Hey so here's my "The Middle" Fanfiction. Axl is 17 in this. I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 1- Retry
"So like every year, we have exchange students looking for homes again. This time they will stay with you for at least five months since past participants enjoyed the exchange so much, they wanted to stay longer" Father Greenway said with a sort of proud smile. Yeah, I doubt our japanese exchange student wouldn't've liked to stay for an extra 2 and a half months... I was about to reminisce about the eventful two weeks that went on this time last year but the father's voice interrupts my thoughts. "So please go see Marie if you're interested. God bless you all". and with that I gesture to Mike to get the kids sorted and filed into the car. I'm about to follow them out the door when I'm intercepted by Marie. Oh great. Marie. I just can't stand her, she's always walking around with her perfect children and being the centre of every activity the church does.
"Hey Frankie!" she smiles "Are you going to do the exchange again this year? I heard from Nancy how much you enjoyed it last time".
I plaster on my own smile and put, what I hope is, a disappointed look in my eyes "Sorry Marie, I just don't think we could take care of one for five whole months, it's such a shame"
"Oh don't worry About it really!" she says taking a quick glance down at her clipboard "It really is a shame though, a girl from England is really interested to come over here, but I just haven't been able to find her a family yet... I just guess i'll have to give her some bad news..." she mutters sadly and begins to walk away.
Oh god, that poor girl...maybe we could try again. One last time...
She's English and of the female species so Axl will be happy and I bet Sue will be ecstatic about making an 'English best friend' and Brick... well as long as she's read something, he'll be able to have a few conversations with her.
Oh what the hell.
"Marie!" I shout after her, she turns around with a hopeful look on her face "Put our name down for the English girl".
"YOU DID WHAT?" They all scream at me in shock.
"What were you thinking Frankie? The last kid was bad enough!" Mike shouts at me.
"Moooom please not this agian" Sue whinges.
"Oh my god couldn't you have just been cool for once and not tried to ruin my life for like five months!" Axl shouts flailing his arms up in the air.
I turn to Brick for his protest but he just shrugs his shoulders and buries his nose in his book again.
"Listen. I didn't want to have another exchange student as much as you guys didn't. But she was the last person on the list and no one wanted her. I felt sorry for her! I'm obviously one of he only people in this family who can show some sort of compassion!" I rant at them, I can't back out now.
"Woah... she? It's a chick. Oh please tell me she's swedish!" Axl says wistfully.
"No" his face drops "Better" his face lights up again "English" an excited glint enters his eye. That's him on my side.
"An english girl?" Sue squeals excitedly "How old is she? Oh please tell me she's my age!" I look apollogetically at her.
"Sorry Sue, she's 17, Axl will have to look after her mostly" I say with hesistance, the poor girl will be mostly in Axl's care while she's at school. I see Axl smile slightly. Oh dear.
"Awww"Sue whines her whole body slouching in disappointment and she looks jealously over to her brother.
"I know sweetie but I'm sure you and her will become great friends! Age is just a number" I say trying to comfort Sue"Now off to bed we need to tidy this house over the weekend she'll be here Sunday evening.
"Sunday evening! That barely gives us anytime to prepare everything, social services need to be notified and forms need to be filled in..."Mike says in a slightly stressed out tone.
"Marie is sorting everything out, now kids off to bed!". They walk out the room and I turn to Mike "I know, i'm sorry but I just felt so sorry for her and I know I should've asked you first but-"
"Frankie!" Mike interrupted my rambling loudly "Don't worry about it, it'll be ok and she's old enough to take care of herself to some extent. Anyway the kids seem to be keen about her. I'm sure everything's going to be fine." This is one of the reasons I love Mike so much, he knows what to say when I need someone to reassure me.
"I didn't like the look Axl had in his eye..."I worry pacing around the foot of the bed nervously.
"Ah, he's just a horny teenage boy, if this girl is as nice as I imagine her to be she won't let Axl 'play' with her and Sue seems keen enough to meet her and Brick... well he's just happy if he has a book and someone to listen to him. But promise me one thing Frankie..." Mike says getting under the sheets of our bed.
"What?" I ask getting in next to him, resting my head on my pillow and staring into his eyes.
"Don't try too hard?"and with that he kisses me on the forehead and turns the lamp off and we're plunged into darkness. As I close my eyes a list of chores that need doing tomorrow is created in my head.
Well, there's no rest for a mother.
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