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    I look over to Tegan and she’s violently shaking her head. “Okay, okay! relax!”

    Me: I don’t know. There might be a huge party going on. Can’t pass that up you know.

    All of a sudden pain erupts on my arm from Tegan slapping me.
    “Owwww! What the hell Tegan?!”
    “Don’t play hard to get! Tell him yes!”

    Mr. Hockey: A party, huh? Is this your way of saying you’re not interested?;P
    Me: Lol we’ll be there:D
    Mr. Hockey: Good! I’ll be looking for you in the stands. Night Elli.
    Me: Night Mr. Hockey

    Out of no where, a pillow hits my stomach as Tegan is jumping up and down on the couch chanting ‘Elli and Dylan sitting in a tree! K, I, S, S, I , N ,G. First comes love, then comes marriage…"
    Before she can even finish I throw a pillow at her face and she ducks while making kissy faces at me.

    “Oh, shut up and watch the movie with me.”
    “You’re excited! Just admit it.”
    “Yea, I am. But Tegan I’m not his type. Guys like him go for the super skinny girls. Like you.”
    “Elli, don’t psych yourself out! Any guy who’s not into you is crazy. You’re beautiful, and smart and funny. You have killer curves and boobs. You’re set for life.”

    “Ughhh, please, lets not talk about my boobs. They’re a pain in the butt. And mostly my back.”
    “If you got ’em flaunt em’!”
    “I’ve been talking to my mom about the reduction surgery that my cousin had. I got approved by the doctor. I just need to wait for a break to go do it.”
    “Elli are you sure you want to do that? You’re big chested, but make sure you’re doing it because you want to!”
    “Yea, this one’s on me. My back is killing me, and I’m sick of wearing 3 bras.”
    “What the hell Elli! You wear 3 bras? Since when?!”
    “Middle school.”
    “Geez. Why don’t you schedule it for winter break? That’s in a few months!”

    “Yea that’s a good idea. My mom wants to fly down and be here when I get it so I’ll call her and talk about it.”

    We fall back onto the couch and relax while we watch Harry and Ron break into the Chamber of Secrets. And I feel like I just opened my chamber of secrets too.
    “Elli’s got a boyfriend, Elli’s got a boyfriend.”
    “Tegannnnnnnnn!”
    “Okay, okay! But what are we wearing to the game?!”

CHAPTER 8
    Elli

    Turn left, right. Don’t stop, keep going. You want to die?

    “Elli! Elli wake up! Elli!”
    Jumping up with extreme pain ripping through my chest, I look around and see a frightened Tegan. We must have fallen asleep on the couch.
    “Tegan, what? What’s wrong?”
    “Me?! YOU were having a nightmare!”

    Rubbing my eyes, as Tegan looks at me with worry, I recall the nightmare I haven’t had in months.

    “Do you get those a lot?” she asks.
    “I haven’t gotten one in a while. It’s always the same one though. What time is it?”
    “Five.”

    I moan in the pillow as I lie back down.

    “Start talking Elli.”
    “I don’t really know how..."
    Cutting me off, Tegan says “Try.”
    “It’s stupid. You can’t make fun.”
    “I promise I won’t.”

    “I don’t know. I’m in my house and out of no where it turns into the jungle and I’m running from dinosaurs. Everybody else is already safe upstairs in some random building and they’re all looking down on me. I can’t see who’s in there, but all I know is no one is helping me and I just continue to run and get chased until I wake up."

    Tegan looks like she’s thinking this over and finally comes to a conclusion.

    “Elli, you’re scared to let people in. You think nobody is going to be there for you. I have no idea where the hell the dinosaurs came from, but all the other stuff is extremely symbolic.”

    I just shake my head. There’s nothing to say. She’s right.

    “I just don’t know what caused it to happen tonight.”
    “It could be Dylan.”

    I look up to her face and realize she’s right.
    “But why?” I ask.

    "Elli, all you do is go to