Chapter 5- Sister?
Maria recovered first. She looked round at the others. They were still frozen in the same positions. She turned back to Lauren.
"Uh.uh." she stuttered.
Lauren just looked at her.
"Well. uh."
"So can you tell me where he is?" asked Lauren, innocently.
"Umm. well.h.how about I call him now and see if he can come here?"
"That'd be great," said Lauren.
Maria just nodded. She stood up and in a daze she walked over to the others. They looked at her as she approached.
"Oh my God!" whispered Liz.
Maria walked into the back, with everyone following her.
"Michael has a sister?!" exclaimed Kyle, as the door to the back, closed.
Isabel, Tess and Max were shaking their heads.
"It can't be true!" said Tess. "Michael has no family!...We're his family!"
Isabel looked at Max. He was clearly in shock. He couldn't believe after all this time they've found out that Michael does have family of his own.
"I'd better phone Michael," said Maria, as she picked up the telephone handset.
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As Lauren sat out in the café, she pulled out her cell phone. She dialled Nasedo's number and waited while it rang.
She giggled as she remembered the faces of everyone when she told them she was Michael's sister.
"Hi Nasedo. It's me. Yeah. Met them all. Maria's ringing Michael now. Should meet him soon. Yeah. Okay. Right. See you later. Bye."
She put the cell phone back in her pocket and settled down to wait.
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"Hi Michael, it's me."
Words were heard coming down the phone.
She rolled her eyes. Everyone looked questionably at her.
"Jerk," she mouthed to them.
They smiled.
"Michael, would you shut up and listen to me for a second?!"
"Thank you!" she continued. "You have to come over to the Crashdown now!"
She listened, then replied.
"Because you have to! We have something to tell you."
"Everyone!"
"No I can't tell you over the phone! That's why I'm asking you to come here!"
"For God's sake, Michael! Swallow your pride!"
Max, seeing Maria's frustration walked up and took the telephone off her. Maria stepped to the side, relief on her face, but her fists clenched.
"Michael, it's me. Look we need you to come here at once. It's important."
"Stop being so stubborn and get your ass over here now!"
Max put the phone down and turned to everyone. They all looked in shock at him. They'd never seen max shout at Michael, or anyone for that matter, before.
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Michael walked into the Crashdown. He could see it was deserted except for a little girl sitting on her own. She looked up as he walked past her. He stopped to look her.
"Do you know where." Michael began.
"They're in the back, Michael," Lauren interrupted.
"Okay, thanks," he said, as he turned to walk on.
"Wait a minute! Did she just say my name?" he asked himself, as he stopped. He shook his head and walked on.
He pushed open the door and walked into the back. Everyone looked at him as he walked in.
"Did you know there's a little girl sitting out there on her own?" he asked, pointing his thumb over his shoulder.
Everyone just looked at each other.
Maria nodded.
"Yeah, um...she's the reason we called you Michael," she said.
"Huh?" Michael said.
"She's looking for you Michael," said Isabel.
"Why?" he asked.
"She's.she.she's your." started Maria.
"She's your sister Michael," said Max gently.
Michael laughed. He expected the others to laugh with him. He thought they were playing a joke on him. When they didn't start to laugh, Michael stopped laughing slowly.
"You're kidding me," he said.
"No we're not Michael," said Liz.
They all nodded.
"No she's not my sister. I don't have family remember?!" he exclaimed.
"Michael, she is," stressed Isabel.
"No you're lying," Michael said.
He started to walk backwards.
"Wait Michael," said Maria.
Michael shook his head. He turned and ran out of the back and into the diner. As he ran past Lauren he slowed down and looked at her and then ran on again out of the door.
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~#Lauren#~
Maria recovered first. She looked round at the others. They were still frozen in the same positions. She turned back to Lauren.
"Uh.uh." she stuttered.
Lauren just looked at her.
"Well. uh."
"So can you tell me where he is?" asked Lauren, innocently.
"Umm. well.h.how about I call him now and see if he can come here?"
"That'd be great," said Lauren.
Maria just nodded. She stood up and in a daze she walked over to the others. They looked at her as she approached.
"Oh my God!" whispered Liz.
Maria walked into the back, with everyone following her.
"Michael has a sister?!" exclaimed Kyle, as the door to the back, closed.
Isabel, Tess and Max were shaking their heads.
"It can't be true!" said Tess. "Michael has no family!...We're his family!"
Isabel looked at Max. He was clearly in shock. He couldn't believe after all this time they've found out that Michael does have family of his own.
"I'd better phone Michael," said Maria, as she picked up the telephone handset.
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As Lauren sat out in the café, she pulled out her cell phone. She dialled Nasedo's number and waited while it rang.
She giggled as she remembered the faces of everyone when she told them she was Michael's sister.
"Hi Nasedo. It's me. Yeah. Met them all. Maria's ringing Michael now. Should meet him soon. Yeah. Okay. Right. See you later. Bye."
She put the cell phone back in her pocket and settled down to wait.
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"Hi Michael, it's me."
Words were heard coming down the phone.
She rolled her eyes. Everyone looked questionably at her.
"Jerk," she mouthed to them.
They smiled.
"Michael, would you shut up and listen to me for a second?!"
"Thank you!" she continued. "You have to come over to the Crashdown now!"
She listened, then replied.
"Because you have to! We have something to tell you."
"Everyone!"
"No I can't tell you over the phone! That's why I'm asking you to come here!"
"For God's sake, Michael! Swallow your pride!"
Max, seeing Maria's frustration walked up and took the telephone off her. Maria stepped to the side, relief on her face, but her fists clenched.
"Michael, it's me. Look we need you to come here at once. It's important."
"Stop being so stubborn and get your ass over here now!"
Max put the phone down and turned to everyone. They all looked in shock at him. They'd never seen max shout at Michael, or anyone for that matter, before.
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Michael walked into the Crashdown. He could see it was deserted except for a little girl sitting on her own. She looked up as he walked past her. He stopped to look her.
"Do you know where." Michael began.
"They're in the back, Michael," Lauren interrupted.
"Okay, thanks," he said, as he turned to walk on.
"Wait a minute! Did she just say my name?" he asked himself, as he stopped. He shook his head and walked on.
He pushed open the door and walked into the back. Everyone looked at him as he walked in.
"Did you know there's a little girl sitting out there on her own?" he asked, pointing his thumb over his shoulder.
Everyone just looked at each other.
Maria nodded.
"Yeah, um...she's the reason we called you Michael," she said.
"Huh?" Michael said.
"She's looking for you Michael," said Isabel.
"Why?" he asked.
"She's.she.she's your." started Maria.
"She's your sister Michael," said Max gently.
Michael laughed. He expected the others to laugh with him. He thought they were playing a joke on him. When they didn't start to laugh, Michael stopped laughing slowly.
"You're kidding me," he said.
"No we're not Michael," said Liz.
They all nodded.
"No she's not my sister. I don't have family remember?!" he exclaimed.
"Michael, she is," stressed Isabel.
"No you're lying," Michael said.
He started to walk backwards.
"Wait Michael," said Maria.
Michael shook his head. He turned and ran out of the back and into the diner. As he ran past Lauren he slowed down and looked at her and then ran on again out of the door.
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~#Lauren#~