It is now the next day. Lindsay is getting ready for school when her mom walks in.
"Lindsay?"
"Yeah mom?"
"Can we talk?" Ellie asked sitting down on Lindsay's bed.
"What about?"
"I'm worried about you. You've been seeming unhappy for the past few days. Paige and Ashley mentioned something might have happened between you and Andrew and you and Alexia. Ash even said Alexia has these new friends that she and Craig don't like"
"Don't worry about me"
"You're my daughter. It's part of the job description"Ellie said laughing.
"Since you want to help so much do you want to help me figure out what to wear?" Lindsay asked.
"If that's the most I can do for you"
"There's nothing you can "do" for me. Anyway, should I wear the black skirt or the green skirt?" Lindsay asked impatiently.
Ellie sighed, "the green one"
"K. Do you know when dad's going to be home?"
"I don't know"
"Is he coming home?"
"Maybe, when whatever he's doing is over. I really don't want to talk about it right now" Ellie explained.
"Oh" Lindsay said sadly looking down.
"Anyway, do you think you could take your brothers and Stacey to school today?" Ellie asked before leaving so Lindsay could get ready.
"Sure"
Melissa was getting ready for school when her dad walked into the room. Well more like rolled in. He had been in a wheelchair ever since some idiot brought a gun to school and shot her dad.
"Hey dad" she said.
"Hey, what are you doing" Jimmy said.
"Um, getting dressed"
"last night you said you wanted to talk to me about something. Do you still want to talk about it?" he asked.
"No"
"Are you sure? I know what high school's like. I was there. Believe it or not. You can talk to me about anything"
"It's nothing. I can handle it" Melissa said smiling reassuringly.
"Okay, Well your mom told me to tell you that she's taking you to school in an hour"
"K. I'm gonna go take a shower then" Melissa said walking into the bathroom and closing the door.
"Stacey!" Ryan called.
"What?"
"Why did you run off like that yesterday?" he asked.
"I don't know" Stacey said turning around.
"Wait!"
"What?" she asked.
"Again, will you go out with me?"
"When someone says no they mean no!" Stacey exclaimed walking into the girl's bathroom, so he wouldn't follow her around.
"Hey, where's the fire?" a girl who was in the bathroom before, asked Stacey after she came running into the bathroom.
"Ha ha ha" Stacey replied sarcastically.
"Seriously though, what's wrong?" she asked.
"I don't even know who you are" Stacey said laughing.
"I'm Mary Roeburg. I just moved to Toronto a few weeks ago and I'm a freshman here. I think we might have a couple classes together." Mary said, extending her hand.
"I'm Stacey Cameron. I've lived here my whole life and I'm also a freshman. I think you're in my English class" Stacey said.
"So what or who bothered you so much you came running in here?" Mary asked.
"This guy who I used to like a lot, but I don't like anymore asked me out twice" Stacey explained.
"That is just the worst thing in the world!" Mary exclaimed sarcastically.
"I don't like him that way"
"Oh, I see. I've been there"
"Was the guy also one of your best friends?"
"Yeah, she was"
"Are you-?"
"A lesbian? Yes I am" Mary said proudly.
"I don't have a problem with that you know" Stacey said.
"Well that's good but the bell just rang so we should get to class" Mary replied.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Stacey asked Nicole and Melissa as she sat down to eat lunch with them.
"Oh we were just cramming for our killer vocab quiz" Nicole said laughing.
"Where've you been all day?" Melissa asked.
"Um, my classes" Stacey said.
"Nice explanation" Nicole commented.
"Do you know Mary Roeburg? She moved here this year" Stacey asked.
"No" Nicole said.
"I might have heard the name" Melissa said.
"Oh, I was just wondering" Stacey explained.
"Oh my gosh!" Melissa exclaimed.
"What is it?" Nicole asked.
"Guess who was flirting with me this morning"
"Who?" Stacey asked.
"Scott Keegan! He is so cute and he's also really nice!" Melissa said smiling widely.
"Oh, he's not as cute Tommy Wandlocks" Nicole said dreamily.
"Yeah They're not bad looking" Stacey added in.
"Who's better?" Nicole asked.
"In their own ways they're both great" Stacey said nervously.
"That's her nice way of saying Scott's better" Melissa said.
Stacey just sat there smiling. She didn't think Scott was cute and she didn't think Tommy was either. And every little part of the huge crush she had on Ryan Yorke was gone. She was one confused fourteen year old.
"Um, Lindsay?" Alexia said approaching her friend.
"What?" Lindsay asked not even looking at her.
"I am stupid. What I said made me realize what a bad friend I am to you and I'm sorry. It's just I like making new friends even if it means acting like a total bitch. Will you forgive me?"
"I'll forgive you, but you said you like to make new friends. I think you mean you like to make new friends who aren't me and you like time apart from me. I can understand that especially if you just tell me when you feel like that"
"Thanks"
"What's the point of having a great friend if you can't forgive each other for doing stupid things" Lindsay joked.
"Hey! Now that was uncalled for" Alexia said laughing.
"Hey Alexia! Are you going to come eat with us?" Miranda Clifton called.
"If Lindsay can come to" Alexia said smiling at Lindsay.
"Sure" Miranda said as the three girls walked over to another group of kids.
It's after school now. Lindsay sees Andrew and he is about to get into his car.
"Andrew!" she called after him.
"What? Are you coming to tell me more about your terrible life" he asked rudely.
"I'm sorry. I've been taking out all my feelings out on you and you don't deserve me. The past few days I have been treating you like dirt and I really want you to believe me when I say I'm sorry" she said giving him her best "please forgive me face".
"No, I'm sorry, I should have been there for you instead of acting like a jerk" he said taking her hand in his and smiling.
"It's Friday. Want to catch a movie?" she asked glad they had everything settled.
"With who?" he said looking around.
"Stop it!" she exclaimed laughing.
"Have I told you much I love you?" he asked.
"Yes but feel free to tell me again. And again. And as many times as you want to" she said smiling.
"I love you from the ground to the moon" Andrew said.
"Aww I love you from here to the moon too- SHIT!" Lindsay suddenly exclaimed.
"What?" Andrew asked taken aback.
"I forgot I had to pick up my brother twenty minutes ago and I can't go to the movies today because I have a math final that I don't think I'm ready for on Monday!" Lindsay exclaimed running to her car and getting in faster than you could say "Lindsay Cameron".
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