Don't Take It All Away: Chapter Six
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Kristin's dad shook her awake the next morning. She saw him and jumped a little but then relaxed. "Hey, it's time to get up," he greeted her and turned on the light. She groaned and covered her head.
After a few minutes she got up and got dressed. THen she grabbedher backpack and went to the kitchen where everyone was. "Hi-hi, Kristin!" Colt said, running to her and hugging her around her knees, nearly knocking her down. "Colt Davidson Maddox! Sit it NOW!" Leah warned.
"Kristin do you want me to drive you?" her dad asked, handing Colt a plastic cup of orange juice. "No thanks. I wanna ride the bus." she said. Robert smiled understandably. "Okay. Well you'll have the same schedule but you still need to go by the office. You should get going." he said.
"Okay." she answered and headed for the front door. "Well, uh, have a good day," Robert called. She didn't even acknowledge him, she just headed for the bus stop.
At the bus stop there were two new kids but everyone else she reconized. Including Ashley, the one who turned her in to the principal and band teacher. She stopped when she was almost there and stared at Ashley, who still hadn't reconized her. Adam did, though. He gasped and ran to her. "Kristin! What are you doing home?" he demanded. "I-I'm back," she stuttered. "What? For good?" he asked incrediously. "Yeah..." she said.
He shook his head. "I'm not even gonna ask. Well there's the bus. Let's go," he said and they climbed on the bus. Everyone stared at her and whispered as she went by. Adam sat down in their usual seat and she slid in next to him. "It's still ours?" she asked in surprise. They had stolen those seats from the eighth graders at the beginning of the year. "Sure." Adam answered. Ashley sat across from them. "Kristin!" she exclaimed in a fake voice. 'Had she always been like this?' Kristin thought to herself.
"What, Ash?" she asked. "Oh I'm just soo surprised to see you! Everyone knows about your father and Horizon..I didn't know you'd ever come back." Ashley said practically. "Who told them?" Kristin yelled. "It's not that hard to figure out. Your dad in rehab, brother in juvi, 'the girl with the bruises' just...gone. Duh."
"It's not like I was at a foster home. Of course I could come back." she snapped. "Yeah well considered you were adopted, no one thought you'd be coming back!" Ashley said and turned to talk to her friends. "Who told her?" she demanded. "I sorta let it slip. Sorry," he said and she could tell he was being truthful.
When they got to school Kristin went straight to the office and was met by the principal [I have no clue what I named him/her in "Secrets" so I'm gonna make up a name] Mr. Meyers.
She went into his office and sat down. "Kristin, I asked you to come here before you return to your routine because I wanted to talk to you. You understand the situation with your father don't you?" he asked. "What situation?" she asked. "That he has you back, after neglect and abuse were charged but dropped under agreeable circumstances." She shrugged. "I guess."
"Well, we have to keep up with your progress and the way he's treating you, so a social worker will be coming by once every two weeks for about six months. And if we see any suspicious marks on you, we have to bring you in and check on the home situation, and to make sure you and your brothers are safe." He explained. "Six months? You think I'll be here for six months? Yeah right! I'm going back to Horizon no matter what anyone says." she said defiantly. "Kristin, go to your classes." he said.
She left but turned around. "No matter what."
She walked to homeroom. Everyone turned around and grew quiet when they saw her. Kristin wasn't enjoying the attention. She took her seat and slumped down in the seat just like she always had.
Then the bell rang and she flew to her first class. Seeing the famaliar surroundings made her remember her routine...rush as fast as you could to stay out of trouble...That was just her slogan. Don't be slow. Don't say something stupid. Don't look in their eyes.
Towards the end of the day, she was pretty much fed up with the stares and whispers, which were usually things like, "see her? her dad beat her. She went to some place in the mountains." Like no one DIDN'T know. Even the teachers stared at her.
Band was the last class of the day. Mr. Sheyne greeted her. "Hey, kiddo," he said. He was the only one who hadn't been acting weird around her. "Hi Mr. Sheyne." she answered with a brief smile. "What's wrong?" he asked. "Everyone's just acting so weird. I don't see how they found out! They don't know my dad, or me, and how would they know what happened to Steven..he's in the US."
"I don't know either, kristin. Just be patient. Things will return to normal." he assured her. "Why would I want them to be normal?" she asked. "I meant without..you know," he said. "Without my dad hating me. Yeah I know," she said bitterly and walked to where she usually sat. After a few moments Ashley and her friend Bailey come up to her. "Uh, this is our seats little girl," Bailey said.
Kristin glared at her. "Since when?" she demanded. "Since you got sent to the looney bin. We took these seats cuz we didn't want to sit next go Gonzalo." she said, pointing to the huge tuba player. "Go shove it this is my seat." Kristin said. Adam came and slid in the seat where one of them sat. "Go away Bailey and Ashley," he demanded.
"Whose gonna make us?" "I will! Now get the fuck away from me!" Kristin growled. "Whatever. What are you going to do? Sick your loving brother on me?" Bailey asked with a smirk. That set Kristin off. She jumped up and shoved Bailey into the seats next to them and punched her in the face. "Take it back you bitch!" she spat in her face. "Fuck you!" She yelled and shoved Kristin off of her. Adam watched helplessy as Kristin got into a fight on her first day back. Then Mr. Sheyne turned up. He grabbed the two, Kristin struggling to get away and took them to the principal's office. Before he left again, he gave Kristin a dissaproving look.
She looked away. Mr. Meyers came in and groaned. "Not you!" he moaned when he saw Kristin, who shrugged innocently. "What'd you do, Bailey?" he asked, knowing that if something set Kristin off it was something about her previous life. "Me? I just made an innocent comment about her loving brother!" she said, shrugging. Krisitn jumped up but Mr. Meyers grabbed her. "Kristin! bailey! We can't have this..Bailey you're suspended for two days. Kristin, one. Now stay here until dismissal." he barked and strode out.
"God you'd think you would love your brother," Bailey mumbled. "Fuck off!"
~Next chapter: How will kristin's dad take it? and Cole coming back to Horizon~
Pwase, pwease, pwease weview? Warning: This chapter should be pretty long.
Kristin's dad shook her awake the next morning. She saw him and jumped a little but then relaxed. "Hey, it's time to get up," he greeted her and turned on the light. She groaned and covered her head.
After a few minutes she got up and got dressed. THen she grabbedher backpack and went to the kitchen where everyone was. "Hi-hi, Kristin!" Colt said, running to her and hugging her around her knees, nearly knocking her down. "Colt Davidson Maddox! Sit it NOW!" Leah warned.
"Kristin do you want me to drive you?" her dad asked, handing Colt a plastic cup of orange juice. "No thanks. I wanna ride the bus." she said. Robert smiled understandably. "Okay. Well you'll have the same schedule but you still need to go by the office. You should get going." he said.
"Okay." she answered and headed for the front door. "Well, uh, have a good day," Robert called. She didn't even acknowledge him, she just headed for the bus stop.
At the bus stop there were two new kids but everyone else she reconized. Including Ashley, the one who turned her in to the principal and band teacher. She stopped when she was almost there and stared at Ashley, who still hadn't reconized her. Adam did, though. He gasped and ran to her. "Kristin! What are you doing home?" he demanded. "I-I'm back," she stuttered. "What? For good?" he asked incrediously. "Yeah..." she said.
He shook his head. "I'm not even gonna ask. Well there's the bus. Let's go," he said and they climbed on the bus. Everyone stared at her and whispered as she went by. Adam sat down in their usual seat and she slid in next to him. "It's still ours?" she asked in surprise. They had stolen those seats from the eighth graders at the beginning of the year. "Sure." Adam answered. Ashley sat across from them. "Kristin!" she exclaimed in a fake voice. 'Had she always been like this?' Kristin thought to herself.
"What, Ash?" she asked. "Oh I'm just soo surprised to see you! Everyone knows about your father and Horizon..I didn't know you'd ever come back." Ashley said practically. "Who told them?" Kristin yelled. "It's not that hard to figure out. Your dad in rehab, brother in juvi, 'the girl with the bruises' just...gone. Duh."
"It's not like I was at a foster home. Of course I could come back." she snapped. "Yeah well considered you were adopted, no one thought you'd be coming back!" Ashley said and turned to talk to her friends. "Who told her?" she demanded. "I sorta let it slip. Sorry," he said and she could tell he was being truthful.
When they got to school Kristin went straight to the office and was met by the principal [I have no clue what I named him/her in "Secrets" so I'm gonna make up a name] Mr. Meyers.
She went into his office and sat down. "Kristin, I asked you to come here before you return to your routine because I wanted to talk to you. You understand the situation with your father don't you?" he asked. "What situation?" she asked. "That he has you back, after neglect and abuse were charged but dropped under agreeable circumstances." She shrugged. "I guess."
"Well, we have to keep up with your progress and the way he's treating you, so a social worker will be coming by once every two weeks for about six months. And if we see any suspicious marks on you, we have to bring you in and check on the home situation, and to make sure you and your brothers are safe." He explained. "Six months? You think I'll be here for six months? Yeah right! I'm going back to Horizon no matter what anyone says." she said defiantly. "Kristin, go to your classes." he said.
She left but turned around. "No matter what."
She walked to homeroom. Everyone turned around and grew quiet when they saw her. Kristin wasn't enjoying the attention. She took her seat and slumped down in the seat just like she always had.
Then the bell rang and she flew to her first class. Seeing the famaliar surroundings made her remember her routine...rush as fast as you could to stay out of trouble...That was just her slogan. Don't be slow. Don't say something stupid. Don't look in their eyes.
Towards the end of the day, she was pretty much fed up with the stares and whispers, which were usually things like, "see her? her dad beat her. She went to some place in the mountains." Like no one DIDN'T know. Even the teachers stared at her.
Band was the last class of the day. Mr. Sheyne greeted her. "Hey, kiddo," he said. He was the only one who hadn't been acting weird around her. "Hi Mr. Sheyne." she answered with a brief smile. "What's wrong?" he asked. "Everyone's just acting so weird. I don't see how they found out! They don't know my dad, or me, and how would they know what happened to Steven..he's in the US."
"I don't know either, kristin. Just be patient. Things will return to normal." he assured her. "Why would I want them to be normal?" she asked. "I meant without..you know," he said. "Without my dad hating me. Yeah I know," she said bitterly and walked to where she usually sat. After a few moments Ashley and her friend Bailey come up to her. "Uh, this is our seats little girl," Bailey said.
Kristin glared at her. "Since when?" she demanded. "Since you got sent to the looney bin. We took these seats cuz we didn't want to sit next go Gonzalo." she said, pointing to the huge tuba player. "Go shove it this is my seat." Kristin said. Adam came and slid in the seat where one of them sat. "Go away Bailey and Ashley," he demanded.
"Whose gonna make us?" "I will! Now get the fuck away from me!" Kristin growled. "Whatever. What are you going to do? Sick your loving brother on me?" Bailey asked with a smirk. That set Kristin off. She jumped up and shoved Bailey into the seats next to them and punched her in the face. "Take it back you bitch!" she spat in her face. "Fuck you!" She yelled and shoved Kristin off of her. Adam watched helplessy as Kristin got into a fight on her first day back. Then Mr. Sheyne turned up. He grabbed the two, Kristin struggling to get away and took them to the principal's office. Before he left again, he gave Kristin a dissaproving look.
She looked away. Mr. Meyers came in and groaned. "Not you!" he moaned when he saw Kristin, who shrugged innocently. "What'd you do, Bailey?" he asked, knowing that if something set Kristin off it was something about her previous life. "Me? I just made an innocent comment about her loving brother!" she said, shrugging. Krisitn jumped up but Mr. Meyers grabbed her. "Kristin! bailey! We can't have this..Bailey you're suspended for two days. Kristin, one. Now stay here until dismissal." he barked and strode out.
"God you'd think you would love your brother," Bailey mumbled. "Fuck off!"
~Next chapter: How will kristin's dad take it? and Cole coming back to Horizon~