"What do you think?" Beth asked Sarah.
"It's small." Sarah commented as she looked at her new high school.
"Well, it is a private school," Beth explained.
"Wait, I never said I wanted to go that prep school your kids go to," Sarah said. "I thought I was going to whatever the public school is around here."
"We're just looking, Keep an open mind," Beth told her.
They walked into the office where they were shown into the principal's office.
"Nice to see you again Mrs. Pryor," the principal said. "And you must be Sarah."
Sarah smiled and said nothing. The meeting did not last long, and after it was over, Beth and Sarah roamed around the empty school.
"Can we go?" Sarah asked.
"I suppose," Beth responded.
When they arrived back home, Sarah went up to the guestroom turned her room. She was still grounded so there was not much she could do. She decided to organize her closet. She pulled out the boxes of her clothes and noticed an unfamiliar container in the back corner of the closet.
It was covered with dust, and she brushed the top off with her hand. The contents did not look interesting just old papers. She was almost ready to put the box back when she spotted a medal. The writing was not English do she could not tell what it said.
There was a knock on the door, and she scrabbled put hide the box. She opened the door a crack, and Michael entered.
"Dinner is ready," he told her.
"Thanks," Sarah mumbled.
Downstairs Beth and JJ were waiting for Michael and Sarah to join them.
Beth looked up and addressed both of them, "Do either of you want to go pick Christy up from camp tomorrow?"
"I have to work," Michael told his mother.
"I'll go," Sarah said.
JJ smiled at her.
"What?" Sarah demanded.
"Nothing. I'm just surprised," he replied.
"It isn't like I have anything better to do," she told him.
"Stop whining. You're the one who got yourself in trouble twice," Michael stated.
Sarah glared at her cousin and said, "I didn't ask you."
Michael was about to reply, but JJ put a stop to it. The rest of dinner went by smoothly.
Sarah went back up to her room after dinner and finished organizing her clothes. She had just closed the closet door when Beth came into her room.
"We're leaving at seven tomorrow," Beth informed her.
"Okay," Sarah said.
"Do you need anything?" Beth asked.
"I don't think so. Maybe, I might when school starts," Sarah answered.
"I figured I would take you and Christy shopping sometime this weekend," Beth explained. "You may want to start thinking about what you need or want."
"Are you sure the warden will let me out?" Sarah questioned.
"Don't worry about JJ. You didn't hear it from me, but he is thinking letting you out on parole," Beth told her.
"Really?" Sarah asked hopefully.
Beth nodded and said, "I would keep my nose clean for awhile if I were you."
"I was planning on it," Sarah stated.
"I have to get to bed," Beth told her. She said goodnight and left Sarah's room.
Sarah put on her pajamas and sat on her bed. She did not fall asleep for hours.
She awoke covered with sweat. The clock told her it was just after four in the morning. She knew there was no way she was going to able to go back to sleep. She opened her door and crept down the stairs. She was surprised to see JJ sitting at the kitchen table.
He looked up at her and asked, "Up early or haven't you gone to sleep yet?"
"Up early. I can't go back to sleep," she told him.
She opened a few cabinets and scanned them to see if there was anything that looked appealing. She closed them in defeat. She sat down in a chair and stared at the legal pad JJ was scrawling on.
"Are you busy?" she questioned.
"No, I'm just writing down some ideas," he explained.
"I found a box in the closet in the guestroom, and there was a medal in it with strange writing on it," she told him.
"Vietnamese," he replied. "The writing is Vietnamese."
"Is it yours?" she questioned.
"Yes, sort of," JJ said. "I am holding on to it for someone. Actually, I completely forgot about it until just now."
"Are you mad that I found it?" Sarah asked.
"No," he said realizing he had been speaking very coolly to his niece. "Do you want make you something to eat?"
"You can cook?" she questioned.
"Yes, you were never around to have some of my famous pancakes," he told her.
"I guess I'll have to try some off these famous pancakes," Sarah said.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ on the other side of the country ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Luke woke up hearing muffled noise coming from the living room. He looked over at Meg who was deep in a REM cycle. He pushed of the covers and wondered down the hall. He found David and Kate watching TV.
"What are you watching?" he demanded. He was concerned that the kids may have discovered what was on HBO in the early morning hours.
"Infomercial," David answered.
"I see, and your mother doesn't mind you sitting up watching infomercials all night?" Luke questioned.
"No, she said we have jetbag," Kate stated.
"Jetlag," David corrected her.
"Have room for me?" Luke asked.
Kate scooted over making room on the couch.
"I'm hungry. Do either of you want a snack?" he asked.
"What kind of snack?" Kate questioned.
"Popcorn," Luke replied.
"Yum," Kate responded.
"Yeah, I'll have some too," David said.
Luke went out into the kitchen and started to pop the popcorn on the stove. Meg awoke hearing several few pops every few seconds. She walked out of the her room to find David and Kate watching TV, and Luke making popcorn.
"Why wasn't I invited to the party?" Meg asked.
"Sorry, did I wake you up?" Luke asked.
"Yes, but don't worry about," she told him. "Is the popcorn almost ready?"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Note from Banana Belle *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A special thank to everyone who reviewed. I will be reposting the first view chapters little by little, and making the appropriate changes including the math problem (that is why I'm not taking calculus this year). Anyway thanks for inspiring me to keep with it.
"It's small." Sarah commented as she looked at her new high school.
"Well, it is a private school," Beth explained.
"Wait, I never said I wanted to go that prep school your kids go to," Sarah said. "I thought I was going to whatever the public school is around here."
"We're just looking, Keep an open mind," Beth told her.
They walked into the office where they were shown into the principal's office.
"Nice to see you again Mrs. Pryor," the principal said. "And you must be Sarah."
Sarah smiled and said nothing. The meeting did not last long, and after it was over, Beth and Sarah roamed around the empty school.
"Can we go?" Sarah asked.
"I suppose," Beth responded.
When they arrived back home, Sarah went up to the guestroom turned her room. She was still grounded so there was not much she could do. She decided to organize her closet. She pulled out the boxes of her clothes and noticed an unfamiliar container in the back corner of the closet.
It was covered with dust, and she brushed the top off with her hand. The contents did not look interesting just old papers. She was almost ready to put the box back when she spotted a medal. The writing was not English do she could not tell what it said.
There was a knock on the door, and she scrabbled put hide the box. She opened the door a crack, and Michael entered.
"Dinner is ready," he told her.
"Thanks," Sarah mumbled.
Downstairs Beth and JJ were waiting for Michael and Sarah to join them.
Beth looked up and addressed both of them, "Do either of you want to go pick Christy up from camp tomorrow?"
"I have to work," Michael told his mother.
"I'll go," Sarah said.
JJ smiled at her.
"What?" Sarah demanded.
"Nothing. I'm just surprised," he replied.
"It isn't like I have anything better to do," she told him.
"Stop whining. You're the one who got yourself in trouble twice," Michael stated.
Sarah glared at her cousin and said, "I didn't ask you."
Michael was about to reply, but JJ put a stop to it. The rest of dinner went by smoothly.
Sarah went back up to her room after dinner and finished organizing her clothes. She had just closed the closet door when Beth came into her room.
"We're leaving at seven tomorrow," Beth informed her.
"Okay," Sarah said.
"Do you need anything?" Beth asked.
"I don't think so. Maybe, I might when school starts," Sarah answered.
"I figured I would take you and Christy shopping sometime this weekend," Beth explained. "You may want to start thinking about what you need or want."
"Are you sure the warden will let me out?" Sarah questioned.
"Don't worry about JJ. You didn't hear it from me, but he is thinking letting you out on parole," Beth told her.
"Really?" Sarah asked hopefully.
Beth nodded and said, "I would keep my nose clean for awhile if I were you."
"I was planning on it," Sarah stated.
"I have to get to bed," Beth told her. She said goodnight and left Sarah's room.
Sarah put on her pajamas and sat on her bed. She did not fall asleep for hours.
She awoke covered with sweat. The clock told her it was just after four in the morning. She knew there was no way she was going to able to go back to sleep. She opened her door and crept down the stairs. She was surprised to see JJ sitting at the kitchen table.
He looked up at her and asked, "Up early or haven't you gone to sleep yet?"
"Up early. I can't go back to sleep," she told him.
She opened a few cabinets and scanned them to see if there was anything that looked appealing. She closed them in defeat. She sat down in a chair and stared at the legal pad JJ was scrawling on.
"Are you busy?" she questioned.
"No, I'm just writing down some ideas," he explained.
"I found a box in the closet in the guestroom, and there was a medal in it with strange writing on it," she told him.
"Vietnamese," he replied. "The writing is Vietnamese."
"Is it yours?" she questioned.
"Yes, sort of," JJ said. "I am holding on to it for someone. Actually, I completely forgot about it until just now."
"Are you mad that I found it?" Sarah asked.
"No," he said realizing he had been speaking very coolly to his niece. "Do you want make you something to eat?"
"You can cook?" she questioned.
"Yes, you were never around to have some of my famous pancakes," he told her.
"I guess I'll have to try some off these famous pancakes," Sarah said.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ on the other side of the country ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Luke woke up hearing muffled noise coming from the living room. He looked over at Meg who was deep in a REM cycle. He pushed of the covers and wondered down the hall. He found David and Kate watching TV.
"What are you watching?" he demanded. He was concerned that the kids may have discovered what was on HBO in the early morning hours.
"Infomercial," David answered.
"I see, and your mother doesn't mind you sitting up watching infomercials all night?" Luke questioned.
"No, she said we have jetbag," Kate stated.
"Jetlag," David corrected her.
"Have room for me?" Luke asked.
Kate scooted over making room on the couch.
"I'm hungry. Do either of you want a snack?" he asked.
"What kind of snack?" Kate questioned.
"Popcorn," Luke replied.
"Yum," Kate responded.
"Yeah, I'll have some too," David said.
Luke went out into the kitchen and started to pop the popcorn on the stove. Meg awoke hearing several few pops every few seconds. She walked out of the her room to find David and Kate watching TV, and Luke making popcorn.
"Why wasn't I invited to the party?" Meg asked.
"Sorry, did I wake you up?" Luke asked.
"Yes, but don't worry about," she told him. "Is the popcorn almost ready?"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Note from Banana Belle *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A special thank to everyone who reviewed. I will be reposting the first view chapters little by little, and making the appropriate changes including the math problem (that is why I'm not taking calculus this year). Anyway thanks for inspiring me to keep with it.