* * * Later That Week * * *
‘Mackie, You Awake?’ I Heard The Familliar Voice Say To Me. I Smiled And Opened My Eyes. ‘Zac! How Are You?’ I Said, This Made Me Very Happy. I Hadnt Seen Any Of My Friends In So Long. ‘Im Good! I’d Ask How You Are But Judging My That Shiner, Your Not So Good!’ He Said With A Grin. Zac Was Like That, And Thats Why We Made Such Great Friends, He Always Made Me Laugh, No Matter How Serious Or Sad The Situation. ‘Yeah He Got Me Pretty Good Huh? I Can Come Home Today Though, And I PROMISE You, Right After I Dye My Hair And Get Some Makeup, Were Going Somewhere!’ I Said Smiling. ‘Dye Your Hair?? Why Do You Need To Dye Your Hair?’ He Asked Confussed. ‘Jason Wouldnt Let Me Dye My Hair, Or Wear Makeup, Or Where Tight Clothes, Or Even LOOK At Anything Remotely Resembling A Guy, So Im Doing ALL Of That!’ I Said Smiling Still. The Officer Had Told Me A Complete Restraining Order Was Being Put On Jason, With Such A Widespread Radius That He’d Never Be Able To Touch Me. ‘He Wouldnt Let You Dye Your Hair? I Kinda Wondered Cause I Know Your Not One To Let Your Roots Go, And The Grew Right Out!’ He Said. Zac Knew Me About As Well As I Knew Myself. We Had Been Friends Since We Were About A Year Old And We Were Inseperable, Until Jason Came Along. ‘Exactly, But I Gotta Get Dressed..Wanna Do Me A Favor? Get Tay To Drive You And Lauren Over Later, Around 3 To Pick Me Up? My Parents Both Have Big Cases! We’ll Go To In And Out. I NEED A Hamburger!’ I Said Holding My Tummy. ‘Sure, I Can Use A Burger Too, I’ll See Ya In A Couple Of Hours!’ He Kissed My Forehead And Walked Out The Door. I Dressed And Waited For My Friends To Come. Zac Had Been My First Vistor, Other Then Family. I Was Worried Lauren And Taylor Were Mad At Me For Ditching Them. I Was Fully Prepared To Tell Them Why I Had When They Walked In The Door. Zac Was The First One To Enter. I Looked At The Clock, It Was Only 2:30. ‘Sorry Were Early..Laur And Tay Wanted To Talk To Ya Before They Let You Out..’ Zac Said Sitting Down In The Chair And Turning The TV On. I Looked At Tay And Lauren And Swallowed Hard. ‘Guys, I Just Want To Say, That Im Sorry! And I Know Thats Not Enough But I Dont Know What Else To Do..’ My Voice Cracked As I Said The Words. ‘Shh! Itz Alright, We Understand!’ Lauren Said Sitting Down Beside Me On The Bed And Enveloping Me In A Hug. I Cried On Her Shoulder. ‘Im Such An Idiot!’ I Said Crying Almost In Hysterics. She Rubbed My Back. ‘Mackenzie, Your Not The Idiot, He Is! Its Not Your Fault!’ I Couldnt Believe How Understanding She Was. I Started Explaining Exactly What Went On To Them, And I Had Painful Memories Rush Over Me.
‘Jason, That Was Taylor On My Cell Phone...He Um, He Wanted To Know If I Wanted To Go To Oklahoma City On A Little Trip With Them. He Said Your Welcome To Come..What Do You Think?' I Asked, A Little Nervous. I Figured With Him Being Invited, He Wouldnt Mind. ‘Why? So You Can Gawk At The College Football Players? I’m Not About To Give MY Girlfriend An Open Invite To Be A SLUT! Just Because Your In A Diffferent City Doesnt Make It Okay Mackenzie!’ He Said From His Spot On His Couch. ‘Thats Not Why I Want To Go Jas, I Just Want To See My Friends...’ I Started To Say. He Turned His Head From The TV To Look At Me, He Got That Glaze That Scared Me. ‘What Good Do Friends Do You? You’ve Got Me And Thats All That Matters. Were Not Going To OKC...Got It? He Said Before Turning Back To His Game. I Sighed Quietly. ‘Alright, I’ll Go Phone Taylor Back And Let Him Know...’ I Said Walking Back Into The Kitchen.
