Keanna's POV:

Finally! School is over! For today anyways... The downpart? Lexi and I have a project due by Monday...

"So, when do you wanna work on the history project?" she asks.

I'm about to answer, when my phone rings. I check the caller ID before answering. "Hello?"

"Keanna, can you go over to Stella's place please? It's just for today." Mom says.

"Why?" I ask.

"Because." She answers.

"But I don't know the direction to her house!" I exclaim.

"Stella has Parker informed about this." She says.

"But he has soccer practice." I counter.

"Keanna Bridgit Gifford! Just do as your told!" she exclaims.

"Fine, I'll go find him. "I say before hanging up.

"I gotta get to boy's soccer practice..." I tell Lexi.

"You do know Dylan's gonna be there right?" she asks.

"You do know Parker's the captain, right?" I say. I don't know how, but we managed to come back the day of the tryouts for this year, and he managed to make captain... It's strange how this year, the captain is a freshmen, unlike the all the years before where the captain was either sophomore or junior. But, he was captain back in autumn, so I guess it's not that surprising.

"Well, I'll come with you." she says.

"I'm probably gonna leave after I ask him something." I say.

"Okay then, I'll text you later." She says before turning around.

"See you!" I call after her and head outside to the soccer field.

"Ms. Gifford, this is a private practice!" Coach Gilson yells.

"The rules say students attending Mesa High are allowed to stayt for sport practices! And I need to talk to your captain!" I say.

"No back talking! Detention tomorrow after school!" he yells.

"It's after school hours, you can't give me a detention." I smirk. He's the only teacher I'll be like this with since... Well, in volleyball season, he tried to give me a detention for no reason at all! It doesn't help that I made the cut while his precious little daughter didn't.

"I said no back talking!" he yells.

"Coach, what's wrong?" Dylan asks coming over this way.

"Get back to practice!" he yells. Dylan nods and starts walking back. Nice to know he's still mad at me. Not that I'm not anymore.

"I need to talk to Parker Delgado! It's a family thing!" I exclaim.

"You are not a part of his family!" he yells.

"Well I might as well be! Just let me talk to him!" I exclaim.

"What's going on?" Parker asks standing behind his coach.

"Ms. Gifford is interrupting the practice." Coach growls.

"Look, I'm only here because I need directions. Aunt Stella told you what's happening right?" I say.

"Oh right, it's five blocks down west and then turn lef. It's the third house on the right side of the road." He says.

"Thanks. See that's all I needed!" I exclaim before leaving. I'm pretty sure I got Parker in trouble now... I wonder what Uncle Charlie will say to that...

I start walking the way Parker says and in less than fifteen minutes, I'm there. I don't think he needed to tell me which house it was since it screams Aunt Stella. I don't think any other house in town has statues of guitars that has a sign that says DETERMINATE on top.

I walk up the door and knock, and Aunt Stella opens the door.

"Keanna, you got the directions." She says.

"Yeah. By the way, I might have gotten him in trouble with Coach Gilson." I say.

"Doesn't matter. He would've gotten in trouble on his own. Come in." She says.

"So what's this about?" I ask.

"A scheme." She says and at that moment, I know I'm supposed to be scared for what's to come.


This is the final update until May 17... It's only because I have LA Writing Finals Part A this Monday for the first two hours of school and then a science test so I'm preparing for that all weekend... And then I'm probably gonna be writing the next chapter on the 15th if I can, and I have a commitment on the 16th, and then after the 17, I have long weekend but I'm doing a volunteer shift at the senior centre on Friday and Saturday and then I'm at my dad's since my grandparents are coming... That's basically half my schedule for the next two weeks so my updates will be one on the 17th, and then one sometime between the 26th and the 30th... This took me all morning to write, but I think that's only because I was writing and babysitting at the same time... It's kinda cliffy and short, but it just makes the next chapter better. I hope.

-Olivia