Bittersweet Revenge by J. L. Beck Page A

anything but that.
                We make our way down the stairs, Mimi in front of me as if she’s my defender to all things evil. All we have to do is make it up to the door keeper and get our keys. The music, lights, and the dancing make it ten times harder than it needs to be to get where we’re going.
                “Are you sure you don’t want to stay? Maybe he was a look-alike; you know it is Halloween Jenna.” Is she serious right now?
                “You're kidding right?” I say stopping in my tracks. She shrugs her shoulders at me, and I’m about five seconds from finding a ride home with someone else. No make that three seconds. Yup.
                “Are you sure someone didn’t slip something in your drink?” My heart feels as if it’s going to beat out of my chest. I can’t find Rex, his look-alike twin is harassing me, and my best friend thinks I’m losing my mind. The bullshit is getting way too deep in here.
                “You know what, I’ll just walk, thanks.” I say sliding past her hightailing it to the door before she gets the chance to stop me. “Don’t believe me that’s fine, but I’m not going to stand there trying to convince you.” Pushing through the doorway to go outside, I almost run into a very drunk and sick Teddy. Poor guy.
                He’s leaning over the edge of the wrap-around porch puking his ever loving guts out. This place is a mad house, and from tonight’s experiences I know I should have taken Rex up on his offer to stay home. Then again, I never would have met Ryder or discovered that I have a whole lot more to learn about Rex.
                Mimi’s voice vibrates my thoughts as I hear her yelling my name. She comes barreling out the door and right into me.  I catch myself on the railing of the porch mere feet from puking Teddy. The smell of his vomit has my stomach churning, and my eyes watering.
    “Where are you going? Trying to get out of there is like trying to break out of a maximum security prison.” She says purging her nose from the obscene smell that has my eyes watering. Pushing her off of me, I move down the front steps of the porch and out into the yard. Fresh air, that’s what I need. I take deep gulping breaths as if I’ve been unable to take a whole breath the entire time I’ve been here.
                “You didn’t actually think I would let you walk home alone… also I don’t think you're crazy at all. I saw Rex’s look -alike too. He was standing by the punch bowl getting very friendly with Marie.” Her voice was drenched in sarcasm, and I was getting the feeling that she was starting to hate my tormentors more than I was.
                “That’s good I honestly don’t care as long as he leaves me alone. I wanted to talk to Rex, because hello, how does someone forget to tell their friend- girl friend, whatever the hell we are that you have a twin; and an evil one at that.” I’m astonished, that I started falling for someone that I clearly didn’t know, and though it’s a small thing, that’s how all things like this start.
                We make the trek up the dirt road, to Mimi’s jeep. Mimi interrupts the silence by throwing her input in. “You know there could be a very logical reason as to why he never told you about him.” Of course she tries to take the bad parts of things, and see the good in them.
                “No Mimi, there is just no logical reason for not telling me that you have a twin brother who looks just like you, and doesn’t know how to take no for an answer. There is no logical reason for lying, or stupidity.” I say… the words getting caught in my throat. 
                “But he didn’t lie.” She mumbles out, stopping me in my place. I’m angry. I’m angry at him for lying, I’m angry at myself for believing him, and I’m pissed that my best friend though