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Chapter 2

Blue Colour

"Chelsea. Chelsea. No I've never heard that name before. Why?" Sandy asked over the phone.

"It's just that I got a rather odd phone call just before, from a Chelsea something. Anyways she was asking for Ryan."

"Ryan? Is she from Chino?"

"Yeah, I asked and she is."

"Must be an old friend I guess.

"Yeah, your right, it is probably nothing for me to worry over."

"Hey, aren't you meant to be relaxing?"

"I was, I even went out to get beautified but this has just been bugging me. I just want the boys to come home so I can ask Ryan about it."

"Well anyways, I have a load of paperwork here to finish so I have to say goodbye. Don't worry yourself about this honey, ok."

"Yeah. Well, see you tonight."

"By sweetheart."

"Why aren't they home yet!" Kirsten exclaimed pacing the living room. "It is already 5:30, they should be home by now! Ok, Kirsten, think rationally, they probably went to the mall or something. Anyways, why do I care so much?"

"You care so much because this has to do with Ryan's past." Her head told her.

"Yeah I guess."

"Hey mom, who're you talking to? You know the first sign of madness is talking to yourself."

Seth and Ryan had just walked into the house. Kirsten playfully slapped Seth and carried on to start telling Ryan about her telephone encounter today.

"Ryan, today I got a phone call concerning you."

"What did I do?" Ryan asked back in his defence.

"Nothing, nothing," Kirsten replied slightly laughing. "but um, you got a phone call today. From someone in Chino. She said she was I guess your friend, that you went to school with her and that her name was Chelsea. She wanted you to call her..."

Before she could finish the sentence Ryan had darted to the phone.

"Do you mind if I make a long distance call?"

"No, not at all."

"What else did she say?"

"Umm, nothing really, she just need you to call her back as soon as possible."

"Ryan, who is she?"

But before she could get an answer, Ryan had fled to the pool house to make his call.

"Do you know about Chelsea?"

"Chelsea. Of course, the colour blue, the English Premier League soccer team, but no, no girl named Chelsea from Ryan's past."

Seth picked up the drink he had been pouring while the entire 'Chelsea 'conversation was going on and headed off to his room.

"I can't believe that Chelsea called, my little sister Chelsea. But I wonder why. I haven't heard from her and Mom in a while?"

Ryan started dialling the number that seemed so near yet so close to him, the phone number of his past, the phone number of his real home in Chino.

It rang about three times before anyone picked up.

"Chelsea?" He asked into the receiver.

"Ryan!" The girl exclaimed, relieved on the other end. "You called. Thankyou I didn't know how I was going to pay for constant long distance calls."

"How have you been little sis? I haven't seen or talked to you in months. What is happening?"

Taking a more serious tone. "Well, um, I needed to get in contact with you, Ryan. Because the only family I have in this world that can help me is you."

"What do you mean? I know that Trey is in jail, but where's Mom?"

"Precisely what I needed to call you about." She took in a deep breath and her tone of voice softened when she said "Mom left. She doesn't want any of us anymore. The letter she left said that she wanted to start anew and not be tied down with a family of disappointments like us." Chelsea started crying. And Ryan tried to comfort her.

"You were not a disappointment!" Ryan said, angry with what his mother could do.

"You were the intelligent one, the good one, the unique one. You are so creative and

smart Chelsea. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I can't believe what she did!"

"Yeah, well, it didn't seem to matter to her." Her sobbing stopped but you could feel the pain and sadness in her voice. "Well that is why I needed to call you. Basically, I've just been living with what we had already in the house and whatever money I could find, I bought what I needed. But now the bills have come in and it has only been a week since she has gone and, and, and I just I..."

Chelsea started crying again, but Ryan persisted.

"Shh, please don't cry Chels, of course I'll help you, I love you, you're my family, and I have to protect you, I'm your big brother."

"So, what is going to happen? Please Ryan, I don't want to go to a foster home, I'm 15 and people who can't have babies don't want teenagers. They want little kids."

"I don't know what's going to happen ok, but I'll try my best to make you happy ok. How much longer have you got before they cut off the power and water? Do you have enough food for tomorrow?"

"Umm, I'm guessing about 2 days at the least for food, power and water, they said in a week from yesterday."

"Ok, that's good I guess. I have an idea, but could you just wait until later on. I promise I'll call you back as soon I get an answer."

"What are you going to do?"

"I want to see if you can come stay here with me, and I think that Kirsten and Sandy would say yes, and Seth wouldn't mind. He'd kind of like it, somebody who could actually beat him in Halo."

Chelsea laughed.

"Ok, sure, I'll wait. Bye Bye big brother."

"Hopefully see you soon little sis."