***stardust

*sighs*
I'm so glad that I'm not about to start in on the drinking-thing.. cos some people can manage and not get too far in and are fine and stay safe...
...and then there are other cases.

Half of my suite went out to a party last night, Britt, Katie (not the one from home, suitemate Katie), Erica, and Jen.. Britt and Erica had a little beer apiece and were fine, Katie came back *drunk*, Jen didn't drink there but did when she got back (Erica's 21 and thus has a stash in her fridge) and wound up not even sure she could make it up to her top-bunk bed...
I had a bit of a twinge of wanting to go when they were all getting ready and primping and being excited, but it went away thankfully, and when they'd come back and I'd been filled in on the mostly non-events, I was glad I hadn't gone. Cos really.. I mean, even at that party at Karen's back senior year of high school, I knew everyone there and I *still* sat by the wall with a sketchbook. *laughs a bit*
Katie was spazzing out about this guy she (deservedly. from the stories that they told me) absolutely hates having transferred here... Britt was with her, trying to work her through it... Eventually things quieted down and I went back to talking with Megs all night, as usual. (*huuuuuuugs* thanks again for bringing me out of the stupidmood. and yay for awesome slashes. ^_^)

Woke up this afternoon, and Haruna filled me in on what'd happened since..then I went over to talk to Britt to get a little more......
Katie went *back* out last night, with her sister (who's 17)... and someone beat the both of them up, I don't know details at all but---
Their mom came and took her sister home, Katie's back here, finally sleeping...
Britt feels terrible cos she's the one who walked Katie downstairs to make sure she could figure out where her sister was, she let her go though she was *already* drunk... ...which she probably shouldn't have done, but no-one can ever see this sort of thing coming... and she says that if she finds out who did this, she *will* do something rash about it. and I don't blame her.
Katie's roomate Christina has been out this whole time - she made it into the sorority she and Katie tried for, Katie didn't, and that's what Katie's been kinda depressed over the past day or so (which's what I'd guessed)...

*sighs*

So guys.. be *careful*... and stay safe......

*Ananda Daydream * 3:20 PM * *

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