Hey guys- I finally updated. I started writing and couldn't really stop.
It's three in the morning, so the chapter is probably horrible. I hope you
all enjoy it anyways.
Chapter 9
A Rough Morning
Gracie walked into her new house; luckily, everyone was asleep. She breathed a heavy sigh of relief and climbed the stairs to her bedroom. At least the interrogations will have to wait until tomorrow. Her mind was racing a mile a minute.
"Does Chris like me? Why did this have to happen? Will my parents let me see my new friends after they find out what happened? Will school change everything? Do I like Chris?" Only time will tell. She plopped down on her bed and forced herself to sleep.
The Next Morning
Gracie woke up to the sound of a noisy house. It was 8:30. "Way too early to not be sleeping" She thought to herself. Then she smelled her mother's blueberry pancakes- the famous blueberry pancakes. She hopped out of bed and rushed downstairs without thinking twice. Downstairs, she found her father reading the paper while sipping some coffee- today was his first day of work at his new firm. Caroline was trying to feed Kylie while Benjamin and Adrienne were making a mess of themselves. Talia was sitting back watching them all- amused by the chaos. Gracie smiled to herself, grabbed some pancakes and made her way to the table.
David was the first to notice his daughter's swollen cheek. "Gracie, what happened to your cheek?" He asked sounding extremely concerned.
At first, Gracie didn't have a clue what he was talking about. She reached up to touch her face and felt a strong pain. Her mind started racing again. "How could I have forgotten? What do I say to him? Should I lie?" Gracie never was a good liar.
"Well?" David pursued. By now the whole family was watching.
"Um," Gracie hesitated, trying to find words that wouldn't infuriate her parents. "Yesterday, when I was out with my new friends, we ran into, um- this group of people. There was a misunderstanding, and one of the guys..." She didn't know how to proceed.
"One of the guys...what? Did he hit you? Who was it?! What happened?!" David demanded as Gracie shrunk at her father's loud and excited tone.
"It really isn't that big of a deal, dad..." Gracie attempted to smooth over the incident, this wasn't flying with her father. Caroline, sensing her husband's frazzled state, cut in.
"Talia, take Kylie and go upstairs. Benjamin and Adrienne, go to your rooms for a little bit, okay? Thank you." She said as the other Evans children made their way up the stairs. She turned her attention back on Gracie. "Sweetheart, just tell us what happened from the beginning, everything will be alright. Just tell us."
Gracie did something she would come to regret immensely later on. She told her parents the truth. At the time, she figured the truth would be the best way to go. She never would have guessed that her parent's reactions would be the way they were.
David couldn't stay long, he had to be at the firm soon. But before he left- he handed his daughter an ultimatum. She wouldn't be allowed to hang out with any of her "new friends". They just brought too much trouble to her life. Gracie was in tears, Caroline was trying to comfort her as David slammed the door and left his harsh words to ring in Gracie's head. She had to get out of the house- nothing Caroline did made her feel any better about the situation.
"Mom, can I please go to breakfast with Jackie?"
"Gracie, your father....."
"Mom, she's my cousin. Please let me go" Gracie begged.
"Alright" Caroline replied reluctantly. She felt her husband was being a little too overbearing. She knew that they would lose their daughter completely if he didn't ease up a little. "You can spend the day with Jackie, just try not to get into any confrontations. I'll try talking to your father when he gets home tonight"
"Thank you so much, mom" Gracie said as she hugged her mother. She went to call Jackie, turned around and said, "your pancakes were fantastic, mom"
In about an hour, Gracie was ringing the door at Jackie's house. Jackie answered and immediately gave her cousin a hug, Gracie looked so hopeless.
"What happened?" Jackie inquired.
"Um.....my dad said I couldn't hang out with anyone in the group anymore" Gracie said sounding very distraught.
"Oh my god," Jackie replied "I'm so sorry, Gracie"
"It was pretty bad- I've never seen him like that before" Gracie commented as they started making their way to the diner.
"Maybe he's just trying to protect you, the anger might wear off eventually, right?"
"I can only hope so. I've never seen him like that- he's usually so compromising. I don't know if he'll budge."
"But what about breakfast- he's letting you go even though Sophie and Gwen will be there...." Jackie offered.
"Well, not exactly. I asked my mom if I could go to breakfast with you. I didn't tell her about Gwen or Sophie"
"Oh. Well, it just has to get better. We can all still hang out in secret until it does." Jackie said reassuringly as they walked into the diner and met up with Sophie and Gwen.
Breakfast went by pretty uneventfully. The girls talked about their relationships, the upcoming school year and the latest Castle Rock gossip. Gracie couldn't help but feel a little left out and frustrated. She just wished her dad hadn't put such heavy restrictions on her. And she couldn't believe she would by lying to her parents and sneaking around their backs. The idea was so foreign to her.
"So what are we gonna do now?" Sophie asked, totally stuffed from her order of French Toast.
"Let's go hang out with the boys, Gordie said they would be at the Tree House" Jackie offered.
"Yeah, I think we've let them suffer enough. Let's grace them with our presence" Gwen agreed.
The girls made their way to the tree house. When the boys finally let them up and all the couples greeted each other, Chris couldn't help but notice Gracie's distressed face and knew challenges were bound to lie ahead.
Looks like my little story may have some drama in the works. I'll update soon if I get some feedback. Have a lovely day :)
Chapter 9
A Rough Morning
Gracie walked into her new house; luckily, everyone was asleep. She breathed a heavy sigh of relief and climbed the stairs to her bedroom. At least the interrogations will have to wait until tomorrow. Her mind was racing a mile a minute.
"Does Chris like me? Why did this have to happen? Will my parents let me see my new friends after they find out what happened? Will school change everything? Do I like Chris?" Only time will tell. She plopped down on her bed and forced herself to sleep.
The Next Morning
Gracie woke up to the sound of a noisy house. It was 8:30. "Way too early to not be sleeping" She thought to herself. Then she smelled her mother's blueberry pancakes- the famous blueberry pancakes. She hopped out of bed and rushed downstairs without thinking twice. Downstairs, she found her father reading the paper while sipping some coffee- today was his first day of work at his new firm. Caroline was trying to feed Kylie while Benjamin and Adrienne were making a mess of themselves. Talia was sitting back watching them all- amused by the chaos. Gracie smiled to herself, grabbed some pancakes and made her way to the table.
David was the first to notice his daughter's swollen cheek. "Gracie, what happened to your cheek?" He asked sounding extremely concerned.
At first, Gracie didn't have a clue what he was talking about. She reached up to touch her face and felt a strong pain. Her mind started racing again. "How could I have forgotten? What do I say to him? Should I lie?" Gracie never was a good liar.
"Well?" David pursued. By now the whole family was watching.
"Um," Gracie hesitated, trying to find words that wouldn't infuriate her parents. "Yesterday, when I was out with my new friends, we ran into, um- this group of people. There was a misunderstanding, and one of the guys..." She didn't know how to proceed.
"One of the guys...what? Did he hit you? Who was it?! What happened?!" David demanded as Gracie shrunk at her father's loud and excited tone.
"It really isn't that big of a deal, dad..." Gracie attempted to smooth over the incident, this wasn't flying with her father. Caroline, sensing her husband's frazzled state, cut in.
"Talia, take Kylie and go upstairs. Benjamin and Adrienne, go to your rooms for a little bit, okay? Thank you." She said as the other Evans children made their way up the stairs. She turned her attention back on Gracie. "Sweetheart, just tell us what happened from the beginning, everything will be alright. Just tell us."
Gracie did something she would come to regret immensely later on. She told her parents the truth. At the time, she figured the truth would be the best way to go. She never would have guessed that her parent's reactions would be the way they were.
David couldn't stay long, he had to be at the firm soon. But before he left- he handed his daughter an ultimatum. She wouldn't be allowed to hang out with any of her "new friends". They just brought too much trouble to her life. Gracie was in tears, Caroline was trying to comfort her as David slammed the door and left his harsh words to ring in Gracie's head. She had to get out of the house- nothing Caroline did made her feel any better about the situation.
"Mom, can I please go to breakfast with Jackie?"
"Gracie, your father....."
"Mom, she's my cousin. Please let me go" Gracie begged.
"Alright" Caroline replied reluctantly. She felt her husband was being a little too overbearing. She knew that they would lose their daughter completely if he didn't ease up a little. "You can spend the day with Jackie, just try not to get into any confrontations. I'll try talking to your father when he gets home tonight"
"Thank you so much, mom" Gracie said as she hugged her mother. She went to call Jackie, turned around and said, "your pancakes were fantastic, mom"
In about an hour, Gracie was ringing the door at Jackie's house. Jackie answered and immediately gave her cousin a hug, Gracie looked so hopeless.
"What happened?" Jackie inquired.
"Um.....my dad said I couldn't hang out with anyone in the group anymore" Gracie said sounding very distraught.
"Oh my god," Jackie replied "I'm so sorry, Gracie"
"It was pretty bad- I've never seen him like that before" Gracie commented as they started making their way to the diner.
"Maybe he's just trying to protect you, the anger might wear off eventually, right?"
"I can only hope so. I've never seen him like that- he's usually so compromising. I don't know if he'll budge."
"But what about breakfast- he's letting you go even though Sophie and Gwen will be there...." Jackie offered.
"Well, not exactly. I asked my mom if I could go to breakfast with you. I didn't tell her about Gwen or Sophie"
"Oh. Well, it just has to get better. We can all still hang out in secret until it does." Jackie said reassuringly as they walked into the diner and met up with Sophie and Gwen.
Breakfast went by pretty uneventfully. The girls talked about their relationships, the upcoming school year and the latest Castle Rock gossip. Gracie couldn't help but feel a little left out and frustrated. She just wished her dad hadn't put such heavy restrictions on her. And she couldn't believe she would by lying to her parents and sneaking around their backs. The idea was so foreign to her.
"So what are we gonna do now?" Sophie asked, totally stuffed from her order of French Toast.
"Let's go hang out with the boys, Gordie said they would be at the Tree House" Jackie offered.
"Yeah, I think we've let them suffer enough. Let's grace them with our presence" Gwen agreed.
The girls made their way to the tree house. When the boys finally let them up and all the couples greeted each other, Chris couldn't help but notice Gracie's distressed face and knew challenges were bound to lie ahead.
Looks like my little story may have some drama in the works. I'll update soon if I get some feedback. Have a lovely day :)
