May 6th, 1997 One night in early May, of that year Lidia got a ring from her mate, Amy. Amy told her that she should come over then � that second and that it was important. Amy sounded upset, and continued to repeat herself quite a few times while they were on the phone. Once off Lidia looked about for her car keys � she couldn�t find them! After a few minutes of searching she did find a note in the hall though. Dear Lids, Needed your car. I have a very important interview in Parwich today. This could be it!! And yes, I�ll remember to fill up the tank � I�ll even get it washed and waxed for you! I hope you don�t need it today. Thanks in advance. I�ll be giving you and Grams a ring once I get out. Lots of love, Andrew<3 Lidia crumbled the paper up frustrated and threw it against the mirror. It flew, hit the glass, and bounced off as if nothing. She gritted her teeth and closed her eyes. He ALWAYS took her car without asking! Andrew was one of her cousins�and was six years her senior, making him twenty-eight, jobless, unmarried, and a nuisance. �Andrew! Why do you ALWAYS do this?! You are so going to get it when I see you next!� Lidia yelled out frustrated to no one in particular � except maybe the walls, and it echoed through the house. She was tired of him taking her car � he should get a job and get his own. But nnoooo Mr. Wonderful-Andrew-the-Great�s too good for that. Lidia grabbed her jacket, flipped the lock and stormed out of the house, shutting the door behind her. Lidia broke into a run as she began the seventeen-block journey to Amy�s�but, hey, she could use the exercise. *~*~* At Jess�s *~*~* Jessica�s older brother Christopher- who preferred Chris had just called up that she had a phone call. She didn�t want to talk to anyone�the throbbing headache she had had since the morning had just gone away. Her bedroom curtains were still closed for God�s sake! It was mid-afternoon and she still wasn�t ready to face the day. After Chris had called up a third time Jess reluctantly made her way downstairs. Once she got to the phone in the hall her brother shoved the receiver into her hands. � �Bout time. I�m missing my show, thanks to you!� He stated rudely before stalking off to the living room. Chris had come home for the weekend, and unfortunately the two weren�t on such good terms at the moment. �This is Jess.� Lidia crumbled the paper up frustrated and threw it against the mirror. It flew, hit the glass, and bounced off as if nothing. She gritted her teeth and closed her eyes. He ALWAYS took her car without asking! Andrew was one of her cousins�and was 6 years her senior, making him 28, jobless, unmarried, and a nuisance. �Andrew! Why do you ALWAYS do this?! You are so going to get it when I see you next!� Lidia yelled out frustrated to no one in particular � except maybe the walls, and it echoed through the house. She was tired of him taking her car � he should get a job and get his own. But nnoooo Mr. Wonderful-Andrew-the-Great�s too good for that. Lidia grabbed her jacket, flipped the lock and stormed out of the house, shutting the door behind her. Lidia broke into a run as she began the 17-block journey to Amy�s�but, hey, she could use the exercise. *~*~* At Jess�s *~*~* Jessica�s older brother Christopher- who preferred Chris had just called up that she had a phone call. She didn�t want to talk to anyone�the throbbing headache she had had since the morning had just gone away. Her bedroom curtains were still closed for God�s sake! It was mid-afternoon and she still wasn�t ready to face the day. After Chris had called up a third time Jess reluctantly made her way downstairs. Once she got to the phone in the hall her brother shoved the receiver into her hands. � �Bout time. I�m missing my show, thanks to you!� He stated rudely before stalking off to the living room. Chris had come home for the weekend, and unfortunately the two weren�t on such good terms at the moment. �This is Jess.� She chimed into the phone with a fake amount of cheerfulness, as she tried not to yawn into the person�s ear. �Hey! I�d, uh, like you to come over. I mean, I need you here�um, right now. If you�re not too busy, could you come over to my house?� The voice stated. Jess stared at the receiver trying to figure out if she had heard the girl right. It sounded so jumbled�the same thing said three different ways. She had no idea that could be said in less than thirty seconds. And this worried her. Jess recognised the owner of the voice as Amy, one of her best mates. She�d never heard her like this. Jess almost went out of her mind then and there�because in her mind, she was already at Amy�s with her arms around her asking what was wrong. But her body�still at home by the phone. �Ames, babe are you ok?� �Uh, um, yeah why? Why do you ask? I mean, I�m fine, you didn�t have to ask. Cos I�m ok, but it�s nice you did. Oh damn, can you just come over Jess? I�m about to pull my hair out.� Jess�s eyes went wide. She�d never in her life heard Amy this way. She yelled at her brother to get off his rear, and get her, her shoes. He hollered at her that he was watching a program and asked why he should. �Because it�s a blasted emergency, Christopher! You know I wouldn�t ask you if it wasn�t! I should be out of here already.� The urgency in his sisters� voice got him, Chris bolted from the couch and to his sisters� room. He grabbed the first pair he came across and thundered back down the stairs. �I�m there in a flash, Ames!� Jess stated and hung up just as her brother got to the foot of the stairs. Chris handed his sister her shoes and watched as she in a rush hopped around putting them on and heading toward the closet. He decided to take pity on his panicked sister. Chris removed her coat, along with his from the closet and took hold of his keys. Jess finally got the sandals on and looked at her brother confused. �You going to just stand there Jessica Lynn? Or was I mistaken that your mate Amy was in trouble?� Jess snapped out of her trance, taking her coat. �Not unless, I�m Cleopatra and you�re a freshly plucked chicken.� Chris couldn�t help laughing as he followed his younger sister out the door. *~*~* Amy�s Mom�s House *~*~* Alyssa raced down the street on her bike, after receiving a panicked call from one of her best mates. While rounding a corner she planned to take the sidewalk for a bit, then wiz through a neighbour�s backyard for a short cut. But that was before she comprehended the running figure in front of her. When the person did come into view though, it was too late�Alyssa let out a shriek as she made a mad turn and bumped into a parked car, before falling off her bike. She then heard her name and some giggles, so looked up. �Haha, talk about getting run over by a parked car, Alyss.� There was only one person the called her �Alyss�, it was usually shortened to �Lyss� or �Lyssa�, or she was called by some wacky nickname. �Lidia! You�re an out-right cow!� Alyssa yelled while laughing, as Lidia helped her up. �Yeah, I know. It�s the least I can do after you trying to run me over.� Alyssa was now standing, and checking to make sure she was still in tacked, as Lidia stood her bike up right. �Sorry �bout that. Was going a little too fast too see you.� �It�s alright�no harm done � as long as you LEARN how to ride this thing! Haha�so where you heading Speed Racer?� �Oh, to Amy�s. I got a freaky call from her. She was SO upset, and wanted me to come over. I was like, so scared � I still am!� Lidia laughed along with her mate, but wondered what was going on. If Amy had called Alyssa too in the same manner, she must have called the others as well. But who could be sure? �I got a call like the too�.you dented your fender, Speedy Gonzales.� She replied when she finished inspecting Alyssa�s bike. Her blonde mate developed a shocked expression and cried out, referring to Lidia getting a ring from Amy as well. �Really? Then this must be serious.� �I was thinking the exact same thing.� �HEY! You know what? Maybe she�s ringing us over to tell us she�s preggers!� Both girls burst out laughing as the started walking. Amy pregnant? Yeah, and they were Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny. �Yeah right! And by whom, Lyssy?� Lidia asked, not being able to stop laughing. �I dunno, maybe she had a one night stand.� Alyssa chimed. She made her mate snort. Where were the rest of the girls? This was just too good! �Oh yeah, Miss Amy Ferguson had a one night stand again. I wouldn�t put it past her�the girl�s more wild then I am, but if she did she wouldn�t be able to keep her mouth shut about it. You know it, I know it, she knows it. If she had a one-night stand, had sex, or had a man � we�d know! Trust me, we�d know the second she could get to a phone, and then we�d get to play another game of telephone.�
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