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ÐÓÓCarvi€Macaronið!ð17,€fast„food€worker,€bored€with€extra„Ô_ÔcurricularsÔ_Ô,€has€a€huge€crush€onÏWes€Ô_ÔPudinskiÔ_Ô,€went€to€prom€with€Wes€and€did€not€have€fun.€€Normal€height,€normalÏweight,€long€brown€hair€she€wears€in€a€braid€most€of€the€time.ÌÌWes€Ô_ÔPudinskiÔ_Ôð!ð17,€plays€baseball,€uses€Carvi€when€he€needs€to,€does€not€learn€fromÏmistakes.€€Tall,€€muscular,€short€red€hair,€wears€ball€cap€wherever€he€goes,€left€earÏpierced.ÌÌTony€Verdeð!ð16,€a€good€friend€to€have,€sensitive/caring€guy,€has€poster€of€ChristinaÏÔ_ÔAguileraÔ_Ô€on€his€bedroom€ceiling,€parents€killed€by€drunk€driver.€€Average€height,€six„¼pack€gut,€cocoa€skin,€hair€long€enough€for€girls€to€run€hands€through.ÌÌMichelle€Ô_ÔDuphopolousÔ_Ôð!ð17,€almost€18,€on€dance€team€at€school,€parents€are€loadedÏwith€dough.€€Short,€good€build,€medium€length€dark€hair€that€is€very€curly,€tongue€ring.ÌÓ‚ ÓÌò òNñ3ñoñ3ññ3ñOñ3ññ3ñtñ3ññ3ñTñ3ñ„ñ3ñsñ3ññ3ñSñ3ññ3ñoñ3ññ3ñOñ3ñ„ñ3ñmñ3ññ3ñMñ3ññ3ñañ3ññ3ñAñ3ññ3ñiñ3ññ3ñIñ3ññ3ñnñ3ññ3ñNñ3ñ€ñ3ñcñ3ññ3ñCñ3ññ3ñhñ3ññ3ñHñ3ññ3ñañ3ññ3ñAñ3ññ3ñrñ3ññ3ñRñ3ññ3ñañ3ññ3ñAñ3ññ3ñcñ3ññ3ñCñ3ññ3ñtñ3ññ3ñTñ3ññ3ñeñ3ññ3ñEñ3ññ3ñrñ3ññ3ñRñ3ññ3ñsñ3ññ3ñSñ3ñó ó:€ñ'ñ€ñ'ñTwenty„three€other€high€school€teens.Ð ð€ ÐÌà õ àCarvi€has€been€smoking€for€six€months€now.€€She€steals€packs€of€cigarettes€fromÏher€fatherððs€stash€in€the€kitchen€pantry.€€At€night,€she€touches€herself€and€thinks€of€WesÏbeing€on€top€of€her.€€Wes€does€not€know€this€and€she€will€not€tell€him.€€She€wonððt€tellÏanyone,€not€even€her€best€friend€Michelle.€€Wes€has€this€thing€about€himself€that€boilsÏdown€to€him€thinking€that€heððs€better€at€most€things€than€he€really€is.€€Heððs€a€prettyÏgood€short„stop,€thatððs€about€it.€€Sometimes€his€acne€gets€out€of€control€and€he€feelsÐ  +0$( 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àThe€only€reason€Carvi€is€at€this€party€is€because€sheððs€a€push„over.€€MichelleÏtalked€her€into€coming€tonight„„and€Wes€wanted€to€come,€too.€€Carvi€Macaroni€hatesÏher€last€name€and€used€to€get€teased€when€she€was€a€chunky€little€girl.€€Two€years€agoÏWes€told€her€to€lose€more€weight€so€she€stopped€eating€three€times€a€day.€€She€cut€itÏdown€to€once€a€day€and€started€exercising€whenever€she€had€a€free€minute.€€WalkingÏtwo€miles€before€school€then€jogging€two€miles€after€school€became€her€daily€routine.€ÏWhen€school€got€out€for€the€summer,€she€would€watch€television€on€her€stationary€bikeÏand€ride€fifteen€or€twenty€miles€a€day.€€On€top€of€that,€she€was€taking€a€diarrhetic€threeÏtimes€a€week,€throwing€up€the€food€she€just€ate,€and€lying€to€her€parents€when€theyÏasked€about€all€the€fast€food€bags€in€the€trash.€€Carvi€would€tell€them€that€she€had€herÏfriends€over€sometime€during€the€day.€€Then€she€got€really€sick€and€was€admitted€to€theÏhospital€for€a€week.€€Sheððd€lost€thirty€pounds€too€fast€and€her€body€couldnððt€handle€it.€ÏShe€was€dehydrated€and€way€too€thin€to€be€healthy.€€€Ìà õ àAfter€twenty„one€counseling€sessions€and€a€healthy€diet,€Carvi€has€gained€backÏfourteen€pounds.€€And€she€still€rides€her€stationary€bike€five€times€a€week€for€exercise.€ÏCrazy€stuff€happens€sometimes,€and€Carvi€still€liking€Wes€is€crazy.€€Right€now,€she€andÐ °+@$( ÐWes€are€in€the€kitchen€eating€pretzels.€€Wes€has€a€cup€of€beer€and€is€looking€for€a€wayÏto€ditch€Carvi.Ìà õ àMichelle€Ô_ÔDuphopolousÔ_Ô€went€to€the€prom€with€her€kind„of€boyfriend,€but€he€isnððtÏat€this€party€because€he€has€church€tomorrow.€€So€she€came€to€the€party€with€Tony,ÏWes,€and€Carvi.€€Tony€never€asked€a€date€to€the€prom€but€went€alone€and€had€a€blast.€ÏHe€danced€with€all€the€girls€who€had€boyfriends€afraid€to€cut€loose€and€jam€with€theirÏfriends.€€Tony€told€the€girls€they€had€Ô_ÔwussÔ_Ô€boyfriends.€€While€at€the€prom,€he€thought€thatÏhe€might€get€lucky€later€on€because€heððs€what€the€girls€call€a€Ô_ÔhottieÔ_Ô€without€being€aÏreal€Ô_ÔhottieÔ_Ô.€€That€just€means€that€heððs€got€a€sweet€smile,€good€manners,€charm,€and€aÏtight€butt.€€Heððs€not€like€Wes,€Mr.€Ô_ÔHunkymanÔ_Ô,€but€heððs€got€other€stuff€to€offer€the€ladiesÏand€they€know€it.€€Ìà õ àMichelle,€unlike€Carvi,€likes€her€last€name,€and€she€is€a€tad€bit€more€secure€withÏherself€than€her€best€friend.€€Instead€of€a€thumb€on€her€left€hand€she€has€a€nub,€but€itÏdoesnððt€bother€her„„she€was€born€like€this.€€Michelle€has€been€experimenting€withÏinhalants€at€home€as€a€way€to€get€a€quick€buzz.€€Dying€from€the€experimentation€hasÏnever€crossed€her€mind.€€Some€kids€are€smoking€pot€around€the€side€of€the€house€rightÏnow.€€But€sheððs€not€with€them.€€Sheððs€with€Tony€on€the€couch€and€his€hand€is€touchingÏthe€side€of€her€thigh,€and€he€is€so€turned€on€by€her€tan€legs.€€Michelle€wore€a€very€short,Ïtight,€red€dress€to€the€prom,€but€now€sheððs€wearing€a€pair€of€cut„off€jeans€with€a€goldÏtop.€€And€Tonyððs€got€on€his€favorite€blue€cargo€pants€with€a€gray€Ô_ÔAdidasÔ_Ô€T„shirt.€€NastyÏthoughts€are€running€through€his€head€right€now€but€Michelle€has€no€clue.Ð °+@$( Ðà õ àTony€is€really€good€at€math€and€he€really€digs€his€math€teacher,€Ms.€Pepper.€ÏHeððs€the€teacherððs€pet€and€he€loves€it.€€More€than€anything€he€wants€to€be€a€mathÏteacher,€and€he€studies€his€butt€off€so€he€can€get€into€either€Stanford,€Duke,€or€PennÏState.€€Michelle€gets€her€highest€grades€in€Technological€Advancements€of€the€NewÏMillennium.€€Chatting€on„line€with€boys€from€other€countries€is€what€sheððs€mostly€into.€€€AÏboy€in€Rome,€whom€she€chats€with€on€a€regular€basis,€is€teaching€her€little€bits€of€ItalianÏthat€she€practices€each€night€before€going€to€bed.€€€And€Michelle€keeps€her€home„¼page€up„to„date€with€the€details€of€recent€dates,€what€happened€on€that€weekððsÏepisode€of€òòPopularóó€and€òòDawsonððs€Creekóó„„that€sort€of€stuff.€€Lots€of€girls€hit€on€her€pageÐ ð€ Ðto€get€the€scoop€on€certain€guys.€€Michelle€is€still€a€virgin,€but€also€a€flirt.€€Though€sheÏnever€comes€right€out€and€says€sheððs€slept€with€any€certain€guy,€she€doesnððt€mindÏembellishing€a€bit€about€her€dates.Ìà õ àMichelle€and€Tony€are€getting€cozy€on€the€couch.€€Right€now€Tony€would€love€toÏmake€a€move€on€Michelle€even€though€he€knows€that€heððd€get€shot€down.€€The€wayÏshe€smells€is€driving€him€crazy€and€he€really€likes€the€way€she€talks€to€any€andÏeveryone.€€It€never€crosses€her€mind€that€Tony€is€turned€on€because€they€have€beenÏclose€friends€for€six€years.€€Michelle€stands€up€and€stretches€her€arms€over€head,Ïexposing€a€tanned€belly.€€Tonyððs€eyes€stare.Ìà õ àWes€is€talking€with€a€fellow€baseball€player€by€the€fireplace.€Destinyððs€Child€isÏblaring€from€the€stereo€speakers.€€Four€girls€are€dancing€in€a€circle€by€the€speakers€andÏtheyððre€singing€loud.€€One€girl€looks€a€lot€like€Lucy€Liu.€€Wes€and€the€guy€heððs€talking€toÐ °+@$( Ðare€looking€at€the€girls€and€commenting€on€their€bodies,€marking€each€one€with€aÏscore€from€one€to€ten.€€The€reason€Wes€knows€the€girl€with€the€tight€lavender€dress€is€aÏten€is€because€heððs€been€with€her€before.€€Back€in€February€they€had€unprotected€sexÏin€the€band€room€at€school.€€One€week€later,€when€his€pissing€got€unbearably€painful,Ïhe€went€to€a€nearby€clinic€to€find€out€what€was€wrong.€€Turns€out€he€had€chlamydiaÏand€was€prescribed€some€pills€to€take€care€of€things.€€At€first,€Wes€was€really€pissed€offÏthat€lavender„dress€girl€€gave€him€chlamydia,€but€after€talking€with€the€doctor,€heÏfound€out€that€she€probably€doesnððt€even€know€she€has€the€disease€because€theÏsymptoms€in€girls€can€take€years€to€show€up.€€Whatððs€crazy€is€that€Wes€never€told€the€girlÏthat€he€got€chlamydia€from€her.€€Ìà õ àTwo€minutes€ago€Carvi€was€on€the€back€porch€trying€to€have€a€conversationÏwith€a€boy€from€her€Spanish€class€but€he€kept€trying€to€kiss€her.€€His€name€in€class€isÏFrancisco€but€sheððs€not€sure€what€his€real€name€is.€€He€smelled€like€beer€and€cigar€andÏCarvi€was€getting€sick€from€the€smell.€€So€she€got€up€and€walked€to€the€line€outside€theÏbathroom.€€The€girl€in€front€of€her€is€talking€to€her€friend€about€being€alone€with€the€guyÏWes€is€talking€to.€€Because€they€see€that€Carvi€is€standing€there,€they€donððt€say€anyÏmore.€€Carvi€really€wants€to€go€home,€but€she€also€wants€to€see€what€can€happen€withÏWes€a€little€later€on.€€She€canððt€get€him€out€of€her€head.Ìà õ àThe€guy€that€Carvi€was€talking€to€on€the€porch€has€just€found€her€and€he€sweepsÏher€away€into€the€dining€room.€€As€he€kisses€her€mouth€she€thinks€heððs€gross.€€Now€sheÏthinks€to€hell€with€Wes€and€she€gets€into€the€kissing.€€She€reaches€down€and€squeezesÐ °+@$( Ðthis€kidððs€butt.€€A€return€squeeze€is€given€and€Carvi€feels€good.€€Smiling€as€she€kissesÏmakes€the€whole€thing€even€more€awkward.€€His€braces€have€cut€her€lip.€€When€heÏturns€to€puke€on€the€carpet,€Carvi€walks€away€to€find€Michelle.Ìà õ àMichelle€is€not€on€the€couch€anymore.€€She€and€Tony€have€walked€outside€toÏthe€pool€area.€€Michelle€has€a€cup€of€beer€in€her€hand.€€She€really€doesnððt€like€beer,Ïbut€sheððs€drinking€it€anyway.€€The€same€kids€are€still€smoking€pot€on€the€side€of€theÏhouse,€and€Michelle€and€Tony€go€over.€€After€taking€a€hit,€she€passes€the€joint€to€Tony.€ÏHe€declines€and€thatððs€cool€with€her.€€So€she€passes€it€off€to€the€guy€who€brought€theÏfour€joints.€€The€party€has€been€going€on€for€an€hour€and€already€this€is€the€third€joint€ofÏthe€four.€€There€are€five€people€standing€with€Michelle€and€Tony€and€they€are€stonedÏÔ_ÔstonedÔ_Ô€stoned,€laughing€and€carrying€on.€€One€of€the€guys€keeps€looking€over€hisÏshoulders.Ìà õ àWes€is€in€the€upstairs€bathroom€with€a€girl€he€knows€from€school.€€Her€name€is€LoisÏand€sheððs€new€to€the€neighborhood.€€Sitting€on€the€counter€in€front€of€Wes,€she€lets€himÏtouch€her€bare€breasts€while€they€kiss.€€Wes€has€an€erection€and€he€wants€to€doÏsomething€about€that.€€He€pulls€Lois€from€the€counter€and€leads€her€into€the€adjoiningÏbedroom.€€They€take€turns€strip„teasing.€€Walking€to€lock€the€door,€Lois€trips€on€a€shoeÏand€falls.€€But€Wes€doesnððt€ask€if€sheððs€okay„„he€just€lies€there€and€laughs.€€€The€lights€areÏoff€and€they€are€on€the€floor€kissing€and€groping€each€other.€€Both€of€them€are€feelingÏthe€brunt€of€the€alcohol.€€€€On€top€of€Lois,€Wes€fumbles€around€for€a€few€momentsÏbefore€the€penetration€starts.Ð °+@$( Ðà õ àTony€has€left€Michelle€with€those€five€other€guys€and€now€he€is€talking€with€a€veryÏtiny€girl.€€He€is€laughing€at€a€joke€she€just€told€him€and€he€touches€her€arms.€€That€hornyÏfeeling€returns€to€Tonyððs€body€as€she€whispers€into€his€ear.€€He€pulls€the€girlððs€hand€to€hisÏlips€and€kisses€it.€€Now€she€is€blushing€and€telling€him€that€heððs€sweet.€€Playing€this€girlÏwould€not€be€Tonyððs€style.€€He€really€likes€her€and€has€for€a€few€months.€€One€problemÏTony€has€is€that€he€likes€all€kinds€of€girls€at€the€same€time.€€He€just€likes€to€experienceÏnew€things€with€different€girls.€€Thatððs€something€his€aunt€told€him€was€part€of€growingÏup.Ìà õ àSix€minutes€after€starting,€Lois€and€Wes€are€finished.€€€Here€they€come€downstairs.€ÏWes€has€a€big€hickey€on€his€neck.€€Just€as€he€rounds€the€corner,€Carvi€spots€him€andÏflags€him€down.€€When€she€sees€the€mark€on€his€neck,€she€starts€kissing€him,€grabs€hisÏcrotch,€and€he€yelps€because€itððs€still€a€bit€sensitive€from€the€action€upstairs.€€CarviÏdoesnððt€care.€€She€keeps€grabbing€and€grabbing.€€Wes€is€wondering€why€sheððs€being€soÏaggressive.€€She€unbuttons€his€shorts€and€pulls€them€down,€boxers€and€all.€€Wesððs€mouthÏis€hanging€open.€€Three€guys€standing€close€by€start€laughing€and€yelling€at€Wes.€€ThenÏCarvi€turns€around€and€walks€away„„goes€to€sit€on€the€couch€and€is€offered€a€cup€ofÏbeer.€€Knowing€that€she€does€not€handle€alcohol€well,€she€accepts€the€beer€and€sitsÏwith€a€girl€on€the€couch€drinking€away.€€Carvi€gulps€and€gulps.€€She€knows€that€she€mayÏpuke€like€her€kissing€friend,€but€she€doesnððt€care.€€The€cigarettes€in€her€pocket€areÏburning€a€hole€so€she€goes€outside€to€smoke.ÌÐ °+@$( Ðò òTIME€CHECK:€€ñ)ñ€ñ)ñó óñ)ññ(ñÐ p Ðñ(ññ)ñA€few€hours€later.€€The€house€is€emptying€out.€€Ð p ÐÌà õ àMichelle€and€Carvi€are€dancing€with€some€other€girls€on€the€back€porch.€€TheyÏare€laughing€and€pretending€to€be€pop€stars.€€Although€the€night€air€is€getting€chilly,€allÏof€the€dancing€girls€have€taken€off€their€tops€and€are€parading€around€in€their€bras.€ÏNow€Carvi€quickly€puts€her€shirt€back€on€because€sheððs€embarrassed.€€After€three€cupsÏof€beer€and€four€hits€on€a€joint,€Michelleððs€buzz€rocks€so€much€it€worries€her€because€sheÏdidnððt€realize€how€much€she€was€taking€in.€€When€she€is€offered€a€swig€from€a€bottle€ofÏtequila,€she€plays€it€cool€saying€that€she€hates€tequila€and€got€sick€on€it€at€anotherÏparty.€€Carvi€and€Michelle€go€to€a€quiet€spot€near€the€pool€house€to€talk.€€Carvi€has€justÏseen€Wes€and€canððt€stop€crying.€€Michelle€hugs€her€and€tells€her€that€Wes€is€a€jerkÏanyway€and€that€she€should€forget€about€him.€€Michelle€doesnððt€know€this€yet,€but€aÏdrunk€boy€just€spilled€beer€on€his€pants€and€heððs€mopping€it€up€with€her€shirt.Ìà õ àThe€girl€who€gave€Wes€chlamydia€is€talking€to€his€friend„„the€same€one€he€wasÏtalking€with€by€the€fireplace.€€Wes€sees€the€two€of€them€heading€to€the€downstairsÏbedroom.€€Because€he€doesnððt€want€to€feel€like€a€prick,€he€lets€his€friend€go€with€theÏgirl.€€Wes€sees€Tony€in€the€kitchen€and€the€two€of€them€do€shots€of€vodka.€€This€is€all€thatÏTony€has€had€to€drink,€except€for€a€warm€can€of€Coke€that€he€found€in€the€garage.€ÏWes€is€really€blitzed€and€starts€slurring€his€words€and€hanging€all€over€people.€€There€areÏflecks€of€powdered€cheese€in€the€corners€of€his€mouth€and€his€finger€tips€are€orangeÏfrom€the€puffy€cheese€things€heððs€been€stuffing€into€his€mouth.€€Right€now€Wesððs€€veryÐ °+@$( Ðloud€voice€can€be€heard€over€the€very€loud€music.€€And€heððs€got€Ô_ÔcheeseyÔ_Ô€fingerÏstreaks€down€the€length€of€his€white€T„shirt.€€What€a€mess€he€is.€€Even€guys€try€their€bestÏto€stay€clear€of€him.€€He€tries€to€dance€with€the€pretty€girls€on€the€porch€and€falls.€€NoÏone€helps€him€up.€€Not€feeling€so€good,€he€stays€put€for€a€few€minutes.Ìà õ àCarvi€wants€to€leave€the€party€because€she€has€to€be€home€by€two„thirty.€€SheÏtells€Michelle€to€go€sit€on€the€couch€and€wait€for€her.€€When€Tony€flops€down€besideÏher,€the€poor€guy€starts€hiccupping.€€Michelle€giggles€at€him.€€By€this€time,€Wes€hasÏmade€his€way€into€the€bathroom€to€throw€up.€€He€gets€most€of€it€in€the€toilet,€but€theÏrest€splatters€on€the€ceramic€tiles.€€He€doesnððt€clean€it€up€because€itððs€not€his€house€andÏhe€wonððt€get€into€any€trouble.€€Wes€walks€out€of€the€bathroom€and€plops€down€on€theÏcouch€beside€Michelle.€€When€she€smells€his€putrid€stink,€she€sits€on€Tonyððs€lap€toÏescape.€€Of€course,€Tony€doesnððt€know€what€to€make€of€Michelleððs€mixed€signals.€€HeÏguesses€itððs€just€the€alcohol„„he€also€knows€that€Michelleððs€a€flirt.€€Because€she€is€notÏwearing€a€shirt,€and€canððt€even€find€the€one€she€came€with,€Tony€offers€to€find€her€one.€ÏHe€goes€to€an€upstairs€bedroom€and€rummages€through€some€drawers.€€Five€minutesÏlater€he€returns€€with€a€very€large€purple€T„shirt.€€It€reaches€Michelleððs€knees,€but€sheððsÏshort€anyway.€€The€four€leave€the€house.€€€€Ìà õ àMichelle€knows€that€she€can€hardly€see€straight.€€Tony€does€not€have€his€driverððsÏlicense.€€Wes€is€a€mess.€€So€that€leaves€Carvi.€€It€òòisóó€her€car€and€she€òòdid€óópromise€to€driveÐ (  $ Ðeveryone€home.€€Even€though€sheððs€feeling€a€little€light€in€the€head,€she€decides€toÏdrive.€€The€four€pile€into€the€car.€€None€of€the€kids€at€the€party€knew€this,€but€the€copsÐ °+@$( Ðhad€set€up€a€drunk„driverððs€check„point.€€When€Carvi€makes€a€right€onto€HillcrestÏAvenue,€she€gets€a€rude€awakening.€€Wes€tells€her€to€play€it€cool€and€nothing€willÏhappen.€€A€bit€relieved€that€Wes€said€that,€Carvi€begins€to€think€that€she€can€pass€onÏthrough€without€any€problems.€€Right€after€Carvi€pulled€away€from€the€curb,€someoneÏcalled€that€house€to€warn€the€others€of€the€check„point.€€Too€bad€for€Carvi€and€herÏcrew€that€they€didnððt€wait€a€few€extra€minutes€before€leaving.Ìà õ àÌò òTHE€SCENE:ó ó€ñ*ñ€ñ*ñPolice€station€off€the€boulevard.€€Two„ñ ñfortyñ ñ€Ô‡ô†(õ%&Š ÔAMÔ#†&Š %õô†(¦N#Ô.Ð  °  ÐÌà õ àAt€the€police€station,€the€kids€sit€in€a€cell€not€speaking€to€anyone.€€Because€theyÏare€under€eighteen,€each€of€these€teens€needs€to€be€picked€up€by€a€parent€or€otherÏadult€family€member.€€€Carvi€has€called€her€father.€€Michelle€has€called€her€father.€HeÏwants€Michelle€to€suffer€in€jail€for€the€night,€but€Mrs.€Ô_ÔDuphopolousÔ_Ô€convinces€him€to€goÏand€get€their€daughter€now.€€And€Wesððs€parents€have€left€town€for€the€night,€so€he€willÏcall€his€older€brother€who€is€sick€with€the€flu.€€First€he€has€to€take€time€out€to€puke€in€aÏtrash€can.€€Tony€has€called€his€aunt.€There€are€seven€other€kids€from€their€school€in€theÏsame€cell.€€Carvi€is€crying€on€Michelleððs€shoulderñ!ñ.€ñ!ññ"ñ€because€sheñ"ññ!ñ€Sheñ!ñ€knows€that€her€parentsÏwill€not€trust€her€for€a€very€long€time.€€Tony€knows€that€his€aunt€will€want€to€kick€his€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€forÏbeing€so€stupid.€€ñ#ñShe€ñ#ññ$ñBñ$ññ#ñtold€him€bñ#ñefore€he€left€the€houseñ%ñ,€she€told€himñ%ñ€to€use€his€head.à e àà ½ àà # àÐ (  $ Ðà õ àMr.€Macaroni€has€just€arrived.€€His€daughterððs€license€will€be€revoked€for€sixÏmonths€and€her€car€has€been€impounded.€€This,€he€is€told,€is€what€happens€to€all€under„Ð °+@$( Ðage€drunk€drivers.€€Because€he€is€so€pissed€off,€Mr.€Macaroni€yells€at€everyone€in€theÏcell€for€being€so€irresponsible.€€He€doesnððt€care€whose€kids€they€are.€€All€of€the€kids€inÏthe€cell€donððt€know€that€one€guy€from€the€party€gunned€his€car€down€the€street€andÏcrashed€into€a€parked€van.€€€His€neck€was€broken€and€he€was€taken€to€the€hospital,Ïparalyzed.ÌÌò òLAST€SCENE:ó ó€€Funeral€home,€four€days€later.Ð Pà  ÐÌà õ àSometimes€crazy€stuff€happens€and€sometimes€it€doesnððt.€€But€a€lot€of€the€crazyÏthat€does€happen€is€not€good€crazy.€€It€may€feel€like€good€crazy€or€fun€crazy€at€theÏmoment,€but€later,€you€might€change€your€mind.€€Or€get€it€changed€for€you.€€Take,€forÏinstance,€the€kid€with€the€broken€neck.€€When€he€gunned€that€car€down€the€street,€thatÏwas€fun€crazy€to€him.€€But€heððs€no€longer€laughing.€€Ìà õ àCounseling€sessions€at€school€are€available€and€the€kids€got€half€the€day€off€toÏattend€the€services.€€Placed€here€and€there€are€pots€and€displays€of€pretty€flowers.€ÏCarvi€and€Michelle€are€whispering€near€a€large€mirror€with€two€other€girls€from€school.€€ÏLots€of€teenagers€are€mulling€around€the€parlor€talking€to€each€other€in€loud€whispers.€ÏSome€have€never€been€to€a€funeral€before.€€Most€of€these€kids€are€wondering€how€theÏcrash€happened€because€their€friend€wasnððt€that€drunk.€€Ìà õ àThere€is€a€short€service€for€the€boy€who€died.€€His€parents€are€very€distraught€andÏhis€little€sister€is€just€sitting€there€like€a€zombie.€€Once€the€service€is€over,€theÐ °+@$( Ðcongregation€moves€into€the€parlor€again€for€a€spread€of€finger€foods.€€The€casket€isÏwheeled€into€the€parlor€and€will€be€taken€to€the€cemetery€when€guests€leave.€€GroupsÏof€guys€huddle€in€the€corners€talking€about€how€much€they€drank€at€the€various€after„¼prom€parties.€€€And€thereððs€Wes€talking€in€one€of€the€groups.€€The€navy€jacket€heððsÏwearing€is€too€small€for€him€and€his€baggy€khakis€are€in€dire€need€of€ironing.€€He€justÏtold€his€friend€that€something€like€this€would€never€happen€to€him€because€he€knowsÏhow€to€drive€under€the€influence.€€The€friend€turns€slowly€to€look€at€the€closed€casket.ñ+ñÌÌà õ àñ+ñ