iJoin a Convent
An iCarly Fan fic
Author's note: I do not own the characters in this story, just the situations involved. All characters are the property of Nickelodeon.
Ch.1 Mom's bright Idea
Jane Puckett had never been a perfect mother. She had two daughters, one of whom she rarely saw. They were twins. Melanie was away at boarding school, getting the top notch grades she was known for. Sam lived with her mother, went to Ridgeway High School, and barely passed. She was a rebel, that one. The two never got along. Sam was constantly in trouble at school. Mrs. Puckett felt her daughter was a disappointment. She had just bailed her daughter out of Juvenile detention when Sam had squirted hot mustard in a foreign dignitary's eyes.
The truth of the matter was that Jane saw herself in Sam, and that made her jealous. She felt she needed to break Sam of her spirit, and she had just the ideal way to do it. The fine she'd had to pay for her daughter's recent episode with the law left her short of money. She wanted to go to the casino this month, but you have to have money to do that, and she was fresh out. Something needed to be done. Besides, it was high time Sam got some comeuppance for the way she behaved.
She'd thought long and hard, and found the perfect thing to knock Sam down a peg. The Puckett family was strictly religious. At least, they had been when she was a child. Her parents had raised her as catholic, and it drove her nuts. She knew Sam didn't exactly commit to the existence of a god, and that made this all the more fun. She'd went to a book store earlier in the day and bought Sam a "going away" present. The girl in question had just arrived home from school. She normally went to her friend Carly's.
Today was different. When Sam went to school, she was given strict instructions to come straight home when it ended. "We have something important to talk about," her mother had said. Inwardly, Sam was happy. Maybe her mother was finally going to step up to the plate and actually give a crap about her daughter. "I'm home, Mom!" With a toss of her backpack, Sam announced herself. "What's so important. I have to go to Carly's to rehearse iCarly tonight." Jane shook her head no.
"First things first," she said. She presented Sam with a wrapped present. Sam eyed it suspiciously. "Uh, Mom, it's not my birthday for another like, four months," Sam said. Her mother nodded. "You think I don't know when my daughter's birthday is?" she asked. Sam shook her head no. "It's not that, just what's the occasion?" Sam asked. "I'll tell you after you open it," her mother answered. Sam reluctantly took the present, and slowly tore the wrapping paper. She was surprised at what was inside.
"It's a bible. Seriously?" Sam was confused. She didn't really go for religion. She didn't even go to church. To her, it was just another place full of Nubs. Mrs. Puckett nodded. "I think I should tell you, today was your last day of school," she began. Sam eyed her mother angrily. "Where are you going with this?" she asked. Her mother hesitated before answering, "You're also quitting that web-thingy you do," she told her with authority. Sam's jaw hit the floor. "First of all, it's iCarly. And second, I'm not quitting." Sam was mad now.
"Yes you are, because this weekend you're moving out." There was a certain deliberation in her mother's tone. "Wait, what!" Sam demanded. Where did her mother plan on sending her? Most of her relatives were less fit to raise a child than her mother was. "As of this weekend, you will be studying to become a nun at St. Mary's Church in Tacoma." There it was. Bombshell delivered. Sam exploded. "Wait a minute? I don't want to become a nun! I don't even go to church!" Sam was beyond angry. "You think you can just mess my life up like this?" It was not so much a question as a statement. "I gave you that life," her mother shot back. "As far as I'm concerned, it's mine, to do with as I please."
Sam was stunned. This couldn't be happening. She threw the bible down and went to leave. She really needed to talk to Carly right now. "You should be lucky I pulled you out early, so you could say goodbye to the few friends you have," her mother continued. "Yeah," Sam shot back. "Thanks for nothing!" With that, she exited the house, slamming the door as she left. She had to figure a way out of this. There was no way she was gonna become a nun. Just the thought of her wearing the black and white outfit made her sick to her stomach.
She started toward Carly's, she'd have the answer. It only took her ten minutes to reach Bushwell Plaza. She ignored Lewbert as she entered the lobby. A loud knock later, and she burst into Carly's apartment, almost running the other girl over in her haste. Carly couldn't help but notice Sam was crying. "What's wrong?" Carly asked worriedly. Sam sputtered out through her tears, "I need to tell you something."