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This one's kind of short, but it's more of a transition than a chapter. Chapter 3 will be longer.

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Chapter 2

Alvin sat there on his bed, mentally beating himself up.

"How could I be so damn stupid," he said.

"I don't know," said a voice from his doorway, "but I hope you figure it out soon."

Alvin turned his head and saw his bespectacled brother, another reminder of what he currently considers a huge mistake.

"We need to talk," said Simon.

"There's really nothing to talk about," said Alvin, "I'm a dumbass."

"I agree," said Simon, earning a glare from his older brother, "But there's plenty to talk about. Like when and how you're going to tell Theodore."

Alvin visibly cringed.

"He's going to find out eventually," said Simon, "and in case you haven't noticed, our baby brother has grown up. If he finds out from someone else, he'll kick your ass."

It was true; Theodore's teen years had been good to him. Most of his baby fat had turned into muscle. How strong is he, you ask? Let's just say that he doesn't need Alvin to protect him from bullies anymore.

"How would he find out," asked Alvin, "The only ones who know about it are me, you, Ellie, and Jeanette."

"You really think Eleanor's gonna keep this a secret from him," said Simon, "For God's sake Alvin, she's his girlfriend. Eventually her guilt will become unbearable, and she will tell him."

"I know," Alvin said quietly.

"What about Brittany," asked Simon as he pulled out Alvin's desk chair and sat down.

Again, Alvin cringed.

"She'll get really pissed," said Alvin, "Probably call me a few choice words, and I'll probably get slapped a few times. Truthfully, I'm more worried about what she'll do to Ellie."

Simon let out a deep sigh before turning to Alvin, "I still don't get how this happened. Explain it to me."

Alvin nodded, "After school, I went to go practice some trick shots. When I got to the field, Ellie was there practicing too. After an hour or so I gave her a ride home…"

Meanwhile at the Miller residence, Ellie was laying on her bed softly crying. There was a light knock on her door, followed by Jeanette's voice, "Ellie, can I come in?"

Ellie didn't answer. The door slowly opened and Jeanette peered around the corner. She walked into her sister's room, and sat beside her on the bed. Ellie slowly sat up and wiped her tears from her eyes, and Jeanette put her arm around her shoulders, slowly drawing her into a hug.

"Everything's going to be alright," Jeanette softly whispered, while Ellie sat in silence.

After a few minutes, Ellie finally spoke, "Jean, you think I'm slut don't you?"

Jeanette instantly jumped back in shock, "What! No, of course not. What happened isn't your fault. If anyone's at fault, it's Alvin."

"No," said Ellie, "I'm just as much to blame as he is."

A few seconds passed.

"Are you okay," asked Jeanette.

Ellie nodded, "I'm just worried about what's going to happen now."

"You mean with Brittany and Theodore's reactions," said Jeanette.

"I can handle Brittany," she said, "I've been putting up with her crap all my life."

Jeanette nodded knowingly.

"I'm just worried about what will happen with Teddy," she said.

"Theodore loves you," said Jeanette, "You know that. He's not going to hold this against you. If anything, he'll blame Alvin."

"I know," said Ellie, "that's kind of what I'm afraid of. When Teddy finds out, he's gonna kill Alvin."

Jeanette slowly wrapped Ellie in another hug, "What happened exactly?"

"After soccer practice," Ellie started, "Alvin gave me a ride home…"

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