Yes! The second chapter to Empty Books! Hope this one's okay!!!

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It had been 4 hours that we were in the car. Oda had fallen asleep and Youth was playing around with something. I was just about ready to sleep myself when Mamma exclaimed, "We're here!!"

We all got out of the car and got our bags out of the trunk. "Here it is," Mamma said, "Summer Acres. The owner's family is supposed to be very nice."

I sighed. I wanted to be in my own bed tonight. "Great," Youth muttered, "a hotel." "Don't think of it as a hotel, Youth!" Mamma said, "think of it as a palace."

"Sure. A really filthy, wretched, not-my-home palace. What fun." "Youth Dame!" I cried, "Mamma's just trying to lighten the situation! Don't make it worse!"

"You always stick up for her, don't you?" she asked, "Well, fine, be her stupid cheerleader. See if I care!" And Youth walked away. "Oh dear," Mamma said. "Well, let's go inside, shall we?"

We walked into the Summer Acres and saw a man behind the counter. "Excuse me," Mamma said, "but could you spare two rooms please?" The man behind the desk smilied.

"Why sure I can, dear." he said. Mamma looked grateful. "By the way, I'm Luther Hank. I gotta wife named Susan, butcha can call her Suzie. I also gotta boy named Andrew. Andrew Hank." he said.

Then, he gave us two keys. "First two rooms to the right," he said. Mamma smilied, "Thank you," and we walked upstairs. "Now, Youth," she said, "ya'll can share a room with Blank, while Oda and me share one.

"Okay?" she asked. Youth, Oda, and I all nodded. "Good," she said, and handed Youth the key to our room. Youth didn't seem very excited. But despite that, the butterflies in my stomach were having a field day!

"I can't believe that this isn't an adventure to you, Youth!" I cried. "We're in a sleazy hotel because papa didn't want us. What's so exciting about that?" I sighed, "I'm just trying to be optomistic," I muttered.

Youth shrugged, "C'mon, let's go see Mamma and Oda." And we walked over to their room. "Hey, Youth!" Oda said, "Hey, Blank!" We both smilied. "Girls," Mamma said, hanging up the phone, you'll both be going to school."

"Where?" Youth and I asked. "To Pinewood Middle. Now Youth," she said when Youth started to object, "You'll be in 8th grade. It's the best that I can do. I'm sorry, honey." Youth groaned. "That's not fair!" she protested.

"I'm sorry, dear." Mamma said, "but you'll have to go." Youth fell back on the bed, which almost colapsed. "Youth!" Mamma cried, "I'm trying my best! Really!" "Whatever," Youth said and left the room.

"I'm sorry about Youth, Mamma," I said, "I'll go and talk to her." Mamma nodded, but said nothing. Oda tried to cheer her up. "Mamma, what 'bout fun, fun, fun?" she asked. But I left before I could hear her answer.

"Youth Dame!" I yelled when I opened the door to our room, "How dare you say that to Mamma! What's gotten into you?!" My sister rolled her eyes, "There's more to this than she's saying, Blank." "What?" How could she say that?

"Like what?" "Look, I don't know, but after Mamma goes to sleep, I think that we should run away." "We can't do that!" "Fine. But I'm not leaving without someone. If you won't, then who will? Not Oda." Youth sighed.

"So, why do you think that Mamma has more secrets, Youth?"I was actually curious to hear what my sister had to say, even if she wasn't sure about it. It had been a while since we really talked to each other like this.

"Well . . ."

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Cliffhanger! I hope you liked it! Youth is pretty smart, and next chapter is school time! Poor Oda, no school for her. ;_; Please R/R!!!!!