Part Three:
On Monday morning, Lori stood in front of the mirror in her new bedroom,
wearing new clothes that Joey had bought for her. It was so surreal: how could
my life change so quickly? she wondered.
There was a knock on her door. "Come in," she called, unable to keep the
shakiness out of here voice. She was so nervous.
Craig stuck his head in. "Almost ready?"
"Um, yeah."
"Hey," he said with a smile, "Don't be worried. I'll show you around, intro-
duce you to my friends..."
"Thanks. I'll be down in a minute."
Lori appreciated the offer, and was glad that this family was being so nice
to her. It was a huge difference from the way things used to be...
She shuddered and walked quickly out of the room. She couldn't think about
it, not now. She was going to school.
Everybody was in the kitchen, and they weren't in a hurry like they'd been
on Friday. Lori sat down and ate some cereal and they all left.
Joey dropped Lori and Craig off first, since Lori had to find her locker
and stuff. "Good luck," Joey said. "I'll pick you guys up here after school."
Lori had to go to Mr. Raditch's office to get her information, and Craig offered
to wait outside for her.
"I'll be fine," she insisted. "Go on, this school's not all that big, anyway..."
Lori went to the office, and Craig went off to find his friends. He hadn't
even spoken to Ashley since Friday, so nobody knew that anything in his life
had changed.
He found Ashley at her locker. "I can't talk now," she said. "I have to
go to Mr. Raditch's office. I have to show a new girl around..."
"Ash, that's the girl that Joey took in a foster child."
"Really?" Ashley looked excited. "How is she?"
Craig shrugged. "She's okay...nice. Grade nine, so I think I'm gonna find
Sean and tell him about her."
"Okay." Ashley hugged him. "Craig, this is so cool! I'm gonna be showing your
foster sister around!"
Craig didn't like the sound of those words, but he just smiled, and said, "See
ya later," and went off to find Sean.
Sean was, of course, at his locker. He was thinking, of course, about Emma.
And, of course, Emma wasn't talking to him.
"Man, that girl just isn't one to forgive and forget," Craig observed. Sean
nodded sadly. "Hey, cheer up, man. Joey took in a foster kid, and you have
to help her in school today."
Craig told Sean about Lori, and he said he'd help her out. "Although I'm really
not the best person to ask, unless you want this girl to be a freak like me..."
"Man, you seriously have to get over Emma."
When the bell rang, Sean headed to homeroom. This year, they had Mr. Simpson
again. He saw Emma, and wanted to go over to her, but she was with Manny. When
she spotted him, she turned her head away.
Then Sean saw a girl talking to Ashley outside the M.I. lab. The girl was
short, with pale hair and glasses. Not as cute as some girls, but then again,
Sean thought, cute girls are over rated.
He went over to them. "Sean," Ashley said, "I'm so glad you're here! This
is Lori."
"Hi," the girl said shyly. Sean smiled. "Take care of her," Ashley said, and
left. Lori rolled her eyes.
"I don't need to be taken care of." With that, she walked into the room. Sean
looked as she walked away. Suddenly, Emma was off his mind...
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On Monday morning, Lori stood in front of the mirror in her new bedroom,
wearing new clothes that Joey had bought for her. It was so surreal: how could
my life change so quickly? she wondered.
There was a knock on her door. "Come in," she called, unable to keep the
shakiness out of here voice. She was so nervous.
Craig stuck his head in. "Almost ready?"
"Um, yeah."
"Hey," he said with a smile, "Don't be worried. I'll show you around, intro-
duce you to my friends..."
"Thanks. I'll be down in a minute."
Lori appreciated the offer, and was glad that this family was being so nice
to her. It was a huge difference from the way things used to be...
She shuddered and walked quickly out of the room. She couldn't think about
it, not now. She was going to school.
Everybody was in the kitchen, and they weren't in a hurry like they'd been
on Friday. Lori sat down and ate some cereal and they all left.
Joey dropped Lori and Craig off first, since Lori had to find her locker
and stuff. "Good luck," Joey said. "I'll pick you guys up here after school."
Lori had to go to Mr. Raditch's office to get her information, and Craig offered
to wait outside for her.
"I'll be fine," she insisted. "Go on, this school's not all that big, anyway..."
Lori went to the office, and Craig went off to find his friends. He hadn't
even spoken to Ashley since Friday, so nobody knew that anything in his life
had changed.
He found Ashley at her locker. "I can't talk now," she said. "I have to
go to Mr. Raditch's office. I have to show a new girl around..."
"Ash, that's the girl that Joey took in a foster child."
"Really?" Ashley looked excited. "How is she?"
Craig shrugged. "She's okay...nice. Grade nine, so I think I'm gonna find
Sean and tell him about her."
"Okay." Ashley hugged him. "Craig, this is so cool! I'm gonna be showing your
foster sister around!"
Craig didn't like the sound of those words, but he just smiled, and said, "See
ya later," and went off to find Sean.
Sean was, of course, at his locker. He was thinking, of course, about Emma.
And, of course, Emma wasn't talking to him.
"Man, that girl just isn't one to forgive and forget," Craig observed. Sean
nodded sadly. "Hey, cheer up, man. Joey took in a foster kid, and you have
to help her in school today."
Craig told Sean about Lori, and he said he'd help her out. "Although I'm really
not the best person to ask, unless you want this girl to be a freak like me..."
"Man, you seriously have to get over Emma."
When the bell rang, Sean headed to homeroom. This year, they had Mr. Simpson
again. He saw Emma, and wanted to go over to her, but she was with Manny. When
she spotted him, she turned her head away.
Then Sean saw a girl talking to Ashley outside the M.I. lab. The girl was
short, with pale hair and glasses. Not as cute as some girls, but then again,
Sean thought, cute girls are over rated.
He went over to them. "Sean," Ashley said, "I'm so glad you're here! This
is Lori."
"Hi," the girl said shyly. Sean smiled. "Take care of her," Ashley said, and
left. Lori rolled her eyes.
"I don't need to be taken care of." With that, she walked into the room. Sean
looked as she walked away. Suddenly, Emma was off his mind...
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