Chapter 2

Louise got her brothers and Grace ready for school quietly; they all wondered what was happening to their mother. Louise got into her dads truck and drove her siblings to school, they couldn't bear the day at school, and not knowing what was wrong with Sam was torture for Louise.

'Miss Ely, would you please enlighten us to where your thoughts are?' Louise's History teacher asked, earning snickers from the cheerleaders behind Louise.

'Yea Louise where are your thoughts today?' the head cheerleader Holly asked smirking, Louise shot her an evil look the type her mother was always giving to Rachel when she was in high school.

'I was just think about my mom she's in hospital' Lou said to her teacher, if she had of turned around she would've seen Holly roll her eyes at her friends.

'If you had of told me earlier we wouldn't have had class time interrupted, a week's detention same for you Holly' Mrs. Connors said.

'Wait what! I haven't done anything!' Holly squealed annoyed.

'Rolling your eyes, you too are having a week's detention together and if you two don't start to get along I will put you two together for our next big two people assignment' Mrs. Connors spoke forcefully to Holly.

'But'

'No buts' Mrs. Connors said, turning her attention to the board.

The bell rang a while later Louise left for her next period senior Japanese, on her way out Holly pushed her into the door.

'Watch out Ely' she snapped.

'Try it on someone who cares Spears' Louise shot over her shoulder, she was about to turn her head but she walked into someone.

Carl.

Oh Crap, why does he have to have the same name as my brother and look way hotter.

'Nice way to walk Lou but I think you don't want to do it on the track' Carl commented and walked to Holly where she kissed him.

'Yea um thanks' Lou said and rushed off she rammed into Lilly on the way to class.

'Christ Lou watch where you're walking' Lilly said to her niece before talking to her friends again. Lou didn't like to eavesdrop but she did, her Aunt had the gossip faster than quicksilver and was more informed about who was going out with who then Holly.

'Carl and Holly had this major fight at her party on the weekend, like he caught her pashing Tommy Lisa flipped out like I don't know what and so did Carl. Like Carl and Holly are only going out because it's what goes but she sorta likes him but doesn't cause she and Tommy have had this secret relationship for ages and Carl so totally likes someone else you see it when he's with her' Julia one of Lilly's friends explained.

OMG! Could he like me, no way he's too good for me I'm a cowgirl he's the captain of the football team for lord's sake.

'Lou, come on' Lilly said and lead Lou into the classroom, she place her books on the table behind Lou's which was across from the football star himself. Though how he got to class when he went the opposite way with Holly was a mystery to everyone.

'Hey Lil, what happened at Holly's party after I left?' Carl asked pulling out his book and tried to understand some of the words.

'Nothing really she got drunk, again and that's it' Lilly said and got her books out.

'Lou do we have a test today?' Carl asked; his voice husky. Lou shivered, 'you cold?'

'Yea we do have a test, no I'm not cold' Lou replied and shot a look at her aunt, who was trying not to laugh. Lou reached over and hit her on the arm, she burst out laughing. 'Tell your friends and you are dead' Lou warned, Lilly barely nodded before she was laughing again.

Mr. Novak walked in and they quickly stopped laughing and talking, Mr. Novak was serious about Japanese and had lots of Japanese stuff. He drove everyone nuts he was so boring! Lou groaned as he started explaining something about if they didn't do well in this test he was going to chop their toes and fingers off for every mistake and put it in the ground to make the daisy's grow.

He handed out the test and got everyone into it. Lou found it hard to concentrate she tried but couldn't, dad's going to kill me. Lou was a known daydreamer, she got it from her mom but she also got her dad's sensibility and ability in science or she would be dead especially in maths.

'Times up!' Mr. Novak seemed too excited about the test. Louise handed him her sheet, and sat down again.

'This is 25 percent of your final grade!' Mr. Novak smiled, everyone groaned no one had studied extra hard for this test and they were not at the top of their game.

'I will correct these and hand them back tomorrow' Mr. Novak said as the bell rang Lou and Lilly headed to their next class, they had most of their senior class and lunch together it was easy Lou was in most class with her aunt or cousins.

'Brooke, how are Gina and Jerry going?' Lilly asked her friend Brooke in the hallway on the way to class.

'Broken up again' Brooke replied and went into class, Lilly smirked she walked to her friend Diana.

'Jerry and Gina have broken up again' she said as she walked past.

'Why don't they just go out with other people they don't get along she's brawn he's brains' Diana said and left her locker.

'How do you know everything, Lilly, even when people haven't told anyone' Lou asked, she knew not to call Lilly Aunty because the last time she did in elementary school Lilly decked her.

'I work for Clara remember' Lilly said, she had taken up a part time job at Clara's to help get more gossip and it had worked.

'Right' Lou knew something more went into known who was going out with who and what not, Lou sat down in front of her aunt again football star next to her.

'The science assignment is due tomorrow Lou right?' Carl asked her panicked.

'Next week actually' Lou said, she and Carl had all their senior classes together and most study and spare periods, it drove Holly mad that they spent so much time together and she wasn't there to supervise

'Phew' Carl said and slacked against his chair, Lou and Lilly shock their heads at the same time. If it wasn't for him all their classes would be boring.

'Oral's are a nice subject aren't they class?' Mr. Banks asked as he walked in, Lou heard Carl groan and Lilly snorted. 'In two weeks time we will have an Oral on something to do with our topic 'Sea and Sand'' Mr. Banks said as he sat down.

'Partners of course, but not your usual partners so that means that the person you where with for our last assignment you aren't with for this one,' Lou glanced at Lilly, she wasn't happy they weren't allowed to work together because she was her aunt and last assignment she worked with Carl so she wasn't happy that she wasn't going to be finding things out from him to tell her friends.

'Find partners now and we'll head to the library to find information' Mr. Banks said and did the role, Lou looked at Lilly she was already partnered with another bloke from the football team. Lou looked at Carl he was still on his own.

'Partners?' he asked quirking an eyebrow.

Lou nodded, 'sure, though I'm not sure Holly will like it'

'Well she'll get used to it' Carl said and got up, Lou did the same.

'Are you two going to break up? Sorry just the way you're talking about her I thought' Lou trailed off, staring at the ground.

'It's alright, I'm not sure where we stand' Carl said and walked towards the library. 'Her party just didn't help the way she was acting. How she kissed Tommy, I mean we're best friends!' Carl said and shook his head.

'Yea Lisa wasn't happy at all' Lou said, Holly came bounding out of class and smashed into Lou who fell into Carl's arms.

'Holly, watch it' Carl said to her.

'Why are you defending her?' Holly snapped, she crossed her arms and started tapping her foot.

'Because she's not you a mean and spiteful person, were over' Carl said and stopped off Lou was behind him.

'Sorry you had to see that' Carl said and opened the door to the library, Lou walked in and Carl followed.

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Another chapter up and done! I'm trying to keep the swear words down for one of my readers because she's Christian. So read and Review. Flames accepted, Raves are loved and adored