Chapter 6- Upset
Lauren had expected him to react this. Nasedo had warned her. But she had decided before to use this to her advantage.
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"S***!" said Kyle. "That didn't go too well."
"We weren't exactly gentle," said Isabel.
"We couldn't beat around the bush, Iz," said Alex. "He needed to know," he continued.
The others nodded.
"What are we going to do?" asked Liz.
"Someone needs to talk to him," said Tess.
All heads turned to Maria.
"Ooo no! Don't drag me into this!" she exclaimed.
"You're his girlfriend!" exclaimed Kyle.
"You forget I'm not exactly his most favourite person at the minute. Talking to Michael about his long lost sister isn't quite top of my 'really want to do' list."
"Okay, who else should do it then?" asked Liz.
All heads turned to Max.
"Me?! But." he sighed. "Okay," he said.
"Right Michael's sorted, but what about Lauren?" asked Alex.
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Lauren could hear commotion in the back of the diner. At once she forced her eyes to stay open so as to make them water. Tears started roll down her face and eyes turned red.
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"We need someone to look after Lauren. She has no where to stay," said Isabel.
Again, all heads turned to Maria.
"0h for flips sake! What is this?!" she exclaimed.
"Well Michael's not talking to you anyway so you may as well take his sister, that he wants nothing to do with, to your house," said Alex.
They all nodded except for Kyle.
"Then I'm brought into it," he huffed.
"Tough," said Tess to her boyfriend.
"Plus she's gonna be your sister-in-law some time or another" said Liz, to Maria. "You might as well bond."
"What?! We're only 17! Who said anything about marriage?!" exclaimed Maria.
Everyone smirked.
"Okay fine! If you don't want Michael to speak to me ever again that's just fine!" she said.
"Okay, sorted," said Max.
Maria sighed.
"Let's go," she said.
They moved towards the door to the diner.
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Lauren heard the door open, and immediately put her head down and made her face look really upset.
Everyone walked up to her. Maria sat beside her and put her arm around her.
"It's alright," she whispered to Lauren.
"He.h.he doesn't like me," sniffled Lauren.
"He's just surprised Lauren. He'll come round to the idea soon. We just need to talk to him."
"He won't care for me," said Lauren, making herself sound pathetic.
"Aaww, you're his sister, of course he will," said Maria. "Come on, you're coming to my house to stay."
"Oh, it's alright," said Lauren. "I'll just go find somewhere to stay."
"No way!" said Maria. You're staying with me, my mom, Kyle and my step- dad."
"I don't want to put you out," said Lauren, sniffing.
"Lauren, we'd be honoured if you'd stay at our house. Now, come on. Let's go. Where's your bag?"
"Under the table," said Lauren.
She leaned down to get it. As she did she thought about what Nasedo had told her:
"Make sure they feel sorry for you. You have to stay with one of them. Preferably Maria."
As they all walked out of the café, Lauren smirked.
"Mission accomplished," she thought.
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**A few hours later**
Maria, Lauren and Amy were all sitting Indian style in the middle of the living room floor, talking, laughing and eating ice cream from the tubs.
"Well Kyle is cute!" insisted Lauren.
"Oh no! Please don't say that!" said Maria.
"It's true!"
Amy laughed.
"I agree with you Lauren. Kyle is quite cute," she said.
"OMG! Mom! Shut up!" cried Maria.
"What?"
"He's my step brother! Your step-son!"
"So?! It's not like I'm gonna go out with him!"
"Oh yeah! You're married to his dad!" said Maria.
They all burst out laughing.
At that moment the front door opened and Kyle and Jim came in.
Lauren, Maria and Amy looked up at them and burst out laughing again.
Confused expressions appeared on Jim and Kyle's faces.
"Is this like a girl bonding session?" asked Jim.
They all nodded, through their laughter.
"Right," said Jim.
Jim and Kyle quickly turned round towards the door and walked back out again. In their haste, they almost tripped over each other.
That made Lauren, Amy and Maria laugh even more.
"Well give me Michael any day," said Mari, after the laughter had subsided.
"You would say that," said Lauren.
"You can't say that," said Maria. "He's your brother."
"That's true. And Kyle's your brother, so we'll have to live by that."
"Deal," said Maria.
Amy laughed.
"What about between Max and Alex?" asked Amy.
Maria and Lauren looked at each other.
"Alex," said Lauren.
"Max," said Maria, they said the same time.
They laughed.
"We'll have to agree to disagree on this one," said Maria.
"Yep," said Lauren. "What about you Mrs Valenti?"
"Oh, call me Amy," she said. "I would have to say.Alex."
They all looked at each other and giggled.
The bonding was complete.
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Michael sat on a bench in the park. He was leant forward, head in hands, elbows rested on his knees. He was in shock.
"What am I going to do?" he thought.
"I can't have a sister! There's no way it can be true. I'll just have to prove it."
He stood up and set off determinately.
**A few minutes later**
Michael knocked on the door.
Maria opened it and saw her boyfriend standing in the doorway.
Michael looked at her. He could see she had been laughing; she had a sparkle in her eyes.
"Uh, can I come in?" he asked.
Maria didn't say anything, but she stepped aside to let him pass in. As Michael stepped forward he looked into the house. He froze when he saw Lauren sitting with Amy on the floor. He looked at Maria and back at Lauren. Lauren and Amy were looking at him now. Lauren made to stand up.
Michael took a few steps back and looked at Maria again. Then he turned, and, for the second time that day, he ran.
Lauren had expected him to react this. Nasedo had warned her. But she had decided before to use this to her advantage.
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"S***!" said Kyle. "That didn't go too well."
"We weren't exactly gentle," said Isabel.
"We couldn't beat around the bush, Iz," said Alex. "He needed to know," he continued.
The others nodded.
"What are we going to do?" asked Liz.
"Someone needs to talk to him," said Tess.
All heads turned to Maria.
"Ooo no! Don't drag me into this!" she exclaimed.
"You're his girlfriend!" exclaimed Kyle.
"You forget I'm not exactly his most favourite person at the minute. Talking to Michael about his long lost sister isn't quite top of my 'really want to do' list."
"Okay, who else should do it then?" asked Liz.
All heads turned to Max.
"Me?! But." he sighed. "Okay," he said.
"Right Michael's sorted, but what about Lauren?" asked Alex.
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Lauren could hear commotion in the back of the diner. At once she forced her eyes to stay open so as to make them water. Tears started roll down her face and eyes turned red.
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"We need someone to look after Lauren. She has no where to stay," said Isabel.
Again, all heads turned to Maria.
"0h for flips sake! What is this?!" she exclaimed.
"Well Michael's not talking to you anyway so you may as well take his sister, that he wants nothing to do with, to your house," said Alex.
They all nodded except for Kyle.
"Then I'm brought into it," he huffed.
"Tough," said Tess to her boyfriend.
"Plus she's gonna be your sister-in-law some time or another" said Liz, to Maria. "You might as well bond."
"What?! We're only 17! Who said anything about marriage?!" exclaimed Maria.
Everyone smirked.
"Okay fine! If you don't want Michael to speak to me ever again that's just fine!" she said.
"Okay, sorted," said Max.
Maria sighed.
"Let's go," she said.
They moved towards the door to the diner.
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Lauren heard the door open, and immediately put her head down and made her face look really upset.
Everyone walked up to her. Maria sat beside her and put her arm around her.
"It's alright," she whispered to Lauren.
"He.h.he doesn't like me," sniffled Lauren.
"He's just surprised Lauren. He'll come round to the idea soon. We just need to talk to him."
"He won't care for me," said Lauren, making herself sound pathetic.
"Aaww, you're his sister, of course he will," said Maria. "Come on, you're coming to my house to stay."
"Oh, it's alright," said Lauren. "I'll just go find somewhere to stay."
"No way!" said Maria. You're staying with me, my mom, Kyle and my step- dad."
"I don't want to put you out," said Lauren, sniffing.
"Lauren, we'd be honoured if you'd stay at our house. Now, come on. Let's go. Where's your bag?"
"Under the table," said Lauren.
She leaned down to get it. As she did she thought about what Nasedo had told her:
"Make sure they feel sorry for you. You have to stay with one of them. Preferably Maria."
As they all walked out of the café, Lauren smirked.
"Mission accomplished," she thought.
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**A few hours later**
Maria, Lauren and Amy were all sitting Indian style in the middle of the living room floor, talking, laughing and eating ice cream from the tubs.
"Well Kyle is cute!" insisted Lauren.
"Oh no! Please don't say that!" said Maria.
"It's true!"
Amy laughed.
"I agree with you Lauren. Kyle is quite cute," she said.
"OMG! Mom! Shut up!" cried Maria.
"What?"
"He's my step brother! Your step-son!"
"So?! It's not like I'm gonna go out with him!"
"Oh yeah! You're married to his dad!" said Maria.
They all burst out laughing.
At that moment the front door opened and Kyle and Jim came in.
Lauren, Maria and Amy looked up at them and burst out laughing again.
Confused expressions appeared on Jim and Kyle's faces.
"Is this like a girl bonding session?" asked Jim.
They all nodded, through their laughter.
"Right," said Jim.
Jim and Kyle quickly turned round towards the door and walked back out again. In their haste, they almost tripped over each other.
That made Lauren, Amy and Maria laugh even more.
"Well give me Michael any day," said Mari, after the laughter had subsided.
"You would say that," said Lauren.
"You can't say that," said Maria. "He's your brother."
"That's true. And Kyle's your brother, so we'll have to live by that."
"Deal," said Maria.
Amy laughed.
"What about between Max and Alex?" asked Amy.
Maria and Lauren looked at each other.
"Alex," said Lauren.
"Max," said Maria, they said the same time.
They laughed.
"We'll have to agree to disagree on this one," said Maria.
"Yep," said Lauren. "What about you Mrs Valenti?"
"Oh, call me Amy," she said. "I would have to say.Alex."
They all looked at each other and giggled.
The bonding was complete.
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Michael sat on a bench in the park. He was leant forward, head in hands, elbows rested on his knees. He was in shock.
"What am I going to do?" he thought.
"I can't have a sister! There's no way it can be true. I'll just have to prove it."
He stood up and set off determinately.
**A few minutes later**
Michael knocked on the door.
Maria opened it and saw her boyfriend standing in the doorway.
Michael looked at her. He could see she had been laughing; she had a sparkle in her eyes.
"Uh, can I come in?" he asked.
Maria didn't say anything, but she stepped aside to let him pass in. As Michael stepped forward he looked into the house. He froze when he saw Lauren sitting with Amy on the floor. He looked at Maria and back at Lauren. Lauren and Amy were looking at him now. Lauren made to stand up.
Michael took a few steps back and looked at Maria again. Then he turned, and, for the second time that day, he ran.