th115+Difficult+Choices


 * The Crazy Halloween **

It was a difficult choice to make. I really wanted to be a vampire for halloween with Abby and the rest of the ‍populars‍, but me and Courtney do have a tradition of doing a co-coustume every year for halloween. I knew that if I did something with Abby, Courtney was going to be upset. The problem was I couldn't just back down from Abby beause she's one of the populars, and if I did things were going to get ugly. I, Natalie Curtiss, had a choice to make.

I‍t had been sunny all day and everyone was itching to get to the costume contest after school. I even saw Randy doodling a bat in his notebook in stead of figuring out a math equation.‍

‍I was now sitting on my bed staring at the two costumes. "Why can't I just wear both," I wondered. From the next room my twin brother Ethan blasted his sterio. After sitting there for what seemed like forever, I finally sighed and pulled on a costume.‍

Our school gymnasium had been transformed into a Halloween dance. Kids talked to their friends, or stood by the desert table hoping to swipe some candy. One direction music played over the stereo. The Blue Dolphin Jr. High. Halloween Costume Contest was in full swing. Abby called me over to a group of girls standing by the punch. She said she loved my vampire costume and that my fangs were so cool. Now I know what your probably thinking, " // She choose the vampire costume instead of doing a costume with Courtney?" // Well the answer is yes I gave into perr pressure instead of doing a costume with my best friend. Does that really make me a horrible peson? At that moment Courtney walked into the gym. I felt so bad for her in her rock star getup while I was standing there dressed like a vampire. Her face was truely terrifying.

"Um, Nat I thought we were being rockstars this year, why are you dressed like Abby and them?" she aked uncertainly.

"Courtney wait let me ex...," but I couldn't finish because Abby cut me off.

"She just doesn't want to do your costume this year. Why don't you let someone else do a costume with her for once," Abby said iritated. Courtney's face turned red,and she suddenly turned and ran out of the gym.

"Wait Court!" I called after her, but it was to late. Without knowing what I was doing I ran out of the gym after her my high heeled boots clicking on the wood floor.

"Natalie come back!" Abby called running after me, "We need you for the contest!" As soon as I'd left the school, I whipped out my phone to text Courtney.

"Where r u" I texted. No reply. Courtney was no where to be found and I was running out of options. Then I saw one of her guitar earrings glistening in the moon light over by the bike path. I bolted for it. When I heard Abby come out of the school calling my name, I just kept running. I finally found Courtney sitting under a tree crying. "Uh, hey Court," I said, unsure of what to do. All I got was a sniff in reply. "Look I'm really sorry Court, I have something for you though," I said gently holding out the earring.

"I know //sniff// you are //‍sniff"‍// she said gently accepting the earring.

"So does this mean your not mad at me?" I said hopefully.

"Yeah I guess," she paused, "but whyd'ya do it any way?" she asked.

"I don't know, I guessed I just felt presurred by the other girls...but c'mon lets get back to the contest," I said, trying to aviod an awkward moment. I then noticed that Courney had been quiet since she last spoke.

"N N Nat," wimpered Courtney. I turned to see her pointing farther down the path. A black figure was coming torward us. I let out a little scream while she just sat there pointing and stutering. We huddled together as the figure neared. As it stepped into the moonlight we screamed and started to run back down the path. I had only taken a couple of steps before I stopped."C'mon Nat!" Courtney called,"he's getting closer!" she came back to get me and then stopped. "Ethan is that you?" she said accusingly.

"I didn't mean to scare you, mom just sent me to get Natalie because the contest was starting." Ethan laughed, "The looks on your faces wre funny though." I had to agree to that, we did look funny standing in our school's bike path, on the night before halloween screaming.

"C'mon guys lets go we don't wanna miss the contest," I said. We turned and headed back down the path. When we got to the school I saw Abby in the parking lot looking like she was going to explode.

"Where have your been?" Abby said fumming, "The contest is already starting!" She slowed down, "Nat...you...promised!"

"I don't want to get into this so I'm just gonna go," said Ethan knowing this was a battle his sister had to fight alone.

"I don't want to be in your little vampire group any more!" I shot back, throwing my fangs down. "I can't believe I even listened to you for one second," I said in my don't mess with me tone. Courtney backed away.

"WelI, I can't believe I even thought you were cool enough to be popular," Abby replied mockingly.

"Whatever" I said pushing a strand of blonde hair out of my face.Then I turned on my heel took my best friends hand, and walked away.

"Your gonna regret this!" she called after me. The thing was, I didn't care. I, Natalie Curtiss, was no longer afraid of Abby Hotlzer or any of her so called "popular" friends!