The Other Side by Alison Garza (young adult books to read .TXT) 📕

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all the members of the group are sitting in dark clothing with paint on their faces.

Kevin:

hey JT your finally going to join us huh?

JT:

yeah i want to be part of your family. so what do i have to do?

LAICEE:

It's easy, all you have to do is cut your hand as well as ours and feel the pain. Then I will touch my hand to yours and Abby will do the same.

JT:

seriously? that a little bit crazy.

Kevin:

i promise it wont hurt that bad. we have all done it before.

JT takes the knife and pulls it across her hand she gasps as her blood spills. She then grabs Abby's hand and pulls the knife once more. Then does it again with Laicee . They then touch hands letting the blood join them. the rest of the group join in.

JT:

i don't feel so good you guys i kinda feel sick. i don't like seeing blood.

LAICEE:

It is necessary unless you want to never be apart of us. here drink this it should make you feel better.

JT then takes the bottle and tips the contents into her mouth. She chokes at the rancid flavor and spits it out.

JT:

what the hell lace! you know i don't drink that's not cool.

LAICEE:

hey what are you doing that's the good stuff.

JT:

i don't care not only are we all underage but i told you i don't drink not now not ever.

ABBY:

come on jt just take a drink it will be fine besides it will make you feel better.

JT:

fine i guess it cant hurt me.

she takes the bottle and drinks and her friends join in.

INT. HIDEOUT .

JT wakes up she doesn't know where she is or what happened the night before. She notices a weird bruise on her palm, no not a bruise a cut. she sees abby chilling on a beat up couch.

JT:

What happened last night?

Abby:

Hey JT your finally up I thought I was going to have to jump on you or something, you sleep like the dead.

JT:

where are we?

Abby:

this is the room we have turned into a hide out. don't you remember coming here last night.

JT:

Whoa, i didn't get home last night? my moms going to kill me.

Abby:

Chill it i called your house and left a message for your mom and said that you were at my house.

JT:

Okay i just don't want her to get mad.

Abby:

trust me every thing is going to be fine.

JT:

But still... so what happened after I passed out last night?

Abby:

Well Laicee and I prayed for you and then we had Kevin carry you from where you passed out and put you on the spare couch.

JT:

oh okay.

Abby:

don't worry jt nothings going to go wrong.

JT:

I'm really hungry is there any food around here?

Abby:

no we haven't used the room for a while, let's go shopping I have an extra credit card my dad gave me so you don't have to worry about money.

JT:

OK but what if my mom sees me?

Abby:

calm down jt what the worst she can do ground you?

JT:

Fine lets go.

they go to the local store and buy fresh food for the room. they stock the room with food.they eat and both return to their houses.


ext school Monday.


JT:

hey guys whats up?

LAICEE:

nothing much, hey do you have a friend named Jake/

JT:

yeah how did you know?

LAICEE

i had a dream that he was one of us and he was going to come here and take you away.

JT:

no Jake lives really far away. hes for sure not coming here.

LAICEE:

also jt i need you to wear some new clothes like we are sisters no and with that comes a unity so we have to all look the same. theirs a reason you were names Jamie trinity because you were meant to be part of three.

JT:

okay what do you need?

LAICEE:

well we all wear the same thing so you need plain white shoes no designs black jeans and a plain colored shirt it can be purple black or red. and military boots. i have some spare ones for you. try them on.

she puts on the clothes and walks out on campus. she notices that shes getting stared at by the other students she goes and meets up with her friends noticing that they are all wearing the same thing. she sees the kids stare as they all stay together in school they look like a gang.

LAICEE:

hey JT I'm liking it by the way this month is fasting month no eating.

JT:

okay but isn't that dangerous?

LAICEE:

no just make sure you get enough water ya know?hey wanna dye your hair i think you would make a great blonde.

JT:

ya i guess what ever you say. here's a notebook we can keep all our ideas and dreams in it to see if anything is going to happen.

the girls walk in to the bathroom and dye JT's hair then they walk to English class together. and sit down inside. the teacher puts a movie on and JT notices that laicee is acting weird.

JT:

hey lace you alright you seem a bit uptight.

LAICEE:

JT i just say something i think something bad is going to happen.

JT:

want to go out side and talk?

LAICEE:

ya. lets go.

JT:

OK so whats going on?

LAICEE

honestly i don't know i think someone is looking for us they look dangerous we could get hurt.

JT:

come on lace its not that bad besides no one can get through our defenses.

LAICEE:

no this is different JT something bad is going to happen.

JT:

fine ill watch out ill even stay here at school for a while.

int. hideout week later

jt has not been home for quite sometime she has gotten into the habit of drinking someone told her mom and now she needs to call her mom but is afraid.

JT:

hey mom?

MOM:

jt where are you? you are in some serious trouble. i know your hiding somewhere and i will find you. and i know your drinking. so come home now.

JT:

chill it mom I'm moving in with some friends don't worry about me ill come home when I'm ready.

she hangs up. abby walks in.

ABBY:

hey jt lace told me about what she say it should be cool huh?

JT:

i don't think that anythings going to happen abby.

ABBY:

we can always trust lace she sees perfectly.

JT:

abby how long are you going to pretend to play her games. you know that no one can see the future or read minds all of this is crap.

ABBY:

jt whats gotten into you?

JT:

i don't know it just seems like this is all just a big lie. i mean why did we start this in the first place?

ABBY:

jt you need to chill lets have a night out just you and me tonight we will go through the school and mess with stuff.

JT:

don't you see i don't want to get into trouble i need to stay in school.

ABBY:

it will be fine besides look in the future you will see nothing is going to happen tonight.

JT:

come on abby not you too? really this is not real. whats next are we all going to be part human part vampire. seriously put the twilight down and enter the real world.

ABBY:

we are part of all of that though. hasn't lace told you? those books were based on how we live.

JT:

Jake was right you guys are insane.

ABBY:

don't talk to me like that i have done everything for you. thanks to me you get food, clothes and shelter.

JT:

what ever because of lace and her stupid rules i don't eat and also thanks to her again I'm wearing the same thing everyday. and as for shelter i had a home

ABBY:

if you don't remember life at your house sucks. your moms an alcoholic and you dad ran off.

JT:

he did not run off he was killed in the army!

ABBY:

sure that's what you think he probably got scared and ran off.

JT:

screw you abby screw you and laicee and all of your rules and just get out of here

ABBY:

last i knew I'm the one who's paying for a lot of the food and stuff in here and so this is my place why don't you get out of here.

jt get furious at abby and pushes her in to the wall.

ABBY:

what are you doing jt! your hurting me!

JT:

I'm teaching you a lesson I'm not a little kid and I'm not weak. I'm not going to be controlled by some freaks and misfits.

Kevin walks in and pulls jt off.

KEVIN:

hey jt whats wrong?

JT:

I'm sick of it all all this mind reading and i can see the future crap!

KEVIN:

i now its a lot to take in everyone had problems like that in the beginning.

JT:

i don't believe this you too? everyone just thinks that I'm being a crybaby but none of you see whats really going on.

jt breaks free from Kevin and runs out of the room. she runs to the house crying. she doesn't want to go home so she stops at one of her friends houses and smokes some pot quickly and then runs home.

int JT's house nighttime

MOM:

jt what the hell happened to you

JT:

there's nothing wrong with me mom chill it. its just a little hair dye.

MOM:

you look dirty and like you haven't slept in weeks.

JT:

yeah Ive been running around a lot lately.

MOM:

your lying its your friends again isn't it they made you to this..

JT:

no mom they didn't make me do this

MOM:

look at me are you drinking again? your eyes are all red no wait your not drunk your high that's just great first you get drunk all the time now your getting high. that's it no more friends your grounded.

JT:

I'm almost an adult you cant tell me what to do anymore I'm not a little girl any more and as for my drinking and drug problem your just a hypocrite your just as bad as me except you don't have to do anything