Ok I don't know the name of Ryan's dad so I am using the name dave... if you know Ryan's dads first name let me know and I will change it lol also I don't know of many towns in Cali to the high school Rachel and Nick are going to... I took the name from my high school lol
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After they got home from Disneyland, Jim came up to Nick and Rachel.
"Hey guys." He said and they greeted him back. "I have some good news." He said
"What is it?" Nick asked.
"Well, turns out we did business with a Dave Atwood about 9 years ago." He started and the teens listened on. "We had an address from Fresno but I found out he is now in jail." Rachel shook her head in agreement knowing that part. "His wife and two kids don't live there but I made some calls and got their last known address in Chino." Jim said handing Rachel the piece of paper. She smiled.
"Thanks so much!" She said happily.
"No problem but they may not live there any more. That's just their last known address." Jim said in seriousness. Rachel nodded knowing that he was right but at least they had a house now.
"Thanks again I will go tomorrow." She said.
"As long as Nick goes with you. That part of Chino isn't very safe." Jim said and Nick agreed to go with her. The two teens realizing that they were tired headed off to bed.
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The next day Rachel woke up and got dressed. She looked over to see Nick still sleeping and then she looked at the clock. 10:13am. She walked over and shook Nick.
"Hey Nick." She got a groan in response. "Come on nick I want to go to Chino. Please get up." She asked softly. Nick turned over and opened his eyes.
"What time is it?" He asked.
"After 10." She stated.
"Alright give me a few minutes to get something to eat and we can go." He said and got up. Rachel went into the kitchen as he got dressed and made some cereal. with in 15 minutes they were out the door.
It took them about a half hour to get to Chino by bus. They got on another bus to get to the street they needed to be on. Once they got off that bus they walked about two blocks until they came to the house. It had a chain link fence around it and the yard was over grown. There was tires and junk in the front yard. She and Nick walked up to the front door and knocked and got no answer.
"Maybe they are out." Nick stated. Rachel spotted a window and walked over to it.
"Yea out for good." She said. Nick looked in the window. There was nothing in the house. all the furniture was gone and the house was left with some empty cans and papers on the floor. Rachel sighed and tried hard no to cry. Nick put his arm around her.
"I'm sorry. We will find him." He tried to sound encouraging. She didn't say a word. She didn't trust herself to speak for fear she would break down. They started to head back to the bus. It was a long ride home.
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Two weeks later school had started. The Cohen's got Ryan in to a good private school. The Harbor School. Ryan had told them he didn't mind going to public school. But they wouldn't hear of it. Ryan also didn't like the fact that they were paying his tuition. He got all of his classes and realized he was already behind. Seth forgot to tell him about summer reading. He sighed as he sat in the pool house trying to finish his homework. He wanted to do well this year. He didn't want the Cohen's to be disappointed in him. This feeling was new to him because no one used to care if he did well in school or not and many times he had skipped school.
Ryan was interrupted by his thoughts when Sandy knocked on the door. Ryan turned and looked at him.
"Come in." He said putting down the pen and watched as Sandy sat down.
"How's it going Ryan?" He asked pointing to the books.
"Slowly. I am so far behind already." He said with ha half smile and Sandy smiled back.
"I was wondering if you were thinking of doing any after school activities?" Sandy asked. Ryan shook his head 'no'.
"I haven't thought about it. I mean I already have a lot of work I think an activity would cause me to get behind." Ryan stated.
"It would be fun and you can get to meet some of the other kids." Sandy said and Ryan groaned inwardly. 'Yea like I want to converse with the rich snob kids that live here.' he thought to himself. "Have you ever played any sports?" Sandy asked.
"I used to play soccer." Ryan said shrugging.
"That's great! You should try out for the team." Sandy suggested and Ryan thought about it. 'It might not be so bad. It is something other then home work.'
"Ok. Yea I guess I could do that." Ryan smiled. Sandy smiled too.
"Great! I would love to go to your games."
"You would come to my games?" Ryan asked. When he played when he was younger no one cared so no one came.
"Yea! I have to support my boys!" Sandy said not realizing what he had said. Ryan smiled.
"Ok." Was all he said.
"I'll let you get back to work. Dinner is in a hour." Sandy said and left Ryan alone. 'He called me his boy.' Ryan thought. He smiled wider and went back to his work.
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"How was school today kids?" Jane asked as Nick and Rachel came though the door. It had been a week of school and Nick and Rachel had 4 of 9 classes together which was great considering that this was a new school for Rachel it was nice to have a friend with her. They enrolled Rachel in school under Nick's last name. They didn't want childrens services to find out where Rachel went after she ran from the Johnsons. Rachel didn't mind it made her part of their family even more. She was now Rachel Carter and fine with it.
"It was fine mom." Nick said and put his bag down. Rachel put her bag next to his.
"Have homework?" she asked.
"Yea." The teens said in unison.
"Get to it." Jane said to them. They both groaned and Jane laughed. "Sooner you get it done the sooner you can play." She said and Rachel and Nick looked at each other.
"We don't play mom. We are almost 16! kids play." Nick said matter-o-factly. Jane laughed.
"I don't care what you call it just get the home work done then you are free for the weekend." Jane said. The two teens picked up their bags and headed to the bedroom to do their work.
"There is the first soccer game next weekend. You want to go?" Nick asked as they took out their books.
"Sure. Sounds like fun." Rachel said looking forward to having a somewhat normal school life with out being bounced from school to school because of changing foster homes.
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"Pass it! Pass it!" The coach yelled and the boy passed the ball to Ryan and Ryan kicked it in the net. "Good job!" The coach yelled. "Ok hit the showers!" He said and the team ran towards the locker room. The coach stopped Ryan on the way in.
"Good job Atwood. Welcome to the team. You can pick up your uniform after you get changed. First game is this weekend. Saturday 3pm. We are playing Newfield high. See you tomorrow at practice." The coach said as he turned and left the field. Ryan smiled and jogged to the locker room to get changed. Then he left to meet Sandy in the parking lot.
"How did it go?" Sandy asked.
"I made the team." Ryan said smiling a bit.
"That's great! When is your first game?"
"Next Saterday at 3." Ryan said.
"Great! I'll be there." Sandy said and drove home.
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The week went by pretty fast. Rachel was adjusting to the new school and was making some friends. She couldn't wait to go to the soccer game because she had never been to one.
"Who are we playing today?" She asked Nick on the way to the game.
"The Harbor school." He stated.
"Are they good?"
"Yea. Very good. They are all rich kids that can afford the best training equipment." Nick stated.
"Oh." Was all she said as they pulled in to the parking lot. She had no idea how good this day was going to get. A surprise awaited on the soccer field.
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After they got home from Disneyland, Jim came up to Nick and Rachel.
"Hey guys." He said and they greeted him back. "I have some good news." He said
"What is it?" Nick asked.
"Well, turns out we did business with a Dave Atwood about 9 years ago." He started and the teens listened on. "We had an address from Fresno but I found out he is now in jail." Rachel shook her head in agreement knowing that part. "His wife and two kids don't live there but I made some calls and got their last known address in Chino." Jim said handing Rachel the piece of paper. She smiled.
"Thanks so much!" She said happily.
"No problem but they may not live there any more. That's just their last known address." Jim said in seriousness. Rachel nodded knowing that he was right but at least they had a house now.
"Thanks again I will go tomorrow." She said.
"As long as Nick goes with you. That part of Chino isn't very safe." Jim said and Nick agreed to go with her. The two teens realizing that they were tired headed off to bed.
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The next day Rachel woke up and got dressed. She looked over to see Nick still sleeping and then she looked at the clock. 10:13am. She walked over and shook Nick.
"Hey Nick." She got a groan in response. "Come on nick I want to go to Chino. Please get up." She asked softly. Nick turned over and opened his eyes.
"What time is it?" He asked.
"After 10." She stated.
"Alright give me a few minutes to get something to eat and we can go." He said and got up. Rachel went into the kitchen as he got dressed and made some cereal. with in 15 minutes they were out the door.
It took them about a half hour to get to Chino by bus. They got on another bus to get to the street they needed to be on. Once they got off that bus they walked about two blocks until they came to the house. It had a chain link fence around it and the yard was over grown. There was tires and junk in the front yard. She and Nick walked up to the front door and knocked and got no answer.
"Maybe they are out." Nick stated. Rachel spotted a window and walked over to it.
"Yea out for good." She said. Nick looked in the window. There was nothing in the house. all the furniture was gone and the house was left with some empty cans and papers on the floor. Rachel sighed and tried hard no to cry. Nick put his arm around her.
"I'm sorry. We will find him." He tried to sound encouraging. She didn't say a word. She didn't trust herself to speak for fear she would break down. They started to head back to the bus. It was a long ride home.
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Two weeks later school had started. The Cohen's got Ryan in to a good private school. The Harbor School. Ryan had told them he didn't mind going to public school. But they wouldn't hear of it. Ryan also didn't like the fact that they were paying his tuition. He got all of his classes and realized he was already behind. Seth forgot to tell him about summer reading. He sighed as he sat in the pool house trying to finish his homework. He wanted to do well this year. He didn't want the Cohen's to be disappointed in him. This feeling was new to him because no one used to care if he did well in school or not and many times he had skipped school.
Ryan was interrupted by his thoughts when Sandy knocked on the door. Ryan turned and looked at him.
"Come in." He said putting down the pen and watched as Sandy sat down.
"How's it going Ryan?" He asked pointing to the books.
"Slowly. I am so far behind already." He said with ha half smile and Sandy smiled back.
"I was wondering if you were thinking of doing any after school activities?" Sandy asked. Ryan shook his head 'no'.
"I haven't thought about it. I mean I already have a lot of work I think an activity would cause me to get behind." Ryan stated.
"It would be fun and you can get to meet some of the other kids." Sandy said and Ryan groaned inwardly. 'Yea like I want to converse with the rich snob kids that live here.' he thought to himself. "Have you ever played any sports?" Sandy asked.
"I used to play soccer." Ryan said shrugging.
"That's great! You should try out for the team." Sandy suggested and Ryan thought about it. 'It might not be so bad. It is something other then home work.'
"Ok. Yea I guess I could do that." Ryan smiled. Sandy smiled too.
"Great! I would love to go to your games."
"You would come to my games?" Ryan asked. When he played when he was younger no one cared so no one came.
"Yea! I have to support my boys!" Sandy said not realizing what he had said. Ryan smiled.
"Ok." Was all he said.
"I'll let you get back to work. Dinner is in a hour." Sandy said and left Ryan alone. 'He called me his boy.' Ryan thought. He smiled wider and went back to his work.
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"How was school today kids?" Jane asked as Nick and Rachel came though the door. It had been a week of school and Nick and Rachel had 4 of 9 classes together which was great considering that this was a new school for Rachel it was nice to have a friend with her. They enrolled Rachel in school under Nick's last name. They didn't want childrens services to find out where Rachel went after she ran from the Johnsons. Rachel didn't mind it made her part of their family even more. She was now Rachel Carter and fine with it.
"It was fine mom." Nick said and put his bag down. Rachel put her bag next to his.
"Have homework?" she asked.
"Yea." The teens said in unison.
"Get to it." Jane said to them. They both groaned and Jane laughed. "Sooner you get it done the sooner you can play." She said and Rachel and Nick looked at each other.
"We don't play mom. We are almost 16! kids play." Nick said matter-o-factly. Jane laughed.
"I don't care what you call it just get the home work done then you are free for the weekend." Jane said. The two teens picked up their bags and headed to the bedroom to do their work.
"There is the first soccer game next weekend. You want to go?" Nick asked as they took out their books.
"Sure. Sounds like fun." Rachel said looking forward to having a somewhat normal school life with out being bounced from school to school because of changing foster homes.
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"Pass it! Pass it!" The coach yelled and the boy passed the ball to Ryan and Ryan kicked it in the net. "Good job!" The coach yelled. "Ok hit the showers!" He said and the team ran towards the locker room. The coach stopped Ryan on the way in.
"Good job Atwood. Welcome to the team. You can pick up your uniform after you get changed. First game is this weekend. Saturday 3pm. We are playing Newfield high. See you tomorrow at practice." The coach said as he turned and left the field. Ryan smiled and jogged to the locker room to get changed. Then he left to meet Sandy in the parking lot.
"How did it go?" Sandy asked.
"I made the team." Ryan said smiling a bit.
"That's great! When is your first game?"
"Next Saterday at 3." Ryan said.
"Great! I'll be there." Sandy said and drove home.
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The week went by pretty fast. Rachel was adjusting to the new school and was making some friends. She couldn't wait to go to the soccer game because she had never been to one.
"Who are we playing today?" She asked Nick on the way to the game.
"The Harbor school." He stated.
"Are they good?"
"Yea. Very good. They are all rich kids that can afford the best training equipment." Nick stated.
"Oh." Was all she said as they pulled in to the parking lot. She had no idea how good this day was going to get. A surprise awaited on the soccer field.