Chapter10
One cop walked over to the kids and snatched the joint from Gosalyn.
"You are all under arrest!" He exclaimed.
He grabs Gosalyn's purse and looks through it.
"You wouldn't find anything in there." Gosalyn said.
"Oh, yeah. Then what do you call this?" He asked as he pulled out the little bag of weed that Maddie put it in there.
Gosalyn was speechless when she saw that. "I never seen that before in my life!" Gosalyn exclaimed.
"Oh yeah, sure. It's you're bag isn't it?"
"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do will be held against in a court of law. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have the lawyer present while you're being questioned. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent
you before you answer any questions. Do you understand these rights I've just stated to you?" The officer asked.
Gosalyn sniffed. "Yes, sir. I understand." She said..
"Okay, knowing and understanding these rights, do you wish to answer my questions without a lawyer present. Okay, Miss. Mallard, let's go." The officer said.
The officer carried away Gosalyn and some other kids while Maddie snuck out before anybody could see her.
Darkwing comes driving on the rat catcher when he spotted the cops putting Gosalyn in the back seat of the car.
His jaw dropped and couldn't understand what's going on.
He walked up to the officer. "Excuse me officer. What's going on?" Drake asked.
"Drug bust Darkwing. Caught a bunch of kids using drugs and drinking under age." The officer said.
Darkwing couldn't believe this. Gosalyn would never touch a drug and after what happened with her Max she didn't drink either.
The officer closed the door and walked to the drivers seat and he took off.
Darkwing could watch as his daughter was taken away.
At the police station Gosalyn was getting her mug shot down.
"Okay, follow me and I'll show you you're room." The officer said.
Gosalyn just was crying as she followed the officer to her cell.
She then walked in and the officer closed the door behind her.
Gosalyn walked over a bed and sat down. 'This has to be the worst day of my life.' She thought to herself.
Drake and Morgana come running into the police station.
"Gosalyn Mallard," Drake said.
"Oh yes. Picked her up for position of drugs. I'll show you to her cell." The officer said.
Morgana looked at Drake. "This is so not like her." Morgana said.
Drake didn't even want to reply to that.
They finally reached her cell. Gosalyn was laying on a bed crying.
"Gosalyn!" Drake and Morgana exclaimed.
Gosalyn got up and ran to them.
"Dad! Morgana!" Gosalyn exclaimed.
She put her hands through the bars and Drake held them.
"Don't worry hun. We'll get you out of here." Morgana said.
"I swear to god you guys. I don't know how it got in my purse." She cried.
"We know sweetie. We know." Drake said.
Gosalyn started crying again, Drake wiped her tears away.
"After we get out of here. Tomorrow will be a new day." Morgana said.
"Okay, people. Sorry to break it up guys. But visiting time is over." The officer said.
Gosalyn cried some more. "We'll be right here tomorrow first thing in morning Gos. Don't worry." Drake said.
They walked away and Gosalyn walked back to her bed and laid down.
The next morning…
Drake and Morgana are back at the police station when Gosalyn comes running to them.
"Gosalyn!" They exclaimed.
Gosalyn ran them crying and Drake held on to her tight.
"Are you okay? Did they treat you right?" Drake asked.
Gosalyn nodded her head. "Yeah, dad. I'm fine." She said.
"Good, cause we're going to have a long talk when we get home." Drake said.
Gosalyn sighed and knew it was coming.
"Let's get over with then." Gosalyn said.
They all headed out of the station.
There now in the living room, Gosalyn is sitting on the couch being yelled at by her dad.
"Gosalyn, what are you thinking? You know better then do to do drugs." Drake said.
"Dad, you're over reacting. I'm not doing drugs, I'm not drinking. Maddie and I just arrived there and they handed it to me." Gosalyn said.
"I thought I told you not to hang out with Maddie. And 5 minutes later you're partying with her! You're smarter then that." Drake said.
"Dad! I didn't take a hit from it! You got to trust me."
"A hit! Is that what you kids call it now? And how do you know what's it called " Drake asked.
"Well, what are you going to do when I go back to school on tomorrow night? You going to track down my every move?" Gosalyn asked.
"That's not a bad idea."
"DAD!" Gosalyn exclaimed.
Drake sighed. "Look, Gosalyn. I almost lost you once. I don't want you to do go through it again."
Gosalyn sighed. "I know dad." She sighed.
Morgana comes walking in. "Gos, Jodie is on the phone for you." She said.
Gosalyn looks at Drake. "Go ahead," He said.
She got up from the couch and grabs the phone from Morgana.
"Hello?" She asked.
"Gosalyn, I was wondering if you'll like to go to the mall with me?" She asked.
Gosalyn paused and looked at Drake who just nodded his head.
"Yeah, sure Jodie. Meet you at you're place?" Gosalyn asked.
"Sounds good." Jodie said.
"Okay, see you then." Gosalyn said.
She hung up the phone and grabs her purse from the floor.
"Jodie and I are going to the mall." Gosalyn said.
"Have fun." Morgana said.
She then walked out of the door.
"I just know that Maddie is behind this somehow." Drake said.
Maddie knocks on the door and Drake answered it.
"Hi, Mr. Mallard is Gosalyn home?" Maddie asked.
"Maddie, I don't think you should be hanging out with my 15 year daughter."
"I didn't have anything to do with that in her purse." Maddie said.
"I'm sorry Maddie but she's a 15 year old girl! I sent her to that school for a good experience.. Wait a minute. How do you know what was in her purse?"
"I uh.. just heard about it on the news." She said.
Drake didn't buy what she said. "Sorry." He said.
He closed the door on her, she sighed.
Maddie over heard Jodie and Gosalyn talking.
"Omg! You were in jail! How was it?" Jodie asked.
Gosalyn sighed. "It was a total nightmare Jodie. I hope I never have to go there again. This wouldn't take long. I can't believe I forgot my cell phone." Gosalyn said.
They walked to her house and saw Maddie sitting there.
"Hey, Gos. I don't think you're dad likes me very much." She mussed.
Gosalyn didn't answer that but Jodie has no problem speaking her mind.
"Well, do you blame him? After what you did last night?" Jodie asked.
Gosalyn looked at Jodie and back at Maddie. Gosalyn didn't feel like getting into anything right now. Last night totally drained her out.
"Come on Jodie. I'll just use you're phone when we're done." Gosalyn said.
"Oh okay." Jodie said.
"Where are you two going?" Maddie asked.
Gosalyn was hesitating to answer her. "To the mall." She said.
"Can I come with you girls?" Maddie asked.
Gosalyn paused. "I'll see you back at school." Gosalyn said.
Jodie and Gosalyn walked on by.
Maddie watched as she and Jodie walked by.
The weekend is over and Gosalyn is back in her room.
There was a knock on the door and Maddie walked in.
"Hey, Gos. How about I treat you to the dinner that I owe you?"
"You know Maddie, I don't think that we should hang out anymore." Gosalyn said.
"Oh, it's just little dinner. No harm in that is there. I thought that we could talk."
Gosalyn heisted and then sighed. "Sure, I guess."
The two of them walked out she closed the door behind her.
Gosalyn and Maddie are sitting at a booth, a bottle of soda in between the two of them.
Maddie is looking over Gosalyn's plans for the movie.
"God, I envy you Gosalyn."
Gosalyn looked at her confused.
"You do? Why?" Gosalyn asked.
"You have all this talent and focus at you're age." Maddie said.
"Oh come on!" Gosalyn exclaimed.
"No, I mean it. I wish that I could be in high school again, knowing what I know now." Maddie said.
"A little perspective and you could sidestep all the torture, huh?" Gosalyn asked.
"No." Maddie said.
They both laugh and take a drink.
"Hell, I'd trade places with you in a minute. You're doing exactly what I want to do. Making it on you're own as a film director."
"Trying to anyways." Maddie said.
"Hey, you'll do it." Gosalyn said.
"So will you. Little more pop?" Maddie said.
"Why not." Gosalyn said.
Maddie pours more pop into Gosalyn's glass.
"You and you're future. Me and my so called career. I guess we've got something the other would love to have."
Gosalyn raises her glass while Maddie takes a drink from hers all the while wearing a strange expression…
"Hey, I want to show you my other short movies. Why don't you come with me back to my room." Maddie said.
"I better not. I promised my dad I would call him tonight." Gosalyn said.
"It wouldn't take that long. You can call him after okay?" Maddie asked.
Gosalyn hesitated again and shrugged. "Sure I guess." She said.
The two of them headed back to Maddie;s room.
Back at the Mallard home there is a knock on the door and Drake got up and walked to the door.
Ali is standing at the door.
"Ali?" Drake asked.
"Hi, Mr. Mallard."
"Want to come in?" Drake asked.
Ali shook her head. "No, thanks."
"You know Gosalyn isn't here."
"I know, um… How's she doing?"
"She's okay. You did talk to her right."
Ali nodded her head. "Yeah, it didn't go that well."
"That's what I heard. You know, Gosy knows you guys didn't mean to hurt her. She'll come around. Trust me."
"I hope so. I feel really guilty about what had happend."
"Ali, Gosalyn doesn't hold a grudge too long. She needs time to heal. Tell you what I'll give you her room phone number. That way you can talk to her." Drake said.
Ali smiled and nodded her head. "Thank you so much." Ali said.
Drake handed her a piece of paper with her phone number on it and Ali walked away.
With Gosalyn and Maddie…
Gosalyn and Madison are lounging on the floor in Madison cabin. Gosalyn is looking over Madison's movie.
"These short films are great."
"Thanks. I wish everybody felt that way."
"They're nuts. "
"I knew you'd get what I'm trying to do. Top that off?"
"No, I'd better call it a night. I get cranky if I don't get my usual 12 hours." (stands up)
"Come on, it's still early. I'm sure we can find something to do to amuse ourselves."
"Well, that's where the whole sleeping thing factors in. (yawns) I'll see you tomorrow. I'm exhausted. (walks to the door)"
( Madison grabs Gosalyn's arm to keep her from leaving) "I can't let you walk home in your condition. I'm going to have to insist that you lie down."
"No, really, I'm fine."
( Maddie puts her other arm aroundGosalyn) "I promise not to kick you out of bed in the morning. Well, unless you're snoring."
"Thanks, but I... oh, God. (backs off as she realizes what's going on)
"What's the matter? I'm not your type?"
"Um, Maddie… I'm straight."
"Yeah, right. I don't think so. "
(getting upset) "I'm not gay."
(laughs) "Where have I heard that before? Wait a minute. Is this your first time with a girl? Well, no wonder you're nervous."
"Madison... read my lips. I like guys."
"And hanging out with bisexuals in their bedrooms after they buy you dinner."
"Hey, I didn't know you were bi. And the dinner thing was settling a bet."
"Sure... settling a bet. I'm sorry, baby, but I never hit on straight chicks. "
"Listen, you've been really nice to me and all, and I really appreciate it, but I'm not interested in women. And you do know that I'm only 15 years old."
"You mean you're not ready to admit it."
"No, you remember that Honker that you met? He's my boyfriend! Nothing will ever chance that! "
She exclaimed.
She covered her beak when she said that.
"Yeah, right. And that's why you're here and he's back at home." Maddie said.
"I got to go." Gosalyn said.
(She high-tails it out of Madison's cabin and rushes back to hers. As she closes the door, she leans on it with a stricken and confused look, as if she's been betrayed for the second time by someone she considered a friend.)
Gosalyn walks to her bed and opens her dresser drawer, pulls out her picture of her and Honker and her.
She looks at it and sighs. She looks at her cell phone and thinks about calling Honk.
Just then her cell phone rang, thinking that it might be Honker she quickly picked it up and answered it.
"Hello?" Gosalyn asked.
"Hey Gos." Ali said.
"Ali?" Gos asked.
"Yeah, I hope you don't mind me calling."
Gosalyn hesitated for a second, but needed a friendly voice. "No, What's up?"
"Nothing much, how's everything going?"
"Fine, fine. Fine." Gosalyn said.
"Sucks huh?"
"Only in mind numbing kind of way,"
(genuine remorse) "I am so sorry about everything. Um, I really missed you during school."
(genuine forgiveness) "Well, I really missed you, too. Only don't ask me to sleep over."
"Huh?"
"Nothing. So what'd you miss most about me? It was my joie de vivre, wasn't it?"
"If you really want to know, it was your damn aura."
Gosalyn was shocked to hear that.
"Come again?" She asked.
"I mean your aura of confidence. I drifted through the first semester in a perpetual identity crisis, questioning everything I said and did."
"That's funny, 'cause I..."
"And I kept thinking about you, up here doing your movies, making your jokes, being Gosalyn Mallard."
"Being Gosalyn Mallard is what I do best."
"Precisely. You know exactly who you are, and nobody's ever going to con you into thinking you don't. I wish I'd had you around just as a role model."
"You know, you're absolutely right about me."
"Gee, shall I attempt further heights of ego inflation?"
"Please do."
"I have created a monster." Ali said.
Gosalyn chuckled at that and she laid down on her bed and the two started talking.
Hours later….
The two are still talking on the phone.
"I just couldn't get past Honker's family. If I did ever go out with him."
"Yeah, but Ali. It's not like you would be dating them. You would be with Honker. But I do know what you mean. The Muddle foots are little strange. But it's not like they're jerks or anything. I just ignored them and concentrated on the incredibly well-stocked refrigerator." Gosalyn said.
"Yeah, look why don't you drop out of that school and come back to The High school."
"I don't know. Some kind of dumb-ass notion about seeing this through, I guess. Wait… what's my point?"
"That life sucks no matter what, so don't be fooled by location changes."
"You really should write fortune cookies."
"Okay, well anyways call me you come home for the weekend."
"All right, freaking' friend. Ali, I'm glad you called."
"What ever happened to stabbing you behind you back thing?" Ali asked.
"I think I actually am over that. As opposed to when I said I was over it but was really still under it."
"Yeah, right."
"Seriously."
"Well I have homework to do. So I better let you go."
"Okay, that's cool. I'm going to get something to eat anyways. I'll see you in a couple of days." Gosalyn said.
The two of them hung up the phone and Gosalyn walked out of the room and closed the door behind her.
For the first time in a long time she had a big grin on her face.
As she was walking she spotted Maddie walking by, she quickly took off running into the other room.
Back at St. Carnard..
Herb is throwing a bbq and everybody is there.
"Hey Drakearoo. How's Gos doing?" Herb asked.
Drake sighed. "Oh, she's doing okay." Drake said.
He spotted Ali walking in.
"Hey Honk." Ali said.
Honker looked around and saw her. "Oh hi Ali." He said.
"I talked to Gosalyn just a few minutes ago."
"Oh, how's she doing?"
Ali shrugged. "Good, I guess. She didn't really saw much about the school."
'Oh. Well that's good that you two are friends again."
"She'll come around Honker."
"I sure hope you're right." Honker said.
To Be Continued…