Chapter 3

2 weeks later

Vicky Mulholland almost skipped out of her last class of the day. Only a 20 minute drive home and she'd be back with her son.

As she went past several people they gave her strange looks, this was because her adopted son had supposedly died 2 weeks ago, she almost laughed - her adopted son hadn't almost died and Lucien was back - no one on the earth was happier!

She turned a corner and nearly banged into Tom Prince, automatically pain ripped at her heart and shot across her face, the same happened to his. This was because Tom had been Lucien's best friend before he died.

She noticed that the pain had not left Toms face yet as he mumbled her name - first only, he had explained that as he had shared her last name it was just too difficult to say - and she felt a surge of pity for him. He was hurting, she wasn't, he was hurting unnecessarily.

It was at that second she decided to tell the world - or the school at least. She reached to her left and broke the fire alarm, setting off a shrill bell, and walked towards the fire exit, Tom and his other friends following, giving her weird looks.

. .

"Everyone from 6Th form down can leave!" Vicky started, and waited till they had done so before continuing, "As you might know I lost a son the other day. Nick was a great person. He is the main reason I'm alive right now. Without him I would have killed myself." A murmur rang through the crowd.

"I would have killed myself over the death of my first son, my true son, Lucien Mulholland. You 1st year university students will know him, as will upper 6th. Lower 6th might. But I didn't because of Nick. He has done so much for me. He got me over the death of my main son and... he brought my son back to me. He brought Lucien back from the dead!"

Silence followed her words. Several teachers began to work there way through the crowds towards her, worried expressions on there faces.

"Don't believe me?" Vicky yelled, "Ask them, ring my house and he'll pick up!" She pointed to Georgia, Sky and Matt standing at the edge of the crowd with there mouths open.

"Don't lock Vicky up in a loony bin," Matt said, "She's telling the truth. We'll call him here then explain. You can go if you want to." No one moved, they all held there breaths as Matt dialled a number.

"Matt?" A voice came from loudspeaker.

"Luciano, get here now, your mum told everyone and they all need an explanation or they'll lock her up in a loony bin." Matt reeled off before hanging up.

They settled down to wait.

. .

Luciano jumped into the Peugeot and drove away with his newly acquired driving skills. He dialled his dads number and quickly explained what had happened.

As he pulled into the school parking lot he saw the huge crowd waiting and groaned internally. He hated speaking to big crowds.

He moved quickly through the big crowd which parted to let him through but by the time he had walked the 20m through them the quiet whispers had turned into a loud buzzing of noise that hurt his ears.

Several people moved back from him like he carried a disease and he saw Matt, Sky, Georgia and Alice trying to fight there way through the crowd to the stage without much luck.

He ran the stairs to the small stage quickly and reached his mother who just grinned at him happily, the way she always did when she got home from work. He was conscious of the stares of the whole school on his back, along with the teachers and Matt, Sky and co. - they had stopped trying to get there by now.

"What did you tell them?" Lucien asked quietly.

"Just that you were back 'cause of Nick and that you would explain everything." Vicky grinned triumphantly.

Lucien thought for a minute then turned and beckoned to Matt, being the most popular out of the group they would most likely listen to him without making him an outcast.

He wove his way through the crowd up to Lucien and gave him a apologetic grimace, "Sorry Luciano, we didn't know what she was doing!"

"Its fine Matt, she's as stubborn as a mule." Lucien gave a short laugh, "And I'm Lucien now." He tacked on as an afterthought.

"Can you explain everything, I wouldn't be able to."

"Um mm. We'll do our best." Matt beckoned to the others who nearly sprinted to the stage.

Georgia was there first, and she leapt on Lucien with a hug and a kiss on the cheek.

Alice followed and released him after a brief hug.

Sky also hugged him, but it was a man hug, not a crazy hug like Georgia's.

Georgia turned to the front and the slow whispers that had been breaking out stopped completely.

"Okay, this is top secret alright. Seriously, what were about to tell you you can't tell anyone. It could cost lives!"

. .

After the story the whole place was quiet. No one moved, no one talked, allot of people were holding their breath.

"Ummm... someone's going to have to talk, your freaking me out." Alice said, and the crowd let out there breath as one.

The story had been told by the lot of them, Luciano chipping in every now and then on some of there mistakes.

"OMG! Is this like, a tv drama!" Someone screamed.

Some rough laughing followed this comment, but quite a few faces looked hopeful.

"Nope!" Matt said, popping the p. "Questions anyone?"

"Does anyone believe us?" Sky asked.

Silence. Silence. Silence.

Someone coughed in the back, "I might be able to offer an explanation. I believe you. All fits. But its so strange I just..."

Allot of people nodded.

Then someone got up onto the stage. It was Tom.

He looked at Lucien. Lucien looked at Tom.

"Tom?" Lucien whispered.

Tom just looked at him, then with a glad cry launched himself at Lucien. Wrapping him into a bear hug.

Everyone laughed. They believed.