Thanks for the Review Steffili

The school run was hard for Alicia, with Zach being a freshman at high school Grace being in her last year at middle school and Lucy still at Elementary school it was tough. Luckily Zach and Graces schools were close by, but the drive in the morning was hectic.

One Monday morning, the hectic drive was beginning again

"Mum, I can take the bus" Grace said,

"No, I'll drive you; I don't want you going on the bus on your own"

"Well she wouldn't be on her own Mum, I can get the bus too, and Grace just needs to stay on one stop after me"

"I don't know" Alicia said as she handed lunch bags to her kids

"Can't we just try it" Grace pleaded. She had other plans for today; she wasn't going to school not if she could help it.

"OK, let's try it, but you keep your phones on, and call me as soon as you get on to campus, I want to make sure you arrive safely, is that understood"

"Yes, Thanks Mum" Grace squealed as she and her brother ran out of the apartment.

"All right then toots, it's just you and me" Alicia said to Lucy who was ready to go

"Good, I like it when it's just you and me" Lucy replied as she took her Mums hand to go down the stairs.

After Lucy was dropped off at school Alicia had arrived at the office, a little worried as none of her kids had phoned yet, she had just got into the lift with Will when she heard.

"Mum, pick up the phone, Mum pick up the pho….."

"Grace, are you OK, did you get to School OK"

"Yes, but I got to go the bells just about to go" She lied as she took her friend Shona's arm and wandered down North Michigan Avenue"

"OK, well Work hard, love you"

"Love you too Mum" Grace replied as she hung up her phone

"Lets go shopping" Grace squealed to her Friends

Shona, Chantelle and Naomi were her new friends, they were nothing like the Friends she had at Capstone, they were cooler, and she really wanted them to like her. They dyed their hair had earrings not just on the ear lobes and cut class all the time. Grace wanted to be there friend so bad, she would do just about anything for them to think she was cool.

"Do you actually say I love you to your Mum, that's so Brady Bunch" Naomi said

"Yeah, well it makes her think I'm a good girl, doesn't it,"

"Yeah I guess that's a good plan" Chantelle said

"Anyway, the shops aren't opened yet, so lets get a coffee" Shona suggested as they walked into starbucks