Okay, I love the reviews, keep them up. I will include Nathan and Haely, but I don't really think they are getting together, at least not right away. They will however see eachother and talk to each other face to face, but nothing romantic right away. You will also soon see how the group fell on Nathan and Haley's divorce, who remained loyal to who, and how that affected them. I hope you enjoy this chapter, I feel it is a bonding towards the girls with each other and with their parents. Enjoy! And Review!


Chapter Three- Phone Calls

Melody dialed the phone nervously. She was in fear. Talking to her father for the first time in eight years. She punched in the last number and held it to her ear. One ring. She could feel herself shaking and worrying, maybe he's not home, maybe he knows who's calling and doesn't want to answer. Two rings. More nerves, and an uneasy feeling in her stomach. She puts down the phone. She can't do it.

"What is wrong with you, you said you wanted to talk to him."

"I know."

"Then why did you hang up."

"I was afraid he might hate me."

"Girl, he don't hate nobody, not even your mother."

"Are you sure."

"100 baby, call him."

"Fine," she started pressing in the numbers again.

She placed the phone up to her ear. One ring, just as bad as last time she heard it ring. Two rings, he's probably not home…

"Hello," a strong masculine voice answered.

"Oh, hi."

"Who is this."

"I'm your daughter-"

"Bridgett baby, you don't sound like yourself, are you sick, maybe you should come home, Charlotte wants you here."

"I'm not Bridgett, I'm Melody."

"Melody!"

"Yes, I uh-"

"Melody, as in my daughter Melody?"

"Yes, and who is Charlotte."

"My other daughter, Bridgett's sister, well, half sister."

"She has a sister, besides me?"

"Yea, Charlotte, she's eight."

"Eight?"

"Yea, I guess this kind of looks bad, but-"

"Kind of looks bad?"

"Okay, looks bad."

"Looks bad?"

"Okay, is bad, damn."

"Excuse me?"

"You're just like you're mother in getting things out of me."

"Well, I will take that as a compliment to override your moment of temporary insanity."

"What?"

"Cursing, thou shalt not use profane language."

"As you wish Shakespeare."

"Ha, funny, comparing your daughter to that of a dead liar."

"What."

"Well, Shakespeare is indeed deceased and he didn't write all of what he is credited for, everyone knows that, he wrote some, but a lot was by a woman companion."

"Really, well I guess you learn something new everyday."

"How many years have you been a member of human society of our fair earth?"

"Um, thirty some why?"

"Because you my friend are an idiot."

"You cannot call your father an idiot."

"If the shoe fits…"

"Oh, that is cold."

"I bet you I have a higher IQ in my thirteen years of being a member of human society on our fair earth than you have in your thirty some."

"Well that is because you take after your genius of a mother."

"Well if you only had a brain, I could take after you too."

"I'm not the Lion."

"Pardon?"

"From the wizard of oz, I am not the lion who needed a brain."

"I know you're not, because the lion never needed a brain, he sought after courage from the wizard of oz, the correct character would be the scarecrow."

"Yea, whatever."

"Now for the topic of discussion, Bridgett should not leave after the semester, she should stay in school. Letting her do as she wishes now will only harm her later in life. When things get rough she will grow accustom to leaving and returning home to you and you will take care of everything."

"My, what has Haley done to you, you poor, poor child."

"She has raised me to be an intellectual, level-headed, rounded, independent individual who is prepared for what life may throw at her."

"Right, your thirteen, you need to live, be a child."

"Excuse me, if something should happen to my mother, I should know what to do, not one of those helpless children of one parent households when their only parent goes and they loose it not knowing what to. I am not one, I refuse. I need to know how to care for myself, and have a brain I can do what adults can do so I will be prepared. I will not be a statistic."

"Right, has your mother gone off her meds?"

"Pardon?"

"Did she run away from that insane asylum?"

"Are you calling my mother crazy?"

"If the shoe fits."

"Goodness, how can I talk to the tin man?"

"What?"

"From the wizard of oz, the tin man asked oz for a heart."

"Right."

"Well I bid thee farewell."

"Right back at you." Melody hung up.

"How can you stand that man, he's so, idiotic, and you never told me you had a sister. I asked you possible reasons why they could have split. Hello, he has an affair. He cheated on mom and your sister is the result of that child behavior. Have you never done the math?"

"I always thought she was a full sister, I mean I don't have a step mom."

"What?"

"I thought her mom was my mom."

"Why?"

"Cause I'm not super-genius like you, let me talk to mom."

Melody threw the phone at her, "Here."

Bridgett dialed the number and waited for her to pick up but she got the answering machine. "No answer."

"Did you leave a message?"

"No."

"Why, that means she's on break and has her messages forwarded to her voicemail. If she knows its you she'll answer."

"Why didn't you tell me."

"I thought you'd know."

"Oh yea, not everyone is as smart as you, you know."

"Everyone at my old school was just as, if not smarter."

"Really, well why did you want to come here."

"Mom, she was really busy, married to work."

"Wow, at least dad finds time for me and Charlotte."

"Must be nice, why do you think I'm this smart, I put my nose in books so I don't miss her, either that or I work with her."

"Wow, you're thirteen, live."

"I can't sit out on my life, I have to seize it, carpe diem."

"Carpe diem?"

"It's Latin."

"For…"

"Seize the day."

"Right, that's nice."

"Come on, it's late, sleep, need," Melody smiled and went to get ready for bed.