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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

In control of Seven lives for seven days. Day 1

Day 1. The teen

You wake up feeling drowsy from going to a party last night. Your dad told you not to go. But as cliche as it sounds, you jumped out the window and spent most of the night at the home of Debbie’s boyfriend Tom. "I remember" you tell yourself. As you stand up, you run to the bathroom, you are hungover as shit, and you are such a lightweight.

"Good thing I didn't go all the way with Randy" you whisper to yourself. You put your sunglasses on, and walk downstairs to have breakfast. Your mom knows what's going on, but your dad seems oblivious to what had happened last night. It is a saturaday, so, at least you don't have to deal with school. You go sit on the living room couch and turn on the tv.

Debbie calls you. She asks you if you went all the way with Randy. But you quickly tell her "No, he is a dumbass" you say. "He is Tom's best friend!" Debbie says. "I know, they are both dumbasses" you add. You go on explaining how they both cheat all the time. Debbie doesn't believe you, but you convince her to say she felt ill, and couldn't see Tom that night. "You'll see, he'll hook up with another girl" you say.

That night, Debbie and you sneak into Tom's house from the kitchen window. From there you see both, Tom and Randy drinking with some other girls. Tom kisses one girl, while Randy makes out with the other one. "That cheating mother fucker" Debbie says. "Who's there?" Tom asks. "Me, you fucking fuck" Debbie yells at him. "Time to go, he is not worth it" you tell Debbie, as you pull her out of Tom's house. You can hear them laughing as you both leave.

Debbie is crying in the car while you drive her back to her place. "What should I do?" she asks you. "You know, my brother has a crush on you... and he is a great guy" you tell her. "Andy?" she asks. "Yes, just give him a chance" you tell her. "Not my kind of guy, but dating guys like Tom sucks, I think I should try dating Andy" she says. You smile. After dropping Debbie at her place, you call Andy, "Guess what? you should ask Debbie on a date..." and that's when everything shifts and you end up on Day 2.

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