CHAPTER 12

SERENA POV

It has been one week since Serena has made her confession to her mom, and it has been the most stressful and tension filled weeks of Serena's seventeen years. Serena walks into the house after a long day of school. Every day of school is long now. Her parents had talked to her teachers, and they have all agreed to let her turn in all her missing work. The only problem is now she is stuck with a whole quarters work load, and a little less than 3 weeks before summer.

So for the past week her life has been nothing but going to school spending every spare moment including her lunch period trying to catch up. When she gets home she has to deal with one of her parents, if not both of them hovering over her. And if they are at the hospital then she has a sibling or an aunt or uncle as her shadow.

The one glimmer of hope that has gotten her through today and this hard week is the promise that she can finally see Noah tonight. Noah is still in the hospital but he has been making good progress, and everyone is confident that he is going to make a full recovery.

Even though she hasn't seen Noah yet they have been texting and talking on the phone every chance they get. He is the sweet, kind, and caring boy Serena fell in love with. Serena thinks that things are starting to get back to normal between them.

Sitting down at the table she takes her history textbook out of her bag along with her notebook to start and take notes on the 1950's. "What are you doing?" Chris asks sitting down next to her pulling out his own work.

"I have to read and take notes on this chapter and study for two make up tests with a total of five different assignments to complete and turn in." Serena turns a page in her textbook looking up at her brother.

"Wow that's a lot" Chris says not really knowing what else to say things have been strained between Chris and Serena ever since he found out how bad things are for his sister. "Yeah and this is just the work I have for history class" Serena mumbles.

One hour later Serena is having trouble figuring out what to wear while visiting Noah. She takes off the third shirt she has tried on, throwing it on her bed in frustration. This is the first time she will see him in close to two weeks.

"Ugh this is hopeless I give up" Serena groans out loud. She grabs her phone in order to text Elly for help, but then she remembers the fight they are in the of they have barely spoken to each other since Serena relapsed and Elly lost it on her. Aria isn't talking to her either because according to her depression and self-harm is just an idiotic choice and she doesn't want to deal with Serena's problems. Zager is well a boy so he would be no help with this. None of her other friends would understand the importance of tonight because no one else knows the whole situation.

So this only leaves her with one option she walks across her room. "Ellis, Zola I need your help" Serena shouts down the hallway. "At your service" Ellis pops into Serena's room. Zola is close behind her. "How can we help?"

"I don't know what I should wear. Or really how I should dress" Serena's motions helplessly to her closet stuffed with clothes. "Alright sit down" Zola instructs Serena, as Ellis and her walk towards the closet. "So are you excited?" Ellis asks sorting through tops. Serena sighs "I'm excited but equally as nervous."

"You shouldn't be nervous" Zola pulls out a pair of jeans handing them to Serena. "Do you want to look sexy? Or are you wanting to go for a more casual look? Ellis asks still searching through shirts.

"I don't know… I mean we are going to be in the hospital so I'm thinking casual, but at the same time I want to look good for him." Zola sits down on the bed next to Serena picking up that there is more bothering her from her tone. "What else is on your mind?"

Serena lays back on the bed pondering her next words very carefully. "I don't want to disappoint him I feel like I have been such a big disappointment to well everyone lately… I just want to be enough for him." A few stubborn tears fall down Serena's cheeks. Noticing the shift in the conversation Ellis puts a tank top and Serena's favorite jean jacket down next to the jeans, before joining her sisters.

"Hey you're not a disappointment, and nobody thinks you are" Zola affirms. Serena rolls her eyes "how could I not be? Every one has big plans. Chris just signed that scholarship for a full ride. You are doing great in Med school she looks at Zola. "And I'm sure you're about to get into a great Med program" she turns to Ellis. Not to mention that Bailey is a fantastic EMT. And what am I? I'm just the screw up. The one that can't find a better way to deal with her problems other then to hurt herself" Serena cries.

Ellis scoffs "you are the one with the one with the big heart. The one who will drop everything in order to help other people." Zola nods her head "but now it's your turn to let people help you" she adds.

"Besides we're not perfect at least I know I'm not. I dropped out of school I don't think I want to be a doctor. I think I want to go to culinary school instead" Ellis admits. Both of her sisters look at her with shocked expressions. "I don't know how to tell mom and dad."

"Well you're an amazing chef and you love to cook I'm sure mom and dad will be just fine with it" Serena reassures her sister. "And well once I tell mom and dad that they are going to be grandparents in about eight months dropping out of school won't seem so bad in comparison." Zola laughs, a nervous laugh.

"Wait you're pregnant? That's a relief I thought you were just gaining weight." Ellis gasps with a smirk. "Oh shut up" Zola throws a pillow at Ellis. "Relax I'm kidding I'm going to be an awesome aunt and spoil this kid rotten." Ellis hugs Zola in between fits of laughter.

"So great now that we've established that we are all a mess in one way or another, it's time to for you to get ready." Ellis says to Serena pointing to the outfit laid out on the bed. "Comfortable and casual but still a little sexy" Ellis explains with a smile.

ARIZONA POV

Arizona just sat down with Callie a bowl of popcorn in between them when her pager goes off. "I guess movie night will have to wait, because it looks like Noah is about to be a big brother. Julia Bends water just broke I have to go." Arizona kisses Callie before heading for the door.

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