Jo asks, "What should we do to celebrate?"

"I'm not sure," I mutter.

"Eating competition?" Jo asks.

"You will win, Jo," I mutter.

"My point," Jo mutters, like it's obvious.

I roll my eyes, staring at the hazel and green in her eyes.

"Definitely not mine. The answer is no," I mutter.

"Please?????" Jo asks.

I scowl, "Fine. I guess."

"You against Kat?" Sage asks, coming towards us.

"What about a coffee drinking contest?" Abel asks.

The whole group bursts into a sudden sensation full of laughter.

"I have a plan," Nathan mutters.

"Where'd he come from?" Jo asks in shock, "Did you just teleport?"

"I teleported from Erudite. It was so fun. I got buried in a trash can and bombed the intelligence test," Nathan says sarcastically, with Matt and the group laughing on the floor.

"Are you taking Matt on your creepy ass duties?" Jo asks.

"As if," Matt says.

Abel shrugs. "What's your plan, Creepy?"

"Okay, pansycakes, so let's take the train," Nathan says.

"Where?" I ask.

"I don't know, but you know, we've already gone to a Pedrad party, we've gotten tattoos, what next?"

"Wanna invite a girl?" Abel asks.

"That sounds like fun!" Matt says.

"We already have Kat and Jo, so who are the other girls who don't have a phobia of guys. Or Helena, she's terrified of me," Nathan says.

"What about our best friend?" Matt asks, elbowing Nathan.

"Jen? That'll be fun," Nathan says.

"How bout Rainbow or Kristin? They're super fun!" Jo yells.

"Let's ask them!" Sage says, "We can have a massive party!"

"Please don't tell me more alcohol..." I mutter.

"Can we use coffee instead of alcohol?" Abel asks, calm and collected.

"Abel? Is your date coming tonight?" I ask.

"I don't have a girlfriend," Abel says, raising his left, black, bushy eyebrow. His dark black hair literally sticks out like a porcupine when he does that and his small eyes only become smaller.

"Yes you do, spill it," I mutter.

"Who?" Abel asks.

"Apparently I've heard you cheated on Breakfast Blend with Folgers. Are these cheating rumors true?" I ask.

"No, I'm not cheating on anyone... Wait, you're talking brands of coffee," Abel mutters, embarrassed by his newly found coffee addiction.

Jo rolls on the floor, laughing. Becky walks up to me.

"Bye, Kat, Jo, creepy, and Starbucks," Becky says.

We all hug her.

"Who's Starbucks?" Jo asks.

Becky points at Abel before leaving.

Jo, Abel and I laugh so hard, we are choking. Kristen, Rainbow and Jen appear behind me, along with Nathan and Matt, who look so confused.

I look at Rainbow. She actually has rainbow streaks in her hair, with jet black as the base color.

"Like your hair," Jo says for me.

"Thanks, Jo," Rainbow says.

"What's the party today?" she asks, swinging on the nearby pole.

"Jesus Christ, Rainbow, calm down. No more stripper parties today," Kristen says.

"Why not?" Rainbow asks.

"You have a massive hangover," Kristen says.

"Right. But I can easily get drunk again," Rainbow says.

"Hey Harley!" Jen yells, "Do I have to get Joker throw you in a bottle of bleach?!"

"My rainbow hair will remain rainbow," she says.

"She's the wild one," Kristen says, "Jen's the witty one and I'm the Erudite transfer."

"Creepy, Strange!" Jen yells, "Nice to see you guys again."

They hug and fist bump.

"Were you three best friends or something?" Abel asks.

"Most certainly, Starbucks," Nathan says, "Along with David."

I hear a gunshot in the corner of the room. The rest of the group make nothing of it, while Nathan and I run over to the gunshot. It's David. He killed himself. I start wiping up the blood and then I rush him to the infirmary.

"Please help him," I mutter.

"He's factionless. No can do," the nurse says.

I place him on the bed and I turn on all the buttons. I start wrapping a bandage on his head, before his breathing stops.

Nathan runs over, sees him dead, then runs away. Jen and Matt run in after him.

"What happened?!" They asked.

"David," I reply.

This is all my fault. A tear streams down my face and I wipe it up. It was too late. Way too late. Only if I was earlier. Only if I had stopped him. Only if I had died so he could pass. Only if I had..... I could go on forever and ever with a long list of items, but I have to move on.

"Rainbow's forcing us to a stripper party," Kristen says.

"Should we go?" Matt asks.

"I don't see why not," I reply.

Maybe this will help make me feel better. Maybe this will wash away my thoughts with alcohol. Maybe alcohol will make my fat disappear. That's the best outcome. But anything that makes me forget is amazing, in my point of view anyway.

"David's funeral!" Uriah yells.

All of us run into the cafeteria, where they throw David's body in the chasm. Uriah yells, "Go David!"

I leave the room. "This isn't right," I tell myself.

I'm being followed.

"Hey, Kat?" Nathan asks, "What's wrong?"

"This!" I yell, "This is a funeral not a wedding."

"I know, I've always found it weird myself. Especially when that's how they commemorate people you care about. We just have to conceal it," Nathan says.

We walk back into the room. Everyone takes a swig of alcohol, then leaves.

"Stripper party?" Rainbow asks.

We all nod enthusiastically.

"I killed David," I think over and over again."

My thoughts just need to be drained with boobs, butt, Rainbow, and alcohol.

We run over towards the pit and into a stripper club. We all pay for our own entry fees. I see a changing room.

"Welcome!" Rainbow yells, "Change before you perform!"

"What did I just get myself into?" I ask myself.

I see booty-short shorts and bras.

"Alright Catherine," I mutter, "Let's do this."

I see a picture of a famous stripper. Harley Quinn. She looks like she hooked up with a kangaroo, got drunk, crashed her car, and ate a small child. I vomit inside my mouth.

"Everything ok? What happened?" Kristen asks me.

"Harley Quinn just happened," I reply with a look of disgust.

"We are now strippers," Kristen says.

"Yep. How do we do this?" I ask.

"Pole dancing," Kristen replies.

Nathan will dominate. I laugh to myself. I dress in a pair of ripped short shorts and a sports bra. I vomit inside my mouth.

Let's do this, Kat.

I meet up with the others. Rainbow is nude, Nathan is wearing body paint, Abel is wearing a bathing suit, Matt is going pantless, oh my god.

"Alright guys," I mutter.

"Who's gonna dominate?" Sage asks.

"Nathan," Abel says.

"Rainbow," I mutter.

The rest of the responses are Nathan and Rainbow, which Rainbow isn't shocked to hear. She is definitely a party girl.

All the audience comes in. I see Four and Uriah in the audience. Uriah stares strangely at Rainbow. Player.

Nathan and Matt go first. Nathan dominates. Matt was awful. Then came Abel. He was caffeine on steroids. Then was Rainbow. Wild, as normal. Received a shocking amount of applause. Kristen was calm, along with Sage. Then, came me. I was better than I expected.
After we're done, we go to the lounge and watch other strippers.

Everyone cheers on while we sip our alcohol and swing on poles a million more times.

After about four or five hours, I'm almost drunk, but through the tiniest taste of being a bit sober, I feel guilt over all things.

I killed David.