Breaking Point

New Friends

"Jennifer get out here!" Scooter cried, and Jennifer stepped out in a pair of navy blue basketball shorts and a regular t-shirt.

"Yes?" she asked, and Scooter rounded on her.

"What happened?" by then Justin and Anna as well as Kenny, Ry, and other dancers that shared their bus. Jennifer could feel all eyes were on her and she was beginning to get nervous.

"Well, we were playing cards, and we were laughing at Maribelle when Selena walked in and wanted to know what we were laughing at, and Maribelle told her to get outta here, and then Selena dumped her water on me..." Jennifer said, but stopped when she felt Selena's glare full of hatred on her.

"Selena, why don't you just... go get cooled off. Then I expect you to come and apologize to Jen." Scooter said, and Selena stomped off to the back of the bus. "Girls, just clean this up." He told them tiredly. The three girls nodded and started cleaning up the water mess, as Justin and Anna stayed and watched.

"Do you need anything??" Maribelle snapped at them.

"Jennifer, can I talk to you?" Justin asked. Jennifer pretended not to hear him, not out of anger, but of fear of what he was going to say.

"I'm... I'm cleaning.." Jennifer replied, and it wasn't hard to pick up on her discomfort. Justin sighed angrily and walked off, Anna following shortly behind him.

"Girl, you'd swear that boy had rabies the way you treat him!" Celeste exclaimed. Jennifer merely shrugged, not knowing what to say.

When they got to the hotel, and everyone got situated in their rooms, Maribelle and Jennifer decided to go explore the hotel.

"What you guys doing?" Celeste asked.

"Goin' exploring!" Maribelle said in a little girl voice. "Wanna come?"

"Sure! Let me just grab my phone." Celeste said, and the two girls waited as she grabbed her phone, keycard, and went out the door.

They had walked up and down the hallways and lobby for hours, finding a restaurant, a dance studio, and an empty fire stairwell.

"Who are you texting??" Jennifer said, as she watched Celeste pull out her phone for what seemed like the thoudandth time. Celeste merely laughed and shook her head.

"It's a complicated label I'm giving him. He's not my boyfriend, but he might as well be." Celeste replied, and Jennifer smiled.

"So he's like your friend with benefits?" Jennifer asked, and Celeste laughed and nodded.

"Yeah, I guess so." Celeste replied, and Maribelle laughed.

"Naughty, naughty, Celeste. Naughty, naughty." Maribelle said, wagging a finger at Celeste, and they all laughed.

"What's his name?" Jennifer asked.

"Austin. They're coming to visit soon." Celeste replied.

"They're?" Maribelle repeated. "So there's two of them?? My oh my you do get around!" the girls laughed and Celeste shook her head.

"No! Alex is our best friend!" Celeste said, and the two other girls started laughing.

"Is he the kind of best friend that stays in the room and watches you make out, or the kind that shoves a spoon between you guys right before you kiss??" Jennifer teased, and Celeste playfull pushed her as they all laughed.

"Both!" Celeste cried, and all three girls started laughing even harder.

They finally made it to Maribelle and Jennifer's room, and Celeste joined them in another movie marathon. After the girls watchedGrease, Celeste's phone rang. Before she could grab it, Jennifer had it in her hands and was looking at the caller ID.

"Oh can I answer it? Please??" Jennifer begged, dragging her words. Celeste laughed and nodded.

"Fine." She said, and both Maribelle and Celeste looked at Jennifer in shock at how open she was being. Jennifer accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.

"Celeste's phone, student speaking." She greeted in a sing-song voice.

"Hello? Who's this??" she heard a deep voice on the other line and her jaw dropped. He has a deep voice!! She mouthed to Maribelle and Celeste, who were laughing.

"Umm that's classified information, I can't tell you that." Jennifer replied, and the girls were muffling their laughs with pillows.

"Where's CeCe??" they asked.

"She is... she is... that's classified information I can't tell you that." Jennifer said.

"Can you just put Celeste on the damn phone?!" they snapped. Jennifer mock gasped and tried to sound offended.

"Please, language sir! What am I gonna get if I hand the phone over to her?" Jennifer said.

"I don't know, I don't even know you! Just give her the phone!" the voice was clearly getting mad, and the three girls had to contain their laughter.

"What's your name, Squirt?" Jennifer asked.

"Tell me yours first." The voice challenged.

"Wha-you're breaking up!! i.. can't... hear..." she pushed the end button and all three girls started laughing so hard their sides hurt. Maribelle looked at Jennifer in shock, who merely shrugged her shoulders and continued to laugh.

"Who was that??" Celeste asked. Jennifer shrugged as she tried to regain her breath.

"I don't know but I really made him mad!" she cried and they continued to laugh, their faces turning red.

Once the girls calmed down, Celeste called them back, and explained that it was just a joke. They all found out that it was Alex, the best friend, that called and that he called to tell her that they were visiting a week early, and would be there the very next day.

"Oh great now that I've thoroughly embarrassed myself, they'll probably think I'm some sort of psycho." Jennifer said sarcastically, which caused the girls to laugh.

They finished watching several other movies, then decided it was late enough to go to sleep. After all, Maribelle and Jennifer were meeting two other potential friends the very next day.