Sorry I meant to update last night, but didn't get a chance too.
Alicia made her way home from the prison, she wasn't looking forward to having to talk to Grace tonight, she hoped that she would be receptive to what she was saying and Alicia could not be bothered with any attitude from her tonight.
She got the elevator up to the apartment and walked through the door, the first thing she saw was Zach and Lucy playing Uno in the living room, and Jackie was in the kitchen making dinner.
"Oh, Hello Dear" Jackie said as Alicia kissed Zach and Lucy"
"Where is Grace?" Alicia asked
"In her room doing homework on her computer"
"She is on her computer?"
"Yes, she said she had a book report to write"
Alicia walked into Graces room to find her daughter lying on her stomach with her Ipod on and staring into her laptop screen. Alicia picked up the laptop from Graces bed.
"I though said no computer?" Alicia said after Grace had taken her earphones out
"Mum, I was doing homework"
"What on facebook?" Alicia replied pointing to what was on the computer screen"
"Well no"
"No more facebook, understand"
"But, my friends will think I'm rude if I don't post" Grace said
"That is easy sorted" Alicia typed a new status "I'm grounded so won't be on facebook for a month" she pressed enter.
"Mum, what did you do that for!"
"I think you should think very carefully about what you say.
Alicia took the laptop out to the family room
"Jackie, if Grace needs to do homework when I'm not here, I would like her to do it out here"
"Of course Dear, if that's what you want?"
"But, Mum don't you trust me?" Grace questioned
"Do you want to talk to my about trust, I trusted you to go to school today, did you?"
"No" Grace said sheepishly
"Then I trust you to know the difference between right from wrong, but today you showed poor judgment"
Grace kept her eyes down, she didn't like her Mum being angry and especially not in front of Jackie.
"I went to visit your Father this afternoon"
"What, did you tell him?"
"He is your Father of course I told him"
"Is he angry?"
"Yes, he told me to tell you that he loves you, but that you have to behave"
"Well, I'm angry with him too"
"Grace, I know your angry with your father, but he is sorry for the mistake he made. After today you know how easy it is to make a mistake"
"I know, but I can still be hurt, can't I?"
"You will have to forgive him eventually, if you don't it will eat away inside of your, I know it's hard, it was hard for me to forgive him too, but I did it, and now I'm a lot happier. Your Dad wants to see you all, so please think about it, he really misses you"