Chapter 2: Case of the Ex
*at the "Manning Manor"*
"So...Jess. How's Katie?"
Jessie looked up from her homework and stared at Grace.
"Why?"
"Oh it's just because of..."
"You still think she's gay don't you?"
"No. I don't it's just a lot of people in school are saying how she's always fixing your hair and stuff."
"What kind of stuff?"
"I don't know just forget it."
"Fine. I don't care."
Jess picked up her books and went up to her room.
*Lily walks into the kitchen*
"Hi Grace."
"Hi Mom."
"Oh no! Don't act so happy just for me."
"I wasn't."
Grace picked up her books and went to her room.
*Rick walks in*
"Geewiz Lily. What's wrong with you on this fine day?"
"Geewiz? People haven't said geewiz since the time we were in grade school."
"So. They brought bellbottoms back didn't they?"
Lily rolled her eyes and lowered her head.
"C'mon Lily. What's wrong?"
"I don't know. It's just that this week it seems that Eli's the only kid with no problems and that's weird."
"What? Is something wrong with Grace?"
"Yeah, and Jessie, and Zoe."
"Hmmm...Eli with no problems. Definite sign of the Apocalypse."
"Ha ha. I'm not kidding Rick. There's something wrong with Grace and Jessie. Zoe, Zoe's problem we can fix by buying her some ice cream, but we can't with Grace and Jess."
"Why don't you go out for a little while Lily and I'll watch the kids. I think there are some kind of fumes in here that are making you delirious."
"You know what. That's a good idea."
Lily walked toward the door, but it opened earlier to reveal a very pissed off Eli.
"Hi Eli."
"Yeah uh huh."
Lily turned around and followed Eli into the kitchen.
"Hey son."
"You know. Why couldn't she just of told me?! Then I would have had time to run."
"Run? Why? Who?"
*Lily enters*
*Rick is just standing there watching the soon-to-be conversation.*
"Eli is there something..."
"Did you know?"
"Know what?"
"She didn't tell you?
"Eli who are we talking about?"
"Well she's your sister. I would think she would tell you, but she didn't."
"Judy? What did Judy do?"
"Then it must be something big! She wants to ruin my life! Yeah that's it."
"Eli are you feeling okay?"
"I'm fine. I'm feeling fine!"
"Eli?"
"What?"
"Eli what are you talking about?"
"Nothing, nothing. Life's peachy fuzzy kean, no problems here."
Eli looked around and then left.
*Rick walks over to Lily*
"And you said Eli had no problems. He was born with problems."
"I have to get out of this house. I'm going...shopping. I don't know; just watch the kids, order pizza or something."
*Lily leaves*
*Later, Lily is walking around in the mall*
"I've been walking for two hours and nothing!"
She looked down at her cell to see if she missed any calls and bumped into a man.
"Oh, sorry I wasn't..."
"Lily? Lily Manning?"
"Uh, no. Lily Sammler, I used to be Lily Manning."
The man frowned.
"Well do you remember me?"
"How can I forget Mr. Kevin Livingston. Oh do I remember you."
The man laughed.
"Are you hungry?"
"Yes I would love to eat dinner with you, for old times sake."
"I remember how you always used to do that, read my mind."
"I remember everything about that summer. It was the best summer I ever had."
"What ever happened Lily?"
"Well you left for Boston and I stayed here. You tried to make me go with you, but I had to stay for school."
"Oh yeah. I shouldv'e just stayed. Then maybe we would still be together."
"Hmm...Well what about that dinner."
"Right...just follow me."
Tbc....
*at the "Manning Manor"*
"So...Jess. How's Katie?"
Jessie looked up from her homework and stared at Grace.
"Why?"
"Oh it's just because of..."
"You still think she's gay don't you?"
"No. I don't it's just a lot of people in school are saying how she's always fixing your hair and stuff."
"What kind of stuff?"
"I don't know just forget it."
"Fine. I don't care."
Jess picked up her books and went up to her room.
*Lily walks into the kitchen*
"Hi Grace."
"Hi Mom."
"Oh no! Don't act so happy just for me."
"I wasn't."
Grace picked up her books and went to her room.
*Rick walks in*
"Geewiz Lily. What's wrong with you on this fine day?"
"Geewiz? People haven't said geewiz since the time we were in grade school."
"So. They brought bellbottoms back didn't they?"
Lily rolled her eyes and lowered her head.
"C'mon Lily. What's wrong?"
"I don't know. It's just that this week it seems that Eli's the only kid with no problems and that's weird."
"What? Is something wrong with Grace?"
"Yeah, and Jessie, and Zoe."
"Hmmm...Eli with no problems. Definite sign of the Apocalypse."
"Ha ha. I'm not kidding Rick. There's something wrong with Grace and Jessie. Zoe, Zoe's problem we can fix by buying her some ice cream, but we can't with Grace and Jess."
"Why don't you go out for a little while Lily and I'll watch the kids. I think there are some kind of fumes in here that are making you delirious."
"You know what. That's a good idea."
Lily walked toward the door, but it opened earlier to reveal a very pissed off Eli.
"Hi Eli."
"Yeah uh huh."
Lily turned around and followed Eli into the kitchen.
"Hey son."
"You know. Why couldn't she just of told me?! Then I would have had time to run."
"Run? Why? Who?"
*Lily enters*
*Rick is just standing there watching the soon-to-be conversation.*
"Eli is there something..."
"Did you know?"
"Know what?"
"She didn't tell you?
"Eli who are we talking about?"
"Well she's your sister. I would think she would tell you, but she didn't."
"Judy? What did Judy do?"
"Then it must be something big! She wants to ruin my life! Yeah that's it."
"Eli are you feeling okay?"
"I'm fine. I'm feeling fine!"
"Eli?"
"What?"
"Eli what are you talking about?"
"Nothing, nothing. Life's peachy fuzzy kean, no problems here."
Eli looked around and then left.
*Rick walks over to Lily*
"And you said Eli had no problems. He was born with problems."
"I have to get out of this house. I'm going...shopping. I don't know; just watch the kids, order pizza or something."
*Lily leaves*
*Later, Lily is walking around in the mall*
"I've been walking for two hours and nothing!"
She looked down at her cell to see if she missed any calls and bumped into a man.
"Oh, sorry I wasn't..."
"Lily? Lily Manning?"
"Uh, no. Lily Sammler, I used to be Lily Manning."
The man frowned.
"Well do you remember me?"
"How can I forget Mr. Kevin Livingston. Oh do I remember you."
The man laughed.
"Are you hungry?"
"Yes I would love to eat dinner with you, for old times sake."
"I remember how you always used to do that, read my mind."
"I remember everything about that summer. It was the best summer I ever had."
"What ever happened Lily?"
"Well you left for Boston and I stayed here. You tried to make me go with you, but I had to stay for school."
"Oh yeah. I shouldv'e just stayed. Then maybe we would still be together."
"Hmm...Well what about that dinner."
"Right...just follow me."
Tbc....