Jozlin's POV:

I can't believe Adam stood up for me yesterday and then got punished for it. If anything, Tristan's friend should be the one to get punished. He started it! I walked up to the teacher that suspended Adam. I think her name was Miss. Carla.

"Excuse me, Miss. Carla?" I started. "Oh! Hello, Jozlin. Are you having trouble with anything?" Miss. Carla asked. "Uh, no I'm fine. I wanted to talk to you about Adam," I replied.

"Adam? What did he do? Did he hurt you?" Miss. Carla asked. "No, he didn't hurt me. I am just wondering why he got suspended yesterday," I told her. "Well, he's been causing trouble a lot lately. It's not like him to hurt people," Miss. Carla explained.

"But, he was protecting me. You see, Tristan's friends were picking on me. Adam stepped in and got me out of trouble," I said. "I understand, but he didn't have to hurt those boys. He did that all on his own," Miss. Carla said. "He had no choice! They weren't leaving me alone!" I exclaimed.

"I don't want to talk about this anymore, Jozlin."

"But—"

"No buts! I'm sorry Jozlin, but Mr. Davenport has to learn to control his actions. I appreciate you standing up for him, but please no more. My decision is final," Miss. Carla said. She walked away without saying anything else.

I sighed. Well, maybe I should still thank him for helping me again. Maybe it will make him feel better. "Did you hear Adam got suspended yesterday? Bree isn't must not be happy with her brother," I heard someone say as they passed me.

Bree must be Adam's sister! The girl must be friends with Bree, who lives with Adam. If I ask her where Bree lives that would mean that I would know where Adam lived! Am I making sense? Whatever, the point is, I need to know where they live. (Sorry that sounds like I'm a stalker but don't worry, I'm not. I just want to thank Adam.)

I walked up to the girl. "Hi, I'm Jozlin!" I exclaimed. I held out my hand for her to shake. She looked at me confused. "I'm Catlin," She said uneasily. She grabbed my hand and shook it. "I overheard that you knew Bree, Adam's sister," I said.

"Uh, yeah. She's a good friend of mine," Catlin said. "I have to talk to Adam. I need to thank him for something and I don't have his phone number or anything. Is there any way you could tell me where they live so I could thank him?" I asked.

Eventually, Catlin gave me the address (it took a lot of persuasion) and as soon as school was over, I headed for their house. I walked for about an hour (I didn't know they were that far away) and I finally made it to the address.

I looked up and there was their house. Let me be honest, it looked like a total dream house! I didn't know Adam lived in a mansion! Wow, I guess being suspended wasn't such a bad thing…

I walked up to their house and knocked on their door. It took a minute for someone to answer. The door opened. "Hi!" I exclaimed. "Uh, hello. Can I help you?" The person asked. "Yeah, I'm Jozlin. I'm Adam's… friend," I said. I held out my hand for him to shake. "I'm Donald Davenport," He said shaking my hand.

"Nice to meet you. Do you know if I could speak to Adam?" I asked. "Sure, come on in," Mr. Davenport said. I walked into their house. There was a girl on the couch. "Hi, I'm Bree," She said as she put her phone away. "Hi! I'm Jozlin. Nice to meet you," I said.

I looked at her for a second. She looked weak and sick. "Are you okay?" I asked. "Yeah, I'm fine. I was in the hospital a couple days ago but I'm feeling better," She replied with a smile. "So is Adam your only sibling?" I asked. "No, Leo is our step brother but I have another one named Chase. He's younger then Adam and me," Bree explained.

"Where is he?" I asked.

She was quiet for a moment then said, "He's in the hospital." "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to pry or anything like that," I said. I felt really bad. Tears were filling Bree's eyes.

"It's fine. He should be getting better… I think," Bree said quietly. "I hope he gets better," I replied with a smile. She smiled back. "Me too," She whispered. Adam came into the room. "Hey, Jozlin. What are you doing here?" Adam asked.

"I uh- wanted to thank you again. For helping me out. Tristan's friends are jerks. I tried talking to Miss. Carla so that she would let you and Leo back in school but she didn't budge," I said. "Oh, no problem. It's probably for the best anyway. We've been busy," Adam said quietly. Bree glanced at him.

"Well, thanks again. I should get going," I said quietly. Why did I have to ruin everything? Bree gave Adam a cold stare. "Uh, Adam. Is there something you want to ask Jozlin?" Bree asked. Adam sighed, "Uh, do you want to come over for dinner tomorrow?" Adam asked.

"Really? That would be great! Thanks!" I exclaimed. "Well, bye Adam. Nice meeting you, Bree," I said. "You too!" Bree exclaimed. "Bye," Adam said quietly. I walked out and started walking home. Well, at least he doesn't hate me.

Bree's POV:

"Why did I have to do that!?" Adam asked angrily. "Because! She felt really bad for you and I think it would be nice if we did something for her," I explained. "What about Mr. Davenport? We didn't even ask him," Adam said.

"Of course he'll say yes! Besides, you finally have a nice friend in school and I want you to still be happy!" I exclaimed. Adam rolled his eyes. "Jozlin isn't a friend! I just helped her because that's what we do!" Adam yelled.

"Adam, relax. This isn't like you. Usually you always invite girls over. Especially if they're cute," I said. "Well, I have better things to worry about. How can I just forget about Chase being in the hospital?" Adam asked.

I sighed, "You're not supposed to forget. It's absolutely normal to worry about Chase. But there isn't anything you can do right now," I explained. "I guess," Adam said quietly.

"Remember Adam, I'm still real proud of you. You're being really brave," I said. Adam smiled. "I miss Chase. I miss being able to throw him across the room," Adam said. "Well, you can do it to Leo," I suggested.

Leo walked into the room. "Do what to me?" Leo asked. Adam sighed and threw Leo across the room. "Aaah!" Leo screamed. I started laughing. "Yeah, it's not as fun," Adam said with a smile. "Do you mind!?" Leo yelled. "Not at all," Adam replied.

"Guys!" Mr. Davenport exclaimed and ran into the room. Tasha came down from upstairs. "What is it, Donald?" She asked. "Yeah, what is it?" I asked. Mr. Davenport caught is breath and said, "I just got word from the doctor, Chase is awake."

*laughs evilly* I love torturing you guys with cliff hangers. ;)

-Angie