Page 11 of I Love You Again
Another knock sounded at thedoor.
"Trina," Jenniferscreamed.
"That's it I'm kicking the door in," Mandy yelled. "Lizzie, launchme."
Trina rushed up to the door just as Lizzie took hold of Mandy. The three of them stopped in motion and glared at her. Shock filled their faces at the sight ofher.
"Ay, Dios mío," Lizzie gasped in shock as she looked herover.
Jenifer clutched her hand to her chest, and Mandy's mouthdropped.
"You look terrible," Jenniferstated.
"Hey you guys." Trina attempted but she sounded more like Sloth fromTheGoonies.
"Don't you hey us. We've been looking for you all night," Mandysnapped.
Trina had suffered the wrath of her friends before for causing them to worry. She knew exactly what was coming from the wild, worried looks on theirfaces.
The minute Lizzie opened her mouth and started going all Spanish on her, unleashing her Colombian roots, and Jennifer started barking, Trina knew she had toescape.
She understood their worry, but she couldn't deal with them all right now. They all spoke at once and she couldn’t concentrate. And, the alcohol didn’t seem to be helping. Last night it gave her a buzz. Now she felt like she'd been sucked into the twilight zonebackwards.
Feeling overwhelmed and suffocated Trina looked at the open door behind them and ran straight through it. She'd been half dressed in her skirt and bra and wasn't wearing any shoes, but she didn't care. She had to get away fromhere.
They followed, calling after her but she keptgoing.
She ran down the stairs and chanced a look back when Jennifer screamed out her name. That one look caused her to crash straight into someone. But, luckily the person, a man, grabbed her and stopped her fromfalling.
Trina looked up to apologize, but the words escaped her as she found herself staring up into Brad's bright blueeyes.
"Trina," he attempted, but the sight of him made her heart wrench and her soulscream.
"No." She wriggled out of his grasp and backed away as her friends reachedthem.
She couldn't do this. Before anyone could say anything else, she rushed past Brad and continued her flight, running straight for the side entrance that led to the pool and thebeach.
Once again, she didn't look where she was going and ended up crashing into several people. This time no one saved her from falling… straight into thepool.
