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�Okay Emily, Amanda, explain yourselves!� AJ said. He wasn�t yelling, but he was close.
�You see, you weren�t allowed to date other people. You were only supposed to love us,� Amanda started.
�Yeah, and when we saw you with THEM, we couldn�t take it,� Emily finished.
�Look, we told you already that we don�t want anything to do with you, so just stay out of our lives,� Howie yelled. He never once lost his cool with anyone, but Emily had pushed him there. She hurt the one girl he loved with all his heart and he knew that getting her back was going to be hard.
�Please Hon. You don�t need to raise your voice,� Emily said, walking over to Howie. Howie just looked at her. She tried to reach out for him, but he just slapped her hands away.
�God, Howie, you don�t have to be mean like that,� Amanda said.
�SHUT UP! Don�t you two get it? We don�t like you anymore. You hurt us. And now we�re glad that you are hurting. So, just stay out of our lives,� AJ said. He couldn�t help but be pissed. He lost Shannon, due to Amanda, and AJ had no idea how to get her back.
�Get out,� Howie said.
�But D,� Emily started.
�GET OUT!� he yelled. Anger flashed in his eyes. Emily looked over at Amanda and they knew there was no hope. They walked out of the room and Kevin came in.
�Hey,� Kevin said.
�Hey,� AJ and Howie mumbled. Nick and Brian came in.
�Would you like to explain what happened?� Nick asked.
�AJ, why don�t you go ahead,� Howie said. He went to the window and looked outside. �Mi amor,� he whispered. AJ explained to them about everything. When he finished, the guys just looked at AJ.
�God, what have they done?� Kevin asked.
�You guys, Shannon and Theresa�s flight is leaving at 10:00,� Brian said. He knew he shouldn�t say anything but he knew that his buddies were hurting and they would do anything to get the girls back.
�What? Their flight was leaving at 3:00,� Howie said.
�They changed their flight. They also didn�t want us to follow them,� Brian said. AJ looked at his watch. It was going on 11:30.
�Come on. Something inside says that we need to follow the girls to Flagstaff,� AJ said.
�Let�s hurry up and pack. We might kick our tour off over there,� Howie said. He had a crazy idea to get the us back. And that meant going to the Flagstaff Airport.
�What are you getting at D?� Nick asked. Howie finally filled them in on the plan. They left the arena and we to go pack.

�God, I�m done packing. Now what can I do?� thought Shannon. She looked at the clock. Already going on 12:00. �Oh well, try to get some sleep� she told herself. She laid down and just stared outside her window. She closed her eyes and thought about the time she has spent in this house. She thought about how AJ held her in his arms almost every night. That was all so fun and a dream. But after what happened, it became a nightmare. �I may never regret being in his arms,� she told herself. �Why, just why, couldn�t he tell me? That�s all I wanted. A fuckin� explanation! Damn you AJ for putting me through this Hell. You did exactly what Ricky did. Damn you,� she thought. She felt the tears run down her cheeks and she fell asleep shortly after that.

It was 7:00 when I awoke. But I really didn�t sleep since I kept waking up. I changed from my pj�s and into some shorts and a tank top. I looked in the mirror and noticed the little heart I had on my lower back. �Oh, how I hate you D! I hope your happy with that little bitch,� I thought.
�Theresa, can I come in?� Shannon asked.
�Yeah.� She walked in and froze. We had ended up wearing the same thing.
�Hey, you copied me,� she said as a smile came to her face.
�No, you copied me.� We laughed a little and totally forgot about last night. A knock came from downstairs, stopping Shannon from saying anything. �I�ll get it.� I walked downstairs and opened the door. To my surprise, there was Emily and Amanda. I just stood there, not saying anything.
�Theresa, please, listen,�
�No, I think you�ve done enough talking,� I told Amanda. Shannon told me about Friday night. I just couldn�t believe that she had acted so rude, but then again this was Amanda.
�Theresa, who is it?� Shannon asked. She stopped at the foot of the stairs. �Get Out! I don�t want to talk to you or even see you.�
�Please.� Emily started.
�No. Get Out,� Shannon said, stepping closer to Amanda.
�I�m right when I say she�s a bitch, huh?� Amanda asked Emily. Shannon usually wouldn�t let things like that bother her, but Amanda had just killed he last nerve. Shannon raised her hand and slapped Amanda. She just stood there, wide eyed, and looked at Shannon.
�You,� Emily started, but got cut off when I slapped her.
�That�s for the bathroom,� I said. Amanda pulled out a mirror from her purse and checked where Shannon slapped her. Like Shannon had once told her, Shannon�s print was there, and red. But Amanda wasn�t the only one who�s face was red. �No GET OUT!� I yelled. I slammed the door on their faces and went to my room with Shannon following me.
�Theresa, what happened in the bathroom?� she asked, following me into the room and sitting down on my bed. She noticed that I had left two things out when I had packed. Howie�s boxer�s and the purple velvet dress.
�I never told you about the bathroom?�
�No, what happened?� I told Shannon about what Emily said and then how she slapped me and left. �Thank God my hands didn�t touch her, she would have been in pain.�
�Thanks,� I said, giving her a small smile.
�Wanna go out to breakfast?� Shannon asked.
�Yeah, that would be nice.� We packed up the last remaining things and put them in the car. We went to your bedrooms one last time and looked around. Our rooms held so much memories. I walked over to Howie�s pillow and smelled it one last time. I felt a tear fall from my eye. I looked around and smile. A lot of good times happened in this room. I walked out of the room and went into Shannon�s room. I saw her looking outside the window. She had let a few tears fall. She looked around and smiled at me. �Shall we go?� I asked.

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By: Resa Dorough

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