1 **Warning, I switched tenses a few times in this chapter so bare with me.
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3 Later That Night at the Scarbrow's House (about 1:00 am)
Leah and Ivy were sitting in the living room watching an old horror movie.
"This movie is cheesy," Ivy said, as she reached for another handful of popcorn.
"I like it. It's a lot better than some mushy love movie," Leah declared.
"I figure you'd like that sort of a thing. You could get some ideas," Ivy giggled.
"Why? I'm a natural love goddess," Leah said pretty loudly.
"Really? A love goddess?" a voice asked.
"Hi, Dad, Mom," Ivy said.
"Anything else you can enlighten us about?" Peter asked.
"No, that's about it," Leah said meekly.
"Leah, your face is red," Ivy said.
Leah chucked a pillow at Ivy. "Shut up," Leah whined.
"I think I'm going upstairs. I'm sure you three have lots to talk about," Ivy said. She ran up the stairs, laughing the whole way.
"Leah, your drug test results came back today," Sophie told her daughter.
"Yeah I know. Ivy told me when she brought the mail in today," Leah said.
"Everything was negative, but I bet you knew that," Peter said, as he turned off the movie and sat down on the couch next to Leah.
"I think I'll go to bed now. Goodnight Leah," Sophie said. She gave Leah a kiss, then left the room.
"So, how was your day?" Peter asked.
"Okay, I guess. Can you just get to the point?" Leah asked.
"Why did you have ecstasy, if you don't use drugs?" he asked.
"I wanted to try it?" Leah said.
"Nice try, but whose is it?"
"I told you. Mine."
"And I don't believe you. Is it one of your friends? Maggie comes over a lot. Was it Maggie's?
"No, Dad is isn't Maggie's."
"Then whose is it?" Peter demanded. He was getting angry by the second.
"Mine."
"Leah, tell me right now unless you want to be grounded until Christmas."
"Dad it was mine. Leah was just covering for me. I knew I was going to have to come clean after you gave her a drug test," Ivy said.
"Leah, is this true?" Peter asked.
Leah just nodded her head.
"Well, I really don't think it's fair that you be grounded for two months your lying. But it wasn't okay to lie to us. Did you think you were helping Ivy?"
"Yes. No. I don't know." Leah was crying.
"Leah, I honestly think you were trying to help her. It isn't the way she needs to be helped though. Do you understand?"
Leah nodded.
"I think you only need to be grounded until Tuesday. Fair?"
Leah nodded.
"Why don't you go to bed. Goodnight," Peter said. He gave her a hug, and she went upstairs."
The phone rings, before Peter has a chance to speak with Ivy.
"Hello," he answers.
"All right I'll be there in a few minutes." He hangs up the phone.
"Ivy, we can talk tomorrow. I have to go to talk to some curfew violators."
Peter takes the SUV because his motorcycle was away, and it would take longer to get out. When he reaches the main building. He sees Jeff waiting with Daniella and Owen.
"Thanks," he tells Jeff. Peter then ushers Owen and Daniella into his office. "Sit," he orders. "What is this the third time this month you two have been caught out after lights out?"
"Actually, it's the forth," Daniella says. "Yup, four, I'm pretty sure," she says after she thinks for a few seconds."
"That isn't at all amusing," Peter tells her.
"Well you're the one who asked Mr. Cranky-Pants," Daniella said snottily.
"Your both on shuns for two weeks," Peter told them. "And Daniella will be going on a solo, next we have one."
"That's bull," Daniella blurted out.
"Oh don't worry Daniella, Owen isn't going on the group hike next week," Peter tells her.
"I have to go on two stupid hiking trips, while Owen doesn't have to go on any."
"Correct, Daniella you catch on quickly," Peter says.
"But I hate hiking and anything outdoorsy," Daniella whined.
"That's the point Daniella," Peter said.
"Um Peter I don't know if that's fair," Owen said.
"How so?" Peter asked.
"Well, I like hiking so I don't get to go on the group trip. Daniella hates hiking so she has to go on two?" Owen tells Peter.
"Two, the one she would of gone on anyway, and then another one for punishment," Peter answers his question.
"Oh, I get it," Owen says.
"That's great Owen, but I still have to go hiking TWICE," Daniella screams.
"It's late, I'll escort you two back to your dorms," Peter tells them.
They go to the boys' dorm first. Owen says goodnight to Daniella and Peter. He blows the former a kiss. On the way to the girls' dorm Daniella walks behind Peter several feet. She is sniffling.
"Are you upset about something?" He asks her.
"Just the whole TWO HIKE thing, she says. Then she wipes the tears from her face.
They reach the girls' dorm.
"Goodnight Daniella," Peter says warmly.
"You are really annoying," she tells him.
Peter walks back alone. He looks at his watch.
"Wow, only 2:00 and I've made two people cry. I'm on a roll," he says to himself.
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3 Later That Night at the Scarbrow's House (about 1:00 am)
Leah and Ivy were sitting in the living room watching an old horror movie.
"This movie is cheesy," Ivy said, as she reached for another handful of popcorn.
"I like it. It's a lot better than some mushy love movie," Leah declared.
"I figure you'd like that sort of a thing. You could get some ideas," Ivy giggled.
"Why? I'm a natural love goddess," Leah said pretty loudly.
"Really? A love goddess?" a voice asked.
"Hi, Dad, Mom," Ivy said.
"Anything else you can enlighten us about?" Peter asked.
"No, that's about it," Leah said meekly.
"Leah, your face is red," Ivy said.
Leah chucked a pillow at Ivy. "Shut up," Leah whined.
"I think I'm going upstairs. I'm sure you three have lots to talk about," Ivy said. She ran up the stairs, laughing the whole way.
"Leah, your drug test results came back today," Sophie told her daughter.
"Yeah I know. Ivy told me when she brought the mail in today," Leah said.
"Everything was negative, but I bet you knew that," Peter said, as he turned off the movie and sat down on the couch next to Leah.
"I think I'll go to bed now. Goodnight Leah," Sophie said. She gave Leah a kiss, then left the room.
"So, how was your day?" Peter asked.
"Okay, I guess. Can you just get to the point?" Leah asked.
"Why did you have ecstasy, if you don't use drugs?" he asked.
"I wanted to try it?" Leah said.
"Nice try, but whose is it?"
"I told you. Mine."
"And I don't believe you. Is it one of your friends? Maggie comes over a lot. Was it Maggie's?
"No, Dad is isn't Maggie's."
"Then whose is it?" Peter demanded. He was getting angry by the second.
"Mine."
"Leah, tell me right now unless you want to be grounded until Christmas."
"Dad it was mine. Leah was just covering for me. I knew I was going to have to come clean after you gave her a drug test," Ivy said.
"Leah, is this true?" Peter asked.
Leah just nodded her head.
"Well, I really don't think it's fair that you be grounded for two months your lying. But it wasn't okay to lie to us. Did you think you were helping Ivy?"
"Yes. No. I don't know." Leah was crying.
"Leah, I honestly think you were trying to help her. It isn't the way she needs to be helped though. Do you understand?"
Leah nodded.
"I think you only need to be grounded until Tuesday. Fair?"
Leah nodded.
"Why don't you go to bed. Goodnight," Peter said. He gave her a hug, and she went upstairs."
The phone rings, before Peter has a chance to speak with Ivy.
"Hello," he answers.
"All right I'll be there in a few minutes." He hangs up the phone.
"Ivy, we can talk tomorrow. I have to go to talk to some curfew violators."
Peter takes the SUV because his motorcycle was away, and it would take longer to get out. When he reaches the main building. He sees Jeff waiting with Daniella and Owen.
"Thanks," he tells Jeff. Peter then ushers Owen and Daniella into his office. "Sit," he orders. "What is this the third time this month you two have been caught out after lights out?"
"Actually, it's the forth," Daniella says. "Yup, four, I'm pretty sure," she says after she thinks for a few seconds."
"That isn't at all amusing," Peter tells her.
"Well you're the one who asked Mr. Cranky-Pants," Daniella said snottily.
"Your both on shuns for two weeks," Peter told them. "And Daniella will be going on a solo, next we have one."
"That's bull," Daniella blurted out.
"Oh don't worry Daniella, Owen isn't going on the group hike next week," Peter tells her.
"I have to go on two stupid hiking trips, while Owen doesn't have to go on any."
"Correct, Daniella you catch on quickly," Peter says.
"But I hate hiking and anything outdoorsy," Daniella whined.
"That's the point Daniella," Peter said.
"Um Peter I don't know if that's fair," Owen said.
"How so?" Peter asked.
"Well, I like hiking so I don't get to go on the group trip. Daniella hates hiking so she has to go on two?" Owen tells Peter.
"Two, the one she would of gone on anyway, and then another one for punishment," Peter answers his question.
"Oh, I get it," Owen says.
"That's great Owen, but I still have to go hiking TWICE," Daniella screams.
"It's late, I'll escort you two back to your dorms," Peter tells them.
They go to the boys' dorm first. Owen says goodnight to Daniella and Peter. He blows the former a kiss. On the way to the girls' dorm Daniella walks behind Peter several feet. She is sniffling.
"Are you upset about something?" He asks her.
"Just the whole TWO HIKE thing, she says. Then she wipes the tears from her face.
They reach the girls' dorm.
"Goodnight Daniella," Peter says warmly.
"You are really annoying," she tells him.
Peter walks back alone. He looks at his watch.
"Wow, only 2:00 and I've made two people cry. I'm on a roll," he says to himself.