Max got up and opened the door. Laurie and Jeremy walked in.
"Hey guys", siad Laurie.
Michael smiled at his sister. Jeremy nodded his head at everyone and looked at Serena.
"Hey girl", said Jeremy softly.
"Hey what are you guys doing here?", asked Serena after getting a hug from Jeremy and Laurie.
"What, you are our friend of course we would be here", siad Jeremy sitting down.
"Alright back to that woman coming to visit you", said Kim in anger.
Diane had to soothe her back jsut to make Kim calm down. THe door bell rang again and Liz ansered it.
"Come in Phillip, Dad", said Liz.
Serena saw them and smiled. Phillip smiled and gave her flowers.
"Thanks for the gift Jeff it was lovely", said Serena mentioning the gift that Jeff gave her.
It was a book of poems. Jeff nodded her head. Serena turned to everyone and told them what happend with Mrs. Caravan. Kim could barely control her anger. Amy had to calm her down, but she herself was angry too. How dare that woman? Max and the others after the parents left except Kim and Kal who were upstairs, the rest of them began cleaing. Serena tried walking ot her room and still was unbalanced. Her legs were weak, she would have to work on them. Serena smiled at her room. SHe smelt Zan there. Zan stayed most days with her at the hospital but she knew he came her after school just to smell her before visiting hours started back up again at the hospital.
"Let's get you in a night gown", said Zan softly kissing her.
Serena nodded her head. With some difficulty she managed to get her night gown on herself with only a minimal amount of help from Zan.
"I'm not sleepy let's go in the living room", said Serena.
Zan nodded his head and helped her stand. They walked back out to find the others had finished cleaign and were watching the news. Serena being shot in the school made big headlines. It was on every new station. They had tried to get interviews with her but she always shoot them down.
"Damn this town is small, if I'm the biggest thing since slice bread", said Serena.
Everyone lifted their heads at that but frowned.
"Come on guys, please don't act this way, I'm fine, please stop treating me like I'm going to die right this second, I need my friends, my old friends that would jok with me, and make fun of me and Michael's taste in music, I'm not leaving you, I promise", said Serena.
Ava had tears in her eyes.
"You know what woke me up?", asked Serena settling down.
Everyone shook their heads.
"You guys did, I heard you guys teling my to get up, I heard Michael yelling at me to get up, and Zan crying, I heard Max telling me to get up, I heard you all, look I can't leave you, I'm a part of this group, like I said before you guys are stuck with me and I'm not ready to die yet, I want to go to college, get married, have babies, and raised those babies and I can't do that if I'm dead, Listen I will never leave you guys, you are my family, my heart understand?", asked Serena.
Everyone nodded thier heads.
"WE know but almost losing you is was like losing a part of ourselves, we felt like dying, well it's just hard you", said Maria.
Max spoke up then, "Serena you complete us we were off balance before you came, you balance us and we felt ourselves shift when you".
Max ended not even trying to continue because it hurt to bad.
"Look at me I won't leave you, I love you guys too much, Paulie was a sick fuck alright and trust me when I say, dying by his hands is something that would happen to me", said Serena.
"Now all of you give me a hug and let's turn to a station that is not broadcasting my buisness", said Serena.
Kyle laughed and said, "it's good to have you back, these people are not funny" pointing to the back of him where everyone sat.
MAx threw a pilliow at him.
"Valenti shut up, your not funny", said Max.
Ava kissed her man who was pouting. Serena laughed and everyone began to relax all around.
3 weeks later Serena returned to school. She was going to physical therpy and trying to get her assignments done. She made up all her tests by coming down once a week in the school and taking them with the principal. The principal talked to her candidly about how sorry he was that he didn't protect his students. Serena assured him that it wasn't fault at all. Serena walked into school with the assistance of Zan, she felt everyone's eyes on her. She just smiled. Even with the physical therapy she still had weak legs. Zan kissed her forehead.
"You'll be okay while I get my books from my locker?", asked Zan.
Serena nodded her head. Everything near her locker had been cleaned up. The police made sure that nothing was left behind. Serena was thinking of asking for them to change her locker but she didn't. She knew that Zan and the others were worried about her that asking that would make them worry more. Se opened her locker and felt everyone staring at her. She turned around adn looked into the eyes of Pam Troy.
"What can I do for you?", asked Serena.
Pam gave her a small smile and nervously twirled the end of her blond her wiht her finger.
"I, we I mean wanted to welcome you back, and say that we are sorry about what happen, with you know", said Pam.
Serena smiled.
"Thank you, I'm just happy to be back at school and I want to but that stuff behind me", said Serena.
Zan walked up to them then and slung his arm around Serena's shoulders.
"You ready?", asked Zan.
Serena nodded her head. She smiled at Pam again and walked to AP Biology with Zan. SHe spotted Liz and Max and made her way to them. She winced in pain again. Zan slowed down so she could slow do as well
"Slow down or it will hurt", siad Zan quietly.
Serena nodded her head and smiled at him. SHe took her finger and ran it across his lips.
"I love you very much", said Serena.
"I know I love you too", said Zan.
Serena took her seat and Max hugged her after Liz did. The biology teahcer walked in and smiled at Serena. All the teachers had made sure that she was up to her assignents. They were going to give her a break, but Serena refused. She told them that she would have them in on time. Zan and the others, delivered all the assignments that teachers as promised by Serena. unch time arrived and the usual group sat down at thier table eating lunch. Isabel brought sandwiches for everyone to share. Serena and the others were laughing that they didn't see the comotion behind them until Pam Troy yelled out her name. Serena turned around and saw Paulie's parents coming towards her. Zan pulled her closer to him and you could see the anger in everyone's face. The whole school was angry at these two people. Two weeks ago Mr. and Mrs. Caravan threaten Serena saying it was her fault that thier son brought them shame. They didn't even care about thier son only that theit reputation was ruined. Maria's eyes narrowed along wiht Ava's. They were beyond pissed.
"What do you want", gritted out Michael between clenched teeth.
"I wanted to talk to Ms. Langley", said Mrs. Caravan in a prim and proper voice.
"Well too bad, you can't, now get out of here", said Isabel.
Alex was holding her back, becasue Isabel seemed like she was going to get up and swing a fist at those two's faces like he could blame her. Serena was shaking. What the hell did they want.
"Well i guess I'll say what I have to say, drop your lawsuit against us, or else", siad Mr. Caravan.
His cold blue eyes reminded Serena so much of Paulie's before he shot her. Serena trembled again.
" Did you just threaten her?", asked Zan anger clearly showing in his amber eyes.
"If you don't want my father to add harassment to the list of charges I suggest you leave now", barked out Max.
He got up and glared. Liz stood by him also looking at these waste of human flesh.
"You will be sorry", siad Mr. Caravan.
Pam Troy saw the confrontation and called the principal.
"I suggest you get off my school property, or there will be problems", said the Principal standing behind them with two security guards.
"I suggest you not threaten one of my students again. Mr. and Mrs. Caravan. Everyone student here heard what you said and I did too, so I will not lie when the judge asks me about what type of people you are", said the principal.
Mr. and Mrs. Caravan were escorted off the school guards. Serena had tears running down her face.
"I just want it to go away", sobbed Serena while Zan helded her tightly.
Kyle sighed and wondered when things would get back to normal.
Later that night Zan held Serena while she spoke her mind, "What if they find something about Max and the Special Unit and use it against us, they seemed confident Zan", siad Serena.
"They won't look they are jsut threaten, besides they can't bring up the special unit becasue that group tynically is not supposed to exist. If they mention it they would be in bigger trouble with them then we would be", answered Zan.
" i hope you are right", said Serena chewing her lower lip.
"i am right, Dad has got it under control", said Zan rocking her to sleep.