Chapter Twenty-Six
"If it's something I think your parents need to know about, I'll tell them. If it's not, it'll stay between us-I promise," Peter convinced her. "That's just it! It's my DAD! If you tell him he'll go off on me!" Nicole yelled. "It's who? Your dad-" "He's NOT my dad! He hates me! My dad lives in Minnesota. I have three dads or whatever you wanna call them. One abadonded me when I was four, one I see twice a year, and the other hates me. And I don't know why."
"Why do you think he hates you?" "Because! Everything is my fault around the house! I'm the only one who cleans except for my mom-I clean more than him and my other siblings put together-yet he still calls me lazy, and he yells at me if the kitchen isn't SPOTLESS. And his precious little daughtes always come before me. He goes to every little thing they have. When I get all A's and B's or all A's it's just a 'good job' but if one of them gets, ya know, the 5 A's or E's that they can get it's a whole freakin' celebration. But when Jordan and taryn aren't there, he talks to ME. And we have real conversaions. But around them he hates me." She exclaimed, memories rushing back to times when she wanted to kill him.
"And my stupid sisters...they always get their way! They're spoiled little brats! Everything is my fault that THEY do. I hate them too." She added, finally letting out all her feelings, but just then Sophie walked in with Brandon and two girls Peter didn't reconize. "If we're in the middle of some-" Sophie started but Peter cut her off after glancing at Nicole. "No, I think we'll talk later, it looks like it's important. Nicole, I want you to write in this journal whenever you want, but an entry is due tomorrow on what you're feeling." Peter instructed. Nicole looked away and snatched the book and walked out.
"So, what do we have here?" Peter asked tiredly, rubbing his eyes. Sophie smiled at him. "This is Emma and REgan..." She started and Peter caught on. "I have a feeling this isn't just so that Brandon can visit us. And I have a feeling that Jake and Monika have new clue where they are." He mumbled. "I have a feeling you're right," Regan answered.
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Nicole ran to catch up with Landon. For her size, she was pretty fast. "Thanks." She said. he turned to her. "For what?" "For helping me. Not many people help me when older kids are involved. Not many people help me period, I guess." Landon shrugged, "It's no probl'm. I hate guys like that. I heard he got into a fight with Kristin on her first day here-and she was barely 12. I better get going. If I don't do that entry I won't do it at all. I see you have one, too. Cool. Well, I'll see you later," He said and, after smiling warmly at her, he sprinted off. Nicole stared after him.
Miguel walked up. "Sup?" "Trouble." Nicole mumbled. "Already?" He exclaimed. "Already? You have no reason to talk, Miguel!" SHe teased, grinning at him. "Yeah, well..." He started but just shrugged it off. "Man...I wonder when we're having those sessions again," Miguel spoke up. "Don't know. Don't care if we ever do again." She siad, shrugging. They turned curiously as a car pulled up and out jumped a woman Nicole noticed as Monika and a man she guessed was Jake stomp to Peter's office.
"If it's something I think your parents need to know about, I'll tell them. If it's not, it'll stay between us-I promise," Peter convinced her. "That's just it! It's my DAD! If you tell him he'll go off on me!" Nicole yelled. "It's who? Your dad-" "He's NOT my dad! He hates me! My dad lives in Minnesota. I have three dads or whatever you wanna call them. One abadonded me when I was four, one I see twice a year, and the other hates me. And I don't know why."
"Why do you think he hates you?" "Because! Everything is my fault around the house! I'm the only one who cleans except for my mom-I clean more than him and my other siblings put together-yet he still calls me lazy, and he yells at me if the kitchen isn't SPOTLESS. And his precious little daughtes always come before me. He goes to every little thing they have. When I get all A's and B's or all A's it's just a 'good job' but if one of them gets, ya know, the 5 A's or E's that they can get it's a whole freakin' celebration. But when Jordan and taryn aren't there, he talks to ME. And we have real conversaions. But around them he hates me." She exclaimed, memories rushing back to times when she wanted to kill him.
"And my stupid sisters...they always get their way! They're spoiled little brats! Everything is my fault that THEY do. I hate them too." She added, finally letting out all her feelings, but just then Sophie walked in with Brandon and two girls Peter didn't reconize. "If we're in the middle of some-" Sophie started but Peter cut her off after glancing at Nicole. "No, I think we'll talk later, it looks like it's important. Nicole, I want you to write in this journal whenever you want, but an entry is due tomorrow on what you're feeling." Peter instructed. Nicole looked away and snatched the book and walked out.
"So, what do we have here?" Peter asked tiredly, rubbing his eyes. Sophie smiled at him. "This is Emma and REgan..." She started and Peter caught on. "I have a feeling this isn't just so that Brandon can visit us. And I have a feeling that Jake and Monika have new clue where they are." He mumbled. "I have a feeling you're right," Regan answered.
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Nicole ran to catch up with Landon. For her size, she was pretty fast. "Thanks." She said. he turned to her. "For what?" "For helping me. Not many people help me when older kids are involved. Not many people help me period, I guess." Landon shrugged, "It's no probl'm. I hate guys like that. I heard he got into a fight with Kristin on her first day here-and she was barely 12. I better get going. If I don't do that entry I won't do it at all. I see you have one, too. Cool. Well, I'll see you later," He said and, after smiling warmly at her, he sprinted off. Nicole stared after him.
Miguel walked up. "Sup?" "Trouble." Nicole mumbled. "Already?" He exclaimed. "Already? You have no reason to talk, Miguel!" SHe teased, grinning at him. "Yeah, well..." He started but just shrugged it off. "Man...I wonder when we're having those sessions again," Miguel spoke up. "Don't know. Don't care if we ever do again." She siad, shrugging. They turned curiously as a car pulled up and out jumped a woman Nicole noticed as Monika and a man she guessed was Jake stomp to Peter's office.