Sleepover: A Short Story

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It all started on a warm Friday in May of 1996. When I bore a grin on my face as enormous as the Joker. Granted, I knew it was going to be a remarkable day when my abdomen was filled with butterflies. Being that my grandmother was allowing myself to go to my classmate Tammy slumber party, now as she and I started packing my pajama and necessity in a miniature overnight bag. Then we sat down on the bed and begin to express the rules for me to attend this sleepover. The phone rung, it was Tammy’s mother confirming my stay that night. As they talked, I sat there thrilled and excited, I was going to the furthermost popular girl in the school house for a slumber party.
Even more, Tammy house was gorgeous, wall-to-wall carpet, large vases, and paintings
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Reid she said,” “I need to know what time she’ll be dropping you off tomorrow?” Under those circumstances, sweat start pouring down my face and I can feel my heart beating out of my chest.
“She’s in the shower, I put forward, speaking extremely rapidly.
“Well, have her to call first thing tomorrow morning.”
“Ok, Bye Grandma.” While I had just lied to my Grandmother, I felt awful, but I wanted to hang out with my friend’s. So, I personally knew if I told her that Ms. Reid had stepped out that she would come get yours truly, and the girls would remember that I wasn’t unenthusiastic enough to flow with them, so I said naught. Tammy, on the other hand, tells us that she dating an older young man and that he’ll bring us pizza.
I was still feeling guilty about lying, but feeling accepted, and a part of the group of my girlfriends. We heard a knock on the door, “Tammy said, who is it?” “It’s Kellie.”
Now, Kellie was Tammy boyfriend which had made it to the apartment, but without the pizza. Tammy then opens the door; Kellie says lets move.
Tammy Then say’s move where?
So, Kellie say’s to get the

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