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Chapter One:

Elena walked up the steps to her two story home in Globe. She walked slowly because on the other side of the door was her step-mother and she knew she was in trouble. Her step-mother, Jenna, was very strict and had met her father, John, online. Elena didn't like living with John and Jenna but her mom lived in another state with her new husband, Grayson. Elena opened the front door and tried to close it softly so she could sneak up to her room but the door slipped and slammed. She cursed under her breath as she heard the voice she's been waiting for.

"Elena? Is that you?" asked Jenna from the kitchen.

"Yeah it's me" she said with surrender in her voice. She walked towards the kitchen, getting ready for another round of lectures. When she got into the kitchen she saw Jenna opening the fridge to get the ingredients for hamburger helper. She sat down by the island and waited for Jenna to start speaking.

"Where were you?" Jenna asked as she turned around with milk and butter in her hands. She looked pissed as she measured the ingredients to put in the skillet.

"I went to Caroline's after school. We were just doing homework."

"I don't like you being around her and I've already told you this" Jenna said. She turned around and placed her hands on the island in front of Elena. "Your father is not here so I'm responsible for you. That means you do as I say." Elena stared at her, the emotion of rage beginning to rise within her. All she did was go to a friend's house for one hour. She came back before five. She didn't see anything wrong with trying to have friends and have a life. Apparently that was Jenna's plan, to keep Elena from having a life because all Elena was allowed to do was go to school and come home.

"I'm seventeen years old. I think I can be responsible for myself. Caroline is my best friend and she has been since way before you came into our lives. You cannot tell me who I can hang out with. Now I'm going to my room, call me when dinner is done." She got down off her stool and stormed out of the kitchen leaving Jenna speechless. Elena has never stood up to Jenna but she just was tired of getting lectured for little things that she shouldn't be in trouble for. She walked up the stairs and down the hall to her room, slammed her door and smiled. It felt so good to speak her mind, especially to Jenna who has been beyond irritating to her. John is rarely home because of his job so she is always bossing Elena around. Elena threw her bag on her bed and dug out her homework that she didn't finish at Caroline's. She went to her desk and sat down. As she started on math, her back pocket started vibrating. She pulled it out and saw that it was Caroline so she answered. "Hello"

"OMG guess what! I'll tell you. This hot guy I met today is throwing a party this Friday. You have to go with me, he has a brother so you won't be alone. Please!" Caroline loved parties and always went to them. Elena has never been to one and really didn't want to get in trouble but she needed to get out. She needed to be a teenager. In fifteenth days she'll be eighteen.

"Well I guess one party won't hurt" she said with a smile on her face just in time to hear the squealing on the other end. Caroline was surprised to hear her best friend say yes. She was expecting to end up begging for the next four days. Elena laughed and hung up her phone, trying to figure out how she was going to go to the party. Jenna would not allow it so she had to sneak out, preferably at night. It was Monday so she had some time to plan her prison break. She looked around her room, it had white walls with no posters cause Jenna didn't like posters. Her bed was made cause if it wasn't Jenna would have a fit. A desk sat in the corner and a TV in front of her bed which ticked off Jenna but she begged her dad to let her have it. It was the only TV in the house. Jenna believed that TV rotted the brain. Well Elena loved watching TV, it was something to connect her to the outside world. She finished her homework and started to put it back in her bag.

"Elena, dinner is done. You have five minutes to get down here." Elena turned towards the door. She hated being rushed, she liked taking her time to do things but when Jenna was around, everything she did was timed. She walked out of her room and down the stairs towards the smell of cheese and hamburger. Jenna had set the table and carried the food over. She sat down and stared at her watch counting the minutes waiting for Elena to get to the table. Five minutes were up and she was about to yell for Elena when Elena walked through the kitchen to her seat. Elena always waited for the last second just to irritate Jenna. They sat in silence and ate. Elena kept her eyes on her plate while Jenna looked up from her plate at Elena every once in a while. Jenna put her fork down and decided to try to talk to .

"So how was school?" Elena looked up and saw Jenna staring at her.

"It was like any other day, I guess" she said. She looked back down to her plate hoping Jenna would just leave her alone. Well she didn't get what she wanted, Jenna folded her hands on the table and prepared to talk.

"Well your father called today and said that since you don't have school Thursday and Friday that he would like for you and I to drive to the city and spend the weekend with him, there's a party he wants us to go to. I think it's a great idea and we'll leave Thursday morning so please be packed up by Wednesday night." With that said Jenna got up from the table and went to the sink. Elena sat there thinking, she didn't want to go but she did think Jenna should go. It would give her the ability to go to the party but she doubt that Jenna would let her stay home by herself.

"I don't want to go with you to see dad. I could stay home or I could stay with my cousin, Tyler. Plus I'm sure you want alone time with my dad so I should definitely stay." Elena waited to see Jenna's reaction to what she said. She knew Jenna would agree to it after she said the alone time. She's been trying to get alone time with John but also keep Elena in check, which is impossible. She knew Elena would be fine with Tyler but wasn't sure if she should agree to it. Elena stood at the table waiting for Jenna to say something. "I could also use some more study time and you know I'm not gonna get that if I go to the party with you and dad."

"Fine, you can stay. I'll call Tyler and let him know that you'll be there on Wednesday cause I need to do some errands. I'll also let your father know." Jenna started doing the dishes as Elena said thank you and went back to her room. She closed her door and grabbed her pajamas, heading towards the adjoining bathroom to take a shower. When she got out, dressed and ready for bed, she grabbed her phone and saw that she had a missed call from her mom, Miranda. She pressed send and heard ringing. On the fifth ring she heard her mom say hello.

"Hey mom, you called while I was in the shower." She sat on her bed as her mom started to talk.

"Elena, I have great news." Elena smiled hearing her mom be so excited to tell her something. She loved hearing her mom so happy and knew that Grayson was the reason of her happiness. They were such a great couple and Elena would've loved living with them but it was her senior year and she didn't want to leave her friends. Her mom was sad to leave her there but she understood and let Elena stay. Elena talked to her mom all the time on the phone and Facebook, sometimes they Skyped. She also talked to Grayson. He always found a way to make her laugh.

"What is it mom?"

"Grayson and I are coming back to live in Arizona!" It took Elena a minute for what her mom said to settle in. Her mom hated living here and that's why after she married Grayson, she left to live with him in Colorado. There had to be a very good reason why her mom was coming back. "There's more Sweetie, I'm also pregnant!" Elena gasped and dropped her phone. She was seventeen, how could her mom be pregnant. "Hello? Sweetie, you still there?" Elena looked down at the floor where her phone was and picked it up.

"Yeah I'm here" she said as she got up and started to walk around, getting really nervous.

"Good, I thought I lost you there. I know it's a big surprise since I'm like thirty-six but I'm really excited and I hope you'll be happy with me about this. Elena, don't be mad or upset about this please. Grayson and I are moving to Mesa so we'll be closer to you and you can be with me during the pregnancy and with the baby afterwards. I want you to know your little brother or sister and I know being in another state would probably keep you away. So what do you think?"

"It's good to hear that your eggs haven't expired" Elena laughed thankful for their easy going mother daughter relationship. She was also thankful for the invention of phones because if her mother showed up on her doorstep with this news, Elena was sure her reaction would send her soon to be brother or sister into an early arrival.

"Har har, Elena" said Miranda with sarcasm but it was evident that it was said with a smile on her face. That was the good thing about their relationship, they could joke around with things like this. It was also to Elena's advantage cause Miranda didn't know that she was hiding her anger and just pushing it to the side.

"You know I'm happy for you mom but I'm still number one."
"You may be number one but you won't be the baby anymore" she said with a loving, teasing tone. "We're moving to a three bedroom house so maybe you could live with us" Elena didn't know what to say.

"I'll think about it, ok mom?"

"Ok Sweetie, I'll talk to you later. I love you. Bye."

"Love you too mom. Bye." She hung up the phone and went to her bedside table and hooked it up to the charger. She pulled back the covers on her bed and crawled in. She didn't want her mom to be pregnant, how the hell could she just go off and get pregnant?! But she wouldn't tell her cause she didn't want to hurt her, she could never do such a thing. What is she gonna do? She let her thoughts float in her head as she drifted off to sleep.