Grace woke up to Jose and Hannah playing PS2 again. Did they play all night? Evan was on the floor, sleeping sound. Grace decided not to wake him. How sweet! He could've woke her up to get off his bed, only, he didn't. Grace decided to lie in bed for awhile. She had to go to school today, in about 2 hours, and she just wanted to rest.
Evan started stirring. He opened his eyes and saw Grace lying there, with her eyes open. "How'd you sleep?" Evan asked her. Grace jumped. She didn't realize he woke up.
"Oh, ok." She said. "I didn't sleep good either." He said.
"What was the phone call all about? You didn't get to come in last night before I fell asleep." Grace asked him. Evan hesitated. He'll have to tell her sooner or later, better be sooner.
"Um, Grace? I have some bad news." He said, slowly. Grace's face looked worried. "What is it Evan?" she asked. Evan grabbed her arm and led her into the bathroom.
"It's about my mom, Grace." She said. "Oh no! What's happened?" asked Grace. "First of all, she illegally changed our name from Wallace to Guillen." He said, wincing as he spoke. It was so hard for him to just tell her freely like this. But she had to know, and he would never lie to her.
"You mean you've been Evan Wallace all this time?" she asked. Evan nodded. Then he continued. "My mom has also been illegally sneaking weapons and drugs into the state. And she has insulted a police officer, really bad." He said, about to cry.
"When did all of this happen?" Grace asked in amazement.
"Over the years." He said. "The officer that was on the phone with me said that we will be taken out of my mom's care." Evan said, tears rolling down his cheeks. "I was worried about you, so I told the officer that I have 2 sisters, I'm sorry." He went and sat down on the edge of the bathtub.
"No, Evan. Don't ever think that I would be mad at you for making me go away too. I wouldn't want you to go away and not me. I'm glad you told that to the officer. I don't want to stay here alone, without you and Jose, without my mom, without....anything. At least, this way, I'm with you." She said.
Evan got up and walked over to her and hugged her. "Oh Grace. Thank you so much for making it easier for me." He said. "But Evan. You have to make it easier for me too, you know. I'm going to have a really hard time telling Hannah." She said.
"Grace? They said that we have to move to an orphanage called, 'St. Cuttlebone's Academy.'" He said. "We will get a letter soon, telling us when the court date is and when we will be moved." He said. And then suddenly, it hit Grace, so hard, like a bullet. They're gonna have to move. She started crying. Evan embraced her into a warm hug. They just stood there, hugging each other, for a long time. Then Mrs. Guillen called them, stopping the warmth of the hug.
"Evan! Evan! Jose! Time to go to school. Get outta here!" she yelled.
"Come on." Evan said. He grabbed her hand. They went into the bedroom and told Jose and Hannah that it was time for school. They all got their school stuff and headed out the front door of their crappy, worn down, trailer.
Walking to School
Evan and Grace were walking, hand in hand, watching Jose and Hannah skip along the sidewalk. They were competing, whoever could skip the most on one foot before they lost their balance, gets one point. And then they start again. Whoever gets the most points before they arrive at school, is the winner. Jose was ahead, 2 to 1.
Grace was still teary-eyed. How was she going to tell Hannah?
"Evan?" she asked.
"What is it Grace?" he asked.
"How am I gonna tell Hannah, and you tell Jose?" she asked.
"Well, maybe we shouldn't tell them, I mean, maybe we should wait until the letter comes, and then they can find out for themselves. So they can have more happiness while they can." He said.
That seemed like a good idea. Grace smiled and laid her head on his shoulder, to only be interrupted my Sally Carmichael. Sally came walking down the hill, with her friends. Grace lifted her head to look at them. They were all walking towards them, with their awfully tight clothes and their top-of-the-line brand name shoes.
"Oh, looky what we have here. Two lovebirds about to make out." Said Sally. Her friends smirked. Grace didn't care, she liked Evan. She would not let Sally ruin her last drops of happiness. Sally walked off with her friends, swinging her hips and much as she could. She looked awful and fake, like a Barbie doll. Evan didn't even look at them, but Grace did notice that he gripped her hand more when Sally passed them. He was worried about her safety. Jose and Hannah were too far ahead of them to notice what happened. Evan looked down at her. Grace was starring straight ahead, like in a trance. She didn't sleep very well; she was tired.
Jose and Hannah
"So, what should we do? I'm sort of getting tired of skipping. I wish we could stay home and play PS2." Grace said. Jose nodded.
Jose looked back at Evan and Grace. "Oooooh, they like each other." Jose said, and then he gasped.
"Does that mean that we have to like each other? Eww!" said Jose. Hannah made a face. "Gross!" she said.
"Oh look! It's Lizzie!" said Hannah. "Cool!" said Jose. Courtni Elizabeth is good friends with Jose and Hannah. And she has always liked Evan and Grace as big siblings. She's a real sweet- heart. She likes to be called Court, Courtni, Elizabeth, Lizzie, or Liz. But she hates if when people call her Courtni Elizabeth. Nobody knows why though. She is one of the only girls in this town with a good family. She has a brother named Timmy and parents. She also has a dog, named Sammy. Her mother and father have never smoked, drank, of have done drugs. Her parents liked the idea of spelling her name with an i instead of a ney. "Hi Court!" yelled Jose and Hannah
"Look, Evan, it's Courtni!" said Grace. Evan looked at where Grace was pointing. Courtni was running towards Jose and Hannah. She waved at Evan and Grace and then started walking with Jose and Hannah.
They arrived at school, only to be met with more misery...
Evan started stirring. He opened his eyes and saw Grace lying there, with her eyes open. "How'd you sleep?" Evan asked her. Grace jumped. She didn't realize he woke up.
"Oh, ok." She said. "I didn't sleep good either." He said.
"What was the phone call all about? You didn't get to come in last night before I fell asleep." Grace asked him. Evan hesitated. He'll have to tell her sooner or later, better be sooner.
"Um, Grace? I have some bad news." He said, slowly. Grace's face looked worried. "What is it Evan?" she asked. Evan grabbed her arm and led her into the bathroom.
"It's about my mom, Grace." She said. "Oh no! What's happened?" asked Grace. "First of all, she illegally changed our name from Wallace to Guillen." He said, wincing as he spoke. It was so hard for him to just tell her freely like this. But she had to know, and he would never lie to her.
"You mean you've been Evan Wallace all this time?" she asked. Evan nodded. Then he continued. "My mom has also been illegally sneaking weapons and drugs into the state. And she has insulted a police officer, really bad." He said, about to cry.
"When did all of this happen?" Grace asked in amazement.
"Over the years." He said. "The officer that was on the phone with me said that we will be taken out of my mom's care." Evan said, tears rolling down his cheeks. "I was worried about you, so I told the officer that I have 2 sisters, I'm sorry." He went and sat down on the edge of the bathtub.
"No, Evan. Don't ever think that I would be mad at you for making me go away too. I wouldn't want you to go away and not me. I'm glad you told that to the officer. I don't want to stay here alone, without you and Jose, without my mom, without....anything. At least, this way, I'm with you." She said.
Evan got up and walked over to her and hugged her. "Oh Grace. Thank you so much for making it easier for me." He said. "But Evan. You have to make it easier for me too, you know. I'm going to have a really hard time telling Hannah." She said.
"Grace? They said that we have to move to an orphanage called, 'St. Cuttlebone's Academy.'" He said. "We will get a letter soon, telling us when the court date is and when we will be moved." He said. And then suddenly, it hit Grace, so hard, like a bullet. They're gonna have to move. She started crying. Evan embraced her into a warm hug. They just stood there, hugging each other, for a long time. Then Mrs. Guillen called them, stopping the warmth of the hug.
"Evan! Evan! Jose! Time to go to school. Get outta here!" she yelled.
"Come on." Evan said. He grabbed her hand. They went into the bedroom and told Jose and Hannah that it was time for school. They all got their school stuff and headed out the front door of their crappy, worn down, trailer.
Walking to School
Evan and Grace were walking, hand in hand, watching Jose and Hannah skip along the sidewalk. They were competing, whoever could skip the most on one foot before they lost their balance, gets one point. And then they start again. Whoever gets the most points before they arrive at school, is the winner. Jose was ahead, 2 to 1.
Grace was still teary-eyed. How was she going to tell Hannah?
"Evan?" she asked.
"What is it Grace?" he asked.
"How am I gonna tell Hannah, and you tell Jose?" she asked.
"Well, maybe we shouldn't tell them, I mean, maybe we should wait until the letter comes, and then they can find out for themselves. So they can have more happiness while they can." He said.
That seemed like a good idea. Grace smiled and laid her head on his shoulder, to only be interrupted my Sally Carmichael. Sally came walking down the hill, with her friends. Grace lifted her head to look at them. They were all walking towards them, with their awfully tight clothes and their top-of-the-line brand name shoes.
"Oh, looky what we have here. Two lovebirds about to make out." Said Sally. Her friends smirked. Grace didn't care, she liked Evan. She would not let Sally ruin her last drops of happiness. Sally walked off with her friends, swinging her hips and much as she could. She looked awful and fake, like a Barbie doll. Evan didn't even look at them, but Grace did notice that he gripped her hand more when Sally passed them. He was worried about her safety. Jose and Hannah were too far ahead of them to notice what happened. Evan looked down at her. Grace was starring straight ahead, like in a trance. She didn't sleep very well; she was tired.
Jose and Hannah
"So, what should we do? I'm sort of getting tired of skipping. I wish we could stay home and play PS2." Grace said. Jose nodded.
Jose looked back at Evan and Grace. "Oooooh, they like each other." Jose said, and then he gasped.
"Does that mean that we have to like each other? Eww!" said Jose. Hannah made a face. "Gross!" she said.
"Oh look! It's Lizzie!" said Hannah. "Cool!" said Jose. Courtni Elizabeth is good friends with Jose and Hannah. And she has always liked Evan and Grace as big siblings. She's a real sweet- heart. She likes to be called Court, Courtni, Elizabeth, Lizzie, or Liz. But she hates if when people call her Courtni Elizabeth. Nobody knows why though. She is one of the only girls in this town with a good family. She has a brother named Timmy and parents. She also has a dog, named Sammy. Her mother and father have never smoked, drank, of have done drugs. Her parents liked the idea of spelling her name with an i instead of a ney. "Hi Court!" yelled Jose and Hannah
"Look, Evan, it's Courtni!" said Grace. Evan looked at where Grace was pointing. Courtni was running towards Jose and Hannah. She waved at Evan and Grace and then started walking with Jose and Hannah.
They arrived at school, only to be met with more misery...