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.
