Hey I'm back for chapter two! I was a little worried about how the story would turn out but thanx for all of your reviews!
Kylie heads back to her house, *It's not my house, don't say it is* She thinks. She looks up and sees her social workers car parked out front. Kylie sighs and trudges up the front steps.
"……Yes and ever since then her appetite seemed to diminish, so please don't take offense in that" Kylie hears the end of her social workers sentence as she steps inside.
"What are you doing?" Kylie asks from the doorway
"Kylie I was just explaining to your Aunt Macy why you don't eat much and why you aren't such a family person."
"If she wanted to know any of that she should of asked me." Kylie shouts then turns on her heal and storms up to her room.
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Later on Griffin and Caitlin are walking home when they pass Kylie's house.
"Hey Caitlin maybe we should go and see how Kylie is doing"
"And maybe we should just leave her alone"
"What you think just because she is basically in the same situation as you, you know what she wants?"
Caitlin glares at him "OK, so maybe you do, but we should at least go ask say hi"
"Your not going to stop until we do are you?"
"No probably not"
Caitlin sighs "Fine lets go."
They go up and ring the doorbell. Macy comes to the door.
"Hi we're friends of Kylie is she here?" Griffin asks
"Yes she is, but I'm afraid she probably doesn't want any visitors, the move was hard on her."
"She has already made friends though and she fits in fine" Griffin protests
"Yes she could fit in anywhere, but that's not what's so hard on her, I'm afraid it's this place." Macy tears up
"We should be going now anyway, but tell her we came by. I'm Caitlin and this is Griffin"
"OK dear I'll do that"
Caitlin pulls Griffin down the stairs "Why did you make us leave?"
"Griffin you cannot find out things about your friends from their family, you have to find out from them!"
"But-"
"Griffin!"
"Fine, fine,"
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Later that night at Caitlin's house for dinner
"So how was school today?" Dori asks
"Fine" Caitlin answers
"Nothing new happen?" Jim asks
"No-" Caitlin starts but is interrupted by Griffin "This new girl moved here, and first we saw she had these bruises but it was from basketball, then she didn't eat anything, and we don't know anything about that Caitlin say she probably has a small appetite, and then she ran out of the diner when Caitlin suggested they go riding horses."
"Griffin! Can't you ever keep anything quiet?"
"What?" Griffin asks confused
"Sounds like quite a girl" Jim says carefully.
"Guys calm down she just moved here to live with an Aunt she doesn't know and her parents are dead." Caitlin informs them
"Sounds……familiar" Dori says
"That's just weird" Griffin adds "It's like another you, but I think she is nicer and maybe prettier and …..OW! Hey don't kick me!" He rubs his knee giving Caitlin a dirty look.
"Griffin, Caitlin" Jim says firmly
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Dinner at Kylie's house
"So Kylie how was school?" Macy asks
"It was fine."
"And your classes?"
"No problem"
"Well you know if you have any trouble keeping up we can arrange a tutor."
"No really I'm fine"
"OK" Macy looks around
There is a brief silence "So your friends stopped by today, uh Caitlin and Griffin"
"Really?"
"Yes, but I didn't think you wanted to see them it was right after you came home."
Kylie looks down "Thank you"
Macy smiles "Your welcome dear. Your not hungry? You've only eaten half the food on your plate."
"No I never seem to be hungry anymore."
"Kylie it will get better OK? I promise."
"Sure. Uh may I be excused?"
"Certainly go ahead"
Kylie climbs the stairs to her room, "This sucks, I hate this." She lays down on her bed and soon falls asleep.
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"Stupid locker is still stuck!" Kylie tugs at her locker
"Want me to help you? I swear I wont hit into you this time."
Kylie looks at Eric warily "OK…I guess"
"What's your combo?"
"Uh…..14,24,4."
"Here when you get to the last number pull the lock, then it will open I got a lock like this too."
"Thanks" She goes into her locker and pulls out some books. She sighs
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing"
"Listen I know something is, Caitlin was like this when she moved here, she would be all mad at everyone but when she was alone she would get all quiet. It's weird you know she had a camera too."
"Yea?"
"So you like taking pictures then?"
"I don't know I never have"
"You never…but what about your camera?"
"It's broken." She answers not really wanting to say anymore
"How'd it break?" Eric presses, but by Kylie's face he knows he pushed it.
"It broke when my mom died" She says abruptly and then slams her locker and goes to class.
"Hey what was that all about?" Brett asks coming over
"I don't know we were talking and I asked her if she liked taking pictures, and she said the camera is broken, so I asked why and she said it broke when her mom died"
"Good going Eric" Caitlin says sarcastically "Yea now she really likes you" Caitlin leaves and goes to class.
"Man how did I screw up like that?" Eric moans
"Hey don't worry man, you didn't know" Griffin reassures him
"Yea Griff's right" Brett adds
"Just shoot me now" Eric moans as they go to class
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After school Caitlin check by their lockers to see if Kylie is there, she has been looking for her all day. She isn't there Caitlin goes outside and sees Griffin, Eric and Brett.
"Hey guys have you seen Kylie?"
"No, we've been looking for her too." Griffin tells her
"Hey there she is" Brett points to a low rail across the street where she is sitting
"Let's go" Eric jumps up and hurries over.
"Hey Kylie" Griffin says sitting down.
"Hi guys, so where we going today?"
"You still want to go out?" Eric asks surprised
"Yea why wouldn't I?"
"OK then lets go back to my house." Caitlin suggests
"Sure lets go" Kylie jumps up brushing off her pants.
They head off home Kylie and Caitlin leading chatting away about everything.
"Do girls ever stop talking?" Griffin complains
"Not even, they don't understand shut up" Brett jokes
"Hey I could listen to them talk all day" Eric says
"OK" Griffin rolls his eyes. "Sure"
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The groups arrives to Caitlin's and Griffin's house shortly and are greeted by Dori.
"Hello kids, how was your day today? You must be Kylie I've heard so much about you already. I'm Dori"
"Hi Dori, nice to meet you."
"Did I mention better manners" Griffin whispers to Caitlin
"Shut up Griffin"
"So you kids want something to eat?"
Sure" They all answer
Dori leads them inside and puts out some food. They all take something to eat.
After they eat, Caitlin takes Kylie on a tour of the house. They stop in Caitlin's room.
"Nice room" Kylie says looking around she looks out the window "Wow is this all your property?"
"Yup it is, pretty big compared to the city huh?"
"Definitely"
"Hey come on I want to show you something"
They run the stairs and go outside to the stables. Caitlin goes inside and Kylie hesitates a minute.
"Hey!"
Kylie jumps "You scared me!"
"Hey sorry about that" Brett says "So do you like horse?"
"I did"
"But you don't anymore?" He questions
"Not really"
"Can I ask how come?"
"You can ask…." She sighs and sits on the fence and Brett leans on it next to her. "My mom died last year, my dad had been long gone he had left us, so anyway she loved taking pictures and their was this place by my house that was a ranch so that's where we always rode."
She stops and takes a breath.
"So there was this one spot that if you went there at the right moment the sun was shining on the old shed and the shadows of some buildings would reflect onto it."
"Sounds nice" Brett says softly
"It was. But it wasn't a good time to be out of a horse either. The sun was blinding and the horsed go spooked so easily, but my mom wanted that picture so bad. So she went out one day, to take the picture and was sitting on the horse and it got scared, and it was a jumpy horse and it reared and she fell and hit her head on a rock, and the horse stepped on her, that was it, the stupid thing killed her"
She stops , her eyes well up with tears, she jumps off the fence and faces away from Brett. "That's the first time I ever said that aloud"
"I'm sorry, I don't know what to say."
"I didn't ask for you to say anything, your the first person who didn't tell me it would be ok or get better, thank you"
"Anytime I can not say anything too you just tell me" Brett jokes
Kylie laughs "I'll keep that in mind"
She moves closer and Brett wipes a tear off her face. "Come on lets go see what everyone else is up too"
"OK"
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"Hey we were wondering where you guys were" Caitlin says brushing Bandit "This is my horse Bandit, want to go for a ride with me?"
"I haven't ridden in a while"
"Do you know how?" Eric asks "I can show you"
"No I know how, I just don't ride anymore"
"Anymore? So you used too?" Griffin asks
Kylie closes her eyes a moment "Hey guys she said she doesn't want to ride leave it at that" Brett says
Caitlin gives him a curious look. "What's going on?"
"Nothing if she doesn't want to she doesn't have to"
"She can talk for herself" Caitlin argues
"She doesn't have to" Brett retorts
"Hey guys, guys Kylie is standing right there would you two stop?" Griffin interrupts
Caitlin and Brett stop Kylie is fidgeting from one foot to the other. "Caitlin I have to tell you something" She looks at Brett and he nods
"What? What is it?" Caitlin asks
"Caitlin…a year ago…." Kylie starts telling them the story.
TBC'd
I hope you guys liked please R&R, the next chapter will be up very soon so you all won't have to wait to see their reactions and find out what will happen.
Kylie heads back to her house, *It's not my house, don't say it is* She thinks. She looks up and sees her social workers car parked out front. Kylie sighs and trudges up the front steps.
"……Yes and ever since then her appetite seemed to diminish, so please don't take offense in that" Kylie hears the end of her social workers sentence as she steps inside.
"What are you doing?" Kylie asks from the doorway
"Kylie I was just explaining to your Aunt Macy why you don't eat much and why you aren't such a family person."
"If she wanted to know any of that she should of asked me." Kylie shouts then turns on her heal and storms up to her room.
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Later on Griffin and Caitlin are walking home when they pass Kylie's house.
"Hey Caitlin maybe we should go and see how Kylie is doing"
"And maybe we should just leave her alone"
"What you think just because she is basically in the same situation as you, you know what she wants?"
Caitlin glares at him "OK, so maybe you do, but we should at least go ask say hi"
"Your not going to stop until we do are you?"
"No probably not"
Caitlin sighs "Fine lets go."
They go up and ring the doorbell. Macy comes to the door.
"Hi we're friends of Kylie is she here?" Griffin asks
"Yes she is, but I'm afraid she probably doesn't want any visitors, the move was hard on her."
"She has already made friends though and she fits in fine" Griffin protests
"Yes she could fit in anywhere, but that's not what's so hard on her, I'm afraid it's this place." Macy tears up
"We should be going now anyway, but tell her we came by. I'm Caitlin and this is Griffin"
"OK dear I'll do that"
Caitlin pulls Griffin down the stairs "Why did you make us leave?"
"Griffin you cannot find out things about your friends from their family, you have to find out from them!"
"But-"
"Griffin!"
"Fine, fine,"
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Later that night at Caitlin's house for dinner
"So how was school today?" Dori asks
"Fine" Caitlin answers
"Nothing new happen?" Jim asks
"No-" Caitlin starts but is interrupted by Griffin "This new girl moved here, and first we saw she had these bruises but it was from basketball, then she didn't eat anything, and we don't know anything about that Caitlin say she probably has a small appetite, and then she ran out of the diner when Caitlin suggested they go riding horses."
"Griffin! Can't you ever keep anything quiet?"
"What?" Griffin asks confused
"Sounds like quite a girl" Jim says carefully.
"Guys calm down she just moved here to live with an Aunt she doesn't know and her parents are dead." Caitlin informs them
"Sounds……familiar" Dori says
"That's just weird" Griffin adds "It's like another you, but I think she is nicer and maybe prettier and …..OW! Hey don't kick me!" He rubs his knee giving Caitlin a dirty look.
"Griffin, Caitlin" Jim says firmly
**************
Dinner at Kylie's house
"So Kylie how was school?" Macy asks
"It was fine."
"And your classes?"
"No problem"
"Well you know if you have any trouble keeping up we can arrange a tutor."
"No really I'm fine"
"OK" Macy looks around
There is a brief silence "So your friends stopped by today, uh Caitlin and Griffin"
"Really?"
"Yes, but I didn't think you wanted to see them it was right after you came home."
Kylie looks down "Thank you"
Macy smiles "Your welcome dear. Your not hungry? You've only eaten half the food on your plate."
"No I never seem to be hungry anymore."
"Kylie it will get better OK? I promise."
"Sure. Uh may I be excused?"
"Certainly go ahead"
Kylie climbs the stairs to her room, "This sucks, I hate this." She lays down on her bed and soon falls asleep.
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"Stupid locker is still stuck!" Kylie tugs at her locker
"Want me to help you? I swear I wont hit into you this time."
Kylie looks at Eric warily "OK…I guess"
"What's your combo?"
"Uh…..14,24,4."
"Here when you get to the last number pull the lock, then it will open I got a lock like this too."
"Thanks" She goes into her locker and pulls out some books. She sighs
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing"
"Listen I know something is, Caitlin was like this when she moved here, she would be all mad at everyone but when she was alone she would get all quiet. It's weird you know she had a camera too."
"Yea?"
"So you like taking pictures then?"
"I don't know I never have"
"You never…but what about your camera?"
"It's broken." She answers not really wanting to say anymore
"How'd it break?" Eric presses, but by Kylie's face he knows he pushed it.
"It broke when my mom died" She says abruptly and then slams her locker and goes to class.
"Hey what was that all about?" Brett asks coming over
"I don't know we were talking and I asked her if she liked taking pictures, and she said the camera is broken, so I asked why and she said it broke when her mom died"
"Good going Eric" Caitlin says sarcastically "Yea now she really likes you" Caitlin leaves and goes to class.
"Man how did I screw up like that?" Eric moans
"Hey don't worry man, you didn't know" Griffin reassures him
"Yea Griff's right" Brett adds
"Just shoot me now" Eric moans as they go to class
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After school Caitlin check by their lockers to see if Kylie is there, she has been looking for her all day. She isn't there Caitlin goes outside and sees Griffin, Eric and Brett.
"Hey guys have you seen Kylie?"
"No, we've been looking for her too." Griffin tells her
"Hey there she is" Brett points to a low rail across the street where she is sitting
"Let's go" Eric jumps up and hurries over.
"Hey Kylie" Griffin says sitting down.
"Hi guys, so where we going today?"
"You still want to go out?" Eric asks surprised
"Yea why wouldn't I?"
"OK then lets go back to my house." Caitlin suggests
"Sure lets go" Kylie jumps up brushing off her pants.
They head off home Kylie and Caitlin leading chatting away about everything.
"Do girls ever stop talking?" Griffin complains
"Not even, they don't understand shut up" Brett jokes
"Hey I could listen to them talk all day" Eric says
"OK" Griffin rolls his eyes. "Sure"
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The groups arrives to Caitlin's and Griffin's house shortly and are greeted by Dori.
"Hello kids, how was your day today? You must be Kylie I've heard so much about you already. I'm Dori"
"Hi Dori, nice to meet you."
"Did I mention better manners" Griffin whispers to Caitlin
"Shut up Griffin"
"So you kids want something to eat?"
Sure" They all answer
Dori leads them inside and puts out some food. They all take something to eat.
After they eat, Caitlin takes Kylie on a tour of the house. They stop in Caitlin's room.
"Nice room" Kylie says looking around she looks out the window "Wow is this all your property?"
"Yup it is, pretty big compared to the city huh?"
"Definitely"
"Hey come on I want to show you something"
They run the stairs and go outside to the stables. Caitlin goes inside and Kylie hesitates a minute.
"Hey!"
Kylie jumps "You scared me!"
"Hey sorry about that" Brett says "So do you like horse?"
"I did"
"But you don't anymore?" He questions
"Not really"
"Can I ask how come?"
"You can ask…." She sighs and sits on the fence and Brett leans on it next to her. "My mom died last year, my dad had been long gone he had left us, so anyway she loved taking pictures and their was this place by my house that was a ranch so that's where we always rode."
She stops and takes a breath.
"So there was this one spot that if you went there at the right moment the sun was shining on the old shed and the shadows of some buildings would reflect onto it."
"Sounds nice" Brett says softly
"It was. But it wasn't a good time to be out of a horse either. The sun was blinding and the horsed go spooked so easily, but my mom wanted that picture so bad. So she went out one day, to take the picture and was sitting on the horse and it got scared, and it was a jumpy horse and it reared and she fell and hit her head on a rock, and the horse stepped on her, that was it, the stupid thing killed her"
She stops , her eyes well up with tears, she jumps off the fence and faces away from Brett. "That's the first time I ever said that aloud"
"I'm sorry, I don't know what to say."
"I didn't ask for you to say anything, your the first person who didn't tell me it would be ok or get better, thank you"
"Anytime I can not say anything too you just tell me" Brett jokes
Kylie laughs "I'll keep that in mind"
She moves closer and Brett wipes a tear off her face. "Come on lets go see what everyone else is up too"
"OK"
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"Hey we were wondering where you guys were" Caitlin says brushing Bandit "This is my horse Bandit, want to go for a ride with me?"
"I haven't ridden in a while"
"Do you know how?" Eric asks "I can show you"
"No I know how, I just don't ride anymore"
"Anymore? So you used too?" Griffin asks
Kylie closes her eyes a moment "Hey guys she said she doesn't want to ride leave it at that" Brett says
Caitlin gives him a curious look. "What's going on?"
"Nothing if she doesn't want to she doesn't have to"
"She can talk for herself" Caitlin argues
"She doesn't have to" Brett retorts
"Hey guys, guys Kylie is standing right there would you two stop?" Griffin interrupts
Caitlin and Brett stop Kylie is fidgeting from one foot to the other. "Caitlin I have to tell you something" She looks at Brett and he nods
"What? What is it?" Caitlin asks
"Caitlin…a year ago…." Kylie starts telling them the story.
TBC'd
I hope you guys liked please R&R, the next chapter will be up very soon so you all won't have to wait to see their reactions and find out what will happen.