Thirteen
Cassie
“Here take this!” Mandi yelled over the music that blared from someone’s truck.
We were sitting on the hood of her father’s Pinto watching what seemed like the entire senior class of Koppe High celebrating the night’s victory over West Jasper. Everyone was wearing glow sticks. Florescent greens, pinks, and yellows bounced around in the dark to the beat of the music. When Seth and his brothers arrived in a brand new truck, I had had second thoughts about staying. Then I thought to myself, why should I let him ruin my fun. Besides, watching Mandi have a mini heart attack whenever a car drove up thinking it was Nic was fun to watch. So far, Seth and his friends stayed far away, preferring to hang around the half-barrel keg he’d driven up with.
I took the plastic cup filled
