Eric: Where are you going in such a hurry

Eric: Where are you going in such a hurry?

Simon: Why do you care?

Eric: Don't talk to me like that now where are you going.

Simon: Out with some friends to get something to eat.... Since no one else would make supper.

Eric: What time will you be back.

Simon: I don't know.

Eric stood there for a moment and when he heard the front door open and shut he walked upstairs to see Annie.

Eric: Do you have any idea how Simon just talked to me?

Annie: No but maby if you would just give him some space and privacy he would treat you better.

Eric: So what we are just suppoesed to let him do as he pleases.

Annie didn't reply. She walked down into the kitchen and saw Lucy putting her coat on.

Annie: Where are you going?

Lucy: Out with Mike.

Annie: Don't you think you two spend enough time to geather maby to much time.

Lucy: No. I don't see what you have against Mike mom.

Annie: Well nothing Luce but he has problems and I don't think you should see him.

Lucy: I can't belive you said that. I am leaving now. I don't know when I will be back.

Lucy walked out of the house and slammed the door.

9:00 that evening*****************************************************

Eric and Annie phoned Matt and called Ruthie downstairs.

Eric: Where is Simon?

Matt: How should I know.

Annie: Well if we are all going to get mad at Simon we should also get mad at Lucy because she is not here either.

Eric: Why do you always get mad at Lucy. She's been acting alot better then Simon lately.

Just then they heard Lucy walk into the house.

Annie stood up when he saw her.

Annie: Where were you do you just expect us to wait for you all the time.

Lucy: Woa, Sorry mom.

Eric: It's o.k. Lucy.

About fifteen minutes later Simon walked into the living room.

Eric: Excuse me but where have you been.

Simon: Out with my friends I told you.

Annie: Simon don't listen to your father. He likes to yell at you and me for some stange reason.

Simon: So what's everyone doing down here anyway?

Lucy: Ya.

Annie: Well when your father and I get divoriced we want to share custody of all of you accept Matt.

Eric: Matt you are now classified as an adult and their for can make your own decisions about who you want to spend time with.

Annie: As for the rest of you your father will be moving into an apartment on the other side of town. Since it will not be big enough for all of you to be there at one time you will go in groups. Lucy and Ruthie you will go their on weekends and Simon you and the twins will go their on the weekdays. On monday Simon your father will already have his apartment and you will be expected to go their after school.

Annie: Is everyone o.k. with that?

Lucy: I guess so.

Simon: Whatever.

Simon Lucy and Ruthie walked up the stairs and into their rooms. Saterday went by in a daze. Simon and Lucy faught all day about who's fault it was that their parents were getting a divorice. Matt somehow thought it was his fault. And Ruthie could not think of how two people could love each other enough to get married and then hate each other enough to split apart.