So the next day, after meeting Courtney, I bump into Bridgette after school.

"Gwen, right", asked Bridgette.

"Yeah. ...Bridgette?"

"Yeah."

"Hi, what's up?"

"A couple of friends and I are getting together and going to a club. Wanna come?"

"That's sounds fun!"

"Great! I'll come by your dorm at 8 o'clock."

"Okay, see you then." As I walked off, I saw Duncan. "Hi, Duncan."

"Hey." He smiled at me. "Wanna get a coffee?"

"That sounds great! But first, do you have the time?"

"It's 7 p.m., why?"

"I'm just going out with a few friends at 8."

"Not three days in and you're already starting to party? You're my kind of woman."

I blushed and smiled. "Let's go get that coffee."

"Okay."

We walked together to a place called the Java Hut and when we got inside, we walked to table for two. Duncan pulled out my chair for me.

"Thank you." I sat down.

"You're welcome." He went and sat across from me.

A petite, blonde waitress came up to our table. "Welcome to the Java Hut! What would you like to have?"

"I'll have a small coffee with two creams and one sugar", I said.

"I'll have a small coffee. Black, please", said Duncan.

"Coming right up!" She ran off, leaving Duncan and I alone at the table again.

"So what high school did you go to", Duncan asked me.

"West Academy."

"Me too!"

"Really? Cool!"

The waitress came back with our coffees. "Here you go!"

"Thanks", I said.

"Thank you", said Duncan.

"You're welcome!" She walked off.

As Duncan and I continued talking, I didn't know that the time had passed. It was soon 7:30 p.m.. Duncan walked me back to my dorm. With a hug goodbye, I walked into my room. As I turned on the lights, I was startled by Courtney, who was sitting up on her bed.

"Um, why were you sitting in the dar-"

"Where were you", Courtney interrupted me.

"I went to get a coffee with Duncan."

"Duncan who?"

"I don't know his last name."

"I believe that's something you should know."

"Why are you questioning me?"

"Forget it."

"Good. Now I have to get ready."

"For what?"

"I'm going out with Bridgette and few of her friends in half an hour."

"Why wasn't I told about this?"

"I just told you..."

"I meant earlier!"

"Okay, calm down."

Courtney sighed. "I'm sorry for overreacting."

"It's okay." I started looking for a partying dress to wear.

Courtney grabbed a book from under her pillow and started reading.

30 minutes later, I was dressed in a red and black halter dress, with skull earrings. After another 20 minutes, I started getting tired. After another 10 minutes, it was 9 p.m.. I then started to change into my pajamas. After that, I grabbed my cell phone and called Bridgette.

"Hello?"

"Bridgette, where are you?"

" I'm at the club with my boyfriend."

"You bailed on me?!"

"I'm so sorry!"

"Ugh!" I hung up.

"Everything okay", Courtney asked.

"No. Bridgette bailed on me."

"Oh. I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault."

"I know it's not. But still." She got off her bed and came over to me and hugged me.

I hugged back. "Thanks."

"You're welcome." She smiled. "We can finally get to know each other now."

"Well, I don't know."

"Come on, please?"

"Okay, okay." I smiled. "My mom is so...like a mom. She always calls me her little girl and acts like I'm still a child."

"OMG! My mom does that too!" We both laugh. "Do you have any siblings?"

"Oh, um...I had a brother."

"Had?"

"He was hit by a drunk driver when he was riding his bike in the street."

"I'm so sorry to hear that."

"It's okay. I even got his name tattooed on my chest."

"Can I see?"

I pulled my collar shirt down and showed Courtney my tattoo.

"Greg."

"Yeah. That's the name of my brother."

"Oh."

"Yeah."

"Um, we should get some rest."

"Good idea."

Courtney went to her bed and we both fell asleep.