Lucy walked out of the assembly hall they'd been using, to go and find Sue and Jack. The teachers would be crowning the Prom King and Queen soon and she didn't want them to miss it. She'd walked around the whole school looking for them, checking in empty classrooms and the toilets - even daring to go into the guys'. Eventually she came to the back of the school and heard Sue's voice from their 'smoker's spot'. She listened silently as Sue said
"Dad said this morning that we'd be home by the end of December."
Lucy waited until she couldn't hear them speaking any more and treaded slowly around the statue.
"Hey," she said as brightly as she could, "they're crowning king and queen soon."
"Thanks, you coming Sue?" Jack asked.
Lucy pretended not to notice Sue quickly drying a tear, and led them back into the school building where the Head Mistress and an English teacher stood on the stage.
"Well now that I've bored you all with my speech, I'll let Mrs. McDade announce the Prom King."
"Thank you Mrs. Hutton," Mrs. McDade said with a smile and nod, "our first Prom King ever, voted by the students is... Jack Hudson!"
Jack stared at Sue with a 'deer-caught-in-the-headlights' expression before taking his place on the stage to have the crown placed on his head. He gave a short speech, about Sue mostly.
"And our Prom Queen is..." Mrs. Hutton began
"Sue Thomas!" Mrs. McDade proudly announced.
Sue was enveloped in hugs from Amy, Erin, Helen, Nikki, Tara and Lucy, respectively. Then she took her place next to the Prom King. Tears stung her eyes as her English teacher sat the crown on top of her head and she moved closer to the mike.
"Well, I guess it's my turn to make a speech..." Sue took a deep breath, "I guess I'd like to say thank you to all of you who voted for me. But I'd especially like to thank Amy, Erin, Helen, Nikki, Tara, Lucy and Jack for taking me under their wing. You too Bobby. You've all been there for me and I'm so grateful that I met you. If it wasn't for you guys, this school would be just as much a living hell as the last. I'm gonna miss you."
With that, she hurriedly fled the stage as the tears began to spill. Jack ran after her, with the girls in tow. Catching up, they demanded an explanation as to why she would have to miss them. Sue explained what she had to Jack and they sat for a while in a shocked silence.
One more chapter to go for this part of the series, and to answer your question LadyJaye, I do intend to continue after this, just not sure exactly what I'm gonna do with the third part of the series - I have just begun writing the second part.