne was pointing at Jason, who was with the whole basketball team, including Gabriella, Kelsi, Taylor, and Ryan. Oops. Ryan.

"Oh. My. God." I said shocked at my brother being there

"What happened?" she asked focusing back on me again

"That's my brother. The blonde one, I mean."

"Oh, but that one isn't" she said pointing at Jason again

"I know, but you can smell the crystal miles away. Besides, my eyes are puffy" I said looking straight at her

"Come with me"

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"Perfect" she said slowly

Joanne had taken me upstairs to the bathroom, she was done applying make-up on me so I could go down and talk with my brother. I smiled gratefully, since I had forgotten to bring my mak-up with me. Note to self: never forget your make-up, never know when you'll need it. We walked back to the side of the pool where my brother and the rest of the gang were.

"Hey, Ryan" I said walking up behind him

"Where were you yesterday?" he asked worriedly

"I was at..." I looked at Troy and he just stared blankly at me, "Joanne's house"

Joanne smiled and extended her hand to greet him. She smiled playfully and looked back at me.

"Oh, well, fine. I guess now I can greet you properly" he smiled as he reach towards me for a hug

I hugged him and saw Jason looking at me, I smiled. When I pulled out of the hug Ryan's face was inspecting me up and down.

"What?" I said looking down myself

"You smell...weird" he said

I looked at Joanne at once, she was looking at me. What do I tell him?

"Really?"

"Mhm" he trailed off

Oh, God! What now?!

"Where you smokig?!" he said alarmed

"WHAT?! No!" I screamed back at him

"Oh, God, Sharpay! You scared me!" he said

I rolled my eyes at him, and then they landed on Gabriella. She was snuggling close to Troy, and smiling up at him. I looked over and I saw that Jason had been looking at me, I smiled and looked back at Ryan. He was facing Kelsi now.

"What are you still doing here, Ice Queen?"

I turned around and I saw Chad Danforth looking at me. I was stunned. I mean, not that he hasn't called me that before, just how he said it out of the nowhere.

"Excuse me?"

I asked, suddenly Joanne was right next to me, daring him with her eyes to say something with her gaze.

"You heard him" stepped in Taylor

"Do you still want to prove to that Gabriella girl that you belong here?" I heard inside my head

It was Joanne's voice. Inside my head. What the hell? I looked over at Joanne confused, but she was just looking foward smiling.

"Do it" the voice said again

"What I can't be with my...friends, now?" I said innocently

"What friends? You don't have anyone here, besides your brother anyway" said Chad

"What? Since when? I've always had at least one..." I trailed off

I walked slowly to where Jason was. He had been staring at me the whole time since I got to this place, so I had to do something with that fact. Suddenly everyone froze when they realized where I was headed. Jason was staring at me, alarmed, as I aproached him.

"Right, Jason?" I said

I pulled him onto me from the back so it looked like it was him leaning into me. I kissed him roughly, the right way putting my will into the kiss. He grabbed the back of my neck and kissed me back. I pulled away smiling at him. Well, not exactly at him, just...smiling.

"Yeah..." he trailed of shocked

I turned around and was facing Chad. He was ust as shocked.

"So get off my business, Danforth, McKessi..." I said walking away

I was greeted with a big smile by Joanne, which I had questions to ask to. As I was walking to meet Joanne, I smiled my way through.

"Good Job" the voice said again

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Okay I admit it that was my bad. I haven't updated in AGES but I was busy.

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