AUTHORS NOTE: Here's another chapter...I'm still thinking about what to do next. Tell me what you think *****i don't own anything*****

"Kate?" Jo McGuire said in shock as she opened the front door. "Why aren't you in school?"

It was Tuesday morning and Kate thought it best she skip school, so she could talk to Jo alone. Lizzie would be at school now, so there would be no interruptions. She had some serious news to deliver, but as Jo said her name Kate's mind went blank. She tried her best to remember what brought her here.

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"I can't do that, Kate." Lizzie said as she hugged her pillow and sat down on her bed.

"Why not?" Kate could sense Lizzie wanted the matter dropped and the question left unanswered, but she couldn't do that. This conversation had been opened for discussion previously, on many occasions, but was never closed. Before Kate could repeat herself, there was a knock on the door. Lizzie seemed incapable of sound so Kate did the talking. "Who is it?" She asked the closed door.

"Its me." The door slowly opened to reveal a spiky haired young man.

"Matt, get out. Lizzie and I are...."

"No..he can stay." The words came out in a short whisper that was hard to hear, but Matt seemed satisfied as he closed the door behind him. "He knows."

"Wait!" Kate was furious and confused and couldn't control which emotion she shared. "He knows?" Lizzie and Matt said nothing, they just nodded. "So you told him, but you wont tell them?"

"Them? Who's them?" Matt asked as he walked towards Kate.

"She means Mom and Dad, Matt." Again Lizzie only spoke in whispers.

"Well, why wont you tell them?" Matt looked questionably at Lizzie; Kate did the same. Lizzie looked back and forth. First at Matt, then at Kate, and then back at Matt. She couldn't take any more of this interrogation.

She screamed at the top of her lungs. "I just cant. Don't you realize that once they find out the real me, they'll turn their backs on me. People have been doing that to me my WHOLE life and I cant deal with it again, especially not from them. Stop questioning, just stop. LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!" With that she ran for the bathroom.

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"Is everything all right?" Jo McGuire's voice snapped Kate back to reality and the task at hand.

"No...everything isn't all right. We need to talk."

ANOTHER NOTE: Ok its short. Sorry...tell me what you tink..i'll try and update tomorrow.