Chapter Three: School...And More
"Savannah! Get down here, it's almost time to leave!" Lucy yelled up the stairs. It was the first day back from winter vacation; Lucy was surprised that her kids were so cheery. She returned the kitchen where her son's Andrew and Jacob were sitting at the kitchen table scarfing down pop tarts. Lucy laughed as the two boys ate pop tart after pop tart. "I think four is enough Jacob." She said pulling the box away.
"Mom!" They whined. She laughed and put the box away in one of the cabinets. Savannah came into the kitchen and grabbed an apple.
"Okay ready." she said biting into the apple. Her mother turned to look at her, her mouth dropping open in surprise. But before she could say something Kevin walked in with their youngest child, Kiley in his arms. He put her down and looked at Savannah.
"Morning Savannah," Kiley giggled before sitting down next to her brothers.
"What are you wearing?" Kevin asked sternly. Savannah shrugged taking another bite of her apple.
"Clothes." Savannah was now fifteen years old. She had long, layered, dirty blonde hair that went down to her chest, with bangs that layered across her forehead. Her light blue eyes sparkled with innocence beneath the pile of makeup she had put on. Light blue eyeshadow that matched her light blue top and baby pink lip-gloss. Savannah was wearing a light blue tank top that showed too much and a pair of tight blue low riders.
"Not enough. Go put on a shirt and a sweater." He said harshly. She stomped out of the room and up the stairs.
"I want to dress like that!" Giggled Kiley. Kevin rolled his eyes and groaned at his four-year-old daughter. The twins laughed and looked sadly down at their now empty plates, the twins were ten years old and loved to eat. It was basically all they did.
"No, never!" Kevin said. Kiley laughed and began to eat the cereal her mother had placed in front of her. "I've got to go!" He said leaning in and giving Lucy a kiss on the cheek. Lucy kissed him back. He kissed Kiley and left calling up at Savannah to say goodbye.
"Bye!" She yelled downstairs bitterly throwing a pale pink button up on over her shirt. She grabbed a sweater and headed downstairs. "Ta da" she said to her mom. Lucy sighed and nodded.
"Come on let's go." Andrew said. Savannah glared at him and grabbed her backpack at the front door. She buttoned Kiley up in her winter coat and pulled her hat on harder then she meant to.
"Stop! I can't see!" Kiley whined pulling the hat back up over her eyes.
"Sorry," Savannah said as she pulled on her own coat. She took Kiley's hand and walked outside. The ground was covered in snow and ice. She made Kiley hold the railing as they walked down the steps. Andrew and Jacob came bounding down the steps and jumped onto the snow below. "Watch it!" She yelled.
Savannah walked her siblings to school dropping Kiley off at her class, before heading for the bus stop. Savannah's school was downtown. When she reached the bus stop a smile spread across her face.
"Layla!" She smiled rushing up to a young girl. Layla had long curly brown hair and gray eyes. Savannah and Layla had been friends since Savannah moved to New York twelve years ago.
"Hey Savannah!" Layla giggled. She fixed her coat as Savannah let go. "Ready for school?" She groaned.
"Yeah...right..."Savannah said. The two burst out in fits of giggles. The bus arrived and the two got on, they dropped their metrocards in and headed for the back of the bus. They sat down in a two seater, Layla by the window.
"Are you coming to Jonathan's house today after school?" Layla asked pulling out a bag of 100 calorie Oreos.
"Yes...and just because they're only a 100 calories doesn't mean you should eat them for breakfast." Savannah giggled.
"But they're soooo good!" Layla smiled, throwing a couple into her mouth. She offered some to Savannah who just shook her head and giggled.
The school day dragged on forever. The only part that sped by was lunch. Once school was over Savannah raced outside with Layla. They headed to the street corner, where Jonathan and his crew were hanging out.
"Hey Jonathan." Layla called out. He smiled and waved. Jonathan Trescot was a boy in their grade. They'd been friends with him since Pre-K. He was a jock, he played for the basketball team; he had short blonde hair and caramel eyes that matched his skin (Or so Savannah thought). He hung out with Max Fairfield, Bobby Torres, and Greg Williams. As well as their friends: Nicolai Grandits, Angelica Geras, Josh Gray, Ben Woods, and Lisa Sanchez. The whole gang was standing on the corner.
"Hey Van," Jonathan said throwing his arm casually over her shoulder. She giggled and shrugged his arm off. He frowned playfully. "We were going to hang out in the park first. Go to my house later. Okay with you guys?" Savannah glanced at Layla who nodded.
"Yeah Sure."
Lucy checked the clock again. It was only six o'clock, which meant Savannah wasn't coming home for dinner, but she still had five hours till curfew.
"Mommy, I'm hungry!" Kiley whined as she walked into the kitchen clutching her American girl doll. She love that doll, she took it with her everywhere.
"I know Kiley. Dinner's almost ready." Lucy said swinging open the oven door and checking on the chicken.
"When's Daddy coming home?" Kiley whined sitting down in one of the chairs.
"One am sweetie." Lucy poked the chicken with her knife and decided it was done.
"When's Vannah coming home?" Kiley whined again. Lucy sighed and pulled the chicken out.
"Probably eleven o'clock honey but Mommy's cooking. Go play with your brothers." Kiley sighed and left the room to go find her brothers. They were upstairs playing on their computer.
"Can I play?" Kiley asked.
"Go away Kiley!" Andrew said throwing a stuffed animal at her.
"Mom said to play with you!" Kiley whined stamping her feet.
"We're not playing! Kiley go!" Jacob yelled pushing her out of the room.
"No!" Kiley cried. Jacob slammed the door and locked it. "Your mean!" She cried. Knowing it was no use; she gave up and went back downstairs. Her mother was finishing up with dinner. Kiley grabbed her coat and went outside. She knew she wasn't supposed to but she had nothing else to do. She took a seat on the bottom step and kicked the snow on the ground.
"Hi Kiley!" Kiley looked up and gave the woman a half smile.
"Hi Mrs. Johnson, Hi Amelia." She said waving to the chubby little baby in the stroller.
"Kiley!" The baby cried happily.
"What are you doing out here by yourself?" She asked.
"Just waiting for dinner to be ready. My brother's won't play with me and Savannah isn't home." She sighed unhappily.
"Oh. Alright, well be careful. Don't leave your stoop." She smiled and kept walking towards her apartment. Kiley picked up a stick and began to fiddle with the snow. She looked up and saw a kitten across the street. She got up and walked across the street carefully. She bent over and began to pet the kitten. She picked it up and cradled it in her arms.
"What do you have there sweetie?" Kiley spun around. A tall young man was standing in front of her. His dark brown hair shadowing his face. He had a gentle smile; he looked young like her uncle Simon's age.
"A kitten!" She said happily.
"It's very cute." He smiled brushing the hair out of his face. "What's your name?" Kiley hesitated remembering what her father was always telling her.
"KILEY!" Kiley spun around again, trying not to slip on the ice. Her mother was running across the street clutching her long sweater closed, hopping slightly in her bare feet.
"Mom!" Kiley said in surprise. She went to look up at the man but he was walking away.
"You know you're not supposed to leave the apartment without permission! And you know you're not aloud to cross the street alone!" Her mother screamed.
"I found a kitten! Can we keep it? It can't survive in the snow!" Kiley said sticking out her bottom lip. Lucy sighed and grabbed Kiley's free arm dragging her back across the street.
"Fine! But we have to talk to your father! You're still in trouble! Going outside! Crossing the street! Talking to strangers!" Lucy rambled.
"Oh my god!" Savannah gasped looking at her phone. "It's 10:30!" She jumped up off the couch and grabbed her stuff.
"Savannah what's wrong?" Jonathan asked his words slightly slurred. They had all been drinking, except Savannah and Layla they didn't drink.
"My curfew! I'm dead! They'll never let me out of the house for the club next week!" she cried hysterically.
"I'd better go too!" Layla sighed disentangling herself from Max. Max sighed and tried to pull her back but was unsuccessful. "Come on. Bye guys." The two girls rushed out of the building and too the nearest train station.
"Come on!" Savannah whined as the train came to a halt mid tunnel. "Why now!" She sighed and buried her head in her hands.
"What time is your curfew again?" Layla asked.
"Eleven, what time is it?" Savannah mumbled through her hands.
"Eleven…thirty." Layla said wincing.
"Aw man!" The train began to move and the two girls hopped off. Parting as they got out of the station. Savannah rushed down block after block and skidded to a halt in front of her house. She ran up the steps fumbling with her keys.
"DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?" Lucy screamed the moment Savannah entered the building.
"No…But it's not my fault!" She cried desperately.
"IT'S TWELVE O'CLOCK!" Lucy shrieked.
"The train stalled!" Savannah cried.
"YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE TRAIN PAST TEN!" Lucy shrieked trying to calm herself down. "You're supposed to take a cab after ten! Go to bed, you're grounded one week." Lucy said calming herself down. Savannah stomped up the stairs muttering to herself.
Authors Note: Okay people I know you are reading it and I hope you who are readingthis story like it I know I always say this but I am excited about this tstory . Especially this one because I have it all mapped out and there shouldn't be any breaks because I don't know what going to happen next. In fact I have eight chapters written.
I would really like people to review though because then I can fix any mistakes I make or just know what you guys think. And to answer a question that was asked RRK you find out what that means later on. In the next chapter actually I think or the fifth... I hope you all enjoyed this chapter the story will start to pick up now. Happy New Year!
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