Ginger Foutley now a young woman slowly shuddered against the sun that was poking through the windows and moaned to her husband who was nowhere to be seen.
"John sweetie where are you?, and if it's possible could you maybe get me a Coke from the kitchen?" Ginger yelled loud enough for John Washington to hear her as he grabbed two cans and headed back upstairs.
"You know maybe if we break Karen of her I had a nightmare and I'm sleeping with you phase we could get a little more sleep" John said groggily his black hair a mess and his bangs hiding his green eyes.
"Come on sweetie you were a kid once and you know that nightmares and them don't mix, I mean I used to see Freddy Krueger in my dreams for the longest time and let me tell you they weren't sweet".
"I understand that Ginger but this isn't a once in a lifetime thing it's a once a night thing and we need to show her that our bed is not a 24/7 hotel".
"Come on Jonny it's not her fault she has two older sisters trying to scare her, I mean their not exactly easy on her are they?" Ginger asked as John plopped down next to Ginger kissing her neck.
"You forgot about the older brother Ginge, even though he seems to be the only person trying to save Karen from her dreams" John said as the youngest Foutley Karen moaned and turned over as we see she has Ginger's hair and John's eyes.
"Morning Lovebug and let me just say you were pretty comfy to sleep next to this morning and all, but we have got to break you from this sweetie before you start thinking you can sleep with mommy and daddy whenever you want" John said as Karen shifted on the bed and looked into Ginger's eyes.
"Aww now how could we refuse a face like this John, I mean come on just look at the cutie pie face she makes".
"My rooms too scary daddy, there are shadows on the wall, screeches at my window, howling outside, it's every three year olds worst nightmare" Karen said shivering as Ginger hugged her.
"We've been through this Karen, the shadows are just shadows they can't hurt you, the screeches are tree branches scraping your window, and the howling is Pixie doing what she does best begging to be let in".
"That doesn't mean all those things aren't scary daddy, the shadows move like they want to grab me and that makes the other sounds much scarier".
"It's all in your imagination sweetheart, that and the things Heather and Noel are telling you can't help matters much" John said as Karen shivered again and shook her head no.
"Lucas is the only brother or sister I have that cares daddy, he even offered to sleep in my room with me but it's still scary" Karen said as Ginger and John both hugged her.
"Well the good thing is you have no school or anything for another year which will help us break you of your nightmares".
Karen giggled and skipped off to gloat about staying home to Heather and Noel Foutley or her two evil sisters as she called them.
"Morning squirt so how did you sleep last night?, I mean it must have been bad seeing you once again slept with mommy and daddy, but just think the shadows didn't get you last night" Noel Foutley said as she donned Ginger's hair and her strong ability to write great poems.
"Yea I mean the shadow monster usually eats three year olds like you all cute and precious, you're sickening you're so cute" Heather Foutley said sporting pink hair and tattoos all over her body.
"Don't listen to them Carrie Bear, the shadow monster is just another thing they made up to scare you, but don't worry they were both expelled and guess who's telling on them?" Lucas Foutley asked as Karen skipped hand in hand with him to John and Ginger's room.
"Guys I was wondering if I could bring something to your attention in the form of Noel and Heather being expelled for starting a fight with a special needs girl yesterday".
Ginger who was on the phone dropped her phone in surprise as a vein in John's neck bugled showing how angry he was as Karen knew not to ask questions and also that Noel and Heather were in big trouble.
"You're sure about this Lou?, I mean if this is a joke to get even for scaring Karen you're in big trouble young man" Ginger said as Lucas handed her a letter and she read it as it was angrily passed to John and this is what it said.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Foutley
I've tried everything and still can't control Heather and Noel, in one week they've defaced school property, verbally abused me, physically abused a special needs girl, and refused to learn anything in school. I know we were friends in College Ginger but I have no choice but to expel them for their actions this year. Miranda was called and she says that you two are really good friends also as to which I say congrats. I mean having the police chief of Sheltered Shrubs is a really good friend to have. If there are anymore questions don't hesitate to callCollege Roomie
Courtney Gripling
"Noel and Heather get your tails in here now and I don't want to hear an apology until you know what you're apologizing for" Ginger said as the two girls ran in and John spotted Heather's hair.
"It's coming out of your allowance not mine so I have to say color it any color you want. I have a new color it's a mixture of pink and red and I call it angry parents, perhaps you've heard of it?" John said angrily.
"Expelled huh so what's your next trick ladies crashing the family car?, selling yourselves on the street?, or any combination of the three?".
"I'm going to go with any combination of the three and see how that plays out mommy, I mean it's not like we were invited to Prom as a Freshman like Lucas was, oops I forgot that was supposed to be a secret" Noel said as Ginger and John's eyes fell on Lucas and they were surprised and happy.
"Lucas you never told us that and seeing it's off subject let's get back on it shall we ladies?, Abusing a special needs girl, refusing to learn, verbally abusing the dean, defacing school property, what do you have to say for yourselves, and Noel I swear if you give me attitude I'll make sure you never do it again".
Noel's mouth snapped shut after Ginger said this as Heather nervously twirled her hair around her finger.
"I'm waiting for an explanation ladies and we're not leaving this room until I get one, except for Lucas who will be telling me about this Prom date after school" Ginger said as the girls both looked angry that their plan to punish Lucas was failing.
"I don't see how you two could be happy that he's going to prom, I mean if it was Noel or I you'd hit the roof saying we were never leaving the house again" Heather said as John and Ginger both locked eyes with her.
"I want to know about the expulsion not your harebrained scheme to get your brother into trouble, now let's talk about the words you had with headmaster Gripling and we can go from there".
'Well we were called to her office for the fight with the special needs girl and she was livid, that's a word I learned in English livid it means angry, so anyways she totally chewed us out yelling about this and that and Noel decided to call her stuck up and she didn't like that very much".
"I would imagine not and what words did you share with Mrs. Gripling young lady?, I know Noel wasn't the only one to call her names or she would be the only one expelled Heather" John said as Heather gulped at the sound of John's voice.
"Well she called me an accomplice so I called her dirty money and again she hated that because she has to strip for her money these days".
Ginger and John grabbed Noel and Heather's hands and led them to the family van as Lucas hopped up front and the three girl's sat in the back.
"To make matters worse this isn't going to end well because now I have to beg for Courtney to let you back in next year, and you'll do anything she says are you two reading me?" Ginger asked as Heather nodded but Noel shook her head no.
"You're not a book mom and even if you were you'd be a pretty boring read if you ask me, I mean a stay at home mom driving her daughters to school so she can beg for their right to go there next year sounds pretty boring to me" Noel said as Lucas, Heather, and Karen all looked shocked and surprised at her.
"And what do you suggest would be more exciting in my life peanut gallery?, maybe if I wore my hair down and didn't take it personally when my daughters get expelled" Ginger said as Noel nodded and Ginger turned to stare at her daughter.
"You're treading on the thinnest ice you can be on young lady, I will not be talked down to by you because I'm the mother and you're the daughter so if you talk down to me I have the power to do it back to you and then ground you for it".
"But that would be a double standard mom telling me to do something and then turning around and doing it yourself, you wouldn't want Karen picking up bad vibes now would you?".
"She already get's bad vibes from her sisters, you're scaring the poor thing half to death and you think it's funny, but it isn't and you just earned three months of manual labor for the nightmares and the expulsions ladies" John said clapping for them as Karen giggled and did the same thing.
'We're here and not a word will escape your lips delinquents, let your father and I do the talking you won't speak until spoken to do we understand each other?" Ginger asked as the girl's nodded and they were led into a huge prep school where kids were off to 1st period.
"Well here's her office and you both will be writing her an apology for her while this meeting is going on, and since I'm extra generous today you will also write an apology for that poor girl you made fun of".
Ginger knocked on the door as clicking was heard and a girl in long blonde hair opened the door smiling at Ginger then her smile faded when she saw Heather and Noel.
"All right before you turn us away Courtney remember the pact we made after High School, we're friends till death do us part and the way I see it neither of us are dead at the moment".
"Ginger and clan won't you please come in, I was hoping you'd come here sooner because there were things that Noel and Heather did that I refused to mention in the letter.
"Well good then the trip out wasn't a total waste, let's just all sit down and sort this mess out one problem at a time" John said as Courtney guffawed at this and threw four folders all an inch thick John and Ginger's way.
"Two folder's an inch thick each, the teachers are calling them the criminals of Sheltered Shrubs Prep and I'm not far from believing them, I've had them observed by a shrink and he says that they need serious help" Courtney said as John, Ginger, Lucas, Karen, Noel, and Heather sat down in different seats.
"Courtney I can relate to you I mean they live with us, how do you think I feel?".
"I would have torn my hair out ages ago if I lived with them Ginger, so I know you didn't come here just to clear the air with me so let's get down to business shall we?".
"Well Court I was wondering how long this expulsion was because I feel for you I really do, but my girls need an education and I'll do anything to give them that even coming to work here as an English teacher" Ginger said as Courtney scratched her chin in thought.
"I wouldn't have a problem taking them back if you and John came along for the ride, I heard he was a pretty good math teacher and it seems these two knuckleheads are failing every class except cheerleading and that's an elective" Courtney said as Ginger shot her daughters another angry glance.
"Until they bring their grades up their on elective probation meaning no cheering, no drama, no gymnastics, no after school activities until they can become straight arrows again".
"Well if Ginger's in I am too but what are we going to do about Karen?, she couldn't possibly come here at her age" John said as Courtney smiled down at Karen and she smiled back up at Courtney giggling.
"I don't see why not she could be like a little trouble bloodhound, I mean who better to catch Noel and Heather on the prowl than their cute as a button sister?" Courtney asked as Noel stuck her finger down her throat pretending to gag.
"You two have papers to write and then I would love to hear the story about the special needs girl beat down straight from the horses mouth" Ginger said as Karen swung her feet back and forth happily.
"We'll need to get Karen fitted for a uniform and also get her a pin just like I got the girls and Lucas when they started coming here, speaking of Lucas I heard a girl invited him to prom do you know anything about it?".
Courtney nodded smiling at Lucas as he beamed and the two girl's had a plan that they hoped wouldn't fail for the life of them.
"Her names Natalie Sanderson and she happens to be the varsity cheerleading captain, model students of America president, shoe in for Prom and homecoming queen, she invited Lucas to both because she believes like me that there's a boy longing to have fun inside of him" Courtney said smiling at him.
"I'll take him tux shopping tonight and I would also like his report card if you don't mind and these two delinquents too" Ginger said as three sheets of paper were pushed to her.
"Well it looks like Courtney doesn't lie you two are so cheap you can't even pay attention and that's a Spongebob saying not mine, anyways let's take a look at Lucas's maybe it'll ease my pain".
Ginger took one look at Lucas's report card and her hands flew over her mouth when she saw straight A's and could only pass the card to John as he smiled and hugged his son.
"Anything you want you got son, and I mean anything money is no object and I'm sure your mother agrees with that, now name the thing you want and we'll go right out and get it" John said as Karen batted her eyelashes at Lucas and he smiled at her.
"Tell them you want a pony for your cute, sweet, nice little sister, I mean I could also get you a girlfriend if you like Noel and Heather call it boy fishing but it could be with girls" Karen said as John and Ginger angrily stared at Noel and Heather.
"Don't give us that look mother you told us to hang with Karen more and we found a way to use her cuteness to our advantage" Heather said as Noel smiled seeing her attitude wear off on her sister.
"First off I won't be getting a pony, second I want to know if maybe I could get a bigger bedroom?, because I'm starting to discover girls and dating and so are my three sisters who hate me dating because it takes away from them picking on me and using me for a nightmare fighter".
"I don't have a problem with that but we were thinking also along the range of a trip, a video game, a gaming system, a DVD, a movie is there any of those things that jump out at you like the bedroom?" Ginger asked as Lucas scratched his chin and smiled.
"I heard good things about Cancun this time of year, and you always said I could use a vacation from my three sisters but in this case it would be two because I wouldn't trust Noel and Heather with Karen" Lucas said as Noel and Heather's jaw dropped in surprise.
"Done we'll get the tickets tonight and we leave first thing Saturday morning, leaving you two with Grandma for the three weeks we're gone, and that doesn't mean the bedroom won't be built Luke, your dad is home for awhile and I'm sure he has no problem building it for awhile before we leave". Ginger said.
"You do know that Mrs. Model students of America president also has a flirtatious side, she invited Lucas to prom and Homecoming because he's helping her pass all of her classes, she wants to be the one to take his virginity on prom night" Noel said as Ginger and John both pointed angrily at her paper.
"Actually I'm done and if you don't like it take it up with my brain because I'm not writing it over again mother and father".
Ginger snatched the paper up and saw no words written which made her livid and she slammed the paper back in front of Noel.
"Court bring the poor girl they beat up in here so I can meet her, her parents too there are apologies in order and they will get them" Ginger said as Noels mouth opened in protest.
"Young lady one more word from you and you're going to be one sorry pre teen, I have had it up to here with you're mean words and your actions".
"Will Hope Masterson and Mr. and Mrs. Masterson please report to the Dean's office please, I repeat Hope, Mr., and Mrs. Masterson to the Principal's office" Courtney boomed over the loudspeaker.
"I just hope you have the stomach for this Ginger, I bawled my eyes out when I saw this girl and these two laughed their butts off".
"I would just like to say in advance that Hope deserved the beat down she got, I mean she walks around this school like she owns it or something like that" Noel said as Courtney shook her head at her and Heather's pen went a mile a minute.
"She does own the school at least her parents do, haven't you noticed the school is named Masterson Academy you twit?".
"But she doesn't own it her parents do, she even got us in trouble in class for pulling her pigtails and coughing retard into our hands, but the other kids did it to".
"And if the other kids jumped off the Brooklyn bridge I suppose you'll do that too?, you have to think about what you do before you do it idiots" John said as a knock came on the door and Courtney opened it to a girl in brown hair sporting a black eye, a fat lip, scraped knees, and hair tousled this way and that.
"Mr. and Mrs. Masterson this is John and Ginger Foutley, now their not to be blamed here because they had no clue about what happened until today, so let's sit shall us?" Courtney asked pouring tea into five saucers and sitting at a long table.
"I would just like to say from the word go that I'm incredibly sorry about what my daughters did Hope, you must get so many bad words from the kids here but to be hit is the dirtiest thing to happen here" Ginger said as Hope slowly nodded and Mr. and Mrs. Masterson stared shocked at Ginger's apology.
"All right ladies I want those apologies and I don't care how finished they are, and Noel if there is nothing written I will make sure you're grounded for the three weeks we're in Cancun".
Noel and Heather passed their apologies to Courtney and Hope up as we see Noel scrawled sorry in big letters across the paper but Heather filled the four pages all the way to the end with words.
"Heather really nice job on these apologies and I'm sure Courtney and Hope appreciate it, Noel you just brought yourself three weeks of solitary confinement at Grandmas house while we're gone, sorry just doesn't cut it after what you put this poor girl through.
"Fine with me it was worth it to see princess of the school bawl her eyes out once we hit her, she deserved more and would have got it if she didn't run to headmaster Courtney and get us in trouble".
"I don't care how happy you are Noel if you would look at the damage you did maybe you'd feel something besides victory young lady" Ginger said as Heather walked up and hugged Hope as Hope did the same.
"I'm really sorry that my sister and I were jerks to you, and if it means anything you just gained another friend to sit with at lunch besides sitting all by yourself" Heather said as Hope smiled and went to sit down with her parents.
"At least I got through to one of you, the other well you have your mother and father coming here to keep you in line" Courtney replied as Noel angrily looked from John to Ginger as they signed applications to become teachers at Masterson Academy.
Well that's it for now so tell me what you think and I'll write the second chapter ASAP
