A/n: I'm am soooo sorry for the wait. I know it has been a long while, and again, sorry!

A/a/n: I know the different relationships in here might be confusing, but trust me, go to a highschool for a day and its how it is. Also, manyof the relationships are based off actual events with either me or another friend, including Fin/Abbie (just friends) in this chappy.

One last note: I am going to start having a must read of the week, either one reviewers told me to check out or I found on my own. Please, if you would like me to read your story, put the title in the review and I promise to check it out asap!

MustRead of the Week: A New Light by Krystina01


Tough Life

Sick and Tried

The next week went by slowly as term test drew closer. Three big things popped in everybody's mind: term test, Spring Fling, and spring break. All of them planned out the rest of the year. Term test: whether or not you pass your class (20 of you grade). Spring Fling: who was going with whom. And then there was spring break. With the test on Friday, dance Friday night, spring break was the next week and a half. This determines everything. Since the neighborhoods that went to the school were so different on the income level, place ranged from your aunt's house, the other side of the city, another part of the country, and even other countries.

All four of these were about equally split up on which on you did. Olivia and Fin where staying at his aunt's house in Brooklyn, Elliot was going to California with four other seniors and two juniors from the basketball team along with a few senior girls, including Kathy. Abbie was going to Texas to stay with her mom. George and Alex's family where going together on a cruise to some beach in Mexico.

Now, all they had to do was get through finals together. Olivia had to take the Trig final only, even though she got an A in the class, but she missed too many days. George, Kathy, and Alex had none; Elliot had Trig too, along with Chemistry. Fin only had Spanish, so he go to come late and leave early. That was one of the pluses about this school. If you got an A you didn't have to take finals and got out of school for the day. But, you also could only miss three days tops for that class, which meant Abbie had to take all of them. But that was Friday, and today was Monday, the long, the boring, Monday. Everyone's feet dragged in the building, everyone's eyes held on shade of red and almost no one had homework done.

Olivia ran down the list on her paper, checking her answer before standing up quickly and making her way to the front, purposely knocking Elliot's paper as she passed him. She didn't know way, but she hated him now, she has hated him the past week, ever since Tim told her and Alex about him and Kathy and him going to California. A part of her wanted to go with him, a part of her wanted never to see him again. Why? They weren't going out. But still, she thought they had something, but now, Kathy was everything to him and she was nothing, yet.

Narrowing her eyes as she walked to her seat, letting her hair flip and sat down with a sly smirk. Every guy in the room noticed her flirtious moves, but Elliot seemed not to notice, or at least acted like he didn't.

One by one people turned in the quiz, and as they passed by Olivia's desk, they either gave her a turned on smile or an evil glare. Rollin her eyes, she turned back to her homework but drew endless doodles on the side.


Abbie's class was just as exciting. Marco sat right behind her the whole class, playing with her hair when she leaned back.

As she pushed back, writing out everything, step by step, she felt the pencil on her neck, teasing her with each taps.

Her hand when back to rub the spot only for a moment when he hit her slightly with the pencil tip, letting out a small chuckle when she tensed.

The pencil continued, until it turned into his finger, twirling her hair. The thought of his touch sent chills through her whole body, torturing her soul with every movement.

How she wanted to move, turn around and tell him off, but her body didn't, couldn't move. He controlled her still. He had all the control and she was nothing, not now, not ever. And still, after all of this, it was her fault; as much as she wanted to blame him, she couldn't. She was the slut, she was the one who lead him on; all he did was give her what she deserved.

"Okay, now clear your desk and get ready for the quiz," the sub said, looking around the room with a tight, sympathetic smile. Slowly, with groans drowning the class, Abbie moved her notebook aside, but then changed her mind and moved it off the desk to the bottom cubby.


By the end of second block, Alex was ready for school to end. And as the bell rung, she wanted so much to bolt out of her chair and head for the library, but Mr. Munch had already privately asked her to stay back.

Her mind raced as she gathered her things and watched everyone leave.

"Are you coming?" Olivia asked, standing beside her, backpack slung over her shoulder.

"Um… I'll meet you there," Alex said, her voice uneasily quick and jittery.

"You aren't going to skip lunch, are you?" Olivia asked specificity.

"No, I just… just, I'll meet you there, okay!" Alex got a little harsher than intended, but Olivia put her hands up in defeat, and hesitantly walked out.

Alex's voice changed to a lighter tone when she looked at Mr. Munch, who was now sitting on his desk.

"What'd'ya need?"

"I talked to your mother the other day," he said, looking uncomfortably at her.

"And?" Alex wasn't sure where this was going, but didn't like it.

"Well, why didn't you tell me about the Harvard program?" Alex's mind eased as a smile pierced her lips.

"I wanted to get the final details," Alex said, looking at him with a smile. She had been accepted into a summer program at Harvard. It was something she had wanted to do, but it was more for her parents.

"Well it is great! Next time you try for something like that, I'm your recommendation, you got that?" he asked with a smile. Alex liked Mr. Munch. He was a family friend, even though he was pretty young compared to her parents.

"Well, thanks. I… I gotta go ta lunch," Alex said, slinging her backpack over her shoulder before heading to the library.


Abbie looked at George with a slight smile. She had to admit, he was cute, really cute, but she couldn't see herself getting involved with anyone, at least now.

"Hey you two!" Casey said, taking a seat across from Abbie on the ground.

"What, no groupies?" George teased.

"Ha," Casey said sarcastically while throwing a grape at him.

"Ouch!" he yelped, pretending to be hurt. "So where are they?"

"Sarah is sick… well faking. And Sammie is eating with Marco," Casey said, rolling her eyes. Again, Abbie flinched, but this time it didn't go unnoticed.

"You okay?" George asked, looking at her.

"Yeah, sure…" Abbie said, picking at the excuse for potatoes in front of her.

"It's not good to keep it in," George said, concern.

"Well, if it means anything, I think he's an ass too," Casey said, looking up from her soda.

"Thanks," Abbie said, faking a smile.

The lunch bell rang and people slowly got up to head to their lockers. Abbie was about to bend down and pick up her tray when she found out George already had it in hand.

"I got it," Abbie insisted, but George just smiled and walked to the trash can.

"Thanks," Abbie said, catching up to him after he got out of the line. "I owe you."

"Um… Abbie?" George's voice was shaking as he looked at her, but kept a smile.

"Yeah?" she asked as they headed inside.

"The Spring Fling, that is coming up… and, I was… I mean you don't have to if you already… but if you." George was mad at himself. He was never this bad at talking. He could even ask Alex out better than this, and he had liked her since… forever.

"Um…" Abbie's mind raced. She couldn't do the dance thing. It wasn't his fault… it was just… she couldn't. "I…" She never got to answer verbally; her face had given all the information she needed.

"It's okay… I understand if you don't want to go with me," he said solemnly.

"No… George, I promise, it's not like that!"

"Abbie," he said, turning around to face her, "you don't have to explain, it's okay." The look on his face killed her, and as she looked up to tell him yes, he was already gone.


Abbie looked at herself in the mirror. She was pathetic, but didn't care. She couldn't move, but really, she didn't want to. Looking out the door to make sure there were no teachers, she walked out the back door of the stair case. Keeping her backpack tight, she headed towards home, the most deserted place in the city since her mom, brothers, and Kat went back home last weekend.

As she was about to get to her building, she heard someone calling out at her. She saw a boy, one she recognized but couldn't place where, jogging across the street in sweats.

"Abbie, right?" he asked, when he was within five feet.

"Yeah… and you are?" Abbie asked, scared.

"Fin, Olivia's friend… I'm a sophomore," he said with a hey smile.

"Skipping? You don't look too sick," Abbie joked when she suddenly felt safe and almost comfortable. He faked a cough and she started giggling.

"Nah, I'm babying sitting my sick brother," he said, using his head to indicate his apartment building. She was surprise of the difference from across the street. Those apartments where a lot more run down compared to the brand new one she and her father moved into.

"Awe… how old?" Abbie asked, walking into her building, and momenting for him to follow. She wouldn't usually let a complete stranger into her house, but she was freezing since she didn't trust herself to sneak to her locker before skipping.

"Five," Fin said, smiling and walking into the building. "So what about you? I wouldn't take you for the type to skip."

Abbie quickly became uncomfortable, and tensed but answered, "Me neither. I just… I really couldn't… ya know…"

"Ha, yeah, that's cool," he said, his head going back a bit as he smiled. "Hey, I need to get back up," he said, couching, "you wanna join me? My bro is probably sleepin' by now," he offered.

"Um… I'm not…" Abbie's mind flashed back on the guy she already rejected and how guilty she felt about that, "sure… if ya don't mind."

"Cool," he said, opening the door for her.


Olivia took her seat for Chem. and started looking around the room. Elliot was flirting with some junior, but kept his eyes right on her. Olivia so pissed off at him, and the weird thing was, she had no clue why. She just knew she needed to be mad, and so, she was.

"Okay, who's not here?" Mr. Hendricks asked, looking around at the class who has just gotten quiet. When they stayed silent, he looked at his chart. "Okay, has anyone seen Ms. Carmichael?" Still the class stayed silent. "Ms. Benson?" he asked, remembering she was the one who showed Abbie around her first day.

"Umm… haven't seen her since first block," she said like she was annoyed by the question.

"Hmm… well, I guess she won't be joining us today," he said, marking it in his computer before motioning everyone to get their gear.


Abbie and Fin were surprised on how much they had talked about. It was weird, the comfort they found in each other. Stuff Fin had never told anyone came out. He talked about him getting Kiya pregnant. Then it became Abbie's turn. She started off about Sean, her best friend for so long.

"Yeah, I mean, it just kinda happen, ya know?" She was surprised with everything she was telling him; most stuff Kat didn't even know.

"Hell yeah…" He then looked up at her and asked, "Do you regret it? I mean, with Kiya, I know I did," he said, looking over at her with caring eyes.

"Well, I mean, we really had something, and I'd be lying if I said we didn't love each other, so no, I don't think I do?"

"What about you and Marco?" Abbie's face filled with horror as she looked down. "I'm sorry, that was… I'm sorry, I'm stupid," Fin said, getting up.

"Well, um… it's past four; my dad will get suspicious if I don't get home…"

"Abbie… thanks," he said as she got up, tripping over.

"For what?" she asked, genuinely chuckling.

"Listenin," he said right before she shut the door.


Well there you have it... I know it took forever, but it's done! lol! Hope you guys like the Abbie/Fin thing, and don't think it is too unrealistic.