New Kid in School Ch. 5
Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi or any of the characters except for Leo and his family blah blah blah. You get it.
"But Dad, I have a place here and I'm staying with Paige and I have a job and-"
"How did you get enough money to have a place?" my father asked
"Uh, mom's inheritance money. That and I got a job before the house burned down so it helped a little bit." I said a little nervously.
"Oh. Well I can't have you living alone." My dad said argumentatively.
"I'm not living alone. I have Paige. She'll be eighteen this December. She has a job too." I lied.
"… I still want you to come back down here and live with me." My dad said in a sturdy voice.
"but dad! I have so much here!" I thought of riley and all my friend's here at degrassi. "I don't wanna go back to ND. There's nothing there compared to here. I'm happy here and I'm not leaving. I don't care what you have to say." I said angrily and hung up.
My dad tried calling back a few times and left some nasty messages but I ignored them and went to find Riley. It wouldn't be long before my dad actually came up here to personally take me away. I had to actually get a job so I could prove to him that I wasn't lying. And so did paige.
"RILEY!" I shouted through the house. "Come down here, we have a situation."
"what? What is it?" he asked frantically
"My dad caught wind of my mom's death. He just called and said that he wants me to go back to ND and live with him through high school." I explained to him.
"Shit. We're fucked." He said.
"No, no we're not fucked. I told him I wasn't going back there and that I had a job and was living with Paige. Then I hung up on him." I said.
"Ok, so now what?" he asked.
"I need a job, and you need to take me to go get one." I said demandingly.
"OK where did you have in mind?" he asked yet again.
"I want to work at Abercrombie and Fitch/ Hollister." I announced.
"Well you do have the looks." He said and smiled at me.
I smiled back and said "Aww thanks babe. Maybe we could both get a job there?"
"Maybe. We'll just have to see about that." He said, sounding not very interested.
Riley then took me to the local Abercrombie and Hollister stores and we picked up job applications and then went home to fill them out. I also picked up some apps for Paige so she could get a job too. When we got home Paige was in the kitchen eating some mashed potatoes and listening to the radio.
"Paige, you need a job. NOW." I declared.
"Why? What did your dad call and say you need to come back and live with him or something?" she asked sarcastically as if that would ever happen.
"Actually, that's exactly what happened. I told him I was living with you and that we had our own place supported by jobs." I explained.
"Oh wow way to call that one. When did he call you?" she asked.
"Today after school. I picked up some applications for both me and you so we can have jobs as soon as possible." I said, giving her some applications.
"Sounds great. I've been meaning to do that since we got here." She said taking the apps and starting to look them over. "oooo! Abercrombie and Hollister! I've always wanted to work at either of these places!"
"I know you have. That's why I picked them up." I said to her and grinned.
"I'm so grateful to have a gay brother that knows me so well." She said and kissed me on the cheek and went to find a pen to fill out the forms. I went to do the same.
End of Ch. 5
A/N: ok guys tell me what you think. Did you like it? Hate it? You tell me. I'm planning on writing some more chapters tonight so reply fast and I'll post fast. =D I'm also thinking about starting a glee fic so all you gleeks out there stay tuned! XD
