Still don't own Carrie.

For the past couple of weeks life was very easy for Carrie White. She has a new friend and nobody bullies her anymore. He made her a gift, a "late birthday gift" he called it. It was in fact his old cellphone and he bought a new SIM card. Currently she had only two numbers: Jack's and the one back home. It took her a while to master it, but she finally got it. Her mother, however, wasn't as happy as her, but she couldn't anything about it. For Carrie and Jack today was a regular day, but unknown to them a girl kept sending them glares in their direction.

"So what do you think Chris?" asked Heather

The said girl blinked before responding. "What?"

Heather signed. "I've lost count of how many times you've zoomed out. What's going on?"

The girl's pretty face twisted into a scowl. "Look at him pretending to be her friend, when all that he wants is to get in her pants, not like she is a saint," said Chris with disgust in her voice.

"Maybe he already did," offered Tina.

"A shame really. He looks attractive with eye patch and all," said Heather dreamy.

"Can we change the subject? Besides we've told to let Carrie White alone," Sue told them, feeling very annoyed at her friends.

The others changed the topic to the upcoming prom and chatted happily about what dresses are going to wear, but Chris kept glaring daggers at Carrie and Jack, a plan to get revenge was already forming in her head.

"Thanks Jack," said Oliver

"No problem."

"So, are you ready for the senior prom?"

The brown eyed teen shock his head. "I'm not going."

The other boy looked at him in shock. "What? Why? Are you grounded for what happened a few weeks ago? That wasn't your fault. Don't your parents know that?"

Jack smiled. "I'm not grounded, I'm just not going. Proms aren't my thing."

"But this is the senior prom. The last prom you're going to have in your life. You must come! What are you going to do?"

He shrugged. "Maybe watch a movie."

Oliver smirked. "With Carrie?"

'I wish.' "No, alone."

"Dude, that sucks. Why not just come to the prom with Carrie? You won't be alone that night and you'll have something better to do."

"I don't think Carrie will want to go."

Oliver signed and shook his head. "My friend, you know nothing about girls. Who wouldn't want to go to the prom and spent an amazing night with a wonderful guy? I don't know what you have against proms, but you have to put it behind you now," he said he grabbed his shoulders and shook him a bit. "If you care about that girl you will invite her to prom and give her the night of her life."

Jack pushed him away. "Alright, fine."

"Cheer up, my friend. Maybe you'll get a reward for your trouble."

"You're an asshole," Jack told him with disgust.

It wasn't that Jack had anything against proms, it was just that he feared rejection. Every time he asked a girl out it ended badly for him. That was the reason he didn't ask Carrie to prom yet. Jack was aware of the fact she wanted to go from the wishful glances she cast at the prom posters all over the school, but he knew that Carrie's mother would have a fit. Whenever Jack tried to talk to the blond girl about her parent she would become withdraw and tried to change the subject. Now he was sitting at their table and gathering his courage. A quick glance over his shoulder told him that Oliver was watching intensely. 'Guess there is no way out.'

"Carrie?"

"Yes?"

He took a deep breath. "Would you like to go to the prom with me?"

The blond teen blinked a few times, not comprehending what her friend has asked her. "What?"

"Would you like to go to the prom with me?" he asked again, keeping his face neutral in order to hide his hopefulness.

"I...I...can't. I'm sorry," she shuttered and after grabbing her things she took off like the wind

Poor Jack just stood there staring at his food, feeling awful because he thought he had ruined their friendship. 'Nice move, you fucking moron.'

"So, how did it go?" he heard Oliver asked behind him

He turned around and glared angrily at the other boy. "She took her things and left. How do you think it went?" he said acidly.

Oliver raised his hands in a peace gesture. "Relax, my friend. Try ask her again."

"Are you nuts? What makes you think that anything will change if I ask her again?"

Oliver just smile. "Because she really wants to go, but she is afraid that her mother will punish her. You have to convince her that it's worth the risk."

"I'm not going to put her in trouble with her mother!" he said vehemently.

"The girl is finishing highschool very soon. She needs to be her own person and not let someone decide for her. By defying her mother she takes the first step in becoming her own person."

'But you don't know that she may be abused.' he thought

Oliver pat his back, snapping Jack out of his thoughts. "So keep trying, it's for her own good."

Later that day, Jack was sitting on his bed contemplating his options. He liked Carrie, more than a friend, he knew that and there is no deny it. But should he risked their friendship for a simple crash? If he listen to the rational part of him the answer was short and brutal, but the emotional side of him urged him to keep trying. However, he realized that there is no way back should he let his feelings free and if Carrie would reject him the pain will be extreme. The brown-haired teen signed deeply wondering why things should be this complicated. Carrie's mom wasn't making things easy for them either. She didn't interfere directly with him, but as long as she is present in the girl's life there will always be that distance between them. As much as he hated it to admit it, Oliver was right. The other boy saw how Carrie is unable to be happy because of her mother, but she wouldn't say a thing about the abuse she endures. An idea came to his mind, and to him it sounded completely stupid and dangerous for him and Carrie's friendship, however if everything would go smoothly Carrie will be able to live a normal life, besides he was her friend and he should try and help her even if in the end she may hate him. With his mind set to keep asking Carrie until she accepts he drifted to sleep.

Still one or two chapter before the Black Prom, afterwards the epilogue. I think the Black Prom should take two chaps, but I'll see if I can put it into one. You know the drill: leave a review in the review box below or PM me :)