Triple Drama (4)

"Did Alex apologize to you," Bree asked on the phone. Aislinn had got home and found a message from Bree telling her to call.

"No," Aislinn said.

"He didn't! Why that-"

"Don't worry, besides it is a good thing he wasn't there or he'd just ruin the whole thing," Aislinn said, cutting Bree off.

"Ruin what whole thing?" Bree asked suspiciously.

"When I ran to the park I met this really sweet guy, Reggie. Thank god Alex wasn't there or he would probably embarrass me in front of him too."

"Ooh, was he cute?" Bree asked eagerly. Aislinn knew that Bree was already thinking about Reggie as her new boyfriend.

"Well, yeah. But I think he likes a friend of his," Aislinn said, remembering how affectionately he had spoken about Bailey.

"What friend? Was she with him at the park?" Bree asked, impatiently.

"Her name is Bailey and I didn't get to meet her. And I don't think we'll ever see him again anyway, I don't even know who is and if he goes to our school or not." Most people who lived near the park went to her school. "For all I know, he may not even go to school because if he did, he wouldn't be at the park during school hours." She signed. She knew it was all true but she couldn't help but hope she'd see him again.

He would be such a comfort, she thought. And maybe he'd keep Alex off my back.

"That's too bad." Bree sounded really disappointed but she recovered fast. "But we don't have time for misery. Your birthday's just around the corner and we're going to rock it. Besides, it's your sweet 17th birthday!"

"You're right." Aislinn said, cheering up. "And I have a feeling that this birthday's going to be super special!"

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Nicole was feeling really glum. She sighed and started to eat his lunch slowly. She and Megan were in the canteen, sitting alone on a corner table. Her first day at school had gone better that she had thought. Even her teachers were already looking at her like the student star, but she realized that besides Megan and Danny, kind of, she still had no friends.

"What's wrong? The lunch isn't that bad today," Megan said, noticing her gloomy face.

"No, it's not the lunch." Nicole hesitated a little before saying,"It's going to be my 17th birthday and for the first time I'm going to spend it without my old friends."

"What!? It's going to be your birthday and you didn't even mention a hint about it!" Megan exclaimed. "Nicky, you're going to be seventeen! That can only mean one thing: A Party!"

"But Megan, we can't have a party with only two people," Nicole pointed out reasonably.

Megan dismissed her point with a little wave. "Who needs people to party with when you're in a club!"

"A club?" Nicole's eyes widened. "Are you crazy? My parents wouldn't let me even if you gave them a million dollar check!"

"Come on! They can't be that bad. Besides you could just say that you're going to my home. They can't say no to that on your birthday, can they?"

Nicole thought about it. "You're right but I can't lie to them. I'm a horrible lair. They'll know I'm lying."

"Leave it to me," Megan said. A glint in her eyes. "I'll convince them. You just follow my lead."

Nicole shook her head. Megan is crazy, she thought. But so would I, if I don't take this chance.

She took a deep breath. "I know I'm going to regret this but let's give it a shot."

"Yay!" Megan cheered.

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There she is, Alex thought as he entered the canteen. And Bree's not with her. I wonder why. He saw that Aislinn wasn't with Bree but instead a tall, dark-haired girl.

Come on, Alex. You can do this. It's not so hard saying sorry, he thought, taking a deep breath.Here I go.

He walked over to them. "Hi, Aislinn." He tried to sound casual but his voice was a little shaky, even to himself.What are you doing! Get a grip on yourself. Alex kicked himself mentally.

"Aislinn?" She said, sounding confused. She turned to the girl beside her. "I can't believe this is happening again. I must look like this Aislinn a lot."

"Yeah!" The dark-haired girl beside her said, surprised.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Alex asked. He couldn't understand what they were saying. "I just came to say sorry about yesterday." There I said it, he thought.

"I'm sorry but I'm not Aislinn, whoever she is. My name is Nicole," she said. She felt as if she should just put a sign herself that said, "I Am Nicole."

"But you-" Alex started to say but Nicole cut him off.

"Look just like her. I know."

Alex didn't know if she was joking or not. Then he noticed that her clothes weren't as dressy as usual and she hadn't put on even a little bit of makeup. Even her hair were just in a simple ponytail and she wasn't wearing heels like usual.

"Sorry about that. My mistake. I'm Alex," he said.

"No problem. You already know me and this is my friend, Megan." Megan smiled and said, "Hi."

"I should go now. Bye." He walked away, looking disappointed.

"Poor guy, he looks really desperate to find Aislinn." Megan said.

"You know what, I'm starting to wonder who this girl, Aislinn is," Nicole said. "She's obviously popular. Most guys here smile and wave at me, I think that they think I'm Aislinn."

"Well we can find that out later. Because I know the perfect club for us to go to. It just opened up. 'Hell Fire'."

"That sounds wild even by its name." Nicole said, nervously.

Megan grinned and her eyes sparkled. "That's why we're going."

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Aislinn was relived that nobody at lunch said nothing about yesterday. Not even Danny. She was sitting in the canteen at their usual corner table. Best of all she had managed to avoid Alex all day.

"Aislinn, I've got the perfect idea for your birthday," Bree said, excited.

"Yeah," Danny said. "You know that new club that just opened."

"Hell Fire, I think." Aislinn vaguely remembered someone mention its name.

"We're going there."

"What? Do you think my parents would let me?" Aislinn asked, though she felt excited about the idea of going there.

"Why don't you just tell them that you're at Bree's home. You do go to each other's home a lot," Danny suggested. Every one agreed.

"Hell Fire, it is!" Aislinn said.

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"But Blair it's your 17th birthday. Don't you want to celebrate it?" Reggie asked. They were outside in the school's courtyard during lunch. Under a huge shady tree where they usually ate their lunch. As usual no one noticed them and they preferred it that way.

"I would but what?" Blair asked.

Reggie thought about it for a moment, then a grin slowly stretched on his face.

"Well, what?" Blair asked impatiently. She knew he was on to something.

"Remember that new club that just opened?" He asked.

"You mean Hell Fire?"

"Yeah!"

Blair thought about it. It was probably one of the most craziest place to be. Reggie waited with a hopeful expression on his face.

"I don't think that's a good idea," she said. Reggie's face fell. "But I'm still going to go!" She grinned.

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