A/N: Here's chapter 18!

Lindsay sighed as she looked in the mirror. It was Monday and she was going back to school. Her parents had wanted her to stay home for a few more days, but that might make her grades worse than they already were. She was on a mission to get her 4.0 GPA back by the end of the year in three months, as weird as that sounded. She was wearing her fire-red hair down and she was wearing a short sleeve brown shirt that said cutie pie and a pair of jeans that Andrew had given her last year. She applied lip gloss, then turned around to see if Stacey was ready yet. She wasn't in their room anymore. She must have gone downstairs. Her phone rang so she answered it.

"Hello?"

"Hey Lindsay. It's Andrew" Lindsay smiled at the sound of his voice. He had visited her everyday since she got home from the hospital.

"Shouldn't you be at school?" she asked suspiciously.

"My car won't start. Can I get a ride with you?" he asked.

"Yeah. I'll be at your house in....How's ten minutes?"

"Perfect. I have to go though. My mom's expecting a call"

"Bye" she said before hanging up.

Stacey was downstairs eating breakfast while her mom made their lunches. Lindsay came down looking happy.

"Mom, we're giving Andrew a ride to school. That means we're leaving in five minutes, Stacey" Lindsay announced.

"Are you sure you're ready to go back to school so soon?" Ellie asked concerned.

"Yes mom, I have to bring my grades up by the end of the year. Stacey are you ready?" Lindsay asked impatiently.

"Yes master" Stacey said sarcastically.

"Hurry"

Lindsay sighed as she and Andrew got out of the car. Stacey had literally ran out to meet her friends.

"Are you ready?" Andrew asked her concerned.

"As ready as I'll ever be" She replied with a small smile. They didn't even notice they were holding hands as they walked over to Mike, Brianne, and Cassie.

"Back together so soon?" Cassie asked with a smile.

"What are you talking about?" Lindsay asked confused.

"Look at your hands" Mike said.

Lindsay's eyes grew wide. They quickly let go of each other's hands and blushed.

"Sorry" Lindsay mumbled.

"It's okay! We were just teasing" Brianne said laughing. Lindsay noticed she and Mike were holding hands.

"Are you two...?" she started to ask.

"Yeah we've been dating for like two months" Brianne said smiling.

"Oh, cool. I'm actually surprised you didn't get together sooner" Lindsay said with a smile but it was soon replaced with a frown and a look of fear. Fred, Sam, and Hank were walking towards them.

"Just ignore them" Andrew advised.

"Hey Lindsay. What's going on?" Fred asked with a smirk.

"Go away. She doesn't want to see you. You've done enough already" Cassie said defensively.

"Calm down. We just wanted to make sure she doesn't tell anyone our little secret" Sam said giving Lindsay a look.

"Anyway, why are you hanging out with them, Linds? Thought you were done with the goody-two shoe thing?" Hank asked.

"I have to get to class" Lindsay said as she tried to walk away but Fred grabbed her arm.

"Don't walk away from me when I'm talking to you. Now tell me you won't tell anyone!" he said in a scary sounding voice, his face close to hers.

"Get off of her!" Andrew shouted pushing Fred.

"What's your problem!" Fred exclaimed punching Andrew in the stomach. They fought for a few more minutes as Lindsay and Mike tried to stop them.

"Stop you two!", they heard a teacher's voice behind them, "Go to Principal Simpson's now!"

The eight teens walked to the principal's office embarrassed. Fred was trying to put his hand on Lindsay's butt while he and Andrew continued giving each other glares.

Principal Simpson called each teen into his office one at a time.

"Fred Swindon. You're first"

"I didn't do anything!" he whined.

"You were caught fighting on school grounds. That qualifies as something" Mr. Simpson said sternly.

Fred obeyed and walked into the office with a nonchalant expression on his face.

"Can you tell me why you were fighting with Andrew Mason please?" Mr. Simpson asked patiently.

"I was just talking to his girlfriend and all of a sudden he pushes me. The guy must be crazy or something. I didn't do anything"

"Are you sure you weren't doing anything wrong? This isn't the first time I've had you in my office."

"I was just asking how she was after she got hurt at school the other day. I heard she was messed up pretty bad"

"Yes she was. Do you have any idea who might have done it to her?"

"No"

"People say it might have been you and a couple of your friends"

"Who said that? I would never do that!" Fred shouted angrily.

"I can't say but will you tell Andrew to come here and then you can go back to class. Have the others wait for me" Mr. Simpson instructed.

"Hi Mr. Simpson" Andrew said as he walked into the principal's office.

"Hi Andrew. How are you?" Mr. Simpson greeted.

"I'm good. How are you doing?"

"I'm fine, but that's not what I wanted to talk to you about. Why were you fighting with Fred Swindon? It's not like you"

"He was being rude to Lindsay"

"Let me get this straight. You started a fight with someone because they were mean to your girlfriend?" Mr. Simpson asked suspiciously.

"Um, she's not my girlfriend anymore. She actually was friends with Fred and his friends for a while this year. She realized how bad they were for her and stopped hanging out with them. They're the reason she was unconscious in the empty classroom last week. Lindsay said so" Andrew explained truthfully.

"Is there a reason they beat her up?"

"I can't tell you that. It's personal and for her to tell you if she wants"

"Thank you. Will you please tell Brianne, Cassie, and Mike to come in here? Tell Lindsay, Hank, and Sam to wait. Then go to your next class. Oh and tell your parents I said hello"

"Will do" Andrew responded as he left the room.

"Hi Mr. Simpson" Brianne, Cassie, and Mike greeted as they walked into his office.

"Hi, Can you each tell me in your own words what happened? Brianne, you can go first"

"Well, like we were just talking and then Fred comes up to us with his friends. Andrew told Lindsay to ignore them, but it was too late. They were like right there. Andrew pushed Fred when he said to Lindsay that she better not tell anyone what happened in a really scary voice" Brianne explained nodding her head for emphasis.

"Do you two confirm that?" Mr. Simpson asked Cassie and Mike.

"Yes" Mike answered.

"Um, I have really big test so can I go?" Cassie asked nervously.

"Yes. Tell Sam and Hank to come in" Mr. Simpson was starting to get tired of this, but each teen had a different story and he wanted to get down to the bottom of what happened to Lindsay.

"We didn't do anything, Simpson" Sam said as they walked in.

"Sit down. From the information I've gathered you and Fred have something to do with Lindsay being found unconscious and I want the truth and nothing but the truth"

"I wasn't there" Hank said defensively.

"Oh so something did happen?"

"No that's not what he meant!" Sam exclaimed.

"What did he mean Sam?" Mr. Simpson asked.

"Ugh, she deserved it"

"Why did an innocent girl deserve to be beaten up?" Mr. Simpson asked with an interested look on his face. One thing that was annoying about being principal was the stupid excuses some kids came up with.

"I can't tell you" Sam said.

"Fine then. Can you tell me Hank?"

"Nope. I wasn't even there"

"Well I guess you can go back to your classes. Nicely tell Lindsay to come back in here"

"Hi Mr. Simpson" Lindsay greeted shyly.

"Hi Lindsay. I want you to tell me the truth now. Who beat you up and Why did Andrew push Fred because I'm getting mixed answers but it all points to something that happened to you" Mr. Simpson started.

"It was Vicky Olsen, Sam Blinker, and Fred. Fred and Sam were harassing me and that's why Andrew pushed Fred. They wouldn't go away when we told them too" Lindsay explained.

"Thank you. You can go to your class now. Tell your parents I said hi" Mr. Simpson said giving her a small smile. He couldn't help but notice how sad she looked.

"Sure. Bye" Lindsay said as she walked out of the room.

"Are you okay?" Cassie asked Lindsay as they ate their lunch.

"I guess. As long as Fred and his friends don't cause me any more trouble"

"Don't worry. Mike and Andrew will make sure they don't" Brianne reassured her with a smile.

"Where are they anyway?" Lindsay asked.

"I don't know"

"Do either of you understand the math we're doing? I'm kind of behind" Lindsay asked.

"Yeah, I get it. You both can come over to my house today if you want" Cassie offered.

"I can't. I have cheer practice and I'm not even in your math class" Brianne said.

"Kay"

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Lindsay walked into her house after school. Her mom was sitting at the kitchen table with Ashley Manning, Paige Mason, and Hazel Brooks.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"We're looking at some pictures from when we were in high school. Oh look there's one of us performing" Ashley said pointing to a picture of seventeen-year old versions of her, Paige, Hazel, Ellie, and Terri. Ellie was wearing a black tank top with black pants. Paige was wearing a dark purple top with a miniskirt. Hazel was wearing a black tube top and a skirt. Ashley was wearing a spaghetti strap faded black top with black jeans. Terri was wearing a loose short sleeved black shirt that went down a little less than an inch past her waist with dark jeans.

"You were in a band" Lindsay said laughing.

"Do you have a problem with that?" Ellie asked defensively.

"Chill. It was a joke"

"You're in a good mood considering the fact that I know what happened today"

"How did you know?"

"Mr. Simpson called me. He also called Paige and I hope he called that ass's mother also" Ellie explained. Lindsay's eyes widened. She had never heard her mother curse in front of her or her siblings.

"That's sweet that Andrew was defending you. So, are you two back together yet?" Paige asked smiling.

"What? No" Lindsay said laughing.

"Hey Go start your homework we're going out to dinner tonight for Brandon's birthday" Ellie said.

"Where are we going?"

"I'm not sure. He'll choose when he gets back from basketball practice"

A/N: That was a good chapter but I think I was dragging it out too long.....Oh well! I'll give you a treat if you review!!! please. Also I have a question. Do you want me to end the chapter when they finish their school year or continue it with Stacey Nicole and Melissa as sophomores and Andrew and Lindsay as Seniors. Also I'll include the other characters children more if you want. In fact you tell me who you want to see more of!