*I know the stories been moving kind of slowly but just bear with me.
Things will pick up soon*
Chapter 9 | Confused Feelings
Lily had only been home for moments when Grace burst through the door and ran upstairs. "Grace!" Lily called following her up the stairs. "Grace are you okay?" Lily asked as Grace slammed the door to her bedroom.
[Grace- Am I okay? I don't know]
Lily knocked on Graces door "Can I come in?" she called. "Whatever" Grace said curling up on her bed. "Did something happen at Eli's?" Lily asked walking into the room. "I don't want to talk about it," said Grace rolling over to face the wall. Lily sighed.
[Lily- There used to be a time when Grace would tell me everything, and now. . . she's always shutting me out. How did things change so much?]
"Well you know where to find me if you want to talk about it" offered Lily leaving the room and shutting the door behind her.
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Lily walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. Grabbing the phone she dialled Rick's number. She'd had a terrible day, first he new boss Kirsty, then now Grace. But somehow Rick seemed to make all her problems go away. Rick had mentioned quite a few times that it was time to meet the girls and although today wasn't the right time Lily had to agree. No matter how bad things were at work or home Rick was always there for her, and that's what mattered. The phone rang several times before anyone answered. "Hello?" asked the familiar voice of Rick. "Hey its me" answered Lily with a smile on her face. "Hey me, what are you doing?" Rick asked, smiling on the other end. "Nothing much, apart from fighting with Kristy at work, and having Grace upstairs probably crying her heart out but not wanting to talk to me. Listen, I was thinking about what you said the other day," "I said a lot of things to you the other day" cut in Rick, Lily laughed at the memory. "I was talking about how you said its time for you to meet Grace and Zoe" Lily explained. "Oh?" asked Rick cautiously, not wanting to push the subject. "How about tomorrow?" asked Lily, completely surprising Rick. "Tomorrow's great" answered Rick, smiling on the other end, "But are you sure you're ready for this?" he asked, hoping she said yes. "I'm sure" _____
[Grace- I can't believe that actually just happened. I mean, what exactly just happened anyway?]
Grace stared up at the ceiling in her room. Sighing she rolled off her bed and walked over to her dressing table.
[Grace- Looking at herself in the mirror- I wish I was pretty. I wish I knew how to act around guys. I wish I were more like . . . Carla]
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[This takes place just after Grace leaves Eli- around 20 mins before]
Eli stood there, staring as Grace walked away.
[Eli- I never meant for any of this to happen. I never meant to become . . .what? . . . friends with Grace . . . but when I'm with her its like she makes everything okay. She makes me feel like I can actually do something with my life. And now . . . I just hope I can make things right again.]
"Hey Eli!" Coop called, his head appearing around the front door. Eli turned around slowly. "You ready man or what?" Coop asked, disappearing again. "Coming!" Eli called back walking back to the house.
"What's with her man?" Wink asked as Eli walked down the basement stairs. "Guys there's something I have to tell you" Eli started, taking a big breath. "Don't tell me, Grace is your new girlfriend" Ted, Wink and Coop all burst out laughing.
[Eli- Why can't they ever be serious. Grace, my girlfriend, no way]
Eli rolled his eyes and walked over to the mini bar, opening it he continued. "Grace is tutoring me in English"
[Eli- It's out there. Now they can laugh at me for caring but truthfully, I don't care what they think]
"So? You've always sucked at English. We all know that. What's the biggie?" Coop asked, a disbelieving look on her face. "The biggie is I'm gonna fail English and if my parents find out that's the end of us. They told me already, keep my grades up or I'm out of the band" . . . Eli broke off as the guys faces became serious. "I think his serious this time.
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"Come on, pick up the phone" Eli muttered under his breath. It was around 8 o' clock and Eli had finally worked up the courage to call Grace. After all Grace had said she would see him tomorrow afternoon.
"Hello, Lily Manning speaking" Graces mother answered the phone. "Hi, this is Eli, can I speak to Grace?" asked Eli, in what he hoped was a polite way. "Oh, hi Eli" Lily answered Eli couldn't read her voice. "Grace isn't actually feeling all that well so she's gone to bed but she told me to tell you if you ring that she will see you tomorrow afternoon at her locker, okay?" Lily rushed. Whatever had happened with Eli, Grace obviously didn't want her getting involved. "Umm, thanks I guess, tell her I'll see her then" Eli hung up the phone.
[Eli- That went well- Laughs- Yep, real well]
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"Grace? Can I come in? Lily asked, standing in Graces open doorway. Grace was lying on her stomach, in the middle of her bed, reading. "Yeah, I guess" she answered waving an arm at Lily. "That was Eli" Lily told Grace. "Yeah I heard" Grace said, allowing no emotion to show in her words. "He really seemed to want to talk to you" said Lily, a concerned look on her face. Getting no response from Grace lily continued "He said he'd see you tomorrow". "Oh okay then" Grace kept on reading.
Chapter 9 | Confused Feelings
Lily had only been home for moments when Grace burst through the door and ran upstairs. "Grace!" Lily called following her up the stairs. "Grace are you okay?" Lily asked as Grace slammed the door to her bedroom.
[Grace- Am I okay? I don't know]
Lily knocked on Graces door "Can I come in?" she called. "Whatever" Grace said curling up on her bed. "Did something happen at Eli's?" Lily asked walking into the room. "I don't want to talk about it," said Grace rolling over to face the wall. Lily sighed.
[Lily- There used to be a time when Grace would tell me everything, and now. . . she's always shutting me out. How did things change so much?]
"Well you know where to find me if you want to talk about it" offered Lily leaving the room and shutting the door behind her.
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Lily walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. Grabbing the phone she dialled Rick's number. She'd had a terrible day, first he new boss Kirsty, then now Grace. But somehow Rick seemed to make all her problems go away. Rick had mentioned quite a few times that it was time to meet the girls and although today wasn't the right time Lily had to agree. No matter how bad things were at work or home Rick was always there for her, and that's what mattered. The phone rang several times before anyone answered. "Hello?" asked the familiar voice of Rick. "Hey its me" answered Lily with a smile on her face. "Hey me, what are you doing?" Rick asked, smiling on the other end. "Nothing much, apart from fighting with Kristy at work, and having Grace upstairs probably crying her heart out but not wanting to talk to me. Listen, I was thinking about what you said the other day," "I said a lot of things to you the other day" cut in Rick, Lily laughed at the memory. "I was talking about how you said its time for you to meet Grace and Zoe" Lily explained. "Oh?" asked Rick cautiously, not wanting to push the subject. "How about tomorrow?" asked Lily, completely surprising Rick. "Tomorrow's great" answered Rick, smiling on the other end, "But are you sure you're ready for this?" he asked, hoping she said yes. "I'm sure" _____
[Grace- I can't believe that actually just happened. I mean, what exactly just happened anyway?]
Grace stared up at the ceiling in her room. Sighing she rolled off her bed and walked over to her dressing table.
[Grace- Looking at herself in the mirror- I wish I was pretty. I wish I knew how to act around guys. I wish I were more like . . . Carla]
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[This takes place just after Grace leaves Eli- around 20 mins before]
Eli stood there, staring as Grace walked away.
[Eli- I never meant for any of this to happen. I never meant to become . . .what? . . . friends with Grace . . . but when I'm with her its like she makes everything okay. She makes me feel like I can actually do something with my life. And now . . . I just hope I can make things right again.]
"Hey Eli!" Coop called, his head appearing around the front door. Eli turned around slowly. "You ready man or what?" Coop asked, disappearing again. "Coming!" Eli called back walking back to the house.
"What's with her man?" Wink asked as Eli walked down the basement stairs. "Guys there's something I have to tell you" Eli started, taking a big breath. "Don't tell me, Grace is your new girlfriend" Ted, Wink and Coop all burst out laughing.
[Eli- Why can't they ever be serious. Grace, my girlfriend, no way]
Eli rolled his eyes and walked over to the mini bar, opening it he continued. "Grace is tutoring me in English"
[Eli- It's out there. Now they can laugh at me for caring but truthfully, I don't care what they think]
"So? You've always sucked at English. We all know that. What's the biggie?" Coop asked, a disbelieving look on her face. "The biggie is I'm gonna fail English and if my parents find out that's the end of us. They told me already, keep my grades up or I'm out of the band" . . . Eli broke off as the guys faces became serious. "I think his serious this time.
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"Come on, pick up the phone" Eli muttered under his breath. It was around 8 o' clock and Eli had finally worked up the courage to call Grace. After all Grace had said she would see him tomorrow afternoon.
"Hello, Lily Manning speaking" Graces mother answered the phone. "Hi, this is Eli, can I speak to Grace?" asked Eli, in what he hoped was a polite way. "Oh, hi Eli" Lily answered Eli couldn't read her voice. "Grace isn't actually feeling all that well so she's gone to bed but she told me to tell you if you ring that she will see you tomorrow afternoon at her locker, okay?" Lily rushed. Whatever had happened with Eli, Grace obviously didn't want her getting involved. "Umm, thanks I guess, tell her I'll see her then" Eli hung up the phone.
[Eli- That went well- Laughs- Yep, real well]
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"Grace? Can I come in? Lily asked, standing in Graces open doorway. Grace was lying on her stomach, in the middle of her bed, reading. "Yeah, I guess" she answered waving an arm at Lily. "That was Eli" Lily told Grace. "Yeah I heard" Grace said, allowing no emotion to show in her words. "He really seemed to want to talk to you" said Lily, a concerned look on her face. Getting no response from Grace lily continued "He said he'd see you tomorrow". "Oh okay then" Grace kept on reading.