Stoneybrook Ayr

"I'm thinking of doing it," Amelia said to Kara, putting down the magazine she was reading and rolling over to look at her friend.

"I don't want to die a virgin, and the only reason I've held out so long is because guys suck," she said moving one arm up above her head.

"What do you think?"

TO: miss_c_mason
FROM: maridrabek
SUBJECT: ( (no subject) )

She couldn't stand it. Flair's newest message to the school lay open on her computer Mary Anne held in her lap. She felt the tears forming already. One comment in and they spilled over. Wiping them away with the back of her hand, she quickly typed out her feelings, hit send, and closed her laptop. She had to get out of there. She had to get out of her house. She had to get fresh air. So even though her father and Sharon didn't exactly like Mary Anne being out of the house without a friend at this time of night, she knew she had to do it.

Mary Anne didn't have time to change or grab a coat, or anything. The world felt as though it was collapsing around her all over again and all she wanted was to be outside. And so she ran. She was glad her father and Sharon were out to dinner and that her sister was preoccupied, so she didn't have to hear anyone shout after her. She wouldn't have stopped.

The crisp night air hit her. It was so cold her teeth started chattering. But she couldn't turn around. She knew she couldn't go back into the warmth of her home - to the computer. So she kept going. Until she reached the entrance to Miller's Park, Slowing down, she looked up at the sign above it, when she heard footsteps behind her. She drew her breath in, suddenly quite afraid. Mary Anne closed her eyes.

Mariah was bored, which was a bit dangerous considering it was a Wednesday night and there was little to do in Stoneybrook, so shed decided to go get a coffee. There was no one there that she was really friends with, but there was Dave, and he looked lonely. Mariah hated when people were lonely.

"Hi," she said, dropping into the seat across from him. "How are you?"

Dawn had been studying when the new Flair post came out. It had been online for a good five minutes when she finally took a study break and checked out her friends page. She was outraged by what she read. Flair had some gall to post such an obvious lie. Before she could comment and give Flair a piece of her mind, she saw Cokie's comments and Mary Anne's non-comment and realized it was true.

The urge to confront Logan was strong, but Dawn needed to be there for her sister first. Her homework forgotten, she went to Mary Anne's room and found it empty. She managed to keep calm as she went from room to room and didn't find her sister. Dawn figured that she went out for a walk and hoped she would come home soon. It was only when she opened the coat closet and saw Mary Anne's coat next to hers, that she found herself losing her calm.

Since her mom and Richard were out and she was alone, Dawn reached for her cell and punched the speed dial button for Sunny's. She needed someone around to keep her from completely losing her cool and who better than her best friend.

After reading the news about Cokie's pregnancy, Mia had the urge to visit Brock. It was like déjà vu all over again, only in this instance, Logan was marrying Cokie. Not that Mia wanted to get married or anything. Honestly, she wasn't sure where she and Brock even stood at the moment. They weren't exactly broken up, yet they weren't exactly together.

Grabbing her coat and her cigarettes (she only smoked outside, to keep the smoke away from Charlie as much as she could), she told her mom she was going out. Charlie was down for a nap, so there shouldn't be any problems. However, she always had her cell phone with her if there was an emergency. Arriving at Brock's house after a short walk, she rang the doorbell, then lit up a cigarette.