120 days Before
Kendall woke up to the sound of his mother's voice on the phone. He crept out of his bedroom and down the stairs to see if he could catch part of the conversation
"Yes, I'll be there." Misses Knight said into the phone. "Thanks. You too. See you at 3." She continued. She hung up the phone and had a worried look on her face.
"Mom, you okay?" Kendall asked, scaring his mom.
"Kendall!" She replied as she jumped. "How long have you been standing there?" She asked.
"Not long." Kendall replied. "But long enough to know that you will be somewhere at 3. Do you need me to pick Katie up from school?" Kendall asked hoping there was something he could do to help his mom.
"Oh my gosh, I forgot about that.. Yes could you please? That would really help." Misses knight asked.
"Of course." Kendall replied. "But is everything alright?" Kendall asked with worry in his voice.
"Yea, everything is fine." Misses knight replied with a fake smile on her face.
"Ok just making sure." Kendall replied.
Kendall had never really been the nosey type, but he knew something was wrong with his mom. He knew that now was not the time to ask about it though. So he went upstairs to get ready for school knowing that he would find out sooner or later.
When Kendall got upstairs he sent all the guys a text telling them that he would be at Logan's house to pick them all up in an hour. Carlos and James lived minutes away from Logan so they walk to his house and Kendall picks them all up and drives them to school.
After he got their replies with the "ok" he got in the shower and quickly washed his hair and body. Got out, got dressed, brushed his teeth, and left.
As Kendall was walking out the door he told his mother to tell Katie that he would be picking her up so that she wouldn't be looking for the wrong car. He then gave his mom a kiss on the cheek and left.
Kendall go into his car and turned off the radio. He just wanted to think. And the radio was distracting him. He wanted to make sure that his mom was going to be okay. He knew that he was probably over reacting and that is probably wasn't a big deal but he wouldn't stop worrying until he knew for sure.
Kendall pulled up to Logan's driveway and honked the horn. Seconds later the guys walked out of Logan's house and got into the car.
Logan was the first to realize that something wasn't right with Kendall.
"Are you alright?" Logan asked as he buckled his seat belt.
"Yea I'm fine." Kendall replied. "But i think there is something wrong with my mom."
"What makes you think that?" Carlos said peeping his head in between Logan and Kendall from the back seat.
"Well she was on the phone this morning with someone. It sounded pretty serious." Kendall said as he started to back out of Logan's drive way.
"Did you hear what she was saying?" James said inviting himself into the conversation.
"All i heard was her saying she would be somewhere at 3." Kendall said.
"Well i guess all you can do is try to talk to her when she gets home." Logan said. "I'm sure everything is okay. Maybe you are just thinking the worst." He added.
Kendall pulled into the Sherwood high school student parking lot. At this point he just wanted the day to be over so he could pick up Katie and go home to find out what is going on.
The guys had their first class together which was English with Mr. Allen. Mr. Allen really only liked Logan because he knew that Logan was the one who did all the work and the guys just took credit due to their test scores. Kendall and the guys walked into the class room and sat in their usual spots and started chatting amongst themselves. They had a test today which made them pretty excited because Mr. Allen was one of those teachers who will let the class chit chat after a test instead of going on to the next section. Mostly because it gave him time in class to get the grading done so he didn't have to do it at home.
Mr. Allen handed out the tests and demanded that everyone be quiet until the last test was handed in.
Logan was the first to finish. As usual. Carlos finished shortly after, Logan new Carlos' strategy, does the ones he knows first then makes educated guesses on the other ones. It seems to work for Carlos though. He usually gets a low B or a high C which isn't bad. A couple more students handed in their tests before James. James isn't a fast test taker but he doesn't do horrible. He get a C every time. Which is average, it doesn't compare to Logan's straight A record but its good enough for him.
Most of the class turned in their test before Kendall. Which isn't normal. Kendall usually turns in his test shortly after Logan does. The guys only assumed that he took so long because of what's going on with his mom.
Once Kendall turned in his test he sat back down in his seat and checked his phone. He had a text from his mother. It read:
Kendall, once you pick up Katie I need you to go straight home so we can talk about what is going on.
Kendall replied with
Ok ill pick her up drop the guys off at Logan's and then we will be right home
A couple of seconds later she replied:
They can come too, they are like our family they deserve to know... Well they would find out anyway but they may as well be there with you, it may be a lot to take in.
Logan noticed the worried look Kendall's face. "What's wrong?" He asked.
Kendall didn't say anything he just handed Logan the phone so he could read the texts.
After Logan read the texts he looked at Kendall with a worried look. "Man this doesn't look good." He said
Suddenly James hit Logan in the arm. "Dude! That is not what he needs to hear right now!" James says in a harsh tone
"Boys!" Mr. Allen's husky voice shouts across the room. "People are still testing!" He adds.
"Sorry, Mr. Allen" James and Logan say at the same time.
A couple of minutes went by and then the rest of the class had turned in their test. Very shortly after though the bell rang and the guys had absolutely no time to talk about what may be going on.
Before they walked out of the class they hear Mr. Allen "Have a nice weekend boys."
"You too" they all replied. And headed for their next class