Olivia looked at both her brothers' faces as they read the reason why she was there on the note. Nathan was the first to finish. He looked up at Olivia and his eyes narrowed with anger at her. Lucas looked up and saw Olivia face in her hands. He looked at Nathan and leaned over to his brother, "Nate, I am just as mad as you are but we can't do anything right now." Nathan glared at his brother then back up at his sister. Olivia was still looking down when practice came to a close. Lucas turned to the students and told them he would see them tomorrow for detention. Olivia got up and grabbed her paper and ran out before both her brothers could stop her. She sighed and looked back at the gym doors, then started walking towards Nathan's house. She stopped by the park; she decided to start her homework now instead of getting home. Olivia looked at her phone; she had two missed calls and three text messages. Both calls were from Nathan, the text were from Lucas. She read over the text messages, they were telling her not to be late for family dinner and that he loved her. Olivia smiled when she saw this, but then she quickly turned cold. She looked at her notebook and took out a pencil. She opened it and quickly started working on the how I feel assignment. Olivia knew exactly what she was going to write about. Nathan always wanted her to be a perfect kid, but she wasn't. She was never going to be perfect. She started writing 'Hey Nathan,' she erased Nathan and put dad.
'Hey Dad look at me. Think back and talk to me. Did I grow up according to plan? And do you think I'm wasting my time doing things I want to do? But it hurts when you disapprove all along, and now I try hard to make it. I just want to make you proud. I'm never going to be good enough for you I can't pretend that I'm all right. And you can't change me, because we lost it all. Nothing lasts forever. I'm sorry I can't be perfect. Now it's just too late and, we can't go back. I'm sorry I can't be perfect. I try not to think about the pain I feel inside. Did you know you used to be my hero? All the days you spent with me, now seem so far away. And it feels like you don't care anymore, and now I try hard to make it. I just want to make you proud. I'm never going be good enough for you. I can't stand another fight, and nothing's all right. Nothing's going change the things that you said. Nothing's going to make this right again. Please don't turn your back. I can't believe it is hard just to talk to you, but you don't understand.'
Olivia put her pencil down and smiled. She finally understood why she couldn't just forgive Nathan for what he said and did. He was her dad and it hurt knowing that he wasn't acting like it. She looked down at her phone, she was about 15 minutes away from his house and it was almost time for dinner. She started heading home and got there with a minute to spare. She walked in and was greeted by a very excited Jamie. "AUNT OLLIE! You're home!" He ran up and hugged her and she smiled. Haley was the next to come see Olivia. Olivia looked down and Haley wrapped her in a hug.
"I know what you said in class today was frustration geared towards Nathan. I was not hurt by it." She kissed Olivia on the cheek. "Now that you are here we can eat dinner."
Everyone sat at the table Nathan was at the head of the table and Lucas was at the other. They were enjoying dinner while Jamie was telling them all the latest 2nd grade gossip. They laughed as he explained why Chuck almost got sent home. Then the topic grew to Olivia. "So Olivia, how was school today? We missed you for Monday morning pancakes and eggs." Nathan said looking at his little sister. She looked at her food and then at Haley.
"Fine. She said looking at all the adults who were waiting to here more than just a one-word answer. "I had a French test today. I'm pretty sure I did okay." She stopped talking and went back to her food. Olivia didn't really want to get into it about detention in front of Jamie. She loved how he respected his parents and didn't want to ruin that for Nathan and Haley. After dinner Jamie went outside to play basketball and the adults joined Olivia in the living room.
"Okay we are not sugar coating this anymore. We know you disrespected Haley during class. You are lucky the principal didn't end up calling one of us to his office." Lucas said narrowing his eyes towards his baby sister.
"Olivia Faith Scott, why on earth would you think it would be okay to just use your personal life, as well as Haley's to make a jab at me. I wasn't even there." Nathan continued.
"I did it to just fuck up Mrs. J Scott's lecture." Olivia said looking at both her brothers. Haley and Peyton got up because they thought it was funny the name Haley is referred to in class. They went outside to join Jamie.
"Language Olivia, don't think just because of what happened over the weekend I wont wash your mouth out." Nathan warned. Typically all Nathan had to do was warn his sister not to do something, but ever since Olivia became a teenager he has had to follow through on the stupidest of punishments.
"Olivia we just want to help you, but you are to be willing to let us in." Lucas said grabbing his sister attention. She rolled her eyes.
"What the hell. I have been willing to let you in." Olivia finished then rolled her eyes again.
"Last warning Olivia. Cuss one more time and I will wash your mouth out." Nathan looked at his sister pleading for her not to cuss again.
Lucas groaned then opened his mouth, "I'm sorry Olivia but you are grounded. You obviously aren't mature enough to handle a conversation. Neither one of us were going to ground you. We just wanted to talk to you." Olivia wasn't buying it for a second.
"Oh grow up Lucas. Both of you were going to ground me. That's all you guys ever do. Fuck it. I'm going to my room it isn't even worth fighting with you." Olivia finished and turned to go upstairs. Nathan followed and grabbed his sister's arm.
"Olivia Faith, I warned you about language." He walked her to the bathroom and put soap in her mouth and made her sat in the bathroom as he kept count. He hadn't done this to her since she was 10. After the time was over he let her go to her room and after about an hour she was asleep.
The next day went by fairly quick. She went into Coach Scott's class and turned in her paper. He was teaching about how it is better to show your feelings then to bottle them up inside. He smiled as the class left and he started to read over the papers that were just turned in. He got to Olivia's and sighed. He kept this one out and walked to practice. He saw the team warming up and his little brother was watching from the sidelines. He walked over and handed his brother Olivia's paper. "She wrote this about you…" He told him then walked towards the team. Nathan sat down in the first row of bleachers. He began to read, 'Hey dad look at me…"
Please review! If you don't know the song that I wrote about it was Perfect by Simple Plan. :)